![]() Hidden Depths: Spud has expressed a love for hip-hop music and in one strip admitted he wants to be an orthodontist when he grows up, as well as open a bed and breakfast in another.Friend to All Living Things: Doesn't matter if it's butterflies or giant snapping turtles, Wallace treats every creature with dignity and respect.Free-Range Children: The child characters go out a lot without adult supervision. ![]() Jack McElroy is executive editor of the News Sentinel. “Hagar” is by no means a horrible comic, but in recent years it has been losing ground in the News Sentinel’s comics surveys, and we think readers will come to find “Wallace the Brave” an even more lovable hero.Īs always, though, we welcome your feedback. “Wallace” replaces “Hagar the Horrible.” The rollicking Viking was created in 1973 by Dik Browne, and in more recent years the strip has been continued by his son Chris. Starting this week, in the footsteps of “The Yellow Kid,” it moves onto newsprint. ![]() The strip originally debuted online and already has a large fan base and a book. “Wallace the Brave” follows the adventures of 6-year-old Wallace Maclellan, his friends Spud and Amelia, his mother, father and younger brother, and his second-grade teacher at Moonstone Elementary, Mrs. Henry draws inspiration from everyday life for his mythical Snug Harbor, where kids "still collect bugs, fly kites and eat ice cream cones upside down.”
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