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Premium post · October 15, 2024
Gasoline Alley, 10/15/24 Wow, I guess I see why Sophie has a different teacher than the other two girls! I've been trying pretty hard to avoid learning any...
She had won the victory over herself. She loved Mary Worth
Premium post · October 14, 2024
Mary Worth, 10/14/24 "You're right, Mary! I made a decision meant to avoid pain of the type I had suffered before, but now, under your careful guidance, I've...
Reading (the constitution of a dead society) is fundamental
Premium post · October 13, 2024
Panel from Slylock Fox, 10/13/24 The animal revolt that destroyed human dominance of the planet and put the newly sapient beasts in charge was no doubt...
It is, quite literally, the freakin' weekend
Premium post · October 12, 2024
Mary Worth, 10/12/24 God, I hope Jimmy is with Estelle in spirit. I hope he's been following her around for her whole dating journey, and I hope that when...
Metapost: Commentin', commentin', let's keep commentin'
Premium post · October 11, 2024
It's Friday and let's get right into it ... and by "it" I mean the comment of the week! "OK but BARNEY in that first panel. The eldritch horror of Barney....
Soapy Thursday (JUST KIDDING IT'S FRIDAY I KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS HAHA)
Premium post · October 11, 2024
Mary Worth, 10/11/24 Big news, everyone! Estelle's beloved dead husband was a heroic cop, and in classic fashion he died just days before his planned...
Delicious Wednesday
Premium post · October 10, 2024
Dennis of the Menace, 10/10/24 Not to brag, but I've eaten some tamales in my day, ranging from pretty good to great. For those not "in the know," a tamale...
Crimes against art, and against livestock
Premium post · October 9, 2024
Blondie, 10/9/24 I have to admit that, not being an artist myself, I'm sometimes a little hesitant to criticize comics art, especially when it comes to...
Another Tuesday, more soaps
Premium post · October 8, 2024
Dick Tracy, 10/8/24 New Dick Tracy story, everybody! It's with a guest writer and guest artist but in keeping withe vibe of present-day Dick Tracy, it's...
If Curtis starts talking about blogs, it's over
Premium post · October 7, 2024
Curtis, 10/7/24 While we all like to see a syndicated newspaper comic keep up with times, I'm afraid the occasional bit in Curtis where Curtis faithfully...
Sunday is for lore
Premium post · October 6, 2024
Judge Parker, 10/6/24 You might recall my earlier irritation that both Sophie and Neddy were involved in family romance drama structurally similar enough...
We all want to do this when our computers make us mad, honestly
Premium post · October 5, 2024
The Phantom, 10/5/24 One of the more, uh, problematic aspects of the Phantom lore is that the Phantoms have been resident in Africa for 23 generations but...
Metapost: It's Friday, I'm in love (with the comments of the week)
Premium post · October 4, 2024
There's nothing I enjoy more than reading your funny comments and selecting my favs! Speaking of which, here's this week's top contender: "Those are some odd...
Friday is for the elderly
Premium post · October 4, 2024
Mary Worth, 10/4/24 Look, Stell, you're clearly a vibrant, attractive woman with an active romantic and sexual life. Nevertheless, you're a woman of a...
I should relate to Gertie's pencil-neck husband, but all I feel for him is endless contempt
Premium post · October 3, 2024
Gearhead Gertie, 10/3/24 Now, I might be an Ivy League-educated coastal elitist, but the Ivy League school I attended was in fact located in the Finger...
Sexy beasts
Premium post · October 2, 2024
Beetle Bailey, 10/2/24 Hello, faithful readers! You might recall that last week I opined that Beetle Bailey had abandoned the spirit, though not the letter,...
Soapy Tuesday
Premium post · October 1, 2024
Gil Thorp, 10/1/24 Ah, well, it seems that Gil's airborne lovefest under old artist Rod Whigham was some kind of hallucination he was having during a massive...
Food for thought
Premium post · September 30, 2024
Beetle Bailey, 9/30/24 Today, most food service in the U.S. military is outsourced to contractors, and one of the military's most awesome powers is the...
Josh rattles off some lists
Premium post · September 29, 2024
Mary Worth, 9/29/24 I'm going to remain neutral on some the big moral questions being raised by this storyline for the moment (Is it fair to fall in love...
I always cry at endings
Premium post · September 28, 2024
Gil Thorp, 9/29/24 As Uncle Lumpy noted last week, longtime Gil Thorp artist Rod Whigham is retiring from the strip, with today being his last entry. I've...
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