Packed with humor and heart, JumpStart is a modern comic strip with a classic feel. At the core of the JumpStart family is Joe Cobb, a big-city cop, and his wife, Marcy, a nurse in a bustling Philadelphia hospital. Their jobs are easy compared to the challenge of raising four kids. At the end of the day, Joe and Marcy want what we all want: a good night's sleep. Their oldest, Sunny, is an avid reader who can answer your questions before you have time to do a Google search. Her brother, Jojo (aka Joseph Cobb, Jr.), has aspirations of being president. In fact, he already is president — of his second-grade class. Joe and Marcy's newest surprise additions are the twins, Tommi and Teddy. This talkative pair began conversing in the womb and are still going strong. Imagine what they'll say when they actually learn to speak! Rounding out the cast is Crunchy, a grouchy but warm-hearted police officer who is Joe's partner, and a host of extended family members and friends. You'll enjoy the wit and wisdom of this colorful, unpredictable cast, which includes the antics of in-laws, co-workers, a 6-year-old doctor, and a texting dog named Snoog-A-Boo.
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Joe Vanilla by Mark Litzler
Just Say Uncle by Dan Pavelich
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RachelC22 said, 4 months ago
Wasn’t this a joke in Pearls Before Swine?
ghostkeeper said, 4 months ago
Joe, you’re flailing, going down for the third time. Also, what do Russian writers call their cats? Pusskin!
Ceeg22
said, 4 months ago
I never heard of Pushkin until Rory was talking about him on Gilmore Girls
StoicLion said, 4 months ago
[In hipster speak]…I mentioned Pushkin when Sunny was talking about Dumas.
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 4 months ago
Joe’s as sharp as a tack!
Comic Minister said, 4 months ago
Is it me or is their skin getting darker than usual?
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
I had heard of the writer Alexander Pushkin, but didn’t know of his ancestry.
robb armstrong said, 4 months ago
@StoicLion yes, you did. And I made a comic strip out of it. This is why I love this blog. You guys are so darn smart! And as far as RachelC22, I don’t read “pearls before swine”. Or any other comic strips. I don’t think I’d benefit from their influence. I’d much rather cherrypick ideas from my JumpStart blog!
Johnny Robo said, 4 months ago
pushkin is what you do when they stay too long…
Earl Sampson
said, 4 months ago
@RachelC22
Yes. Don’t remember how long ago, but I clipped and saved it. Pig: “What are you reading, goat?” Goat: “The complete works of Alexander Pushkin.” Pig: “Oh I love that guy.”
Goat: ""You do? How do you know him?" Pig: “He keeps all my papers stuck to the bulletin board.” Goat: “That’s push pin.” Pig: “Oh, maybe they’re brothers.” A slightly better joke than in Jump Start. I saw a book years ago entitled “When Pushkin Comes to Shove”, but never read it.
RachelC22 said, 4 months ago
@Earl Sampson
Yeah, I knew it was something like that.