sigh.... i missed the early stages of the vote. Zits is still my favorite. Aits has more belly laughs than any of the others, tho Pickles is a slightly distant runner up. Also up there for the 'most laughs award would be Doonesbury, Red and Rover, For Better or Worse, Baby Blues.

For incisive social commentary, i favor Doonesbury,, Candorville (more occasionally, tho almost no others have the courage to go up agains the easily offended politicos like Gary Trudeau), and even less occasionally, Non Sequitur.

Cul de Sac is ok, and Lio?????? as runner up. I don't think much of your readers.

I'm impressed something like GirlGenius was even considered! Of course once you include "small players" like that, the pool gets a *lot* bigger.... but kudos for considering *anything* not found in the newspaper!

Actually, the Foglios didn't do anything. (I don't think they even know about this poll.) I found this at one of the many Girl Genius fanclub sites, which in turn had been found and posted by a fellow fan who also reads the Post.

I, too, am impressed that they picked non-newsprint comics to add to the list. I'm not surprised that, once they went outside the newspaper format, that they picked Girl Genius. There just happens to be quite a lot of us who love this webcomic. As to why...well, it has everything: plot, action, adventure, really big death rays, romance, mad science, talking cats, insane mechanical monsters, and occasional (if tasteful) peeks at Victorian frillies.

Girl Genius was already growing in popularity before Steampunk hit the fashion scene, and it'll continue to be popular because--to be frank--the foglios write and illustrate a very good, very gripping story.

...Of course, if it hadn't been on the list, I'd have picked Non Sequitur. That one has a good variety of different characters and settings (Danae, Homer, Obvious Man), some great social commentary, and the occasional storyline to follow.

Whoops. I voted for Girl Genius because of the Facebook message posted above, but I hadn't realised how much it was winning already... if I had, I would have voted for Doonesbury instead.

After more than 20 years of plugging away *and* a Hugo award, the Foglios *deserve* some recognition! It's among the all-around best "popular" work in pretty much any medium.

I know, 9 volumes is a lot to catch up on, but it's so worth it.

www.girlgeniusonline.com

@Boolaman: Have you tried *reading* any of the Foglios' work? It's certainly better than anything on TV.

Artists in a small market naturally jump at a chance for some respectable publicity like the Post. I really don't see anything pathetic about that.

As a LONG time appreciator of Gary Trudeau's work, I voted for Doonesbury. It's seen me through young adulthood and beyond middle age. Others that rate are Cul de Sac, Lio, and the, surprisingly unnominated Mutts.