World Famous Comics > About | Columns | Comics | Contests | Features

COLUMNS >> Tony's Online Tips | Law is a Ass | Baker's Dozen | Cover Stories | After the Golden Age | Philodoxer | CyberDen

Schedule TODAY!
Thu, March 28, 2024

Anything Goes TriviaAnything Goes Trivia
Bob Rozakis

Buy comics and more at TFAW.com Mr. Rebates

Tony's Online Tips
Reviews and commentary by Tony Isabella
"America's Most Beloved Comic-Book Writer & Columnist"

Current TOT >> TOT Archives | About Tony | Message Board

TONY'S ONLINE TIPS
for Friday, December 8, 2006

FoxTrot

Our daily newspaper funny pages won't be nearly as funny after Saturday, December 31, 2006. Bill Amend is ending his "FoxTrot" daily strip to concentrate on other endeavors. Though he'll still be writing and drawing the "FoxTrot" Sunday strip, there will be a hole in our comics hearts the rest of the week. Anyway, in honor of all the laughs Amend's strip has given us, day in and day out, here's a "Comics In the Comics" sequence that ran in the newspapers from July 24-29 of this year.

FoxTrot

FoxTrot

FoxTrot

FoxTrot

FoxTrot

"FoxTrot" has been running in all three of my newspapers: The Akron Beacon Journal, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and The Medina Gazette. When the ABJ had to replace the discontinued "Boondocks," it merely moved the exiled-to-the-classifieds "Mary Worth" back to the comics pages proper. This time around, both it and the Gazette will need replacement strips. My vote would be for Darrin Bell's edgy "Candorville" [www.comics.com/wash/candorville], but I suspect the editors will go for a safer strip.

The PD has a pair of comics-in-classifieds-exile: "Spider-Man" and "Judge Parker." My guess is that Spider-Man will return to the main comics pages, what with Spider-Man 3 having been partly filmed in Cleveland last summer. That "Judge Parker" is embarking on a political story sure to incense the PD's conservative editors also figures into my prediction.

I miss my daily dance with "FoxTrot," just as I've missed my morning visit to "The Boondocks." In salute to the Aaron McGruder strip, we close today's column with, from February 7, 2003, my all-time favorite "Boondocks":

Boondocks

Thanks for spending a part of your day with me. I'll be back on Monday with more stuff.

Tony Isabella

<< 12/07/2006 | 12/08/2006 | 12/11/2006 >>

Discuss this column with me at my Message Board. Also, read Heroes and Villains: Real and Imagined.

Recent Columns:
NEWESTFinale (06/22/2010)
06/17/2010I review Siege
06/16/2010Linda Gold 1949-2010
06/15/2010Everett True Tuesday!
06/14/2010I review The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks #1: Secret Identity Crisis, Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America and The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us.
Archives >>

Current TOT >> TOT Archives | About Tony | Message Board


COLUMNS >> Tony's Online Tips | Law is a Ass | Baker's Dozen | Cover Stories | After the Golden Age | Philodoxer | CyberDen
THE "TONY" SCALE

Zero Tonys
ZERO: Burn your money before buying any comic receiving this rating. It doesn't *necessarily* mean there's absolutely nothing of value here - though it *could* - but whatever value it might possess shrinks into insignificance before its overall awfulness.

Tony
ONE: Buy something else. Maybe I found something which wasn't completely dreadful in the item, but not enough for me to recommend it when there are better comics available. I only want what's best for you, my children.

TonyTony
TWO: Basic judgment call. I found some value, but not enough to recommend it. My review should give you enough info to decide if you want to take a chance on it. Are you feeling lucky today, punk? Well, are you?

TonyTonyTony
THREE: This denotes something I find perfectly respectable. There are better books out there, but I wouldn't regret buying this item. Based on my review, you should be able to determine if it's of interest to you. Let the Force guide you.

TonyTonyTonyTony
FOUR: I recommend anything earning this rating. Unless you don't like the genre, subject matter, or past work of the creators, I believe you'll enjoy this item. Isn't it uncanny how I can look right into your soul that way?

TonyTonyTonyTonyTony
FIVE: Anything getting this rating is among the best comicdom has to offer. You should buy/read this, even if the genre/subject matter doesn't appeal to you. It's for your own good. Me, I live for comics and books this good...but not in a pathetic "Comic-Book Guy" sort of way.



Please send material you would like me to review to:

Tony's Online Tips
840 Damon Drive
Medina, OH 44256


It's your turn to "Tip the Tipster" and Webmaster who bring you these columns! Just click the "Tip the Tipster" button. Thanks for your support!
World Famous Comics > About | Columns | Comics | Contests | Features



© 1995 - 2010 World Famous Comics. All rights reserved. All other © & ™ belong to their respective owners.
Terms of Use . Privacy Policy . Contact Info