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Sometimes you really need a good laugh-and that seems to be especially true after the week we just had. I write about a lot of comic books here, but most of those are graphic novels: book-length stories that may include humor, but aren’t all built around punch lines. This week, I’m focusing a little more on comic strips-some of these run in newspapers, and some are online only, but all of them have been compiled into binge-worthy collections.
Here are 8 doses of the best medicine, arranged roughly in order of age appropriateness.
Mutts features Earl the dog and Mooch the cat in sweet, goofy snippets of life. I’ll admit I’m not a huge fan of the strip, though I do like the drawing style. Mostly I think it’s because the humor is fairly innocuous and I prefer something a little more biting, but that does make Mutts good for younger readers, too. This collection gathers up a lot of strips that take place in the spring: a lot of singing birds, rain, and a caterpillar’s transformation. The latest collection, Summer Diaries, just hit store shelves earlier this month.
