The Press Democrat newspaper in Santa Rosa, California, is expanding its comics offerings, adding two new strips to its daily lineup starting October 20, 2025. The announcement comes as newspapers nationwide continue to navigate evolving readership habits and seek ways to enhance reader engagement.
The Press Democrat’s daily comics page currently features 21 strips, including The family Circus, Bizarro, Bliss, The Argyle Sweater, Peanuts, Zits, Non sequitur, Pearls Before Swine, Doonesbury, Baby Blues, For Better or For Worse, Baldo, Curtis, Rhymes with Orange, Luann, Mutts, Hägar the Horrible, Blondie, Pickles, Sally Forth, Rex Morgan, M.D., and Garfield. Readers who believe a favorite strip is missing from the current selection are encouraged to contact the newspaper directly at onlineideas@pressdemocrat.com.
Notably, the paper highlights that Peanuts and Pearls Before Swine are created by local cartoonists. A technical issue prevented Non Sequitur from displaying correctly at the time the comics page was published.the updated comics page can be viewed on The Daily Cartoonist website, with images captured on October 20, 2025.
