Came across this funny column about the hue and cry among some Akron, Ohio readers of the Akron Beacon Journal after the paper recently decided to stop syndicating the Prince Valiant comic strip (via a link at Romenesko’s MediaNews). I was intrigued in part because long time ago my father used to write for this paper.
The column reads like a FAQ on the reasoning of the editors to drop it, while taking subtle digs at those readers who are up in arms over losing their favorite strip.
A: About half of the recent callers voiced this exact question. Many praised the “high moral values” of Prince Valiant and said the removal of it was part of the agenda of the “super-liberal, left-wing media.” However, when asked to explain the latest Prince Valiant story line, many didn’t know it. Two callers hung up. One person said the Prince was searching for the Garden of Eden.