People are always looking to see if they're in it, ... It's pretty fun. |
The anniversary storyline is quintessential 'Blondie,' ... It follows the trials and tribulations that Blondie and Dagwood face as they plan their anniversary party, the biggest party ever to take place on the funny pages. Their domestic comedy is only accentuated by the addition of so many amazing characters on the guest list. |
The first two months led up to the party page (today), then it will follow the Bumsteads on their anniversary trip to Hawaii, where they'll be gone a month, ... All the different (comics) syndicates are doing crossover story lines where they refer to the anniversary. The whole community of cartoonists. It's really a lot of fun. |
Then the Depression came along, and rich playboys and flappers weren't funny anymore, |
There's going to be this juxtaposition of the comic strip characters you're never going to see again, |
They look pretty good, don't they? |
We try to update Blondie's hair and wardrobe from time to time. Though Dagwood's bad hair day has been pretty much a constant since year one, |
Wealthy playboys and flappers just weren't funny anymore, ... So (dad) got them married, and (Dagwood) was disowned by his millionaire daddy. When they got into the kitchen and started having kids, it took off like a rocket. |
You see, my dad grew up on Hollywood two-reelers and screwball comedies, ... His humor was very surreal and fanciful at times. I grew up on a steady diet of TV sitcoms, so my humor is more-to-earth. |