This is a true story. Except for the shoehorn. And the guy. And the mustache. But there WAS a party for a baby.

Thus sin (and marketing) was born.

Creative ideas are like natural resources: they last longer when you reuse them as many times as possible!

If the image of a freshly squashed squirrel is unsettling to you, I apologize. Around where I live, I see a few dozen of these every time I take a short walk.

It’s hard out there for a pet.

Safety is cool!

Finger on the pulse of the nation.

You know what else is a mythical creature? A sensitive man. Am I right, ladies?

She should really leave the domestic issues at home.

Little scamp’s got a lot of potential.

Yes, LOST enthusiasts, I know this comic doesn’t reflect what is actually going on this season. Just consider this an exasperated cartoonist’s rendition of what may as well be going on.

Some people are SO self-absorbed.

Of course it goes without saying that if I’ve ever helped YOU with YOUR computer, it was a joyous experience the memory of which I will cherish forever.

Because it’s all about VALUE.

: being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated with knockoffs. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in the age of generic breakfast cereals with poorly drawn mascot characters and those straight-to-video Disney ripoffs (back before Disney made their OWN straight-to-video ripoffs). Anyway, that stuff just delights me to no end.

OK, so today’s strip is somewhat “experimental,” which is what artists say when their work is weird and creepy. This comic is based on a single doodle I made in the margin of a notebook last year while I was conceptualizing Strewth! (see below). There’s hardly anything to it, but it made me laugh and I kept going back and doodling this ridiculous little character whenever I had a spare moment. So, uh, you’re welcome, world.

Elmo’s holding a broken piece of pottery.

In these guys’ defense, they do have a lot on their mind.

Home soon.

Traveling this week…  Home soon… Sentence fragments…