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Excited for "Mary Worth" to get Kafka-esque
Premium post · November 1, 2026
Panel from Slylock Fox, 11/1/26 My first reaction to this panel was a very strong and visceral feeling that animals wearing fursuits of other animals is just...
I mean, I judge a certain amount, I guess
Premium post · October 31, 2026
The Phantom, 10/31/26 Hey, sorry I haven't been keeping you up on The Phantom, but the short version of what you missed is that transparent Elon Musk standin...
Metapost: Spooktacular COTW
Premium post · October 30, 2026
As we head into Halloween ... the scariest night of the year ... please enjoy your creepy, ookie comment of the week! "I must believe, in these dark days,...
Stop trying to make "Mrs. W." happen, also
Premium post · October 30, 2026
Mother Goose and Grimm, 10/30/26 I will reluctantly agree that "gummy bear" -> "Smokey has no teeth" is a decent joke and I can see the appeal of committing...
Theological, interplanetary, and medical problems
Premium post · October 29, 2026
Shoe, 10/29/26 I don't think you should bring your own botox to a party. I think botox should be supplied and injected by trained and licensed medical...
Wednesday quick takes
Premium post · October 28, 2026
Blondie, 10/28/26 Don't really feel like engaging with the "joke" here, but I do want to point out that at some point in the past week the Bumsteads...
Tuesday diatribes
Premium post · October 27, 2026
Blondie, 10/27/26 I know I complain about Dagwood a lot as a character in this strip, but I have to say that one of my absolute least favorite Blondie...
Neither the kids nor the olds are all right
Premium post · October 26, 2026
Rex Morgan, M.D., 10/26/26 Well, a week was about all the time we could spare to dedicate to Augie's grim determination to never feel a moment's excitement...
Your boring-ass house is not where in the world
Premium post · October 25, 2026
Hi and Lois, 10/25/26 Given how much time I spent parsing Hi's fantasy self-image as a young Major Leaguer a few weeks ago, I'm kind of tickled by his vision...
One-panel Saturday
Premium post · October 24, 2026
Crankshaft, 10/24/26 Crankshaft, no longer satisfied to merely irritate his neighbors with occasional billowing clouds of smoke during grilling season, is...
Metapost: Autumnal COTW
Premium post · October 23, 2026
There's a chill in the air, spooky season is upon us, the leaves are in their best fall colors, and it's time for the comment ... of the week! "Gossipy to...
Mary's about to shatter that glass in rage
Premium post · October 23, 2026
Shoe, 10/23/26 As I move into my late middle age, I definitely have spent time pondering my legacy, and feeling increasingly proud of the decades of abstruse...
Conversational follies
Premium post · October 22, 2026
Mary Worth, 10/22/26 I guess we all could've guessed that if someone was going to ruin this pleasant evening by blurting out something about the vicious...
Anyone is welcome to option my writing and make something god-awful out of it, I don't care anymore
Premium post · October 21, 2026
Pluggers, 10/21/26 Man, I don't know, this one is pretty grim even for Pluggers. Like, my elementary school was in Buffalo, NY -- a place I hold in a great...
The computers are actually responsible for a lot of the other problems
Premium post · October 20, 2026
Blondie, 10/20/26 I feel like panel one here is a great illustration of what a gormless dipshit the current iteration of Dagwood Bumstead is. He's the type...
Soap opera? Wrong, an opera has high stakes
Premium post · October 19, 2026
Rhymes With Orange, 10/19/26 Ha ha, wouldn't it be funny if a tortoise made glasses out of his own shell, and tried to sell them from a little stand at the...
SURPRISE!!!!!!! (if you are as dumb as Toby)
Premium post · October 18, 2026
Mary Worth, 10/18/26 Oh, wow, as predicted by literally everybody, Mary and Ian weren't engaged in a sexual relationship after all; they were simply spending...
Truly, who amongst us is not going through it
Premium post · October 17, 2026
Hi and Lois, 10/17/26 A "flash mob" used to be what you'd call it when a bunch of people agreed on the internet to show up in a public place and do some kind...
Metapost: CYBERHACKING comments of the week
Premium post · October 16, 2026
Folks, your comment of the week in a moment, but first ... if you are a paid subscriber to the site, you might be seeing some emails asking your to reset...
Teen trouble
Premium post · October 16, 2026
Luann, 10/16/26 OK, fine, I admit it: I'm a little unfair with my treatment of sexuality in Luann, complaining both about weirdly prudish yet ribald extended...
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