As the USA TODAY Network debuts a new comics lineup across the nation, we are delving into the history and cultural impact of this uniquely American art form with experts from Ohio State University ...

From 1998 to 2003, the daily Rugrats comic strip made both adults and kids laugh with depictions of Tommy Pickles, his friends, and his family, as they all navigated early childhood together. It ...

While perusing each day’s installment of the comic strip Zits, have you ever been tempted to cut out the strip? Perhaps you have taped a favorite strip to the fridge or brought one to your place of ...

“Nancy” is back, and this time you don’t need to be a snooty scholar to dig into this American comics classic. Several momentous incidents have drawn fresh interest in the cartoon character who has ...

Picasso’s revolutionary Cubism is considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century, earning him the moniker “father of modern art.” Its impact was so immense that it helped inspire a ...

The great cartoonist Wally Wood once observed that not reading Ernie Bushmiller’s long-running newspaper comic strip, Nancy, is harder than reading it. Its minimalism makes the strip into something ...

Here's a look at the comic strips readers began finding across all USA TODAY Network newspapers in October 2023, with the lineup set to appear in additional papers this January. The number of comics ...

Cartoonist Kevin Fagan grew up idolizing Charles M. Schulz and “Peanuts.” Now that his own comic strip, “Drabble,” is turning 45 this week, Fagan is contemplating his long run in the funny pages and ...