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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Randy_B
said, about 1 year ago
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Nope, she said “one sparkly here and here”, representing the two ones.
BlackKnight15 said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat
If the two previous ones were Iridium and Platinum and the next one was Mercury, then that could work…
BlackKnight15 said, about 1 year ago
@Randy B
Well played sir – you’re absolutely correct…
Nabuquduriuzhur said, about 1 year ago
Wise man say, never buy from Ebay…
aviatrexx
said, about 1 year ago
I can’t wait for the “Annotated Compendium of Erudite Frazz Puns – Vol. 1” (coming soon to a bookstore near you)!
Miller, Cassatt/Brookins Pastis: you’re good, but you’re just not in the same league.
salamurai said, about 1 year ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
I thought, Wise Man Say, only fools rush in. but I can’t help, falling in love.
T_Lexi said, about 1 year ago
This is Golden. Thought it would Spiral out of control there for a moment… Thumbs up, Jef!
lonecat said, about 1 year ago
Brilliant
Rugeirn Drienborough said, about 1 year ago
… and math geeks shouldn’t pun!
JTWilks
said, about 1 year ago
I like Frazz because it makes me think and learn (or relearn). I’d completely forgotten about fibonacci numbers.
prrdh said, about 1 year ago
As Jef once again shows his mastery of the Fegtoon art form.
cissycox said, about 1 year ago
@baslim the begger
Thanks for the link. Spent a lot of time this morning learning geometry. Very interesting.
rollerposter said, about 1 year ago
Trigonometry multiplication. A times of the sine.
Now that’s a Math Pun!!!
atajayhawk said, about 1 year ago
Hi, Nab! Haven’t seen you for a while—but my fault, as I’m not reading comments a lot, anymore.
A D McNab
said, about 1 year ago
As a retired middle school nerd/teacher I just plain love it! It would be my question of the day.