Cyber Monday
Lockhorns, 3/16/26 Every once in a while the Lockhorns will deviate from their usual laser focus on Leroy and Loretta's mutual antagonism and just do a "Ha...
Animals strike curious poses (derogatory)
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 3/15/26 The characters in newspaper comic strips generally keep their vocabulary squeaky clean, and the Hootin' Holler crew...
What's the wine made of? Probably I don't want to know
Gil Thorp, 3/14/26 Emily "Mimi" Clover has, at various overlapping times, been Gil's student, assistant coach, and wife. Now that she's coaching Milford...
Metapost: Scary COTW, redux
Two Friday the 13th comments of the week in consecutive months? In this economy? That's right, your top comment is here, and it's terrifying(ly funny)!...
Roller coaster Friday
Rex Morgan, M.D., 3/13/26 Wow, this one's a real emotional roller coaster. At first, we think Mud's going to have to eat breakfast in his room again, but...
She really "felts the clods," if you know what I mean
Rex Morgan, M.D., 3/12/26 Oh, I didn't mention that the Hollywood starlet turned recluse turned runaway in the current Rex Morgan, M.D., storyline was named...
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...
Dot doesn't really care for the theater, and more power to her
Hi and Lois, 3/10/26 Not sure why everyone in this panel, including the lady behind the ticket desk, looks so God-damned smug. There's no reason for it, not...
Who needs the TV show to experience a dark, gritty Riverdale
Hi and Lois, 3/9/26 Happy Monday, everyone! It's another week and another entry in what's quickly becoming my favorite genre in the comics: Hi and Lois muses...
Animals strike curious poses
Mary Worth, 3/8/26 Five years ago, Mary tried to broach the question of whether Estelle was being grifted rather gingerly. With Harvey, she's being somewhat...
A "mud mountain" is a classic OSHA safety violation
Rex Morgan, M.D., 3/7/26 Look, normally when an employer is reluctant to tell you his last name, that's a red flag. But in this case, it's just because he's...
Metapost: Good, wholesome COTW
Everyone out there in real America is waiting for their comment of the week. And at last, it's arrived! "I feel like the weird, scraggly speech bubble from...
Romantic successes
Crankshaft, 3/6/26 It's been more than three years since Funky Winkerbean ended, but, just as a dying star occasionally fires off occasional bursts of...
Thursday affirmations
The Lockhorns, 3/5/26 I love that Leroy has decided to turn what could've been a brief snide remark into an act out, as if he could peel off the vinyl siding...
Animal spirits
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 3/4/26 Yeah, it is a good thing they aren't playing for money! Imagine if the Smifs had learned that Sukey, a being that they...
In these times
Luann, 3/3/26 Look, man, I get that comic strip time is in some ways just an insurmountable problem for strips where the characters don't really age, but the...
Mud Mountain TRIUMPH
Crock, 3/2/26 The comic strip Crock and I have long-running and mutual antagonism, so I am generally reticent to say nice things about it, but I do...
Saturday outrage
Marvin, 2/28/26 OK, the question of "What the hell kind of school does Marvin go to" is always a live one, seeing as he's a literal infant, but it's really...
Metapost: EOM COTW
Let's see Friday off with a bang ... a comment of the week bang! "The work/life balance issue is, for me, eclipsed by the hand/finger balance issue. Do...
Joey's throwing form is terrible, that's amusing at least
Dennis the Menace, 2/27/26 I'm not here to tell the Dennis the Menace creative team how to do their job, but ... oh, wait, I am here to do that! That's...