Say It Ain’t So, Franklin Fibbs



I don't know if the above statement in yesterday's comic is true or not. Since the strip is built around a main character who lies all the time, I'm not sure if I'd believe anything I'd read in the strip itself. Still, I don't think it would surprise anyone if Franklin Fibbs/Little Fibbs feature was indeed wrapping things up and going to comic strip heaven. It never seemed to gain the kind of foothold a strip needs to survive. No indication at Wikipedia or King Features that I can find. The site is down, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

I hope it's not true. I really like Little Fibbs. It looks different than any other feature out there, doubly so before its move to a more youth-oriented version last Spring (a move I believe was explained by saying the character had been a kid instead of an old man all along, and had just been lying about it). More importantly, it reads differently. Instead of wisecracks, piling on and silent panels, Fibbs has been all about sustained moments of rambling bemusement.

If this is indeed part of a final run, I commend creators Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis for using the turn of events as fodder for humor. When a strip I worked on ended, all I did was go to bed for 13 weeks.
 
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