We’re excited to add a new comic strip to our lineup this week.
“Macanudo” has been published in Argentina since 2002 but has only recently been available in the United States. It features a cast of characters that artist Ricardo Liniers Siri says were “born out of a desire to make people smile for a small fraction of the day.”
This is a whimsical strip designed more to make you smile and think a bit than laugh out loud. You’ll be following the book-loving Henrietta, and a boy named Martin, whose imaginary blue monster-friend Olga represents our childhood memories. There are mischievous gnomes, penguins, Picasso and other characters that come and go.
“Macanudo” replaces “Adam at Home,” which we know had its loyal followers who will miss it. We want our comics pages to offer a variety of strips — old favorites like Garfield, strips set around family life, and comics like the beautifully drawn Macanudo that is finding an audience with a new generation of readers. — Lee Ann Colacioppo