tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post7374478683468690579..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-39266010871924731442012-01-19T00:02:06.430-08:002012-01-19T00:02:06.430-08:00Ron, you're welcome! Early comic strips had a ...Ron, you're welcome! Early comic strips had a distinct artistic style that I miss in modern-day comic strips and panels. Fortunately, these are available in anthologies and compendiums detailing the history of comic strips and comic books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41919584910190037022012-01-18T21:07:20.956-08:002012-01-18T21:07:20.956-08:00Charles, thanks for mentioning Hostess, a brand on...Charles, thanks for mentioning Hostess, a brand once familiar to me as Hostess Cookies. I just read that Hostess Brands, the maker of "Twinkies" and "Wonder Bread", recently filed for bankruptcy.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-32186304191604185302012-01-18T13:06:09.383-08:002012-01-18T13:06:09.383-08:00I like the clothes in that comic strip. Makes me t...I like the clothes in that comic strip. Makes me think of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The comic strip style is so different from the elegant kind of illustration above. Thanks.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-91972195459680196842012-01-18T06:43:59.519-08:002012-01-18T06:43:59.519-08:00In a related note, I hear that Hostess is going un...In a related note, I hear that Hostess is going under. I remember their ads on the sides of boxes. It always worked on me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com