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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Varnes said, 3 months ago
History in a nutshell….
Varnes said, 3 months ago
How to win a snowball fight: Make two good snowballs. Approach the opponent slowly…Throw one high in the air, When he/she looks up at it, paste ’em in the chest with the other one….I tell ya, it works every time…Try it…
masterskrain said, 3 months ago
Somebody call Calvin!
lightenup
said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
Let’s hope North Korea or Iran isn’t pulling this one on the rest of the world.
Dave Marsden
said, 3 months ago
Finest kind
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
Just don’t throw the first one straight up, or your victory may be short-lived!
JiminNYC said, 3 months ago
In a similar vein, all meetings and negotiations should be preceded by a 5-minute session of popping bubble wrap. I defy ANYONE to be in a bad mood after that.
janinabarnes said, 3 months ago
@JiminNYC
Visualizing Obama and Putin popping bubble wrap. Yeah, if they could let their dignity down for 5 minutes, it could work.
ellisaana
said, 3 months ago
Snowballs would escalate to ice balls.
Ice balls would escalate to rocks.
Rocks would escalate to……
Soon, we would be right back to where we are now.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
Haven’t had a snowball fight in years.
vwdualnomand said, 3 months ago
war is an instrument of the state. it is a scourge on mankind. can one subdue one’s enemy without fighting? is war a science or an art?
prrdh said, 3 months ago
What I say is that the heads of the warring countries or factions or whatever should just pull down their pants and let the world see for itself what all the fighting is really about.