Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for November 12, 2022

Good zinger Nerwin.

A plain “Why?” would have sufficed in the last panel!

Nerwin had better be more careful.

Not true, Nerwin, and respect your elders!

But Why not? Yip yip yip yip yip

Everyone’s a critic!!

Looks like Nerwin is already on the way to taking over. He’s already copped the punchline.

BH’s been around since April 1970…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broom-Hilda

Owie!

NERWIN!!!

Good one! ❤️

Ignore him, Broomie. You’ve been all that and more and I’ve loved you for every one of them. Thanks, Russ.

Dude, to be able to do quality work for over 50 years is just remarkable! My hat goes off to you, even though I don’t wear one…maybe a cap…I wear a cap every once in a while…so, my cap goes off to you!!!

It is hard to contemplate how difficult it must be to illustrate and write a comic strip, day in and day out for 50 years and keep it fresh, much less come up with story arcs. The artists do something I cannot and I thank them for their efforts.

Face it Nerwin, the straight man never headlines the act.

ba dum tss

I hate it when comics break the “fourth wall” (talking to the reader or acknowledging their comic existence). Ziggy has become very reliant on this device. I think it’s a sign that the author/artist is running out of ideas.

Her next response may curl his hair.

and the kid SURE WIN THE MATCH IN ONE SET SLAM!

Well he’s got the clever and witty parts down.

Ouch and really not true……

Do we see Irwin much anymore?

Close Enough

Low blow, Nerwin.

I have been reading this strip since day one. It’s still funny, and always worth checking out the surreal background art. Of course, I’ve been reading Blondie all my life, and I’m still waiting for it to be funny. (I’m not going to live long enough to see that!)

If Nerwin weren’t just a little-boy troll, Auntie Broom would have zapped him for that! Shame on you, Nerwin. Auntie Broom is all those things and more, a great comic strip for over half a century!

Congratulations, Russ Myers!

This strip has been one of the few constants in my life. My hometown paper in Oklahoma was one of the first to carry Broomie and it one of the first things I remember being able to read on my own. Russ Myers and his imagination will always have a special place in my heart.