The New York Times Magazine has become one of the most mainstream outlets for alternative cartoonists. In the past, the magazine’s featured continuing strips by Rutu Modan (The Murder of the Terminal Patient), Jason (Low Moon), Daniel Clowes (Mister Wonderful), and more. Megan Kelso’s Watergate Sue ran from April 1 to September 9, 2007, and told the story of a womanSuehaving her first baby. At the same time, she’s struggling to get the story of her own birth during the Watergate scandal from her mother. The entire storyline can be read at the Times’ “The Funny Pages” site.Kelso’s style in Watergate Sue is accomplished but casual, with characters that move naturally but look like they’re made of rubber. There’s even a visual connection with the characters of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones, since both feature bold black outlines, rounded faces, and eyes with no pupils. (Read the rest of this story.)