Joshua Fruhlinger likes to point out that he reads comic strips -- even the really bad ones -- so you won't have to. And he offers daily commentary at Joshreads.com. Generally, his comments (and those of his readers) are funnier than the intended content.
They also can contain words and themes that you wouldn't find in, for example, "Family Circus," so parents might want to discourage their younger ones from visiting the site, called Comics Curmudgeon.
Fruhlinger, a Baltimore freelance writer, takes on all strips, but his favorites are some of the oldest and soapiest: "Mary Worth," "Apartment 3-G," "Archie" and "Rex Morgan, M.D." And if not for Joshreads.com, would you even know that "Dick Tracy" still exists?
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