Recent Comments

1. 6 days ago on Gil Thorp

   The number of days I say “Wait, what the hell is going on in this strip now?” is staggering.

2. 6 days ago on Crankshaft

   This would be an understandable sentiment if it weren’t the 8,000th time Batty has pounded us over the head with a “Losing loved ones sucks, and so does getting old” storyline.

   Honestly, they should just change the name of this strip to “You know, someone close to you is gonna die soon.”

3. 23 days ago on Two Party Opera

   Polk ordered troops into disputed territory (that he knew was disputed) and then claimed that Mexican troops shot at American troops on American soil, manufacturing a reason to go to war with Mexico.

   This is the origin of a young Congressman from Illinois’ “Spot” Resolutions.

4. about 1 month ago on Gil Thorp

   Headline below the fold: “Every Other High School Athletic Department in the State Shut Down; Directors Claim ’What’s the Point?”

5. about 1 month ago on Arlo and Janis

   Let’s step back amd and take the “fan” view here: move, and the strip opens up to include more characters – Gene and just family, Gus, and any new town locals. Stay, and we can look forward to more years of Arlo on the couch grumbling about sports, Janis out ruminating on her walks and in the garden, the Ludwig interludes from main storylines, and the occasional innuendo or sideboob to titillate (hah!) the shut-ins.

   I vote move.

6. about 2 months ago on Gil Thorp

   Henry meant “nightmare” in the “trying to gain a basic understanding of baseball so I look marginally competent as a sports strip writer is an impossible nightmare” way.

7. 2 months ago on Luann

   Forrest? Forrest Gump? Is that you?

8. 2 months ago on FoxTrot Classics

   He’s 10.

   And a drawing.

9. 2 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   Half of the internet today: “EVERY marriage I’ve ever known broke up after 6 months!”

   Other half: “My marriage has lasted 85 years and so has everyone else’s I’ve ever known!”

10. 2 months ago on For Better or For Worse

    It’s not a reasonable question right in front of the guy’s fiancée. It’s tactless. He’s a jerk.