Pickles is a comic strip by Brian Crane, which has run since 1990, about an elderly couple named Earl and Opal Pickles. The ...

The first “Pickles” comic strip from April 2, 1990. (Washington Post Syndicate) His idea involved an older couple who started out as a sometimes sweet but often crotchety retirees.

Earl to his dog Roscoe: Actually, I’ve been wearing them all week, but she doesn’t need to know it. Roscoe (in his brain bubble): I know it. Pickles comic strip The Pickles have joined the ...

One of the fastest-growing comic strips in syndication is Brian Crane’s Pickles, now in over 800 newspapers, including the Lawrence Journal-World. The strip depicts Earl and Opal Pickles and ...

Earl: “So you’re saying that married men live about 10 years longer than unmarried men … Therefore, in all likelihood I’d probably be dead now if it weren’t for you.” Opal: “Correct.” ...

America's favorite grandparents are celebrating their 30th anniversary this week. Sparks-based comic Brian Crane first published the comic strip "Pickles" on April 2, 1990 in about two dozen ...

Beginning today, the Sentinel has added six new popular comic strips to its newly revamped comics page, including the single-panel strips “Bizarro,” […] Skip to content All Sections ...

Named best comic strip of 2001 by the National Cartoonists Society, "Pickles" focuses on senior citizens Earl and Opal, who share their 50 years of married life with 30-something daughter, Sylvia ...

Brian Crane uses it to eavesdrop on those conversations to get ideas for his Pickles comic strip. ... multiply it by 365 days a year and you get 8,030 comic strips. ... When Earl and Opal had ...

I was going to give up, but my wife believed in it, she wore me down and I gave in,'' said Crane, the author of the enormously popular “Pickles” comic strip. Millions of fans are glad he did.

We should have seen this coming. "Pickles" easily is the winner of our Last Comic (Strip) Standing competition, where we asked you to tell us your favorite comics. Sure, "Garfield" was a contende… ...