These are the comic strips that will hit the pages of The Topeka Capital-Journal soon

Let's face it — we all need as many laughs as we can get some days.

For many of us, those snorts and giggles come courtesy of our favorite daily and Sunday comic strips.

They're part of our morning routine. Black coffee, a few quiet minutes to read the news — good and bad — then on to the comics page. Some readers choose to read via their iPad, laptop or cellphone, while others still like getting a little bit of ink on their fingers.

Next week, we're going to refresh our comics with a new lineup. Many of your best-loved strips will remain — yes, that does include "Pickles" and "Family Circus" — and we'll offer many new choices that just might be among your must-reads in coming weeks.

The changes are part of an effort across the USA TODAY Network to best serve our audiences. This unified, consistent package will be available for all USA TODAY Network publications, including The Topeka Capital-Journal.

The comics that will debut in our print and online editions on Monday, Oct. 2, will be "Pearls Before Swine," "Non Sequitur," "Crankshaft," "Luann," "Baldo," "Dennis the Menace," "Born Loser," "Marmaduke" and "Ziggy." Back in Topeka after a several-year absence will be "Peanuts" and "For Better or for Worse."

Also returning will be "Baby Blues," "Jump Start," "Crabgrass," "Beetle Bailey," "Frank and Ernest," "Garfield," "Pickles," "Zits," "Hagar the Horrible," "Family Circus" and "Blondie."

Our Sunday lineup will be similar to the daily lineup.

An additional 45 comics can be found daily at cjonline.com/comics or follow the comics link in the pulldown menu at CJOnline.

Want to tell us what you think? Please call customer service at 1-888-884-9024 or you can email me at tquinn@cjonline.com. I look forward to hearing about your new favorite strips that might be giving you an extra chuckle or two.

Tomari Quinn is a native Topekan and the editor of The Topeka Capital-Journal. She can be reached at tquinn@cjonline.com.

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: These are The Topeka Capital-Journal's comic strips starting Oct. 2