Lio by Mark Tatulli for March 19, 2013

I’ll take the new comic.

if a Starbucks coupon, I hope it’s hot chocolate or pastry

A Starbucks coupon would be worse. Some places have real coffee…

Offend me, please!

No.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It’s not broken; it’s great.

So, whaddya think, Dad? Could dose outfit guys have buried Jimmy Hoffa dere in dat place? (You know “Comics” is just a front….)

I don’t subscript to a newspaper any more but I sure got tired of all the changes in the comic section..Bet dollars to doughnuts that the changes were mainly due finding less expensive strips to run.

This is why I never even look at my newspaper’s comics.They managed to get rid of all the good ones, and what they have now make Starbucks coupons look hilarious.

I have told this story before, but it bears repeating in response to this weeks story arc.-—————————————-Some years ago, my local newspaper did exactly what you see in panel one. “We’re trying out some new comics.” They ran a different strip each week for two months, and then the readers were asked to vote on which should be included on a regular basis.One of the strips up for consideration ( and the one I voted for ) was Lio.The winner of the vote?PEANUTS RERUNS!-—————————-Now you know why I come here for my comics.

I don’t understand how these cartoon syndicates work. Tundra was in the local paper but the paper became too expensive.Other cartoons I like are Mother Goose and Grimm, Pardon My Planet, and Rhymes with Orange.

Amazingly, my paper does run Lio. It is, by far, the best thing about the paper, which is mostly horrendous nowadays. Well, the food and wine is section is stellar, but that’s only on Sunday. I just read it online.

I see.

I remember… years ago, I had a newspaper subscription. I found that the only thing I read on a regular basis WAS the comics..With all the changes to the comics section, I have given up on having a newspaper subscription. These days, I only buy a newspaper if the front page story looks interesting and get my comics online.

I hope this is a gag. Lio IS a quality comic!

On these online sites, it is odd how some comics are not upgraded and just left where they were months or years ago.On the AAEC website, Steve Sack’s last cartoon was in November 2007.

Is Lio leaving?

How many comic strip artists actually make a living by practicing their craft?

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!!!.Let the offended people go find a nice family circus site. I love LIO!

Someone took us to Starbunks yesterday for coffee. Will never go on my own. My hubby used to say it was overrated and overpriced and he sure was right.

In The New Adventures of Queen Victoria, whenever they didn’t want to antagonize anyone, they presented FUZZY BUNNY TIME!!!…Then one day they proposed to present “50 Shades of Gray” starring rabbits. Some things are just wrong…

My paper really pussed out when they removed Lio a few years ago.