Small-town comic strip illustrator Don Chambers, who grew up spending his free time attempting to draw characters from "Peanuts" and "Beetle Bailey," knows that the careers of many great comic writer-illustrators had rocky starts. Charles Schulz, for instance, supported himself by teaching and sold his first cartoons to small newspapers before Peanuts became a syndicated comic strip.

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The Adventures of IP Man is the new comic strip put out by Broadvox, a VoIP company. Designed, of course, to promote the benefits of Voice over Internet Protocol Technology, the strip is cutely drawn, but shallow and unsubtle.Our superhero, IP Man, ... loves circuit-switched networks — and his minions, Noise and Jitter. The strip has a few jokes, breaks the fourth wall (as Mr. Bellhead ...

... too much regret and reminders to allow us to even feel that we have a new start at hand.Unlike in a comic strip. Every story has a hilarious (never tragic) end to it. If Veronica ... , an entirely new story has began with Betty and Veronica going to a secluded beach to explore the area.See how easy life is in a comic strip? Whatever mistakes you make, it'll be forgotten when the story comes to a halt. ...

... support over the years.It's weird knowing the long running Canadian comic strip, which began in 1979, has come to an end. For as long as I've been alive, ... of characters.There is a silver lining for all of the For Better or For Worse fans out there and for those of you who missed out on reading the strip in its original run. It starts over from the very beginning on September 1st, 2008. But don't ...

... Better or For Worse. Sadly, as I read the strip on Saturday, it ended with a note from the cartoonist, Lynn Johnston, saying "This concludes my story... ... of For Worse website. A letter from Lynn sharing why this comic strip is ending. I must admit, after reading her letter, it made sense to me. The strip has gotten complicated and busy over the years and she wants to simplify it. I understand. So, ...