Tag Archives: Comic Strips

Book Review: The Charlie Brown Dictionary

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: Scholastic Book Services Year: 1973 Pages: 400 Type: Softcover ISBN: N/A “…a picture book, and a book of knowledge.” Charles Monroe Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, and passed away in the year 2000. His popular Peanuts comic strip was well … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Books, Characters, Education, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: The Wellfleet Press Year: 1990 Pages: 291  Type: Hardcover ISBN: 1-55521-620-X “Little crimes lead to big crimes.” – Dick Tracy This is an interesting collection of some of the ‘cases’, or strips, of Dick Tracy. But before you get to them, you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Books, Characters, Comic Books, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dilbert’s Pointy-Haired Boss in Glorious Rubber

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Dilbert is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams. It was first published on April 16, 1989 and has had great success to this day. It features satirical office humor revolving around a white-collar, micromanaged office drone (and engineer) named Dilbert. But this post is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Figurines, Humor, Merchandise | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CANADIAN COMIC STRIP Character Development and Execution

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dis-LEE

It all started many years ago when I decided to try my hand at cartooning. But what subject matter could I choose that would stand out from the cluttered fields of serialized comic strips of the day? I wanted it … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Characters, Comic Books, Crafts, DIY, Humor, Puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Found Disney: Donald Duck and Disney Comic Strip Belt

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Dis-LEE

I’m always on the lookout for Disney-related items or references that show up in unusual places. Old periodicals, television commercials, or movies all yield strange sightings! Such as this Disney-inspired comic strip belt: Blue Peter is a British children’s television program … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Crafts, Found Disney | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

OUTLAND Comic Strip featuring Disney and Mickey Mouse

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Dis-LEE

In the immortal words of Monty Python: “And now for something completely different.” In other words, if you’re easily offended, please scroll down to an older post (actually, it’s not that bad!) One of my hobbies as a self-professed Amateur … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Characters, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: Discovering German with Walt Disney

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Dis-LEE

Guest Blogger: Nick Maglio My wife spotted this at “The World’s Largest Garage Sale” at the Allentown Fairgrounds in Allentown, Pennsylvania recently for $3. It was published in 1992 by Harrap. It contains 1000 German words illustrated! It takes classic … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Collectibles, Education, Ephemera, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments