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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chireef said, about 1 year ago
is the east coast/west coast thing still on?
Harryfan said, about 1 year ago
Naw, he’s just a refugee making his way home.
simpsonfan2 said, about 1 year ago
I know that’s Pastis, but what’s the gag?
chireef said, about 1 year ago
its a reference to what Pastis’s face looks like
chireef said, about 1 year ago
sorry, mommy don’t let me say b?## on da ’puter.
SusanSunshine
said, about 1 year ago
Jef’s just getting Pastis back for lampooning him in Pearls a few weeks ago.
olddog1 said, about 1 year ago
Isn’t one (at least) of them on the wrong side? Or going the wrong way?
SusanSunshine
said, about 1 year ago
Here’s one of the strips… Pearls from Feb 8th.
Actually they’re friends — wouldn’t surprise me if Stephan drew part of this.
Cilantro! said, about 1 year ago
I take it as a reference to the rudeness/crudeness of Pearls Before Swine. It’s always seemed like the anti-Frazz to me.
celecca
said, about 1 year ago
I thought that was what moon roofs were for
KaminoNeko said, about 1 year ago
I was wondering when Mallet would get his revenge on Pastis…
(Mallet and Pastis are buddies who tweak each other fairly frequently.)
Notsoastute said, about 1 year ago
Those spandex britches that pedal bikers wear are on auto- moon, Pastis was just returning fire.
corque said, about 1 year ago
Cara de nalga.
Laird Nelson
said, about 1 year ago
It’s Stephan Pastis!
Darsan54
said, about 1 year ago
Is this an example of that East Coast/West Coast feud? Eeeww, burn babeee !!