Metapost: Progressing pilgrims at the COTW
Just as the Mayflower Contract was an important early example of constitutional self-government in the North American British colonies, I have an unwritten...
Maybe they just want to make sure he picks the poop up. Lotta people don't
Rex Morgan, M.D, 11/29/24 Oh, hey, it turns out that Rex's cranky old patient is Merle Lewton, who we met a few years ago after he got scammed by Miss...
Thanksgiving quickies
Hagar the Horrible, 11/28/24 What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Personally, I'm thankful to learn that, in the Hagarverse, the imported Near...
Charterstone will be empty by the afternoon
Mary Worth, 11/27/24 Oh, man, this is incredible, we're now on day three of Mary's dinner guests making it very clear that they don't mind at all that...
Can't believe the French are stealing our Thanksgiving. How dare they
Crock, 11/26/24 The thing that's great about this Crock strip (and that's a phrase I never thought I'd write) is that Barlow is covered with feathers, which...
Hat Ghost: The Ghost Who Wore A Hat
Blondie, 11/25/24 A common development in all sorts of open-ended narratives (comic strips, TV shows, what have you) is that ancillary characters are...
Do the bird-people's tree(?)-houses have roofs?
Shoe, 11/24/24 If told you to imagine a local TV news report about a city clerk being appointed, you'd probably think, "Wow! Can't get duller than that!"...
Good thing it's not Princeton, because I'd have some harsh words
Mary Worth, 11/23/24 Big news everyone. Huge news. Incredible news. Mary is coming down with COVID or the flu or maybe just a bad cold, who's to say, but the...
Metapost: Pre-prandial comments of the week
I'm not a scientist, but I'm pretty sure that laughter is the best way to expand your stomach in preparation for your upcoming Thanksgiving binge. And what...
Unpleasant Friday
Gasoline Alley, 11/22/24 Oh, sorry kids, looks like you're going to slowly suffocate to death as your spaceship goes dark and circles Mars in an erratic...
What's next, CRANBERRY SAUCE out of CAN?????
Mary Worth, 11/21/24 This whole week has been about everyone ("everyone" being Toby and Dawn, admittedly) getting jazzed as hell about Thanksgiving, because...
Quick takes on still more babies and other terrible children
Marvin, 11/20/24 Good news, everyone! Marvin? The terrible baby? The one who does all the pissing and shitting? Well, he doesn't know about sex yet. Yet....
Mostly babies
Hi and Lois, 11/19/24 See, here's an example of why Hi and Lois absolutely should stick to its post-punchline vibes: today's strip does have a punchline, and...
What about my inner adult, why isn't anyone concerned about him
Gasoline Alley, 11/18/24 Is that really true, Arty? Have today's children seen a lot about Mars on TV? Is there actually a lot of Mars content out there, on...
The shirt ... it is stripy ... honh honh honh
Panels from Hagar the Horrible, 11/17/24 "OK, we want people to know she's a prostitute, so we'll give her torn short shorts and fishnet stockings ... but...
Animal-people and people-people
Pluggers, 11/16/24 Big news for people tired of reading my typed words and interested in hearing my voice: if you fall into that category and you are...
Metapost: Let's all enjoy some comments of the week
This week's top comment! You know it, you love it, etc. "Of all the people in the world, I would most expect Mary to caution us all about swimming within an...
Downer Friday
Dustin, 11/15/24 Yes, sir, Dustin sure is a strip where one of the main characters is a lawyer! Ha ha, that is undeniable. And "class action"? You'd better...
Soapy quickies
Gil Thorp, 11/14/24 I don't know why but it infuriates me that Marty is casually dropping "P.I.O." into his patter. We get it, Marty, you know that they're...
Does having a tragic backstory and being rich and going to NYU make you "cool"? Sound off in the comments
Gil Thorp, 11/13/24 Oh yeah, remember Coach Perm Gerads, who briefly seemed like he might be Gil's new nemesis but then he got beat up by his own students?...