This time I’m posting from 33,000 feet, once again with free Wi-Fi compliments of American Airlines and AT&T.
My in-flight entertainment includes this beautifully rendered drawing of Batman by Bernie Wrightson.
Return to Hootin’ Holler!
I refer you to this post from late last year, about one of my very favorite comic strips.
Snuffy Smith, by John Rose, is the definition of a perfect strip in the classic tradition. It presents a humorous, self-contained world, both familiar and unreal, with its own internal logic.
To our mutual amusement, John and I have chatted about how he settled on “Pratt” for that sequence in the strip.
The answer? John explained it was a perfectly innocent selection. He simply needed a name and that was the one he happened to pick.
He even put the well-worn Hootin’ Holler welcome mat in writing. Whew, that’s a relief!
Bungle in the JUMBLE!
With Jumble being my favorite newspaper feature, I was delighted to meet cartoonist Jeff Knurek.
Events, We Have a Few
Plane Crazy
Hello from 30,000 feet, with free Wi-Fi. Thank you, American Airlines and AT&T!
Here’s some classic Kirby/Sinnott FF art to enjoy.
Colleen to the Rescue!
Did Colleen find the missing Mitch McConnell?
No, it’s Super-Turtle, worn out from helping to replenish America’s nearly depleted stock of long-range missiles.
I’m getting packed for the annual NCS meeting and awards dinner in Columbus. I’ll post when/if I can from there.
I have a gift for Colleen that I know she will appreciate. Joe Sinnott’s illustrated life of Pope John XXIII, a work that he was rightly very proud of.
