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March 11, 2026

Dark magic indeed

Family Circus, 3/11/26

A thing I never would've predicted more than two decades ago when I started doing this blog is ... well, I guess the fact that I'd still be doing the blog in 2026 would be at the top of the list, but not far below would be the fact that I'd become an increasingly less grudging fan of the Family Circus. Lesser strips like Marvin do pee and poop jokes all the time and I get no pleasure from it, but this is a perfectly executed panel capturing the moment right before PJ horks directly onto Big Daddy Keane's face. Daddy knows it, PJ knows it, it's inevitable, but we don't have to see it or hear it directly addressed, and I think that's beautiful.

Rex Morgan, M.D., 3/11/26

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