Few people realize that comic books originally began as reprints of newspaper comic strips.
Among those who still remember is cartoonist Frank Cho, who is using the format to showcase his nationally syndicated comic strip, Liberty Meadows. Having been featured in newspapers for only the past few years, Meadows has nonetheless acquired a large fan following. Cho's work, admittedly inspired by several popular comic book artists of past and present, is exceptionally lush, carefully rendered, and lavishly illustrated. And even in the bosomy biceped renderings commonly found in today's comic books, Cho's work stands out among the best. The type of humor employed by Cho for his strips is the most classic form of slapstick.