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Born on the shortest day of '47 in southern CA. At six I moved east to B’klyn. Grew up reading comics in NY papers (Journal American/World Journal Tribune; Daily News & Mirror on Sundays). In my 20's I created and drew a comic strip to submit to several syndicates. It was (perhaps wisely) rejected by all the reputable ones. Unique back then, now it would be described as similar to “Eek!” Worked as a High School teacher of Speech & Theater until "excessed" after a few years. Then joined a multinational accounting/consulting firm and eventually created their first in-house Graphics Department. After 32 years I was offered a retirement package I couldn't refuse. My wife retired at about the same time and we happily spent our free time with friends and family, going to a lot of plays and musicals, visiting museums, and traveling around the country and the world. And then came COVID-19. And I discovered GoComics (and a love of limericks).

Comics I Follow

That is Priceless

That is Priceless

By Steve Melcher
Two Party Opera

Two Party Opera

By Brian Carroll
Jen Sorensen

Jen Sorensen

Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz

Eric Allie

Eric Allie

Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson

Robert Ariail

Robert Ariail

Mike Beckom

Mike Beckom

Clay Bennett

Clay Bennett

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson

Steve Benson

Steve Benson

Chip Bok

Chip Bok

Bill Bramhall

Bill Bramhall

Steve Breen

Steve Breen

Chris Britt

Chris Britt

M2Bulls

M2Bulls

By Marty Two Bulls Sr.
Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell

Jeff Danziger

Jeff Danziger

Matt Davies

Matt Davies

John Deering

John Deering

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons

By Al Goodwyn
Bob Gorrell

Bob Gorrell

Walt Handelsman

Walt Handelsman

Phil Hands

Phil Hands

Joe Heller

Joe Heller

Clay Jones

Clay Jones

Kevin Kallaugher

Kevin Kallaugher

By KAL
Steve Kelley

Steve Kelley

Mike Lester

Mike Lester

Mike Luckovich

Mike Luckovich

Gary Markstein

Gary Markstein

Pedro X. Molina

Pedro X. Molina

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

Kevin Necessary Editorial Cartoons

By Kevin Necessary
Jack Ohman

Jack Ohman

Henry Payne

Henry Payne

Joel Pett

Joel Pett

Ted Rall

Ted Rall

Michael Ramirez

Michael Ramirez

Marshall Ramsey

Marshall Ramsey

Rob Rogers

Rob Rogers

Drew Sheneman

Drew Sheneman

Jeff Stahler

Jeff Stahler

Scott Stantis

Scott Stantis

Dana Summers

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel

Gary Varvel

Matt Wuerker

Matt Wuerker

ViewsAmerica

ViewsAmerica

By Cartoon Movement-US
Views of the World

Views of the World

By Cartoon Movement-US
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Jane's World

Jane's World

By Paige Braddock
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Bozo

Bozo

By Foxo Reardon
Basic Instructions

Basic Instructions

By Scott Meyer
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Liberty Meadows

Liberty Meadows

By Frank Cho
Scary Gary

Scary Gary

By Mark Buford
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller
Origins of the Sunday Comics

Origins of the Sunday Comics

By Peter Maresca
Little Nemo

Little Nemo

By Winsor McCay
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

By Gustave Verbeek
Skippy

Skippy

By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics

Nancy Classics

By Ernie Bushmiller
Back to B.C.

Back to B.C.

By Johnny Hart
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Wizard of Id Classics

Wizard of Id Classics

By Parker and Hart
Pibgorn

Pibgorn

By Brooke McEldowney
Big Nate

Big Nate

By Lincoln Peirce
Lio

Lio

By Mark Tatulli
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Rose is Rose

Rose is Rose

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady
Cathy Commiserations

Cathy Commiserations

By Cathy Guisewite
The Martian Confederacy

The Martian Confederacy

By Paige Braddock and Jason McNamara
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Eek!

Eek!

