{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How the writer behind the comic strip 'Baldo' blends humor with humanity","publication_date":"July 11, 2019","summary":"A newspaper's comics section often provides a lighthearted escape from serious frontpage headlines. But comic writer Hector Cant\u00fa feels a duty to reflect reality in his \"Baldo\" series, which debuted in 2000. The only nationally syndicated comic strip about a Latino family, its characters have encountered sensitive political issues over the years, such as immigration. John Yang reports.","author_name":"By John Yang","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/07\/e10f49e5b8e43bfe9c63134b10a8b01d-Baldo1-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}