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Born on the shortest day of '47 in southern CA. At six I moved east to B’klyn. Grew up reading comics in NY papers (Journal American/World Journal Tribune; Daily News & Mirror on Sundays). In my 20's I created and drew a comic strip to submit to several syndicates. It was (perhaps wisely) rejected by all the reputable ones. Unique back then, now it would be described as similar to “Eek!” Worked as a High School teacher of Speech & Theater until "excessed" after a few years. Then joined a multinational accounting/consulting firm and eventually created their first in-house Graphics Department. After 32 years I was offered a retirement package I couldn't refuse. My wife retired at about the same time and we happily spent our free time with friends and family, going to a lot of plays and musicals, visiting museums, and traveling around the country and the world. And then came COVID-19. And I discovered GoComics (and a love of limericks).

Comics I Follow

That is Priceless

That is Priceless

By Steve Melcher
Two Party Opera

Two Party Opera

By Brian Carroll
Jen Sorensen

Jen Sorensen

Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz

Eric Allie

Eric Allie

Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson

Robert Ariail

Robert Ariail

Mike Beckom

Mike Beckom

Clay Bennett

Clay Bennett

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson

Steve Benson

Steve Benson

Chip Bok

Chip Bok

Bill Bramhall

Bill Bramhall

Steve Breen

Steve Breen

Chris Britt

Chris Britt

M2Bulls

M2Bulls

By Marty Two Bulls Sr.
Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell

Jeff Danziger

Jeff Danziger

Matt Davies

Matt Davies

John Deering

John Deering

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

By Al Goodwyn
Bob Gorrell

Bob Gorrell

Walt Handelsman

Walt Handelsman

Phil Hands

Phil Hands

Joe Heller

Joe Heller

Clay Jones

Clay Jones

Kevin Kallaugher

Kevin Kallaugher

By KAL
Steve Kelley

Steve Kelley

Mike Lester

Mike Lester

Mike Luckovich

Mike Luckovich

Gary Markstein

Gary Markstein

Pedro X. Molina

Pedro X. Molina

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

By Kevin Necessary
Jack Ohman

Jack Ohman

Henry Payne

Henry Payne

Joel Pett

Joel Pett

Ted Rall

Ted Rall

Michael Ramirez

Michael Ramirez

Marshall Ramsey

Marshall Ramsey

Rob Rogers

Rob Rogers

Drew Sheneman

Drew Sheneman

Jeff Stahler

Jeff Stahler

Scott Stantis

Scott Stantis

Dana Summers

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel

Gary Varvel

Matt Wuerker

Matt Wuerker

ViewsAmerica

ViewsAmerica

By Cartoon Movement-US
Views of the World

Views of the World

By Cartoon Movement-US
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Jane's World

Jane's World

By Paige Braddock
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Bozo

Bozo

By Foxo Reardon
Basic Instructions

Basic Instructions

By Scott Meyer
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Liberty Meadows

Liberty Meadows

By Frank Cho
Scary Gary

Scary Gary

By Mark Buford
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller
Origins of the Sunday Comics

Origins of the Sunday Comics

By Peter Maresca
Little Nemo

Little Nemo

By Winsor McCay
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

By Gustave Verbeek
Skippy

Skippy

By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics

Nancy Classics

By Ernie Bushmiller
Back to B.C.

Back to B.C.

By Johnny Hart
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Wizard of Id Classics

Wizard of Id Classics

By Parker and Hart
Pibgorn

Pibgorn

By Brooke McEldowney
Big Nate

Big Nate

By Lincoln Peirce
Lio

Lio

By Mark Tatulli
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Rose is Rose

Rose is Rose

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady
Cathy Commiserations

Cathy Commiserations

By Cathy Guisewite
The Martian Confederacy

The Martian Confederacy

By Paige Braddock and Jason McNamara
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Eek!

Eek!

By Scott Nickel
Tom the Dancing Bug

Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix

Super-Fun-Pak Comix

By Ruben Bolling
Lay Lines

Lay Lines

By Carol Lay
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Wondermark

Wondermark

By David Malki
Deep Dark Fears

Deep Dark Fears

By Fran Krause
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Kliban

Kliban

By B. Kliban
Kliban's Cats

Kliban's Cats

By B. Kliban
Last Kiss

Last Kiss

By John Lustig
F Minus

F Minus

By Tony Carrillo
Free Range

Free Range

By Bill Whitehead
Junk Drawer

Junk Drawer

By Ellis Rosen
The K Chronicles

The K Chronicles

By Keith Knight
The Knight Life

The Knight Life

By Keith Knight
Mannequin on the Moon

Mannequin on the Moon

By Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra
Medium Large

Medium Large

By Francesco Marciuliano
Unstrange Phenomena

Unstrange Phenomena

By Ed Allison
Warped

Warped

By Michael Cavna
Truth Facts

Truth Facts

By Wulff & Morgenthaler

Recent Comments

  1. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// By my count it’s three naked, one dressed—

    but by this I don’t mean to suggest

    that the nudes are harassed.

    It seems no one’s aghast

    at the prospect of being caressed.

  2. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// I have heard queer comediennes say

    (it’s for lesbians now a cliche)

    that when women, both gay,

    first meet one girl will say,

    “I can move in with you right away!”

  3. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    Seconded. What, me worry?

  4. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// Some believe they should be fearful of

    divine punishments sent from above.

    If God hates gay and bi,

    they’ll find out when they die.

    Until then we should “live and let love.”

  5. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    “Now I’m cross,” the nude’s confessin’ to the cross-dresser who’s undressin’ without war-ar-arnin’…

  6. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

    All psychological motivations aside, maybe these painters had limited budgets and the nude models charged more per hour than the clothed ones. ;>)

  7. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

    If the long haired blond is a young man, then it seems that while the brunette was swimming he took the opportunity to try on her clothes and make-up. In which case, this would not be a lesbian attempting to seduce a straight woman, but perhaps a straight man playing dress-up to seduce a lesbian. (Maybe Ish can put this alternate scenario in rhyme form.)

  8. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

    /// If the nude girl did not think it right

    to be clutched round her calves she’d take flight.

    Yet, she smiled and she thrust

    her knees toward the blonde’s bust.

    Body language implies they are tight.

    /// It’s true, maybe she’s not gay or bi,

    and has only had sex with a guy,

    but the look on her face says,

    at this time and place,

    she appears to be willing to try.

  9. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

    ///These two paintings show four different women,

    each as sweet as a juicy persimmon.

    Georges D’Espagnat’s no saint,

    but he knew how to paint

    (and just where to find gay women swimmin’).

  10. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

    When I was searching for information about this second painting I found many others by D’Espagnat showing naked women identified as bathers in a wooded setting. Most were of a lone figure, but several showed two women and at least one was like today’s with a nude next to a fully clothed companion, (but not nearly so obviously erotic). Maybe the message he got is “keep painting what you like… especially if it sells.”