Vindicator Drops Doonesbury And Other Comics

[Towntalk]

Very simple Sarge ... the comics are sold to newspapers through companies that not only sell comics but a wide variety of other features such as editorial cartoons and a variety of columnists covering a wide variety of topics that go on editorial pages; Society; theater; sports; book reviews and the like, one being King Features Syndicate; another United Features Syndicate as well as a division of the Washington Post and the New York Times.

Why they opted to allow free access to the daily and Sunday comics on line, I can't explain, because the artists must be paid for their work, yet the very companies that sell content release these same comics free on line so its strange that newspapers run comics at all.

Here are three links to comics on line:

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/comics/king.html?name=Hi_and_Lois&date=20090309

http://www.gocomics.com/explore/comics


For those who enjoy editorial cartoons here are a couple of links:

http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/

http://www.gocomics.com/explore/editorials

[sfc_oliver]

A few things do not add up.

First they are free on the internet yet the newspaper must pay to print them?

Then the Vindy says we have to charge you because we are charged. SO now that they are not charged is there anyone who thinks the cost of our subscriptions will go down?

I get the Vindicator for a few reasons, the comics really isn't one of them. Though I did usually enjoy Hazel and Doonesbury.

[Towntalk]

The Vindicator is spot on with the comics ... there are a number of internet sites where you can view your favorite comics FREE, and if anyone is interested I will provide links to two collections which will provide you with just about every comic strip available to newspapers.

[irishbobcat]

Seems the Vindy can no longer afford to pay for some comics and have decided to drop them because you
can now view them on the internet for free.....If you have access to the internet.....

The Vindy says they will be spending the money on more local news items...like what, more big business, anti union dribble columns from Bertram?

Vindy swapping around some content 
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Today, you're seeing the first of some changes we're making in our content offerings at The Vindicator.
Unfortunately, the first changes are eliminations of four comic strips — Hazel, For Better or For Worse, Shoe and Doonesbury.
In the coming weeks, we have some cool local offerings that will join the Vindy lineup that we know you'll enjoy.
In a perfect world, we'd have these changes all in one week. But the world's not perfect, as Tom Brady fans learned Sunday.
The thing about comics, is that since the Internet, the game has changed with that business.
Doonesbury, For Better or For Worse and Shoe are available right now on the Internet for free:
Try: http://www.doonesbury.com/
Try: http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse
Try: http://www.shoecomics.com/
Yet we're charging you because the comics companies are charging us.
In this marketplace, we're forced to redefine ourselves. We're in that process, but it's slow and not always perfect. But our goal is to ensure The Vindy remains a place anchored by content that you cannot get elsewhere — from crime info to local arts to school events and more.
Paying the high cost for Doonesbury, Shoe and others is not as exclusive a venture for us anymore.
We provide a lot in The Vindy to serve the Valley. Trust that we will continue to do so, even as we adjust some of our offerings.