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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J Ba said, 3 months ago
DUCk!
masterskrain said, 3 months ago
Caufield has been taking lessons in efficient snowball delivery systems from Calvin, I see…
rshive said, 3 months ago
Incoming!
David Glover said, 3 months ago
Who would name a kid “Caufield?” Or Ward? Or Burl? Kwame?
Stephen Gilberg
said, 3 months ago
@David Glover
Turning last names into first names has been pretty common for a while now. “Caulfield” is unlikely because nobody wants to be Holden Caulfield, but “Ward” (as in actor Ward Bond) isn’t so bad. Not sure where “Burl” came from, but Burl Ives is admired. And “Kwame” is simply Ghanaian.
No Habla said, 3 months ago
@David Glover
Or Luther?
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Stephen Gilberg
Burl Icicle Ivanhoe Ives is his full name. There is also Burt Ward.
annieb1012 said, 3 months ago
I believe Burl Ives’ second name is Icle…not Icicle. No extra ic!
danketaz said, 3 months ago
Maybe he added the ic after his stint as a snowman.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
Looks like Miss Plainwell is confirming a date.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
@David Glover
That’s not a bad name. In the old days some boys would get female monikers, like “Clare” or “Shirley” or disgusting ones like “Lester.” Those men grew up wretched and miserable because the mothers who gave them these names hated men with a passion, and their fathers were too weak to fight them. They would compound their troubles by marrying women that were like their mothers. My public school tried to help them by hiring them as teachers.
thebird55 said, 3 months ago
I got stuck with Alvie. Supposedly a girls name, but I was named after my grandfather. It’s Scottish.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
@thebird55
Sounds like the name of a fighting Scot from the Highlands.
Lisa Childress said, 3 months ago
Alvie Singer?