Comics - Comic Strip

  • Tiny_avatar 9 Chickweed Laneby Brooke McEldowney

    A rarity in the comics, 9 Chickweed Lane spotlights music and dance with superb artistry that complements Brooke McEldowney's strong-minded characters.

  • Tiny_avatar Arlo and Janisby Jimmy Johnson

    From the ugly sofa that is the center of the "Arlo & Janis" universe, this shapeshifting comic strip has been just about everywhere, from unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to pithy observational wit. The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become one of the most believable families in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo and Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused and disgruntled at any given moment.

  • Tiny_avatar Baldoby Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos

    The ground-breaking comic Baldo follows the lives of a Latino teen, Baldo Bermudez, and his warm and humorous family in modern-day America.

  • Tiny_avatar Brevity - stripby Dan Thompson

    Brevity is amusingly idiosyncratic and often uproariously funny. The single-panel comic takes bizarre and unexpected detours through pop culture and modern society, delighting in witty wordplay and situations so absurd you have to laugh.

  • Tiny_avatar The Bucketsby Greg Cravens

    The Buckets offers a realistic snapshot of modern family life: the worries, the mayhem and the often-overlooked rewards.

  • Tiny_avatar Frank and Ernestby Thaves

    Frank & Ernest stars Frank and Ernest, playful punsters with the ability to appear as any person, place or thing in any time period. The constant element is the pair's "frank and earnest" iconoclastic attitude.

  • Tiny_avatar Frazzby Jef Mallett

    Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man.

  • Tiny_avatar Get Fuzzyby Darby Conley

    At the center of this warm and fuzzy romp is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of anthropomorphic scamps Bucky and Satchel.

  • Tiny_avatar Grand Avenueby Mike Thompson

    Grand Avenue, the daily and Sunday comic strip by four-time Pulitzer finalist Mike Thompson, follows the antics of an energetic pair of fraternal twins being raised by their grandmother.

  • Tiny_avatar The Grizzwellsby Bill Schorr

    For a family strip with bite, you can't do better than The Grizzwells, starring a four-bear family of grizzlies.

  • Tiny_avatar JumpStartby Robb Armstrong

    Packed with humor and heart, JumpStart is a modern comic strip with a classic feel. At the core of the JumpStart family is Joe Cobb, a big-city cop, his wife, Marcy, a nurse in a bustling Philadelphia hospital, their daughter Sunny, son Jojo and infant twins, Tommi and Teddy. This family oriented strip, which has been running since 1989, is one of the most popular African-American comics in syndication history.

  • Tiny_avatar Lolaby Todd Clark

    Everyone's grandma may not be as witty as Lola, a sharpshooter who's busy living life to the fullest and making sure everyone else does too.

  • Tiny_avatar Luannby Greg Evans and Karen Evans

    Readers of all ages love Luann, a strip that brings to life the daily drama of being a young woman through Greg Evans' insightful humor and true-to-life characters.

  • Tiny_avatar Montyby Jim Meddick

    This award-winning, quirky comic strip created by Jim Meddick in 1985 spoofs suburbia, trashes tacky TV shows and offers absurdist commentary on everything from hosing down spider monkeys to the latest conspiracy theory.

  • Tiny_avatar Over the Hedgeby T Lewis and Michael Fry

    Over the Hedge takes a freshly skewed look at suburban living from the perspective of the animals who lived there first.

  • Tiny_avatar Pearls Before Swineby Stephan Pastis

    At its heart, Pearls Before Swine is the comic strip tale of two friends: an arrogant Rat who thinks he knows it all and a slow-witted Pig who doesn't know any better. Together, this pair offers caustic commentary on humanity's quest for the unattainable.

  • Tiny_avatar Prickly Cityby Scott Stantis

    Prickly City centers around the friendship between a coyote pup named Winslow and a young girl named Carmen. Carmen is a feisty libertarian-conservative, while Winslow is a coyote with political aspirations. Through it all, Carmen and Winslow are friends to the end.

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  • Tiny_avatar Rip Haywireby Dan Thompson

    Rip Haywire is an action-packed, silly send-up of the adventure comic strip that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride across the globe and shows how even studly mercenaries get yelled at by their mothers.

  • Tiny_avatar Rose is Roseby Don Wimmer and Pat Brady

    Rose is Rose presents the extraordinary nature of everyday life as seen through the eyes of the Gumbo family.

  • Tiny_avatar Sherman's Lagoonby Jim Toomey

    Sherman’s Lagoon is an imaginary lagoon somewhere in tropics, inhabited by a cast of sea creatures whose lives are curiously similar to our own. Failed business ventures, disastrous dates, fad diets, and the perils of parenting… When it happens underwater it gives us a fresh and humorous perspective on ourselves.

  • Tiny_avatar Thatababyby Paul Trap

    Thatababy's philosophy can be summed up quite neatly: To keep his parents on their toes.