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  • death of Nicole Hollander, cartoonist

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to alt.obituaries on Sat May 2 18:01:05 2026
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    Nicole Hollander wrote the single-panel syndicated comic strip Sylvia
    for several decades, starting in the '80s. The character was all snark
    about relations between the sexes and modern life. She was a writer, I
    always thought she was supposed to be Ann Landers with extreme cynicism
    as she was often depicted writing while in the bathtub while smoking and drinking. She could be annoying and funny but the comic truly pissed off readers who would complain to the comics editor.
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    She was based in Chicago.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/02/nicole-hollander-cartoonist-who-channeled-wit-and-feminist-ideas-through-sylvia-comic-strip-dies-at-86
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  • From SURNAME@SURNAME@panix.removethispart.com (J.D. Baldwin) to alt.obituaries on Sun May 3 23:41:23 2026
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    In the previous article, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Nicole Hollander wrote the single-panel syndicated comic strip
    Sylvia for several decades, starting in the '80s. The character was
    all snark about relations between the sexes and modern life. She was
    a writer, I always thought she was supposed to be Ann Landers with
    extreme cynicism as she was often depicted writing while in the
    bathtub while smoking and drinking. She could be annoying and funny
    but the comic truly pissed off readers who would complain to the
    comics editor.

    Most irritating lettering style I have ever seen. No close competition.

    An utterly unfunny strip as well, but I freely admit I was not in its
    target demographic.
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    jd
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  • From Mark Shaw@mshaw@panix.com to alt.obituaries on Mon May 4 00:15:07 2026
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    J.D. Baldwin <SURNAME@panix.removethispart.com> wrote:

    Most irritating lettering style I have ever seen. No close competition.

    An utterly unfunny strip as well, but I freely admit I was not in its
    target demographic.

    Wasn't sure who this was until I asked The Duck. Then forehead-slap
    and "oh, yeah, that."

    Concur on all points.
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