I THOUGHT LABOR ENDED WHEN THE BABY...

I THOUGHT LABOR ENDED WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott (Andrews & McMeel: $8.95; 127 pp., paperback original). The fourth collection of “Baby Blues” reveals what happens when syndicates and editors choose comic strips for their appeal to targeted audiences, rather than for their intrinsic merits. “Baby Blues” is aimed at yuppie parents. In their attempts to present a humorous look at infant care, Kirkman and Scott use a few situations over and over, especially the annoyed parent who just melts when the baby looks cute. Readers who grow teary-eyed over “Reach Out and Touch Someone” commercials may be moved; the less sentimental won’t.