JACK's Uncollected Comics
There are times when I wish I had better foreknowledge of how to properly download and save files of webcomics, never knowing that they might not be around forever. Neko's House had numerous...
View ArticleRecipe to Avoid Disaster
Generally, when I cook, I need precise instructions, otherwise I wind up using more ingredients than usual, prepared improperly. After that, it becomes a matter of rote. All that’s left is to get...
View ArticleUTNW'VBDWTCARDT
The idea that a reality show host would be preferable over our first woman President was considered too far-fetched an idea. But we grossly overestimated just how badly rampant misogyny reigned. For...
View ArticlePet Peeves - Missing Comic-Inspired Titles
One of the great pleasures of getting a Newspaper comic collection is finding the relevant comic title name drop inside. While the comic was running, it was a challenge trying to guess what the title...
View ArticleWeird Romance: Why a Kvack?
When it comes to the love lives of animals, the results can be a decidedly mixed affair. Daisy had her puppies, Farley begat Edgar, and Snoopy had several trysts that never panned out. As mascots,...
View ArticleBlack Jack Under Quarantine
The only reason I've been able to weather being under quarantine for so long is not just because I'm more used to staying inside more than outside, but also because I've read a story dealing with the...
View ArticleThe Darkest Silliest Stupidest Timeline (2017)
When I did my post, Up until now, we've been dealing with the CALM and RATIONAL Donald Trump, I had a bunch of other news items that I wanted to include, but decided not to, because the post was long...
View ArticleRIP - Microwave
With animals freely wandering into cities without a care and the air becoming cleaner, today marks the first time National Earth Day is ACTUALLY thematically faithful.And on top of everything, the...
View ArticleOil Swell
At the beginning of this year, things in an already perpetual downward spiral started off with a bang with the killing an Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani, known for his brutality. That happened in...
View ArticleJapan's Junglest Day
One thing that the current Covid-19 panic has done, other than giving me more free time than I ever needed or wanted, is that being devoid of my usual routine of going to the library has forced me to...
View ArticleLicense Request: Asper Girl
There’s been a vested interest in showing Autistic representation in popular media, usually in the vein of showing savant skills, though with very few exceptions, portrayal of high-functioning Autistic...
View ArticleText be Gon!
In the early heydays when Manga was being trotted out, one of the early properties that was picked up by the so-called "Big Two" of comics was the silent dinosaur comic, Gon. The dense illustrations...
View ArticleThe Darkest Silliest Stupidest Timeline (2018)
“Who’s got the worstest disposition? One guess — guess who! Who’d always, always start an argument? Who never shows a bit of compassion? Who’s always wrong but never right? Who’d always dream of...
View ArticlePreviously Closeted Webcomics
Recently in the past year, some of my favorite WebComics had sudden hiatuses due to the creators suffering mental breakdowns and needing to take a break until they got their creative energies back....
View ArticleThe Darkest Silliest Stupidest Timeline (2019)
“Who’s got the worstest disposition? One guess — guess who! Who’d always, always start an argument? Who never shows a bit of compassion? Who’s always wrong but never right? Who’d always dream of...
View ArticleObituary: “Who was the Host of Jeopardy!”?
Since 1984 this well-known and widely beloved television game show host lent intelligence and class to one of the most popular quiz programs in TV history, until his passing today at the age of eighty....
View ArticleBrought Low by my Knees
Two months ago in early October, I had a bit of a health scare. Nothing terribly serious, but it was still alarming. I had a red rash on my leg that also hurt at certain odd spots when I moved....
View ArticleComputer AI Comics
There's been an ever-increasing influx of AI doing increasingly complex formulas to recognize the imagery and language that many of us intuit naturally. But there's still one area that computers are...
View ArticleLicense Re-request: Epileptic 2
David B.'s seminal comic biography about his epileptic brother is one of the most seminal comic works ever seen, easily outpacing the likes of Persepolis and Maus. His drawings have a grandiose...
View ArticleWeird Romance: Cathy & Alex
Cathy's relationship with men can be described as being desperate, while also being unsatisfied seekers of perfection only to attract disasters, and being the inspiration for missing Newspaper Comic...
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