Comics - Women

  • 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 Alley Oopby Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers

    Alley Oop is the classic caveman comic strip revolving around the irrepressible Alley Oop, who travels from prehistoric Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmug's time machine.

  • Tiny_avatar The Argyle Sweaterby Scott Hilburn

    Part subtlety, part irony, part chicken stock, The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn is a modern comic recipe that's light on the heart and warms the soul -- and possibly wets your pants.

  • 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 Bettyby Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen

    Betty is a smart, savvy comic character who is unapologetically ordinary, happy and female. Betty is a truly modern woman - a wife, mother and working woman.

  • Tiny_avatar Big Nateby Lincoln Peirce

    Big Nate chronicles the humor and misadventures of 11-year-old Nate Wright: sixth-grade renaissance man, self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for most detentions in school history. The inventive, mischievous Nate is also the star of a bestselling book series that readers of all ages can't get enough of.

  • Tiny_avatar Biographicby Steve McGarry

    Biographic combines Steve McGarry's bold, realistic artwork with succinct biographies of today's hottest stars.

  • Tiny_avatar The Born Loserby Art and Chip Sansom

    The Born Loser began in 1965 as a strip with no central characters that revolved around the loser theme. Gradually, it developed into the comic we see today, starring lovable loser Brutus Thornapple.

  • 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 Cathy Classicsby Cathy Guisewite

    A comic page heroine struggles with the four basic guilt groups: Food, Love, Mother and Career.

  • Tiny_avatar Cul de Sacby Richard Thompson

    Welcome to the absurdly wonderful world of the Otterloops. Where world-renowned picky eating, manhole-cover dancing and driving the world's smallest street-legal car are all part of the day-to-day beauty of this transcendent comic strip.

  • Tiny_avatar Doonesburyby Garry Trudeau

    Articulate, abrasive, political, compassionate, misunderstood, misprinted and outrageous -- never complacent. Garry Trudeau is America's premier social and political satirist.

  • Tiny_avatar F Minusby Tony Carrillo

    F Minus is a single panel comic strip that is utterly bizarre, boldly absurd and thoroughly hilarious. The approachable artwork and comic inversion of everyday life found in F Minus have made it a proven hit with young adults, and the strip was chosen by more than 200,000 college students as the winner of the "mtvU Strips" contest.

  • Tiny_avatar FoxTrotby Bill Amend

    FoxTrot chronicles the Fox family and their typical suburban life. If by typical life you somehow meant iguanas, math jokes, World of Warcraft references and one-upmanship in the sibling prank department.

  • 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 Garfieldby Jim Davis

    He's a wise-cracking, nap-taking, coffee-guzzling, lasagna-loving, Monday-hating, dog-punting, spider-whacking, mailman-mauling fat cat. He's Garfield -- the world's most hilarious (and popular) feline!

  • 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 Graffitiby Gene Mora

    Graffiti is a witty play on words with a clever, often ironic message.

  • 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 Hermanby Jim Unger

    One of the most innovative comics of all time, Herman is the groundbreaking offbeat humor panel created by Jim Unger.

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  • 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 Marmadukeby Brad Anderson

    Marmaduke is America's most lovable Great Dane. Created by Brad Anderson, the classic comic canine has delighted newspaper readers since 1954. Marmaduke lives with the Winslow family, who, try as they might, just can't seem to get him to obey.

  • Tiny_avatar Moderately Confusedby Jeff Stahler

    Moderately Confused is a laugh-out-loud daily humor panel from award-winning editorial cartoonist Jeff Stahler.

  • 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 Nancyby Olivia Jaimes

    Created by Ernie Bushmiller in the 1930s, Nancy is famed for its gentle humor and surrealistic sight gags.

  • Tiny_avatar Off the Markby Mark Parisi

    Mark Parisi's comic panel off the mark hits a bull's eye with slightly skewed humor and a twisted look at the little things we take for granted.

  • 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 Peanutsby Charles Schulz

    If ever there is an iconic comic strip, it is Peanuts. What began in the funny pages in 1950 has developed into an enduring classic. Whether you're persnickety like Lucy, a philosopher like Linus, a joyous Flying Ace like Snoopy, or a lovable underdog like Charlie Brown, there is something to touch your heart or make you laugh in Peanuts.

  • 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 Phoebe and Her Unicornby Dana Simpson

    Ten-year-old Phoebe finds friendship and self-confidence with her magical friend Marigold in this beautifully drawn comic strip.

  • Tiny_avatar Pooch Cafeby Paul Gilligan

    Unhinged by his master's marriage to a "cat person," Poncho escapes to Pooch Cafe for some canine camaraderie and to further their plot to rid the Earth of all cats with a giant catapult.

  • 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 Reality Checkby Dave Whamond

    Cartoonist Dave Whamond offers an offbeat view of the world in Reality Check, a comic panel that exposes the hidden hilarity in everyday situations.

  • 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 Ripley's Believe It or Notby Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

    Ripley's Believe It or Not!, one of the longest-running comic panels in history, continues to fascinate comics readers with unbelievable facts from around the world.

  • 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 Stone Soupby Jan Eliot

    Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. For international syndication only

  • Tiny_avatar Thatababyby Paul Trap

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

  • Tiny_avatar Tom the Dancing Bugby Ruben Bolling

    A unique hybrid of editorial and comic strip cartooning, Tom the Dancing Bug deftly and uproariously tackles a wide range of subject matter, including political and social commentary.

  • Tiny_avatar WuMoby Wulff & Morgenthaler

    Wumo is a delightfully irreverent one-panel comic strip that celebrates the absurdities of modern life. Populated by crazy beavers, disgruntled office workers, feuding married couples, gangster rappers and pool-playing unicorns, Wumo is an instant classic.

  • Tiny_avatar Ziggyby Tom Wilson & Tom II

    Ziggy, America's lovable loser, has been inspiring readers for decades. And he still brings smiles to millions of readers every day. También disponible en Español.