How do you punctuate the name of a comic strip?

The punctuation used for a comic strip title depends on whether you're referring to the strip itself or the name of the character.

For the strip:

* Use quotation marks: "Peanuts," "Calvin and Hobbes," "Dilbert"

* No need to italicize: "Garfield" is correct, not *Garfield*.

For the character:

* No punctuation: Snoopy, Garfield, Calvin, Dilbert

* Capitalize proper nouns: Snoopy, Garfield, but not "a cat" or "a kid"

Here are some examples:

* I love reading "The Far Side" comics.

* Charlie Brown is the main character in "Peanuts."

* Garfield is a lazy cat.

Important Note: Some comic strips have titles that are also the name of a character (like "Dilbert"). In these cases, use the same rules as above, depending on the context.