Comics

‘Peanuts,’ Christmas, and Jesus: 30 years of returning to Bethlehem with Charles Schulz

[LONGREAD: Linus the prophet, the ‘Peanuts’ gang, and the Gospel infancy narratives, 1958–1988]

Dec 29, 2025 • SDG

‘Peanuts’: Suffering, baseball, and religion

[comics and the problem of evil]

Nov 25, 2025

‘Peanuts’: The Great Pumpkin, God, and toxic faith

[Happy Halloween!]

Oct 28, 2025

All the world’s a panel: Cartoon Shakespeare

[nine Bard-themed comic strips from Ellis Rosen]

Sep 18, 2025 • SDG

Music of a sphere—and a pack

[Will Santino’s panelological poem]

Aug 2, 2025 • SDG

Jul 18, 2025 • SDG

Here be dragons!

[three behemoth-based cartoons from Mannequin on the Moon]

Jul 8, 2025 • SDG

Doesn’t Matter

[a “5th Wave” comic by Rich Tennant]

Jun 24, 2025 • SDG

Woof: Speed Bump’s ‘avant-guard dog’

[a favorite from cartoonist Dave Coverly]

Jun 10, 2025 • SDG

Horton Hears the Who!

[a masterclass in technique from Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro]

May 13, 2025 • SDG

My Easter cartoon: Death’s bad day

[from my 1989 collegiate archives!]

Apr 25, 2025 • SDG

Last Supper book deals

A Passiontide-themed strip by Mad magazine cartoonist Glen Le Lievre

Apr 8, 2025 • SDG

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