Boston Globe goes color, wimps out
November 9th, 2008
The paper edition of The Boston Globe now prints the daily comics in color. They’ve gotten letters of complaint from some readers, including one old codger (are there any young codgers?) who said the only way he knows it’s Sunday is because the comics are in color, as if having them printed bigger in a separate section isn’t enough of a clue. Anyway, I’m all for it, because other cities have had color daily comics for twenty years. Back then the papers had to do their own coloring, but now the syndicate provides the color guides.
But I’m disappointed that the Globe didn’t run G.B. Trudeau’s intended installment of Doonesbury for November 5, declaring Obama the President-elect. Instead, this strip was reprinted.
Newspaper people love to rag on other newspapers, and the suburban Boston paper I get, The Metrowest Daily News, had this commentary on the Globe’s wimpery.
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2 Comments
1. tastewar | November 10th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I think you’re pointing to the Nov. 4th Doonesbury.
2. DOuG pRATt | November 10th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Indeed. Thanks for the catch. Change one little number in the URL and voila! Political correctness.
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