What is up with the recent spate of cartoonists drawing characters from other strips? I think it has something to do with the huge cartoon crossover for Blondie's 75th anniversary (ably documented by Captains Blog, where everyone and his dog was contributing:
And of course, Pearls Before Swine has long mocked other cartoonists. This past week has been crazy though, with Pearls bringing in characters from both Baby Blues and Zits for a crossover:
And then when Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder decided to take a six-month break to recharge his batteries, it was almost like open season on his characters. Check out yesterday's Foxtrot:
And even internet comics are getting in on the boondockarama; check out Monday's Rockwood comic:
When will this madness end? ... hopefully, not soon, because I think it's funny.
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1 comment:
hey didnt theyused to do this on tv a lot when shit was getting bad ratings? maybe people are looking more to edgier cartoons online and stuff (coughwhydontyougetbacktoworkcough) as opposed to the highly censored newspaper type stuff -c.
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