Lio by Mark Tatulli for June 16, 2017

He’s a manticore!

now THOSE are quite some pearly whites… must be a dentist’s nightmare

Apparently Lio and Eva are polar opposites.

Check out Song of Solomon Chapter 4 Verse 2, for an even weirder image of someone’s teeth. Then, just before bed, read Edgar Allan Poe’s “Berenice” for the ne plus ultra of weird tooth fixations. [As much as Poe is loved for his weird tales, I think that for most readers this one is a bridge too far. And I guess you see what I did there? In any event, it’s seldom anthologized, very seldom discussed, and I think there’s a reason for that.]

Just another tooth in the wall.

When the shark bites, with those teeth babe.

Is Tom Batiuk the guest cartoonist today, he does a lot of bricks.

Might be a good toothpaste if you are watching your weight.

great drawings

Quit the grill!

How is he able to open his mouth to eat?

Did Lio eat a keyboard?

beat me to it.

Boy! Talk about a kid with a mouthful of teeth!

I wonder how many tubes of toothpaste Lio goes through in a month?

A brick-and-mortar smile (as opposed to an E-smile)

♪♫You’ll wonder where your tee-th went when you brush them up with wet cement♪♫ (old Pepsodent commercial parody from my childhood)

Qwerty!