Comic Riffs: Family Circus


Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 11/21/2011

CARTOON OF THE DAY: ‘Lio’s’ artful Bil Keane tribute
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  lio, family circus, bil keane, mark tatulli, mell lazarus

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 11/09/2011

BIL KEANE MEMORIAM: Fellow cartoonists remember the ‘Family Circus’ creator [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Fellow cartoonists share their memories of the “Family Circus” creator.

By Michael Cavna  |  02:22 PM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bil Keane, family circus

Posted at 12:54 PM ET, 11/09/2011

BIL KEANE:‘Family Circus’ creator dies at 89
By Michael Cavna
Legendary cartoonist Bil Keane, known for his distinctively circular comic, died at the age of 89.

By Michael Cavna  |  12:54 PM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  family circus, bil keane

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 10/26/2011

COMIC MASH-UP OF THE DAY: The bestselling ‘Pearls Before Keane’
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  pearls before swine, stephan pastis, family circus, jeff keane, bil keane

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 10/15/2010

From HULK to 'ZITS': 4 Things We Learned This Week About Hollywood's Comics Projects
By Michael Cavna
1. Now that he has his driver's license, Jeremy Duncan is in for one heckuva car chase. Word comes this week that "Zits" has been signed to a TV deal -- with no less than that mega-budget action master...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:30 PM ET, 10/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Animation, The Animation, The Animation | Tags:  Bil Keane, Jeff Keane, Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Marmaduke, Marvel, Napoleon Dynamite, The Family Circus, The Incredible Hulk, Zits

Posted at 02:05 PM ET, 02/03/2010

THE RANT: Did the HuffPost misplace its 'funny'?
By Michael Cavna
This is not a rant. It's too small for that. You could call it a "runt." That's because our highhanded and harrumphing "runt" for today involves catching up to a recent Huffington Post item that we came across some...

By Michael Cavna  |  02:05 PM ET, 02/03/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Rants, The Rants | Tags:  Family Circus, The Huffington Post