Sympathy for the plugger
Mary Worth, 1/17/26 Minutes later, Mary would of course be relaying all this information to Toby and Ian's homeowners insurance carrier. Why should the...
Metapost: The comments, they are amusin'
This week's comment of the week ... is HERE! For you to ENJOY!!! "Actually, you're a plugger if you often fall asleep on the toilet at any time, including in...
Family fun
The Lockhorns, 1/16/26 I accept that, for narrative convenience, sometimes the Lockhorns need to passive-aggressively try to destroy each other emotionally...
Remembering some guys
Dustin, 1/15/26 Remember Dustin's dad from the comic strip Dustin, who's notoriously kind of an asshole? Well, it turns out he's also an alcoholic. Dennis...
Mostly old people problems
Beetle Bailey, 1/14/26 I feel like if you have an elderly authority figure looking startled and somewhat confused and shouting "Take some notes!" and then...
Not a big fan of the B.C. guys' messed up faces either
Archie, 1/13/26 Against all odds, the fact that I've been doing this blog for more than 20 years doesn't usually make me feel old, mostly because I'm still...
I don't think a guy could just do that to a basketball no matter how mad he is. I don't think that's realistic
Dustin, 1/12/26 I don't know that I've really commented on the "Dustin (the character)'s second-best friend is an eight-year-old child" aspect of Dustin (the...
Sunday is for bird crimes
Shoe, 1/11/26 Did, uh, did you know that "naked running" means running without music? I myself did not, and I can't find much evidence that this is a phrase...
Mostly snowy one-panels
Six Chix, 1/10/26 You ever wonder why bad things happen to you? It's probably because someone with interests different from yours prayed to God, and He said,...
Metapost: #1 COTW o' 2026
It's your first comment of the week of the year! The calendar changes but our storied Friday traditions do not: "It's the ultra-modern version of 'The Gift...
A marriage plot
Gil Thorp, 1/9/26 Oh, you thought Gil got engaged because he was "in love" or "haunted by the specter of his mortality and eager to recapture a fleeting...
Thursday one-panels
Wizard of Id, 1/8/26 The syndicated newspaper comics are, among other things, your #1 source for gender stereotypes so out of date that everyone has pretty...
HOT TIP: You don't have to sign a prenup if the guy you ask to conduct your wedding isn't a real minister
Pluggers, 1/7/26 Pluggers has been doing a string of "Classic Pluggers winter fun!" panels this week, and while most of them have in fact been mildly fun, at...
A little Rex goes a long way, that's all I'm saying
Mary Worth, 1/6/26 OK, sorry, I do not buy that dour Scot Ian Cameron is someone whose heart is cheered by the presence of Christmas decorations, and anyway...
Domestic intranquillity
Marvin, 1/5/26 Man, women, amiright? The nerve of them preparing frozen food instead of a fresh, home-cooked meal! It's almost enough to get you to put down...
2026 TRIUMPHANT RETURN COMICS: MAN/WOMAN AND CAT/BIRD LOVE
Mary Worth, 12/25/25 Why hello, faithful readers! Did you have an enjoyable holiday? Did you spend Christmas Day with your "friends," or exactly one friend,...
Merry Parrotmas to all! And to all a Sunny night!
Mary Worth, 12/24/25 As is my tradition, I will be knocking off for the holiday week and will return to blogging at some point in the new year, like around...
Unhappy holidays
Rex Morgan, M.D., 12/23/25 Oh, I'm sorry, did you think that Buck Wise would decorate his lawn with a boring, pedestrian "inflatable" of the Grinch or some...
Monday is for the birds
Alice, 12/22/25 One of the distinctive features of Alice comics is the little ... title? caption? ... that goes in the bottom margin. Usually it just sort of...
https://joshreads.com/2025/12/the-disturbing-reason-for-the-season/
Crock, 12/21/25 I kind of like the worldbuilding in today's Crock, which implies that Magi simply spontaneously generate in desert climes, and can be...