By Scott Nickel
Tom the Dancing Bug

Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix

Super-Fun-Pak Comix

By Ruben Bolling
Lay Lines

Lay Lines

By Carol Lay
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Wondermark

Wondermark

By David Malki
Deep Dark Fears

Deep Dark Fears

By Fran Krause
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Kliban

Kliban

By B. Kliban
Kliban's Cats

Kliban's Cats

By B. Kliban
Last Kiss

Last Kiss

By John Lustig
F Minus

F Minus

By Tony Carrillo
Free Range

Free Range

By Bill Whitehead
Junk Drawer

Junk Drawer

By Ellis Rosen
The K Chronicles

The K Chronicles

By Keith Knight
The Knight Life

The Knight Life

By Keith Knight
Mannequin on the Moon

Mannequin on the Moon

By Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra
Medium Large

Medium Large

By Francesco Marciuliano
Unstrange Phenomena

Unstrange Phenomena

By Ed Allison
Warped

Warped

By Michael Cavna
Truth Facts

Truth Facts

By Wulff & Morgenthaler

Recent Comments

  1. about 6 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// To his joy, Ewald learned he’d been hired,

    but he’d teach, not the girl he desired,

    but Arnfrith, her young sis.

    He thought, “I’ll work with this.”

    No such luck— mismatched cravings transpired.

    /// Arnfrith, twelve years old, fell for her teacher.

    Ewald fancied the sister, a creature

    who had long mesmerized him,

    (though she clearly outsized him).

    But Arendse loved their (married) preacher.

    /// The preacher, whose prayers were unclean,

    lusted after Arnfrith, the pre-teen.

    And his wife, now neglected,

    dreamt that she’d be connected

    with young Ewald, who’s no libertine.

  2. about 7 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// They are both the same age, but she’s tall.

    His two brothers ‘til fifteen were small.

    Then a spurt in their growth

    gave increased height to both.

    Ewald hopes to catch up by next Fall.

  3. about 7 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// He then handed his crush the brief note

    which he hoped she would not learn he wrote.

    He sought work as a tutor.

    (Over time, switch to suitor?)

    All his virtues it tried to promote.

  4. about 7 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Ewald handed Arendse a letter.

    He was shy; (it’s the day he first met her).

    From afar he’d admired

    her, and now he desired

    to concoct a long-term plan to get her.

    /// Yet, the ruse he would choose to employ

    to meet Arendse brought him no joy.

    He was mortified that

    she tossed coins in his hat.

    She’d assumed he’s a messenger boy.

  5. about 14 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// The bot censored her innocent verse.

    She persisted and then things got worse.

    Though its not what he planned,

    from GoComics she’s banned.

    Her font tricks couldn’t hide a lewd curse.

    /// She’s in Denmark, where days can be dreary.

    Sometimes angry, but mostly she’s teary.

    Herring, here, are abundant,

    but exile? That’s redundant.

    The whole thing makes her downcast and weary.

  6. about 14 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Kristi Noem hoped that she’d earn the crown

    of “the toughest real mother in town.”

    If the “woke” ctitics frown,

    she’ll find kittens to drown.

    Don’t apologize— just double down.

  7. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// TikTok’s caught in a Senate dispute in

    which the Chinese are said to be lootin’

    our most secret intel,

    so they’d force them to sell.

    (Some would OK a purchase by Putin.)

  8. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

    /// Depressed Danes are cheered up by the Spanish,

    who are earthy and warm and not clannish.

    Though there are briefly rains

    on Iberian plains,

    soon the sun reappears and clouds vanish.

  9. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// The tall stove in the corner is cool.

    Danes are frugal and don’t burn much fuel.

    If the room became warm,

    Ida’s look might conform.

    Here, plain, dark, covered-up outfits rule.

  10. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// Vilhelm thought their gray tablecloth dreary.

    He replaced it with one bright and cheery.

    But the red color takes

    a toll— Ida’s head aches.

    Stimulation has made her grow weary.