Not-So-Funnies
The L.A. Times has redesigned its comics pages -- but failed to add or eliminate any strips.
What a wasted opportunity. Finally, their chance to can "Rex Morgan MD," "Crock" and "Mutts." But alas, all three are still there.
Actually, to not be flip for a moment, I'd say the L.A. Times has one of the better comics selections in the country. They've given high-profile shots to a number of new strips ("Candorville," "Frazz"), run the current hottest strips out there ("Zits," "Get Fuzzy," "Boondocks") and have avoided running too many way-past-their-prime strips such as "Hi and Lois." And they've put entries like "Garfield" and "Family Circus" where they belong -- on the kids' page.
Meanwhile, still on the comics page: The truncated Liz Smith. I've never understood the use of running the first two graphs of her column, but nothing else.
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