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, 3 months ago
And then he put his face on the penny?
Varnes said, 3 months ago
A penny earned earned is a penny s’Abed, ?…To coin a phrase…., ..OK, yeah, it’s bed time…….BTW, I’d still love to do Sally Fields….seriously…
Jenn said, 3 months ago
Funny!
Tue Elung-Jensen said, 3 months ago
Yes… In Vampire hunter :p
Flossie Mudduck said, 3 months ago
Happy Birthday, Abie Baby!
Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
Sally Fields is still looking good, isn’t she
A hot mature woman is far hotter than a hot younger woman
Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago
A note of reminder to all, never directly address a Troll
A Troll posts provocative comments looking for a fight, don’t give it one, flag the Bridge Dweller and otherwise ignore it
AshburnStadium said, 3 months ago
@
You sound just like Wilkes Booth (he actually did not use the name John among his contemporaries)!
AshburnStadium said, 3 months ago
On the other hand, I feel that Lincoln should have let the Confederate States of America go.
We would have saved 5/8 of a million lives – more Americans were lost in the Civil War than all of America’s other wars combined!
Also, we wouldn’t have had the following presidents:
Andrew Johnson (TN)
Lyndon Baines Johnson (TX)
Jimmy Carter (GA)
Bill Clinton (AR)
George W. Bush.(TX)
david_42 said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
The world would be a different place is Lincoln had survived until 1909.
pschearer
said, 3 months ago
When I watched “Lincoln” I had a fascinating feeling that I was watching Tommy Lee Jones and Hal Holbrook and Sally Fields but actually watching Abraham Lincoln. Daniel Day Lewis deserves the Oscar no matter who they give it to.
twypsi said, 3 months ago
@AshburnStadium
JDS said, 3 months ago
@pschearer
Well said . . . I had that same feeling.
sfreader1 said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
He is also on the $5 bill!
doublepaw said, 3 months ago
Trolls on comic forums looking for attention are a pathetic thing to see. The best thing is to not reply to them, it really ruins their day. Back to enjoyment of Arlo & Janis………..