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I’ve been reading the funny pages since the day a four-year-old me picked up the newspaper and read Peanuts out loud to the astonishment of my mother who didn’t know I was already reading on my own.

Comics I Follow

B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Frazz

Frazz

By Jef Mallett
Lio

Lio

By Mark Tatulli
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Rose is Rose

Rose is Rose

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady
Peanuts Begins

Peanuts Begins

By Charles Schulz
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Red and Rover

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset
Wizard of Id

Wizard of Id

By Parker and Hart

Recent Comments

  1. over 2 years ago on Brewster Rockit

    Brilliant!

  2. over 4 years ago on Brewster Rockit

    Well, 2020 did give us something else to worry about: astronomers found a black hole a mere 1,000 light years away from Earth. It’s been nice knowing all of you.

  3. over 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

    You know it’s only a matter of time before Pastis retaliates.

  4. almost 5 years ago on The Academia Waltz

    From my brother-in-law’s point of view, this would not be funny. My wife’s family is from Puerto Rico, and they tend to have a lighter skin color. In 2001, my brother-in-law, who had just graduated college and had landed a good job, decided to let his naturally wavy hair grow long, and he grew a large beard. After 9/11, he was constantly harassed and threatened with violence by folks who thought he was from the Middle East. After a week of such treatment, he asked his mother to cut his hair, and he shaved off his beard. Now that he looked more like a Caucasian American, the harassment and threats stopped.

  5. almost 5 years ago on Frazz

    I don’t think either “miffed” or “peeved” is accurate. He is genuinely concerned, but more acutely than he usually is. He actually seems out of character.

  6. almost 5 years ago on Paul Szep

    Why is it that so many Catholics who run for office don’t truly practice their faith? For example, John Kerry and Joe Biden support abortion rights. As a practicing Catholic myself, I’m embarrassed when people like them or like Barr or like Kavanaugh talk about how much their Catholic faith has influenced their lifestyles and decisions. I also wonder how often they go to Confession.

  7. about 5 years ago on Frazz

    Very clever use of a broom as a trident. I have to remember that.

  8. over 5 years ago on The Last Mechanical Monster

    I loved this story! This is one of the best comic strip serials I have ever read, and I have a library full of Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Buck Rogers, et al., and it ranks up there with the best of them. I also would love to add this to the collection. Perhaps, and this is a long shot, you could contact DC Comics. After all, this is a sequel of sorts to a Superman story, and he is mentioned in a headline so perhaps they would be open to gathering it into a single volume. If not, perhaps another small publisher would pick it up. Regardless, this was a truly memorable story, which I will definitely make a point of returning to in a few years. Thanks for the great work!

  9. over 5 years ago on The Last Mechanical Monster

    They also had Superman!

  10. over 5 years ago on The Last Mechanical Monster

    The book titles—what a great joke they are!