Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man. While he's sweeping the hall, he's whistling Beethoven. Or Lyle Lovett. He paints the woodwork in the classrooms; he paints a Da Vinci on the cafeteria wall. He's a trusted authority figure who is every kid's buddy. He took the janitor's job while he was a struggling songwriter, and when he finally sold a hit song, he decided to stay on at school. Frazz appears in 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. "A few years back, I wrote and illustrated a children's book," says Mallett. "When I was traveling around reading it at school assemblies, I noticed that often, the most respected, best-liked grown-up in the building was the janitor. And I thought, 'Hmm, there's a comic strip in that.'" Often praised for its intelligent wit, gentle spirit and effortless diversity, Frazz won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council in 2003 and 2005 for excellence in communicating values and ethics.
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annieb1012 said, about 4 hours ago
Hmmm…I’m not sure I get it, either. Panels two and three, anyway. The first one I get loud and clear!
Randy_B
said, about 4 hours ago
What it means is, “More to come in future strips!”
Nabuquduriuzhur said, about 4 hours ago
She cares, so she had them read War and Peas in the original language…
annieb1012 said, about 4 hours ago
Ah. Hmmm. Okay!
Varnes said, about 4 hours ago
The forshadowing is that she’s going to get bowled over?
AshburnStadium said, 30 minutes ago
The TV stations in Philadelphia (the 4th-largest TV market in the U.S.) have a problem with breaking news. Why don’t they get it fixed? ;-)