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Learned to read with my brothers' comic books. Often got chased out of the house by my mom on pretty summer days, but I showed her.... I took my comic books to read outside, usually in a tree somewhere. Today, I have a subscription to a real, 7-days-a-week, locally owned newspaper and the comics page is the first thing I read every morning.

Comics I Follow

Jen Sorensen

Joe Heller

Clay Bennett

Wallace the Brave

By Will Henry

Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben Bolling

Shoe

By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly

PreTeena

By Allison Barrows

Pooch Cafe

By Paul Gilligan

Pickles

By Brian Crane

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

By Dana Simpson

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis

Peanuts

By Charles Schulz

On A Claire Day

By Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett

Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller

Lola

By Todd Clark

JumpStart

By Robb Armstrong

Half Full

By Maria Scrivan

Garfield

By Jim Davis

Frazz

By Jef Mallett

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston

F Minus

By Tony Carrillo

Dogs of C-Kennel

By Mick & Mason Mastroianni

Daddy's Home

By Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein

Cul de Sac

By Richard Thompson

Breaking Cat News

By Georgia Dunn

Betty

By Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen

Ben

By Daniel Shelton

Baldo

By Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos

The Argyle Sweater

By Scott Hilburn

AJ and Magnus

By Bryan and Simon Steel

Arlo and Janis

By Jimmy Johnson

Recent Comments

about 8 hours ago on Daddy's Home

Why should he get a “reward” for doing a necessary household chore?
2 days ago on Amanda the Great

Ok, so does this recipe call for sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk? They are very different!
6 days ago on Arlo and Janis

In Mobile, AL, people are turned away from a ball if not dressed correctly. We loved Mardi Gras parades but the balls not so much. Found them an odd mash up of drunken frat house party and senior prom. We went to two the first couple of years we lived there, then turned down other invites after that.
7 days ago on Arlo and Janis

If they are thinking of moving to the upper Gulf Coast (anywhere from Florida panhandle to Louisiana), he will need that Tux if they go to any Mardi Gras balls. Tuxes for men (or actually full Tails in some places) and long formal gowns for the ladies are de rigueur.
13 days ago on Breaking Cat News

Hopefully when animal control shows up, someone will recognize the lost cat from (I imagine) the posters all over town.
13 days ago on F Minus

If you read the comments and respond, yes. If you read the comments and know enough about the regulars to guess what they might say, then definitely yes.
14 days ago on The Other Coast

He could have just said “You’re welcome!” What’s a little dog or cat hair among friends?
14 days ago on Bliss

Wait a minute. I always toss stones backhanded. Is that wrong?
15 days ago on For Better or For Worse

She just wants him to do well in his career, and if his boss thinks he needs to “clean up,” then she wants to help with that.
16 days ago on For Better or For Worse

I’ve always liked beards and mustaches and longer hair on men, but Mike’s is drawn to be a bit shaggy – on purpose for the storyline, I imagine.