![]() What he probably won’t mention is one of the best strips ever to appear in newspapers, Walt Kelly’s POGO. ![]() This week we’ll be hanging up the capes and tights for a while, and taking a look at a body of work that was profoundly influential on both comic books and comic strips, and was a large part of American culture for decades, but is all but unknown among the general public today.Īsk a guy off the street to name the great comic strips, and he’ll probably name Schulz’ PEANUTS, maybe Bill Watterson’s CALVIN AND HOBBES if he’s got a good memory. Kelly himself said, “don’t take life too serious – it ain’t nohow permanent.” And, in a time already too full of loss, we’d just remind you to take a moment to reach out to your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you. To honor Carolyn, we’ll once again run our own tribute to her father’s work, which was clearly such a point of pride and inspiration to her. To learn more about Carolyn’s work and life, we refer you to Mark Evanier’s remembrance over at his blog. ![]() ![]() Carolyn Kelly had been spearheading the recent beautiful hardcover reprint collections of POGO from Fantagraphics, and even drew the strip herself during a brief revival. This piece is dedicated to the memory of artist Carolyn Kelly, daughter of POGO creator Walt Kelly, and guardian and custodian of his work and legacy. ![]()
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