A few Holiday-inspired comic links to get your Yuletide celebrations off to a good start.
In my position as Old Man Wintle, the House of Irony’s unofficial purveyor of early 20th Century comic strips, I highly recommend the excellent Comics periodical Hogan’s Alley. Christmas came early for me this year, as one of their many pieces of web content is a near-complete collection of Little Orphan Annie Christmas cards by Harold Gray. Believe it or not, Little Orphan Annie is one of my top-five favourite pieces of comics work ever, and this gallery is certainly a pleasant little Christmas gift.
My family has a Christmas tradition that has played out for a number of years, at least long enough now that I can’t remember it’s origin. Every year we take turns accusing each other of “ruining” Christmas. Anything, no matter how minor, can set us off. This year’s front runner for the person most likely to “ruin” Christmas is my Mom. She decided to give each of us one present before Christmas. When I opened mine, she realized that she had handed me the wrong gift, and yanked it back out of my hands in a panic, telling me that I should forget I saw it, thereby “ruining” Christmas. She’s not the only one attempting to “ruin” Christmas. Thrillmer, one of my all-time favourite comic blogs, has been posting a complete comic story entitled The Man Who Tried To Ruin Christmas. Perhaps the easiest way to access the story thus far is to go to Thrillmer’s various comics page or the text archives. It’s extremely gratifying to see that one of the most enjoyable and inspiring comic blogs around is still posting great material.
And finally, Dial B for Blog presents what may be the most compelling compilation of facts concerning two of the world’s most well-loved and recognizable icons. Jesus Christ and Superman.
