Lio by Mark Tatulli for December 13, 2008

The look on the other kid is priceless.

9 muscles to smile, 17 to frown, 0 to sit there with a dumb look on your face.

Next Narcoleptic Tom? Somnambulistic Dick? Comatose Harry?

What about a book where the monkeys actually do things that are real, like “Poop-tossing Pete” or something…

Lio would probably prefer something on the order of Murderous Mike.

( And real monkeys are vicious little snarks. )

How about Cathy, the Cappuccino addicted Capuchin?

Simon jester: you’re right. Worked with the little horrors in the’60’s.

No Far, that would be “Clueless George”.

Just out of the frame there’s a clueless nitwit holding My Pet Goat and staring forlornly into space.

Mark Tatulli,

I admire your work every day! The San Francisco Chronicle is lucky to have you. I cannot imagine how you draw those amazing expressions in just a few lines of ink. Beautiful work!

B

you can tell the type of kid by the book he reads

Lio might be able to use him as a servant or something.

Diabolical Dan? Evil Edwin? Mad Scientist Mark?

Unfortunate uhh..