Strip Search is back for 2026, with a most special of special guests: Deon Parson, also known by his pen name "Supr Dee." "Rosebuds," his comic strip about a family of three very different sisters that he produces out of his home studio in Indiana, is nationally syndicated by King Features, and he's also the creator of the strips "Life With Kurami" and "Pen & Ink." We talk with Dee about his road to syndication, his methods and creative process, and just what's going on between him and Jim Davis. (Yes, that Jim Davis!) Also: Dave's got a new title, Pete's reading a new book, and Pet Peeves is getting ready for its next big launch.

Douglas Laubacher is a cartoonist and art educator from Northeast Ohio. You can find his comic strip, "Unbound," in the Tuscarawas County Bargain Hunter and the Wooster Weekly News. A member of the National Cartoonist Society, Doug can often be found traversing the land, teaching the mysterious craft of cartooning in various art centers and libraries throughout the region. (We know because he told us.) Check out our wide-ranging interview with Doug about "Unbound" and his cartooning history, along with some news about our latest Pet Peeves projects and a few adventures of our own.

Arnon Z. Shorr has done his part to expand the palette of Jewish stories being told, in both film and later in comics and graphic novels . He's penned tales of mythical creatures (a High Holidays unicorn tale will be out soon), monsters, and perhaps most successfully, pirates, all with more than a nod toward Jewish history and culture. Shorr talked to Strip Search about the joys of telling those stories — and also the challenges, especially in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the war that followed. Also: Update on Friends of Strip Search taking home the gold (i.e. a Reuben Award), and find out where to see Dave and Pete this November!