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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Arch Stanton said, about 1 year ago
Same with humans. Back in ‘53 I would’ve been an old fogie, but these days marketing has renamed me as a Senior Citizen.
surfstuff55 said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat
Are you a Vulcan?
Richard S. Russell said, about 1 year ago
The kid is a lot faster with the mental math (2012 – 1953 = 59) than the much older cashier at my grocery store.
lipophilia said, about 1 year ago
Those are nothing compared to Canola oil – made from rapeseed.
pibbert said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat—hopefully you’re not, as I am one year older and likelier to be green!
Kadedee said, about 1 year ago
I got 10 Kiwis in my Bountiful Basket this week. www.bountifulbaskets.org
Slywlf
said, about 1 year ago
I’m just glad Frazz is actually here – I got a second copy of Brevity in my email where I should have gotten Frazz :-(
Dr.Midnight said, about 1 year ago
Yeah, the marketing guys didn’t think “Rapeseed Oil” would sell well either. That’s how we ended up with Canola. True story.
VikThor said, about 1 year ago
@Slywlf
same here.
YatInExile
said, about 1 year ago
Who else got Brevity in their e-mail? Again.
CIpressa
said, about 1 year ago
I got Brevity, too!
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
I love Kiwis!
Chicago Insurgent said, about 1 year ago
i love kiwis. though lol i looked up kiwi and kiwi is a bird. the fruit is called “Kiwifruit”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi
Redkaycei Repoc said, about 1 year ago
I thought Kiwis were people from New Zealand? ok I’m kidding and I was born in 51 so I’m even more likely to have green innards by the reasoning here……lol
Bill said, about 1 year ago
What about the ‘Mahi-mahi’?