I don’t know which is funnier, the comic or the attack on the cartoonist (artist?) above. Trying to compare a real world example (Vick) with a comic character (Garfield, and the artist’s use of it) is absurd.
Frankly, I would have preferred Jeffery instead of Garfield getting it but I’m Canadian.
For the future : looking for a good Lio/Pearls Before Swine cross-over bonanza!
Up here in Canada, they have even banned smoking from restaurants and bars (!). Previously you could have enclosed, separated designated smoking sections but that too was eventually phased out. People were upset over it and businesses/bars said that would be the end of them, but guess what… not much difference.
Since we have a nationalized health system, this saves us money in the end. Maybe all that crazy government control won’t work in the US, but it is a saner way to live.
Watch someone with COPD and I dare you to smoke!
While I don’t read Family Circus anymore I do appreciate it for the fact that it was one of the 1st comics I read in the newspaper. This continues today, although I’ve moved on to Pooch Cafe, Doonesbury, Lio and Brewster.
There is a need for a spectrum of comics in the newspaper so that people of all ages and comic sensibilities can enjoy this great medium.
(plus, I always liked the large Saturday comics where they do the dotted line path of the kids).
First appearance of an umbilical cord in a comic! Hope the (social) conservatives in the crowd don’t try to shut this ‘deviant’ comic down.
Good starting point to explain to my sons about childbirth.
My impression is that Lio knows he is ‘different’. However, he doesn’t seem to be bothered that he isn’t like everyone else. And if you remember you childhood, almost all children find it difficult when they don’t fit in.
I like to think that his father’s unconditional love and support have given Lio the confidence to be different which is a wonderful testament to the father. This is especially true since he appears to be a single dad. I can’t even think of another positive single dad role model in pop culture can you?>
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
over 2 years ago
I don’t know which is funnier, the comic or the attack on the cartoonist (artist?) above. Trying to compare a real world example (Vick) with a comic character (Garfield, and the artist’s use of it) is absurd. Frankly, I would have preferred Jeffery instead of Garfield getting it but I’m Canadian. For the future : looking for a good Lio/Pearls Before Swine cross-over bonanza!
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
over 2 years ago
woulda preferred Jeffery from Family Circus…
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
over 2 years ago
The old octopus in the sewer joke!
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
over 2 years ago
Love Lio, but a little distasteful coming on 9/11. Too soon?
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
almost 3 years ago
Up here in Canada, they have even banned smoking from restaurants and bars (!). Previously you could have enclosed, separated designated smoking sections but that too was eventually phased out. People were upset over it and businesses/bars said that would be the end of them, but guess what… not much difference. Since we have a nationalized health system, this saves us money in the end. Maybe all that crazy government control won’t work in the US, but it is a saner way to live. Watch someone with COPD and I dare you to smoke!
Eric Peebles
commented on Brewster Rockit
almost 3 years ago
While I don’t read Family Circus anymore I do appreciate it for the fact that it was one of the 1st comics I read in the newspaper. This continues today, although I’ve moved on to Pooch Cafe, Doonesbury, Lio and Brewster. There is a need for a spectrum of comics in the newspaper so that people of all ages and comic sensibilities can enjoy this great medium. (plus, I always liked the large Saturday comics where they do the dotted line path of the kids).
Eric Peebles
commented on Pooch Cafe
almost 3 years ago
First appearance of an umbilical cord in a comic! Hope the (social) conservatives in the crowd don’t try to shut this ‘deviant’ comic down. Good starting point to explain to my sons about childbirth.
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
almost 4 years ago
My impression is that Lio knows he is ‘different’. However, he doesn’t seem to be bothered that he isn’t like everyone else. And if you remember you childhood, almost all children find it difficult when they don’t fit in. I like to think that his father’s unconditional love and support have given Lio the confidence to be different which is a wonderful testament to the father. This is especially true since he appears to be a single dad. I can’t even think of another positive single dad role model in pop culture can you?>
Eric Peebles
commented on Lio
about 4 years ago
This gives us concrete evidence of a number of things: