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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frumdebang said, 4 months ago
“Caulfield. Caulfield Caulfield.”
brickster said, 4 months ago
Stirred, not shaken.
kup67 said, 4 months ago
drinking, smoking, womanizing, risk-taking. what’s not to like about 007?
pschearer
said, 4 months ago
I saw “Skyfall” the other day. The best Bond movie I ever saw, and I don’t think I’ve missed many.
J Ba said, 4 months ago
And he’s a sophisticated English gent; well, and half Swiss too!
Notsoastute said, 4 months ago
I aimed low, and hit my mark! I aimed high and got that way instead.
detourjones said, 4 months ago
@pschearer
I’d love to share a coffee someday and discuss that… I thought it failed as a Bond film… felt more like the back end of a Superhero origin tale to me… complete with batcave and Alfred character…
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
People love it when you walk up to them and yank out their ear buds…………
GreggW
said, 4 months ago
@pschearer
Then I guess you’ve missed “Goldfinger”.
GreggW
said, 4 months ago
@J Ba
Half Scottish actually, English only by nationality.
Potrzebie said, 4 months ago
Frazz is one of the few strips that make you google and wiki!
djinnthespazz said, 4 months ago
I love that for everything else Caulfeild is, he’s still a kid.
Nice work, Mallett.
defunctdoormat said, 4 months ago
I’ve seen all the Bond movies, at least twice, except for the recent guy. I haven’t seen any of them yet. And I’ve been told I haven’t missed any. Sean Connery set the stage for Bond. Goldfinger is a classic.
However, I don’t get into them as much because they’re from the 60s, and 70s. I was born in the 60s but can’t relate. Which is why Goldeneye is one of my top three, easily. A modern Bond with modern gadgets, in a modern world. That cold war stuff gets old.
Stephen Gilberg
said, 4 months ago
I would warn Caulfield against his panel 1 behavior.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
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Alan Dershowitz supports the illegal, immoral act of torture. One that doesn’t work as an interrogation tool to get truth. But it does get you whatever you ask for no matter how wrong it is. He is monstrous. Not worthy of working at Harvard. Damn Harvard for keeping such a person on its payroll.