They have samples of each strip available to read. Comics Kingdom Vintage: King Features is the syndicate that’s home to Bringing Up Father, Krazy Kat, The Katzenjammer Kids, and The Little King.Comic Strip Library: This site has high-res images of Krazy Kat, Little Nemo, and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection: Using the site takes a little getting used to, but there’s a great digitized collection of comic art here.The Lambiek Comiclopedia is a great source for tons of info, but this particular page is relevant to today’s interests. Obscure US Newspaper Comics: For every one strip that thrived during the Golden Age of Newspaper Strips, many more failed.The AV Club’s Primer on Newspaper Comics: A grand primer! This goes beyond the early days discussed in this video, but is a good primer if you’re interested in the funny pages.
Some of these are informational, some are links to image collections. Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White, Michael Tisserand.The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History, Robert C.The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art, Jerry Robinson.The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, Bill Blackbeard.There are a lot of books on the subject, but these are the ones I like the best: There’s a whole bunch of stuff out there on these artists–some easier to find than others. Still on time for the east coast! In this episode, we look at some of the greats of the early years of newspaper comic strips–the Pioneers of the Funnies.
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