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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simpsonfan2 said, 3 months ago
At one point in the 1600s, tulips were the hot item. Someone actually traded a decent sized house for one tulip bulb. Really.
Pacopuddy said, 3 months ago
Well, there you go, Caulfield. Plague-free for 10 (?) years.
Pacopuddy said, 3 months ago
@simpsonfan2
And then the bottom fell out of the tulip market and thousands went bankrupt overnight.
Deborah Moggach wrote an excellent novel set in the era – “Tulip Fever”.
Arianne said, 3 months ago
I think Frazz is pointing us here – Cinnamon Girl.
Locura said, 3 months ago
Though the cinnamon we use isn’t actual cinnamon. Actual Cinnamon bark is quite expensive. (maybe not WAR expensive, but quite pricy)
Arianne said, 3 months ago
I like how the depiction of Frazz and the broom in the 6th panel reinforces the message that history gives us perspective.
Varnes said, 3 months ago
They say, that, compared to thousands of years of history, this is the most peaceful time ever, when it comes to people killing people…Just a couple hundred years ago, life was cheap, brutal and short….
Potrzebie said, 3 months ago
We fight over oil today, tomorrow, water. (At least that’s what experts say)
olddog1 said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
Yes, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” In the state of nature, that is. Rousseau to the contrary.
bpullin said, 3 months ago
Frazz was so stupid when he was a student. How did he become so intelligent? Go back for his GED or something?
jessegooddoggy said, 3 months ago
@bpullin
You don’t get Frazz’s intellect or insights from a GED. And when was he pictured as a student?
CasualObserver said, 3 months ago
@Arianne
Well done – I liked that!
AshburnStadium said, 3 months ago
Ceylon is known as Sri Lanka today. It sits off the coast of India.
Wolf Emperor
said, 3 months ago
As you might know, salt was once traded the way money is used today. Later, in colonial times, people used to travel around the world just to buy a few spices.
treesareus said, 3 months ago
@jessegooddoggy
Intellect and schooling…while they are often coupled, can be independent of each other. Big factors in intellect are an inqusitive mind and persistance.