From the salmon-colored sofa that is the center of the Arlo & Janis universe, this unique and quixotic comic strip has been just about everywhere. From unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to unsurpassed observational wit, Arlo & Janis is perhaps the most unpigenholeable comic strip ever. It also invents new words!
The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become, with their son Gene, perhaps the most believable family in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo & Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused at any given moment. However, readers eagerly return every day for another quaff from what has been the holy grail for a generation of comic-strip authors: quintessential Boomer humor.
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Varnes said, 7 months ago
Oh Oh, not good….Bad first impression…..Hope they skip Bush, too………….
Varnes said, 7 months ago
That’s right, conservatives! It’s not all Bush’s fault. Can’t forget Nixon…..
Varnes said, 7 months ago
I hated him at the time, so it hurts for me to say it, but the current crop of republicans make Tricky Dicky look better than Saint Michael the Archangel….My how times have changed…
freeholder1 said, 7 months ago
Now it’s not nice to dance on graves.
Ding dong the witch is…
freeholder1 said, 7 months ago
end of the gloat: fun comic that actually GETS the time lag.
freeholder1 said, 7 months ago
Me, i want those gas prices back that we were complaining about then.
Bob
said, 7 months ago
I remember Carter telling us to “grin and bear it” on gas prices.
richardelguru
said, 7 months ago
If we’re lucky our radio and TV signals will be degraded well before they get to any extraterrestrials and they won’t be able to form the impression that we’re a load of jerks.
LHPuttgrass said, 7 months ago
Well, his name is on the moon . . . like he owns the place
finale said, 7 months ago
Could be worse….The Kardashians or Jersey Shore could be the first ones recieved by them.
twypsi said, 7 months ago
I always remember Calvin’s comment re: aliens…“The best evidence to support the existence of other intelligent life forms is that none has tried to contact us!”
pair8head said, 7 months ago
We’re hosed
USAFMSGT said, 7 months ago
@richardelguru
You mean they won’t get to hear Obama pass the buck everytime his administration screws the American citizen?
Notgiven said, 7 months ago
DH was joking the other day, if the aliens have their own SETI they’re getting I Love Lucy reruns.
whmIII said, 7 months ago
@USAFMSGT
Obviously not…