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   fear-ciuil said, 20 days ago

   “Djörks” … good one!

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   ZootSuitMcGoot said, 20 days ago

   Ah, yes, the evil, brutish white people attacking the noble red men who only want to live in spiritual harmony with nature! Oh, and they’re fundamentalists, too. No prejudice there, none at all.

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   Richard said, 20 days ago

   Excellent piece Wiley.

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   elbeck said, 20 days ago

   For some reason, my intuition tells me that “nameless, soulless tribe” has “bankers” written all over it….

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   aldridgeg said, 20 days ago

   Dagny Taggart knew what she was talking about. Sorry guys. No sunshine. No lollipops. No rainbows. Unless you get them for yourself. TANSTAAFL.

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   cabrobst said, 20 days ago

   bailout bankers with lots of foreclosures on their books.

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   Wiley said, 20 days ago

   You have leaped to a conclusion that was never presented or even hinted at in this story, “Zoot”. This storyline dates back to 2003, which was the allusion in this edition on just how Homer got there.

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   cnetter said, 20 days ago

   2003, Arrrgggg, you’re making my head hurt. Help me out here, which collection contains that part of the “Homer - past life regression” series?

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   tcolkett said, 20 days ago

   I’m getting the feel of “free market fundamentalists” here. The Ayn Randian curse of the 21st century and potential downfall of civil society.

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    tcolkett said, 20 days ago

    I’m getting the feel of “free market fundamentalists” here. The Ayn Randian curse of the 21st century and potential downfall of civil society.

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    kfaatz925 said, 20 days ago

    Whatever the higher meaning, great strip and lovely artwork.

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    Wiley said, 20 days ago

    Why do so many of you here insist on reading something into the cartoons that simply aren’t there? It’s just an adventure story. No hidden meanings or editorializing, just a story.

    And, sorry, but there’s no collection of past Homer stories. Not yet, anyway.

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    cnetter said, 20 days ago

    Bummer - no Homer Collection. Sigh. Such is life.

    Thanks for the great story line and artwork!

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    gbwooden said, 20 days ago

    Please get to work on that collection. My illustrator brother-in-law is interested in your work and asked if you had any published collections.
    It is frustrating for those of us who subscribe to GOCOMICS to have no hard-copy format to share with admirers.
    Amazing artwork and compelling storyline. Attaboy!!

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    Wiley said, 20 days ago

    There are several collections, including the Non Sequitur Sunday Treasury, which does contain some of the Homer strips. There are also my Ordinary Basil books which are linked on this page.

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    kirbey said, 20 days ago

    I like/dislike these story lines because it is so hard for me to wait for Sunday ! ! !

    Beautiful artwork

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    grazer said, 20 days ago

    Wiley, the clever conclusions to your adventure stories always remain to be seen—exactly as you planned—so why not take the jaded guesses in stride as your tales unfold?

    Congratulations on earning such a big and responsive following.

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    JanCinVV said, 20 days ago

    Let’s see, a fundamentalist is someone who believes in the fundamentals of a particular subject. That makes me a fundamentalist in accounting, motherhood, marriage and cat husbandry. (Not to say I’m fundamentally excellent in any of these, just that I fundamentally believe in their fundamentals.) Oh yeah, and comics. I love comics.

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    aerwalt said, 20 days ago

    Wiley, just keep doing what you’re doing.

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    Wiley said, 20 days ago

    “…so why not take the jaded guesses in stride as your tales unfold?”

    That’s actually what I’m doing, trying to keep some readers here to just let the story unfold without trying to find some hidden political agenda in it.

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    daking27 said, 20 days ago

    Even when you DO have a political agenda, it’s seldom hidden, and I appreciate your equal opportunity skewering. We all need deflating. Thanks!

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    Jazzlily said, 20 days ago

    Wiley, thanks for telling us about the Sunday Treasury, I’ll look into it. I own the Ordinary Basil books, and a couple of your soft-covers, but I’ve been waiting for Homer to have his own book now for years. It looks like you are garnering enough interest to make it worth while. I’ll be on the pre-order list if you do. You make Sundays worth getting up for. Thank you.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 20 days ago

    Homer’s whole life story came from books he read.

    Even without the cherub (NOT angel) wings, Homer doesn’t even resemble the person whom he’s claiming to be.

    Homer’s tall tale is really a Non Sequitur of his actual life. He didn’t do any of that stuff.

    People getting wings when they die is a non sequitur as far as what is scripturally correct.

    Since God the Father is perfect, according to Jesus, he wouldn’t need to wear glasses either.

    But, if you do some research on the peoples in Homer’s “autobiography,” you will find some great history stuff to read.

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    Miller Junkie said, 20 days ago

    ” …. BECAUSE I HAD A PLAN ! ”
    .
    Thanks Wiley, everybody needs a plan.
    .
    Sort of like the old days when Wiley Miller was the on the staff of the Santa Rosa (Californa) Press Democrat and moonlighting by drawing people cartoons in the bar downtown on the bar napkins.
    True ? That’s Gold man.

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    mirthiful said, 20 days ago

    Love the name “Djörks”!

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    Wiley said, 20 days ago

    For those like Mr. Doty who are still a bit confused about the Homer saga, it is nothing more than fiction. It is NOT religious in any way, but it is spiritual (there’s a difference). And the character doing Homer’s “Past Life Review” is not God. That’s Bert, who is a counseling angel.

    The element of reincarnation is central to the theme here as a writing device, which enables me to place Homer into any era of history, which means he would look different in each life… different races and different genders, depending on the storyline. The only consistent “look” he has is when he’s in Heaven.

    I hope that clears things up.

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    Strodgers said, 20 days ago

    Wiley, I’m not sure which I like best, the daily or the Sunday. But so far it seems that many of the story lines that go for weeks(Sunday’s) could be made into a good movie. (except do to the fact Hollywood Producers would be doing it their way.)

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    bmonk said, 19 days ago

    @Ushindi, JAD certainly seems to know all about it. I’m not at all sure how he learned. And I’m utterly certain that he never learned about symbolic or metaphorical language: he insists on a totally literal interpretation of everything…

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    Yukoneric said, 19 days ago

    Do Djorks drive fyords?

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    elbeck said, 19 days ago

    Wiley, relax. The fun is following your enigmatic story lines and trying to add layers. Hell, it’s been done with religious texts for centuries, so why not? The challenge here is for you to find a way to get a cut of that action. ;-)

    Besides, the round headed cat up front from the “nameless, soulless tribe” reminded me of Lloyd Blankfein.

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    elbeck said, 19 days ago

    And come to think of it, the guy in the background reminds me of Hank Paulson….

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    Dracip said, 19 days ago

    Hey, wasn’t Jesus a Democrat? (Sorry Wiley, I couldn’t resist!)

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    Ronshua said, 19 days ago

    He was / is anti-establishment that’s for sure . Is that grounds for Democrat ?