Metapost: Better late than never COTW
Look, man, sometimes when it's a holiday Friday you wake up and think "Ah, a holiday Friday! It's just like a Saturday!" and you forget that there are...
Sad Friday
Crankshaft, 7/3/26 Ugh, fine, I guess I'll update you on what's going on in this Crankshaft flashback: Harry Dinkle's drunk dad was all set to debut a new...
That plugger looks mad, as he should
Mary Worth, 7/2/26 Obviously, as a long-running, hidebound artform, comic strips are remarkably static when it comes to depicting the details of everyday...
BUSKSCAM 2026: THE RECKONING
Rex Morgan, M.D., 7/1/26 Oh, hey, so it turns out June was so snooty about those buskers last week because she could tell that the lady with the violin...
Maybe I'm too harsh, she's browsing r/SoapOperas
Dennis the Menace, 6/30/26 I'm pretty sure Dennis is the one being menaced here, as he stares dumbly at Mrs. Wilson, who is half-watching what used to be her...
Honestly unsurprised that a dog would use its unprecedented power of speech for this
Mary Worth, 6/29/26 The very first Mary Worth plot covered on this blog introduced both Tommy in full drug lord mode and launched the Wilbur/Iris...
Mood swing Sunday
Pluggers, 6/28/26 Oh, did you need Moses to commune with YHWH atop Mt. Horeb and bring down a commandment about it before you knew that you have to remember...
The Spice Girls would hit that town like an atomic bomb
Beetle Bailey, 6/27/26 Beetle looks like he's in a great mood in panel two, and honestly, why wouldn't he be? He got a pass into town and all he had to do to...
Metapost: Your comments of the week ... on Friday, as per usual
Is it Friday? No doubt. Do I have a new COTW for you? No doubt. "So ... okay, Brad's using his left hand to wash Toni's right shoulder. That makes sense. And...
Mostly Walker-Browne Friday
Hi and Lois, 6/26/26 I dunno, maybe there's something to this whole "boys are falling behind" thing, because it seems like Chip's girlfriend of the moment...
Thursday quickies
Marvin, 6/25/26 I would've put Marvin pretty low on the list of strips that offer what's known as "fan service." But Marvin wandering off from home, getting...
Or maybe fire in the real world is more recent than I imagined
B.C., 6/24/26 Sorry, the kind of brain I have will simply not let me let this "60 years" thing go. Did you know that B.C. started its run in 1958, 68 years...
He just loves airplanes. He loves them so much
Gil Thorp, 6/23/26 I love the abrupt emotional turn Gil takes in panel three: he lowers his sunglasses over his eyes to hide the flash of anger, but we can...
Grim Monday
Intelligent Life, 6/22/26 Everything I've learned about all the characters in Intelligent Life has been against my will. I wasn't thrilled when I realized I...
The Norwegian Tourist Board breathes a big sigh of relief
Judge Parker, 6/21/26 Look, we know what you want and what you don't want out of your soap opera comic strips, and what you don't want is character growth....
"Rigor Mortis Theater" is clearly a reliable source
Curtis, 6/20/26 As a longtime Wikipedia editor and aficionado of Wikipedia silliness, I enjoy it when I stumble upon evidence of a vicious long-ago battle...
Metapost: Your comments, the comments you love and crave
It's here! The comment of the week! Enjoy it! "Garfield, you fool! Never accept food or drink from the Fair Folk! Now you must spend 1,000 Mondays beneath...
Various odd creatures
Mark Trail, 6/19/26 Oh wow, I think this gorilla sanctuary storyline is adding yet more layers of moral complexity. If you ran a failing gorilla sanctuary...
Thursday dining
Blondie, 6/18/26 When Blondie started a business, back in 1991, it might've presented the strip with an opportunity to step beyond the tired food-mania...
The white gloves are a nice touch
Dennis the Menace, 6/17/26 I can see why Dennis thinks that Henry, who wears a bow tie everywhere and thinks that you should change into a polo shirt when...