Kudzu was also an outstanding comic strip. I got to meet Doug Marlette when he was the staff cartoonist for the
Charlotte Observer and I was in school at UNC.
An amazing cast of characters. My favorite was Rev. Will B. Dunn.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I think I would like the Kudzo comic strip. What you said and an instant search reminded me of Pogo. My much older sister had Pogo books and I learned how to read with them, around age 4. I didn’t get most of it (obviously) but I loved those books.