Unpleasant heterosexuality comix
Pardon My Planet, 1/30/25 There's a joke at the core of this panel that is, if not good per se, at least perfectly serviceable -- ha ha, her husband is a...
Grim Wednesday
Between Friends, 1/29/25 Really kind of depressing that in every panel where we see the Blonde Between Friends Friend's face here, her facial expression is...
Simply refuse to believe that Hi Flagston has a satisfying social life. It doesn't add up
Sam and Silo, 1/28/25 You know what would be awkward? If you were a corrupt city official taking kickbacks from a local sporting goods supplier, and one of...
Crime and punishment comix
Slylock Fox, 1/27/25 Now, on the surface, this one is a puzzle. I'm not talking about the actual puzzle in the strip, but the bigger picture: why would this...
Based on how they look and their and sexual chemistry, it should be Luke/Leia honestly
Pluggers, 1/26/25 It's interesting that the caption tells us that "pluggers know when they are ready for an upgrade" when the older dog-man very clearly does...
Cancelled riff Saturday
Shoe, 1/25/25 I was going to go on a riff here about the circumstances under which a lawyer might have to quickly shift from shoes-off relaxation to...
Metapost: Friday = COTW day
Greetings, fellow humans. It is Friday, which means it's the day I share with you my favorite comment of the week from this weblog: "You are among at least...
Plato's cave comics
Tina's Groove, 1/24/25 A thing about being a monarch is that nobody can stop you from doing all sorts of awful sicko stuff, and usually this takes the form...
This is a sport that got its start in bootlegging, and look what it's become
Gearhead Gertie, 1/23/25 Today's Gearhead Gertie is actually a pretty great commentary about how modern fandoms of all stripes have slowly transformed from...
That head's way too big, honestly very unsettling
Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/22/25 So with Kelly out of the house, Summer has been whining about being bored and lonely to everyone she knows, and by "everyone she...
Gloomy Tuesday
Marvin, 1/21/25 I really have to respect Marvin for playing the long game and getting me to publicly praise it for turning away from shit and piss jokes and...
This guy's favorite fast food chain is "Clown Burger," c'mon
Blondie, 1/20/25 The joke here really ought to be that we all know that there are plenty of cereal varieties with marshmallows out there sold in boxes with...
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...