Tag Archives: Comic Strips

1989: Inferno Joe

Robert Sikoryak’s version of Dante’s Inferno as a series of “Bazooka Joe” comics (1989). Sikoryak has also done a version of The Scarlet Letter as a series of “Little Lulu” strips, a “Peanuts” version of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Crime and Punishment … Continue reading

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1974: Iconography

Annibale Carracci: Christ Crowned with Thorns (16th Century) Phil Roman, director: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)  

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1966: Like Everybody Else

Bill Melendez, director: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) Charlie Brown, undaunted, seeks tenderness and fulfillment on every side: in baseball, in building kites, in his relationship with his dog, Snoopy, in playing with the girls. He always fails. … Continue reading

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1903: The Hierophant was Petrifying

Walt MacDougall: Illustration for “MacDougall’s Stories for Good Children,” February 22, 1903 (source)

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