Bad news from bad dudes
Mary Worth, 1/19/25 "Josh," you're probably wondering, "how can this storyline about Dawn's relationship with her new emotionally volatile bully of a...
Animal spirits
Shoe, 1/18/25 It's true: closed captions aren't just for the hearing impaired. They also help viewers in a variety of contexts where speech may be difficult...
Metapost: You're commenting, I'm listening
Ready for your comment of the week? Ready? Ready???? Here it is! "As an Xer, I find Joey's Thom Browne-inspired skinny jeans and exposed ankles look...
It's a weird chin, man. Not right for the head. Not right at all
Family Circus, 1/17/25 OK, I know comics are, by their nature, cartoonish, and there isn't always that much variety between faces so other characteristics...
Polysemy ... Sarge's greatest weakness
Beetle Bailey, 1/16/25 I actually am curious about the chain of thought that determined which secondary Beetle Bailey character got the punchline said at him...
Out of the past
Marvin, 1/15/25 The thing about writing a blog post a day, every day, forever, is that you can definitely find yourself caught in some ruts, which makes me...
Should've prescribed this jerk a "chill pill" years ago in my opinion
Dennis the Menace, 1/14/25 Now, look, today I'm not really interested in litigating whether this is wildly non-menacing ("Aww, I need to show all the parts...
Soapy Monday
Judge Parker, 1/13/25 A comics tic meant to telegraph character emotional state that I always find a little odd is when they rub the back of their neck in...
She needs to "duck" more so she doesn't hit her head on things
Mary Worth, 1/12/25 This Mary Worth storyline is sadly all too realistic in its depiction of emotional abuse and manipulation. But it's extremely unrealistic...
The clam screams endlessly, it did not consent to becoming a weapon
Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/11/25 Oh, I'm sorry, did you find the recent week's worth of Rex Morgan, M.D., Characters Talking On The Phone boring? Well, did it ever...
Metapost: Smoldering, patreonizing comments of the week and change
Hello all! I have this week's comment of the week for you, but before that ... a couple of notes. A few of you inquired about my safety in the current LA...
Is Dennis wearing Santa pants? Not comfortable with that either
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 1/10/25 Ha ha, can you imagine? The Smif and Barlow families would be lined up opposite each other, and Steve Harvey would...
I also refuse to "get out" or "live it up" under any circumstances
Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/9/25 I regret to inform you that we are almost to the end of the week one of "Kelly is in college, now" and it appears we never did make...
Being able to distinguish objects and surfaces from their surrounding space? Real nerd stuff
Dustin, 1/8/25 I think I speak for insufferable pedants everywhere when I say that I immediately clocked this as not being an actual line from Confucius --...
Soapy Tuesday
Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/7/25 Look, I get it, soap opera strips are a slow-moving medium, you can't count on people reading every day so you have to repeat stuff,...
The comic strip "Marvin" has also outlived many of its rivals, sadly
Judge Parker, 1/6/25 Detective Yelich has been Sam's inside man on the police force since the Great Judge Meth Caper of '23, which, you may recall, included...
You're not drunk until you're TV golf drunk
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 1/5/25 Lord knows I've spent enough time contemplating the economy and politics of Hootin' Holler, so I might as well take...
I'm not sorry if it offends, actually, never apologize for pedantry
Blondie, 1/4/25 Yes, I still read the newspaper comics strip Blondie every day, and I actually learn things from it! For instance, Herb saying "mega-...
They don't use cell phones because coverage is so bad, because of the hills
No comment of this truncated week, folks -- we'll let pugfuggly have the place of pride till next Friday! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 1/3/25 OK, Barney...
RETURN TO COMICS BLOGGING IN THE FAR-OFF FUTURE YEAR 2025: MOSTLY MARY WORTH EDITION
Hello, faithful readers! Did you have a good Christmahanukkwanzaa? Are you ready for a return to comics blogging form, here on your favorite website,...