Cathy, Electra, Irving, and her mother ride off into the sunset...

Ohio cartoonist Cathy Guisewite, the award-winning creator of the comic strip Cathy, has decided to retire her feature as of October 3rd. I can't say I'll truly miss the strip (actually, I'm not sure my newspaper carries it any longer, and I didn't notice it went missing until, uh... just now), but it did occasionally make me laugh, which is more than several of the other "classic" strips on the page can say.

Best of luck to Ms. Guisewite in her future endeavors!