"Boondocks" and "Dog Eat Doug" Join ArcaMax Funnies

Brian Anderson's "Dog Eat Doug" and Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks" are the newest comic strips to join the ArcaMax Publishing Funnies page and newsletter variety.

The ArcaMax Funnies ( http://www.arcamax.com/comics ) section is a popular part of the family-friendly publisher's Web site. A free e-mail newsletter for each of the site's 17 comics is available from ArcaMax — where you'll also find "Garfield," "Doonesbury," and "Family Circus."

"We've been adding new comic strips to our site fairly regularly," says ArcaMax CEO Scott Wolf, "based on what people want to see. We've had several requests for both 'The Boondocks' and 'Dog Eat Doug,' and now our readers can get them free every day."

"Dog Eat Doug," Brian Anderson's daily comic strip about a baby and his puppy, is already popular among parents and pet lovers. The characters are inspired by Anderson’s own young son Doug and Labrador retriever Sophie. Since debuting online in 2005, "Dog Eat Doug" has enjoyed a steadily-growing fanbase, and is now syndicated in newspapers across the country.

On the other end of the spectrum, the controversial daily comic strip "The Boondocks" also has many readers, consisting of fans who embrace the comic's sociopolitical message, and curious readers who disagree with it or aren't sure what to make of it. Debuting in a college newspaper in 1997, "The Boondocks" quickly became a favorite in hip-hop magazines, and then in national newspapers. The strip has produced several print collections, as well as an animated series.

Wolf adds that by adding both of these comic strips, ArcaMax is "attempting to reach a variety of people. We run comics such as 'B.C.' and 'Family Circus,' but we also have readers who enjoy 'Doonesbury.' There are so many different styles of comic strips and cartoons out there, and we want to offer something that everyone will enjoy."

The ArcaMax Funnies page also includes free jokes updated daily.

Subscribers to ArcaMax Publishing's ezines can choose from more than 50 newsletters, also including parenting tips, an online book club, and breaking news headlines. For more information or to subscribe, visit http://www.arcamax.com/cgi-bin/reg/.