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Crankshaft is a comic strip about a character by the same name — an older, curmudgeonly school bus driver —which debuted on June 8, 1987. Written by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Dan Davis, [2] Crankshaft is a spin-off from Batiuk's comic strip Funky Winkerbean. [3] Prior to April 2, 2017, the strip was drawn by Chuck Ayers. [4]
Ron Goulart praised Dik Browne's artwork for the strip, stating "Browne made Hi and Lois one of the most visually interesting strips on the comics page." [1] In an article for Entertainment Weekly reviewing then-current comic strips, Ken Tucker gave Hi and Lois a B+ rating, and added that it had the "gentlest humor" of all the Mort Walker comic strips.
ArcaMax Publishing is a privately-owned American web/email syndication news publisher that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email. [2] ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients. The company is based in Newport News, Virginia. Its revenue comes from advertising. [2]
After Hoest's death in 1988 the comic panel was continued by his wife Bunny Hoest and cartoonist John Reiner. [2] In 2017 Hoest donated the archives of more than 37,000 of her cartoons - including The Lockhorns, Howard Huge and others - to Adelphi University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and an honorary doctorate.
The comic strip Hi and Lois, co-created by Mort Walker and Dik Browne, is a spin-off from Beetle Bailey (Beetle's sister is Lois Flagston). Hi and Lois, also syndicated by King Features, debuted in 1954. [80] Characters from one strip occasionally make guest appearances in the other.
Sally Forth is a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard in 1982 and distributed by King Features Syndicate, focusing on the life of an American middle-class mother at home and work. Sally's name is a play on words: "to sally forth" means to set out on an adventure. In 1991 Craig MacIntosh began doing the drawing. [2]
9 Chickweed Lane is an American comic strip written and drawn by Brooke McEldowney for over 30 years, which follows the fortunes of the women of three generations of the Burber family: Edna, Juliette, and Edda. 9 Chickweed Lane is the address of the characters' former family home.
Pickles is a daily and Sunday comic strip by Brian Crane focusing on a retired couple in their seventies, Earl and Opal Pickles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pickles has been published since April 2, 1990. [ 3 ]