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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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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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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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SURNAME@panix.removethispart.com (J.D. Baldwin) writes:

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.

Well, tastes vary, but IrCOll always remember the line rCLMy weight is
always perfect for my height, which varies.rCY

/Lew
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In the previous article, Lewis Perin <perin@panix.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.

Well, tastes vary, but IrCOll always remember the line rCLMy weight is
always perfect for my height, which varies.rCY

Thank you for that. I had forgotten to mention her habit of passing
off stale and ancient jokes as if they were clever new material by
her.
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