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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vwdualnomand said, 6 months ago
it is a good thing that modern society uses arabic(indian) numbers, especially zero.
FlyerTom said, 6 months ago
Tell that to the NFL and their nefarious Super Bowl numbering.
J Ba said, 6 months ago
For cycling, in-line skating & increasingly skiing, helmets are almost compulsory; so why is ice-skating different?
prrdh said, 6 months ago
C’mon, Jef; do you expect us to believe that anyone under about eighteen has even heard of Roman numerals?
detourjones said, 6 months ago
i give today’s strip a VIII
masterskrain said, 6 months ago
@FlyerTom
You mean like;
“Welcome to Super Bowl LLXXVIIICLXIVIXI”?
Hey, at least they aren’t using Binary!
“Welcome to Super Bowl 101100011000011010100110”!
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 6 months ago
@FlyerTom
Not to mention movies and their copyright dates! “Copyright… 1528?!”
Jessica_D said, 6 months ago
X marks the spot
defunctdoormat said, 6 months ago
@masterskrain
There’s so much wrong with your ‘roman numeral’ I don’t know where to start.
I loved reading and writing the numbers out from the 80s and 90s. M (1000) CM L(50) XC IV so you have MCMLXCIV. That’s a real number and about as complicated as they get. Not hard to understand once you break it down. 1994.
defunctdoormat said, 6 months ago
Not sure how I did that, but if you mouse over the underlined roman numerals, it details what they are.
masterskrain said, 6 months ago
@defunctdoormat
Yes, I am aware of that! (LOL)
Just making a point.
And, before anyone asks, I have NO clue what the binary number would be, either!
Arianne said, 6 months ago
Those paramedics can be tough… they’ll probably only give him an IV.
comicsssfan said, 6 months ago
I would need a helmet for ice skating. Maybe a motorcycle helmet.
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
So much for a figure ten.
abilyeu said, 6 months ago
@masterskrain & defunctdoormat
101100011000011010100110 would be 11,634,342. And 1994 would just be MCMXCIV, with no L (or 11111001010 in binary).