Sunday hopes and dreams and horror
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 6/25/23 Wait, what exactly is Snuffy buying that tool for? It's definitely not to do any useful or productive repair work, I...
The bird will be fine, kids. Please do not disturb Mr. Thurston's "nap"
Dustin, 6/24/23 Being a diagnosable Twitter addict, like I am, is not particularly rewarding, but it does provide you with a few fairly useless special...
Metapost: Summertime ... and the COTWing is easy
Hope you’re all enjoying your June as much as I know you’ll enjoy this week’s comment of the week! "From inside the burlap sack, Jones listened carefully. It...
Remember when Niki used to be cool? Kelly clearly doesn't, because she's still fighting for this relationship
Rex Morgan, M.D., 6/23/23 So it seems that Niki is going to turn down the college scholarship he earned by helping Rex recapture some escaped prisoners,...
Genuinely curious as to what percentage of normal people can ID characters from "Pickles"
Blondie, 6/22/23 Let's put aside, for the moment, the fact we're dealing with three famous (?) comics couples here. What are the circumstances under which...
Also, I am reasonably sure you could top that one
Shoe, 6/21/23 Here's a little free hint for comic strip writers everywhere: if you come up with a line of dialogue and you think, "Well, I can't top that...
Caged lukewarmth
Gil Thorp, 6/20/23 Some years back, the state of Maryland renamed the government agency in charge of courts, detention facilities, and parole supervision for...
They're signed "sincerely," how mean-spirited could they be
Slylock Fox, 6/19/23 There was a truly incredible report a few months ago that featured extensive quotes from Taliban fighters who, after spending two...
Genuinely curious as to what percentage of normal people can ID characters from "Pickles"
Panel from Slylock Fox, 6/18/23 This image is, quite frankly, one of the most horrifying that Slylock Fox has presented me with in all my years of reading...
More like Saint BEEFer amiright
Pardon My Planet, 6/17/23 Look, I am not a vegetarian (anyone who’s met me IRL will have a good chortle at me having to preface anything with this), but if...
It doesn't look THAT destroyed to be hones
Dick Tracy, 6/16/23 Dick Tracy is, indeed, a rich tapestry: one of its supporting characters, Diet Smith, is a wealthy scientist whose inventions have...
Just shovel the poop overboard, man. Problem solved
Judge Parker, 6/15/23 Sorry you're a coward, Sophie, but I actually would've liked to have seen the process by which Abbey decided to "get back out there" on...
Soaptastic Wednesday
Mary Worth, 6/14/23 Look, I know I have to tread delicately here, because organized dog fighting is very real and very awful. But since this is Mary Worth...
Varying types of Dennis-free menacing
Hagar the Horrible, 6/13/23 Look, it’s fun when I do jokes about how Hagar the Horrible, as a Viking warrior chieftain, would realistically be responsible...
True tales of Josh life (plus some comics quickies)
Pearls Before Swine, 6/10/23 I’m taking a slight break from my usual routine here to relay a personal anecdote. On Saturday, I went to a showing of The...
The latest Newsweek hasn't arrived yet but she'll keep Saul updated on what it says
Mary Worth, 6/11/23 Yes, blah blah, Saul breaks down sobbing because his beloved Greta has become bait for for fighting dogs (DO NOT WORRY, THERE IS ZERO...
Good news and bad news
Mary Worth, 6/10/23 Look, I am a huge animal lover. My wife and I have two cats that we dote on and spend a probably unreasonable amount of time thinking and...
Metapost: Comedy toooNIGHT (plus COTW)
That’s right folks: it’s the 2nd Friday of the month, and you know what that means: LIVE ON-STAGE COMEDY IN LOS ANGELES, FROM YOURS TRULY! Here is the...
Friday is time for me to educate you about CINEMA
Dustin, 6/9/23 Under The Skin is a truly great and unsettlingly weird movie that is, probably, about an alien who’s been sent to Earth to capture and harvest...
Dog dads and ward grads
Mary Worth, 6/8/23 Looks like Santa Royale Action News has gotten wind of the van-based dognapping gang haunting the region, and thank goodness they're...