February 1st, 2008
It’s gotta be the shoes
I was thinking of calling this “Public Domain Friday”, but that sounds like I’m trying to get a lot of content for free. Which, I mean, that’s true, but it’s not the only reason. The comics of the early 20th Century are often ignored and a lot of you aspiring cartoonist types have probably never even heard of most of these strips. It would also be misleading to imply that these type of updates will only be on Friday as it will probably be a few more weeks until we have enough regular new content to be self-sufficient. Until then, let’s take a look at the protohistory of sequential art, as they first crawled out of the ocean, gasping at the air…
Above: Buster Brown gets a goat (1903)
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 am
PDF - excellent acronym! Also, I didn’t know Tige was the one of the first speaking animals.
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Serves him right for wanting a goat; those things are CRAZY.
Useful in garbage disposal though.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I actually live next door to a goat. I’ve learned that you should NEVER “baaaaa” at a male goat.
You don’t want to know why. Just don’t do it.