Lio by Mark Tatulli for November 21, 2011

Very nice tribute.

Awwww …

sorry, i didnt get it? what am i missing? :(

@username18 It is a tribute to the Family Circus comic, note the circle and the letters “A DIO BIL” in the lower right corner in tribute to Bil Keane.

Marvelously simple. An elegant tribute to Lio’s friend.

So sad. Well put.

Sniff sniff…

I’m hoping his son Jeff Keane (“Jeffy”) will continue the comicstrip.

So far, I’ve seen two tributes The other one is from Nancy.

or Billy. I haven’t read the strip recently and don’t remember who’s who. for years though, it was one of the first I read on Sunday.

We’ll miss you :(

His son took over the strip a couple of years ago.

Well done

Jeff Keane has been doing the strip for the last several years – and he’s fifty-three. Bil Keane was in his 80s.

This is cartooning at it’s best; spare, emotional, touching. Thanks, Mark Tatulli.

Beautiful in it’s simplicity. Thank you.

What a fantastic tribute.

very touching mr. tatulli.

It’s sad to hear Frank Sinatra Jr. sing his father’s songs and equally sad to see Jeff and Billy desperately try to continue this once outstanding strip(circle). Bil…RIP

I guess little jeffrey will be drawing all the comics now.

My Parents wouldn’t let me see the funnies until we got home from church.. i guess they figured the anticipation anxiety would keep me awake thru the Sermon.. http://www.familycircus.com

The creator of the comic died, his son has been drawing it for a few years now.

I’m with you. I don’t get it.

I just love this.

__I believe Mr. Keane was related to a childhood friend’s family. If I’m correct, I hope that Ruth, Carl, Mary, Liz, Carlie, Vincent, Margie, and Eddie are coping well. Lovely family — and such a very sweet comic.

I can’t better express what those before have already noted; an artful, touching tribute. Thank you MT.

Absolutely perfect. Thank you!

Thumbs up, and a tear in the eye for this one. Well done!

Thank you for this nice tribute, family circus was one of my favorites.

very sweet

That’s one thing I love about the family of cartoonists. They really do care about each other. They are a family tied together in an art form. (even if they plot to kill Scott Adams to get his slot in the papers)

very nice. (glad the “family” isn’t going away).

I don’t get it. I know this is a tribute, but how?

Beautiful.

I like to think the circle of cartoonists families, are always ready to draw from outside of the box, when supporting each other.

God bless the Family Circus.

Lio rocks!!!!

Very nice tribute, this is an awesome strip

Well done.

A very nice tribute, Mark. Thank you. And, R.I.P., Bil..@jimac51: I believe you’re right about the original “Family Circle” title, and according to Wikipedia, that is indeed true.

I’m glad you folks picked up on that….The meaning escaped me. Very nice.

May the Lord bless and console the Keane family RIP, Bil…you WILL BE missed.

There’s also the graphic “breaking of the fourth (third?) wall” to let Lio leave his square panel and hang the wreath on Keane’s round one.

An altogether great tribute!

“Did you get the information from Wikipedia?”

Nah, it’s just stuff I’ve picked up. Some of it I’ve known for years, but my memory was refreshed by the write-ups following Bil’s death.

I used to follow (and occasionally contribute to) the Dysfunctional Family Circus website (I learned of it just a couple of months before King Features had it shut down). Even though the people who kept that site going would have the Keane family doing the most horrible things, many of them had meticulous knowledge of the thing they were so cold-heartedly trashing.

Jeff Keane even participated in a couple of online conversations with the DFC community, and was very personable. He answered a lot of questions people put to him about the Keanes “Behind the Circle.”

Beautiful, Mark.

Nice tribute to Family Circus creator Bill Keane.

wow – well said.

is it too soon to have all the “Family Circle” characters show up in “lio” as zombies?

Thank you, Mr. Keane. I really enjoyed it when Mr. Keane wrote me a couple years ago about the “Dolly” incident. You will never be forgotten & Bless you for your humor.

Very sweet; I just heard of this on FB today as this is not one of my daily ‘toons. I’m glad that Jeffie is continuing the tradition.

Yes, the circle was empty that day. Nice tribute. I’m glad Jeff will continue that strip.

this is why i like this strip. he pokes fun, but he also offers a hat tip when it’s warranted.