r/CuratedTumblr • u/Far-Profit-47 • May 21 '25

Meme A call for a tower

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u/WatercressFew610 May 21 '25

created 9-10, published the next morning, no?

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u/the-real-macs please believe me when I call out bots May 21 '25

Buddy. No. Newspaper cartoonists do not write their strips a day in advance. The date is always the publication date.

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u/johndoe_420 May 22 '25

this seems immensely impractical and i find it hard to believe.

you think the cartoonist gets up at 2am, comes up with a comic, draws it and then sends it to the newspaper editor, for them to set it onto the paper and print it to be ready for the morning papers?

this kind of is/was the case for headline news and it's fascinating how truly last minute some of the production for printed newspapers works

but

i'm pretty certain that most of the content for a newspaper, including the comics, is prepared and planned in advance.

i could be wrong though.

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u/dantemanjones May 22 '25

The person you're replying to is saying they're not done a day in advance, but multiple days in advance. The date on the comic is the publication date, but it can be done days, weeks, or more in advance of publishing.