{"id":1140,"date":"2008-09-02T10:09:38","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T18:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2008-09-02T10:12:18","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T18:12:18","slug":"hey-kids-comics-arch-dales-doo-dads-at-punch-in-canada-september-2nd-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/02\/hey-kids-comics-arch-dales-doo-dads-at-punch-in-canada-september-2nd-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"HEY! KIDS! COMICS! : Arch Dale’s Doo Dads at Punch in Canada : September 2nd, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TODAY’S FEATURED COMICS:<\/strong> Today is an easy pick, in spite of there being the usual bunch of great stuff. My friend John Adcock at Punch in Canada<\/em><\/a> has started posting a bunch of gorgeous examples of the obscure but wonderful comic The Doo Dads<\/strong> by Arch Dale. I haven’t seen that much of Dale’s work, as it is exceedingly difficult to see! It has never been reprinted, and if you want to read more of it you’ll probably have to hunt down the actual newspapers from when it was printed. What I have seen of his work has left a big impression.<\/p>\n

Dale is often seen as a Herriman clone, and clearly Herriman was a large influence on him. It is terribly unfair to dismiss his work for this, though… his work is unique and he very much has his own voice and style. <\/p>\n

John also shares the story about how he scanned a huge stack of these strips he borrowed and then had the files corrupt or disappear on him… it just makes me wanna cry. Fortunately these scans survived. Boy would I like to see more of this stuff… someone, please make a book on Arch Dale! You Canadians can get government grants for this sort of thing can’t you? <\/p>\n

See the first post here<\/a> and the second one here<\/a>… sounds like there is more to come!<\/p>\n