@zoey i ain't actually that knowledgeable, and i'm probably telling you stuff you already know, but i remember around that time period (along with tintin) in my graphics novels course back in college, we did stop and read Krazy Kat - you might consider stopping by and giving him a go if you haven't yet http://www.comicstriplibrary.org/browse/results?title=1 but i'm sure you're ahead of me there! the site also has some other comic strips - may as well flip thru it?