How are today's family-friendly comic strips dealing with news of economic woe?

I'm so glad you asked. Both from today:

Marvin --

http://pst.rbma.com/content/Marvin?date=20081212

Adam --

http://www.uclick.com/feature/08/12/12/ad081212.gif

I fear about the rest.

Typical, the formatting is weird. The two strips are Marvin and Adam

Apparently I have not looked at a comics page in 70 years, because what are these comics and why are they pretending to be real

That lady on the phone is no Sally Forth, let me tell you

Marvin, as a strip, is made for those who appreciate the art of Garfield but find its edgy, savage topical humor to be too much for them. (Instead of loner Jon, a couple; instead of a cat, a baby.)