This cartoon plays into several mythological stereotypes that I don’t subscribe to, but cartoons often use stereotypes and cultural myths as a common platform for humor. Let’s discuss the ones I used above, one at a time…

Since I was a child, I’ve wondered about the costume choices of superheroes. I’m particularly fascinated by the cape, which a majority of superheroes have worn, especially in the early days of superheroism. What is it for, exactly?

Lately, I’ve been publishing some pretty obscure cartoons that have, quite predictably, caused a lot of readers to scratch their heads. Some are doing this because they have lice, of course, that’s always a given. But many…

Lots of folks are wondering about this one but that’s okay. It’s good for your brain to try to figure things out. So-called “cat people” are more likely to understand it because they know that cats…

If you were confused by this cartoon, look closely at the spelling on the sign, look at the background, and know that there aren’t any actual balloons involved. Just a weird clown unleashing dangerous primates on anyone with five bucks. (Which almost sounds like an elevator pitch for a biopic about Trump.)

The Internet has changed the world both for the better and for the worse. And it will likely figure heavily in either our demise or salvation as a species. At this point, it’s easy to imagine either scenario…

This is a political cartoon of sorts but I’m not in the mood to feel utter despair today so I don’t want to talk about politics. Instead, let’s talk about cartoon aliens!…

If you’ve never heard the expression, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” this cartoon is probably fairly inscrutable. Even if you’re familiar with that expression, it’s still a bit weird…

I never realized how little energy I’d spent discerning the subtle differences between a “dork” and a “nerd” until I published this comic and heard from readers. They really schooled me. So, yeah, I admit that…

There are myriad reasons to lock the doors of your home but virtually all of them come down to a single threat: other humans. Some would argue that a Sasquatch…

Remember when it was fun to visit people in prison? Well, those days are long gone, my friends…

I no longer believe in the concept of “reality” as something one can claim to understand. Does that sound vague and a bit goofy? That’s because it most certainly is. But so is life…

The above cartoon had a very polarizing effect on folks. I got more than the usual high-fives for a good gag and quite a few complaints, some with profanity. And I don’t blame those who were offended at all…

There are a growing number of people who are sensitive to the fact that when a joke in the mainstream public domain features an idiot—the “butt” of the joke— it is almost always a white male…

Because cats and dogs are the two most popular species of house pets, people often compare them and declare one superior over the other. But I find that discussion to be as erroneous as asking…

By now, pretty much everyone has heard that buying pets from breeders instead of adopting from shelters contributes to cruelty. But do you know why?…

There is one thing that is very wrong about the cartoon above and I’m wondering how many of you caught it. Obviously, I’m not talking about the unusual instructions the officer is giving to the applicant. That’s the punchline, so it’s given that it is outside the norm.

As I drew the above cartoon, I harbored the unconscious assumption that only one of these things actually exists. But as I sit down to begin today’s post, I realize I might well be wrong about that. In fact, I’m certain I am …

When I moved to Mexico almost three years ago, I shared the above parrot’s desire and inability to communicate with the locals in their native language. I quickly developed a kind of pidgin Spanish that usually got me what or where I wanted, but it was usually an idiotic and embarrassing struggle. Once,…

Like many creative types, I’m the sort of person who likes to eschew anything that “the masses” are into, based on the premise that if most people like something, it’s probably fairly low-brow. (Yeah, I know. That’s pretty uppity)…