He looks very cozy on his little cot
Dick Tracy, 1/28/23 I don’t know why, but I find Art Dekko’s statement that, while he’s hiding from possible spear gun murder, he’ll “have food delivered and...
Metapost: Podacasts, and comments, of the week
Your COTW coming in a moment, but first ... have you ever dreamed of hearing my voice making jokes on some sort of broadcast for your iPod? Well, I was a...
One-panel Friday
Family Circus, 1/27/23 One thing that’s always pleasant in reading a longstanding feature like the Family Circus is a sense of real surprise! Normally, for...
At least he's managed to keep Odin alive ... for now
Mary Worth, 1/26/23 "They get along with each other and with everyone! Well, I guess Libby doesn't get along with Wilbur, because she deliberately pissed on...
Dagwood has never bought a bird in his life, what's the story there
Blondie, 1/25/22 OK, a cat wedding isn't that wacky -- like maybe it's in the top 20 percent of wacky things that might conceivably happen to a caterer --...
Arthur was at least a sweet talker
Mary Worth, 1/24/23 You might remember that a bit over a year ago, Estelle, owner of two pets – a cat who defeated Wilbur in a piss fight and a dog that...
Even I'm not dorky enough to know if any of this MtG lingo is accurate
Gil Thorp, 1/23/23 Maybe I’m going to get pushback for this by people who are and/or know actual teens, but my take on vaping, setting aside for the moment...
Frogs! Science! Socrates! All the things kids like
Dennis the Menace, 1/22/23 One of the biggest transformations in American life over the last generation is that children – including ones who are...
Somewhat sexy Saturday
Gasoline Alley, 1/21/23 Does anyone put a lot of energy into predicting how Gasoline Alley plots will get resolved? Like, no one does, right? Not even me?...
Metapost: COTWastic
It's Friday, folks, and that means it's time for YOUR ... comment of the week! "I can't believe they bailed on alliterative fruity vape flavors after one....
OPERATION: VAPECRIME
Gil Thorp, 1/20/23 So earlier this week, two Mudlarks were griping that they’d never raise enough money to save the athletics department with their typical...
"Like this beatnik here, I know you really hate beatniks"
Dick Tracy, 1/19/23 Hey, remember “Wunbrow,” Dick Tracy’s pal with only one [eye]brow? He showed up in 1958 as a Tracy ally and agent of Batista’s...
Flathead and the Mullet, coming this fall to CBS
Gil Thorp, 1/18/23 You might not know it based on his lackluster coaching record, but Gil is capable of shrewdly planning ahead. He’s facing an abrupt firing...
There's no escape, Mary -- no escape
Family Circus, 1/17/23 I'm really loving the body language in today's panel. Jeffy clearly didn't just mouth off at random; rather, he made a deliberate...
Into the past and/or future
Crankshaft, 1/16/23 Now that Funky Winkerbean has vanished into the future, you may be wondering what happened to the Crankshaft zone of the Funkyverse, left...
VAP!, the normal sound effect we all know and love
Shoe, 1/15/23 Sometimes when you have a longrunning media franchise like the syndicated newspaper comic strip Shoe, you have to occasionally recapitulate the...
Saturday quickies
Dennis the Menace, 1/14/22 Look, Alice, if you don’t want your giant jar of evil black goo spilled out all over the floor, unleashing an ancient demonic...
Metapost: Comedic pluggery plus COTW
Folks! Your comment of the week in a moment, but first: If you're in LA on January 13, you can get some more laffs from me, live and in person! That's...
For better or for worse, or at least for a while
Mary Worth, 1/13/23 Iris and Zak just had a church wedding, but it’s never been entirely clear what their religious/spiritual deal is. Zak in particular...
Wilbur's no plugger -- his dreams are too big
Mary Worth, 1/12/23 Are we all disappointed that Wilbur didn’t somehow make a spectacle of himself at Iris’s wedding? Yes, of course. But today we at least...