This Pluggers panel doesn't even deliver a single beast-man, what the heck

$ · February 21, 2023

Slylock Fox, 2/21/23 So I guess these nightmare-bugs are supposed to be … termites? Or some other horrible bug that feasts on wood, but I’m not going to...

She's going to report him ... to SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

$ · February 20, 2023

Mary Worth, 2/20/23 This upcoming court battle is going to settle an important precedent: can legal action be taken against someone for stuff they do in your...

Hour of the Bewilburbeast

$ · February 19, 2023

Rex Morgan, M.D., 2/19/23 You probably don’t remember (because why would you, remembering inane Rex Morgan plots for you is my job, literally), but way back...

Menace level: Gnostic

$ · February 18, 2023

Dustin, 2/18/23 Look, I’m glad that Dustin’s dad being all “the women all use yoga as an excuse to dress like WHORES now and it makes me AROUSED” is the...

That bull sure has strong feelings about laziness (?)

$ · February 17, 2023

Slylock Fox, 2/17/23 From years of reading Slylock Fox together, we've come to understand that the word it depicts is one where the animals rose up against...

Robust oxy competition is good for consumers, honestly

$ · February 16, 2023

Mary Worth, 2/16/23 Look, I’m not going to say I’m done with Wilbur, like Estelle and Iris justifiably are, but I am a little sick of his shit, and feel like...

Love the headband, I hope Leroy announced that he was about to "get physical"

$ · February 15, 2023

Dennis the Menace, 2/15/23 I know the intended reading here is that Dennis is asking Mr. Wilson, who doesn’t like kids now, whether he (Mr. Wilson) liked...

Love (or something) is in the air

$ · February 14, 2023

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith and Blondie, 2/14/23 One strip you could write off, but two? That’s a trend. Folks, if you didn’t get your beloved a slab of...

Max mouse is NOT an adequate exterminator substitute

$ · February 13, 2023

Slylock Fox, 2/13/23 This deceitful dog may be the one who’s putting the scam into action, but I don’t think he’s the mastermind behind it. Look at that...

The day of the superb owl

$ · February 12, 2023

Rex Morgan, M.D., 2/12/23 You guys know I dearly miss the days when Sarah was a weird precocious adult-child, back before before she got hit by a car and it...

"By his near-death" is an interesting way to put it

$ · February 11, 2023

Dustin, 2/11/23 Dustin’s scrunched up face of glee in the final panel is honestly one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen. “Oh, man, my dad is really being...

Get his ass, Coach Kim

$ · February 10, 2023

Gil Thorp, 2/10/23 Huh, so I guess while Coach Martinez reigns supreme in football, in basketball he must answer to “Coach Kim,” who I assume is delivering...

Thursday quickies

$ · February 9, 2023

Between Friends, 2/9/23 Between Friends is a strip that takes place in Canada, and mostly you don’t have to know or care about this, but every once in a...

Is a head assistant coach above or below an assistant head coach

$ · February 8, 2023

Gil Thorp, 2/8/23 Oh, hey, remember Emmett Tays, the former Milford football player who presented Gil with his major award and told a fun story about how he...

His humiliation sense is tingling

$ · February 7, 2023

Crock, 2/7/22 Wow, first there’s a good joke in Crock, and now there’s a Crock that does a decent job of showing the mania of self-delusion that overcomes a...

Mostly one panels

$ · February 6, 2023

The Lockhorns, 2/6/23 A thing I like about The Lockhorns is that it’s a comic about a marriage that has spiraled into truly dark territory, but most of the...

Letting loose on the freakin' weekend

$ · February 5, 2023

Mary Worth, 2/5/23 Because Estelle simply can’t get enough of public amateur musicianship, she invited Ed on their date to a “piano bar,” which in the...

Weekend confessions

$ · February 4, 2023

Crock, 2/4/23 My attitude towards most of the comics on this site range from “I make fun of this because I love it” to “I make fun of this but I grudgingly...

Metapost: Top weekly comments (on the internet) and top monthly internet jokes (on stage)

$ · February 3, 2023

Folks! Your comment of the week in a moment, but first: If you’re in LA on February 10, you can get some more laffs from me, live and in person! That’s...

Wearing a beret and striped shirt and hitting people with a baguette would be a good wresting gimmick, to be honest

$ · February 3, 2023

Gil Thorp, 2/3/23 My favorite thing about new-look Gil Thorp is that Gil now has a coaching enemy in Luke Martinez. Previously, all Gil's animus was reserved...

Eternal winter would be good for ratings

$ · February 2, 2023

Judge Parker, 2/2/23 Look, sometimes I have to give you a long, convoluted explanation of what’s been going on in Judge Parker in order to talk about what’s...

Wednesday is for getting somewhat confrontational with the comics

$ · February 1, 2023

Beetle Bailey, 2/1/23 Is the Comic Sans font trademarked in some way? Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t, but the important thing is that writing an email to...

Tuesday soapers

$ · January 31, 2023

Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/31/23 I suppose this little kid already knows about the car accident, but it would be extremely funny if this were June trying to deliver...

"I came up with the idea!" [pointed silence and failure to respond]

January 30, 2023

Judge Parker, 1/30/23 JUDGE PARKER PLOT RECAP SPEEDRUN: The Spencer-Drivers were all gathered at Abby’s compound contemplating their next move vis-a-vis the...

Gasoline Alley is a state of mind, really

$ · January 29, 2023

Dennis the Menace, 1/29/23 True story: when I saw today’s Dennis the Menace title panel, my immediate thought was “Ha ha, surely this isn’t lovable scamp...

He looks very cozy on his little cot

$ · January 28, 2023

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

$ · January 27, 2023

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

$ · January 27, 2023

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

$ · January 26, 2023

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

$ · January 25, 2023

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

$ · January 24, 2023

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

$ · January 23, 2023

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

$ · January 22, 2023

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

$ · January 21, 2023

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

$ · January 20, 2023

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

$ · January 20, 2023

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"

$ · January 19, 2023

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

$ · January 18, 2023

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

$ · January 17, 2023

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

$ · January 16, 2023

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

$ · January 15, 2023

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

$ · January 14, 2023

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

$ · January 13, 2023

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

$ · January 13, 2023

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

$ · January 12, 2023

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...

Should be Elviney and Elvoutey in my opinion

$ · January 11, 2023

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 1/11/23 Look, I get it, if you were in charge of a century-old comics property about hillbillies, you’d have the urge to add...

Tuesday is for desperation

$ · January 10, 2023

Gil Thorp, 1/10/23 Sorry, kids! Gil has a new commitment to winning and he doesn’t have time for mere gossip like “checking in on each other’s well being” or...

Sad dads

$ · January 9, 2023

Dustin, 1/9/23 Dustin is still doing the “Dustin’s dad wants to do pole vaulting” “plot,” for a second week, which I’m reasonably sure is the longest I’ve...

Every old person I know is obsessed with the weather, this doesn't add up

$ · January 8, 2023

Dick Tracy, 1/8/23 The current Dick Tracy plot takes a look at the age old battle between labor (the master forger who made a fake Da Vinci based on some...

Wilbur combed his combover extra over for this occasion

$ · January 7, 2023

Dustin, 1/7/22 This whole week in Dustin has been about how Dustin’s dad wants to relive his high school glory days as a pole vaulter, and his wife is just...