Tag Archives: Berke Breathed

They ain’t what they used to be. Too political, for one thing. Homeboy Berke Breathed’s Opus mocks black and white people, a dichotomy that’s getting old in a country that’s increasingly full of brown people. Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur kicks dirt in the faces of those who believe in God. He gets the word "church" in there, as if to demonstrate that he’s not attacking Muslims, mind you. Real bold, Wiley. Garry Trudeau’s Doonsbury does its usual tapdance on Republicans, in this case–surprise, surprise–President Bush. But Brian Crane’s Pickles, a strip about kids and grandparents, is a genuine, non-political hoot. There’s hope for the funny pages, after all.