Facial expressions and other matters
Mary Worth, 4/29/26 I was briefly excited that this Mary Worth storyline was going to end with Mary and Toby enjoying a self-congratulatory spa trip rather...
"Why even grow a mustache if you're not going to stroke it thoughtfully" is Lonnie's take on things
Rex Morgan, M.D., 4/28/26 Lonnie may be a failed salesman, but he still has an advanced grasp on economics. He knows that what has value isn't his knowledge...
Big news, everyone
Hagar the Horrible, 4/27/26 Big news, everyone! A new named character has been added to Hagar the Horrible, and he's a servant/butler type named "Charles"...
Phone stuff
Rex Morgan, M.D., 4/26/26 As predicted by literally everybody, sad-sack failed salesman Lonnie has figured out that Mae Mae is Lorna and is going to cash in...
The Farmers' Almanac is the real victim of the smartphone era
Mary Worth, 4/25/26 Remember when Dr. Jeff, who's allergic to cats, discovered that he wasn't allergic to hypoallergenic cats, so Mary immediately got a cat?...
Metapost: TGI ... comments of the week? We ARE allowed to say that!
Woo it's the FREAKIN' WEEKEND baby and it's time for your comment of the week! "I eat again at the so-called Soul Food place, and yet again I fail to consume...
TGI ... F? Are we still allowed to say that?
Intelligent Life, 4/24/26 You could use Intelligent Life to do a whole in-depth analysis of how the position of the nerd has changed in American culture over...
Gertie's husband should divorce her. There, I said it. He's obviously very unhappy
Gearhead Gertie, 4/23/26 At first glance, Gearhead Gertie seems like a comic about NASCAR, but it isn't, not really. It's actually about one woman's wildly...
Head-on fish skeletons, a normal thing you see all the time in real life
Heathcliff, 4/22/26 One thing I love about newspaper comic strips is that they're full of visual signifiers that are multiple generations out of date at this...
Do you want to chew your cud all day, buddy, does that sound appealing
Herb and Jamaal, 4/21/26 I went to grad school for history (NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS) from 1996 to 1999, which was about at the tail end of the period when it...
Harsh judgements
The Lockhorns, 4/20/26 A fun subtle running bit in The Lockhorns is that Leroy's coworkers hold him in as much contempt as his wife does, but with a subtle...
The whole Forest Kingdom agribusiness system is VERY suspect
Hi and Lois, 4/19/26 I get that "cartoon dad must escape from his nagging family" is a time-honored trope, but I think the specific gripes of the Flagston...
At least nobody is talking about pooping, OK? Just give me this
Marvin, 4/18/26 OK, I kind of ... well, like is a strong word, but I appreciate what Marvin is going for here. At first you're like, "Ha ha, of course you...
Metapost: A young man's fancy turns to the comments of the week
It's full-on spring now, and the comments are blooming into this fine comment of the week! "The boys are fine ... The hub's fine too. By which I mean,...
The rich are different (very dumb but also insulated from consequences)
Mary Worth, 4/17/26 Oh, I'm sorry, did you think there were stakes to this storyline? Did you think that losing two hundred thousand American dollars might...
Maybe he's there on a court order
Dennis the Menace, 4/16/26 OK, since I complained about yesterday's "exciting" tax panel from Pluggers, I have to praise this one. You know what's exciting?...
Taxes, but no death
Pluggers and Hi and Lois, 4/15/26 Look, I actually feel strongly about this: excitement is very much not "getting [your] income tax return submitted on...
Some old people and their problems
Herb and Jamaal, 4/14/26 OK, Herb, that's not what the expression is, first of all, it's actually about ugly people, who I get you may not want to insult,...
More like Marty Sun (because of how brightly colored his outfit is)
Gil Thorp, 4/13/26 Look, in general I've been in favor of Marty Moon's sartorial evolution, but I think that maybe, with this white suit and flowered shirt...
Thank goodness she's not some sort of goose vampire, that would be truly alarming
Dustin, 4/12/26 To misquote Mystery Science Theater 3000, you should never reference a good comic in your shitty comic, and say what you will about Garfield...