Strip Search, Episode 26 - The Return of Sage Stossel

"Starling" author Sage Stossel (upper right) was Pete and Dave's guest on the latest Strip Search.

In the latest episode of Strip Search: The Comic Strip Podcast, Dave and Pete welcome back Sage Stossel, author of the "On the Loose" book series, who's currently re-introducing her superheroine character "Starling" via Go Comics. (Also available at starlingcomic.com.)

Sage gives us the scoop on "Starling," her latest current events cartoon commentary in The Boston Globe, and life amid the pandemic as she joins Strip Search via Zoom. Plus, in our introduction we tackle the return of Gary Larson, the merits of Disney+, and Pete shows off his comics-related pandemic facewear.

Watch the zoom podcast below or on YouTube, or listen to the audio podcast under that. And make sure to catch up on Strip Search episodes you missed (how dare you?) at Apple Podcasts.

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