Laugh Tracks

"Find That Comic" Episode III

 

OK, folks, clock's ticking ...

Remember the rules

1) Taken from a strip dated 1/27/2009

2) Currently running on gocomics.com

3) If you are THE creator of this art, please refrain from guessing

4) First correct commenter (must name the feature) in the "comments" section is the winner and gets to pick next week's selection and talk a little bit about themselves, what they're doing and post some of their work if they'd like to ... all subject to corporate approval of course. 

UPDATE: Congrats to Todd Machen for correctly identifying Mark Tatulli's Heart of the City (see last panel below)

-JG

Tom Gammill's Lesson Nine: When Animals Justifiably Attack

Poncho Marks the Windy City

Plush Poncho continues his world tour. Check out all his travels on Pooch Cafe blog.

Now recently he was in my hometown of Chicago. Home of tall buildings, the world's most ethical governors (per what I heard on Good Morning America recently) and speaking of dogs and Chicago -- a hot-dog place that is unparalleled.

If you get to ChiChi and you love a nice sausage ... this place is a must-stop. Click there ->>> for Hot Doug's menu. Lines out the door from 11:00 to 3:00 ... well worth it.

-JG

Tuesday is "Find That Comic Day"!

Get ready for another round of "Find that Comic" coming tomorrow.

Our last episode's winner -- Samuel -- has not contacted me. So, our crack staff here will pick tomorrow. Samuel feel free to shoot me a note when you're ready and we'll get you involved.

-JG

Weekend wrap-up, 1/26/09: paint, oil and internet addiction

The painting in yesterday's Cornered is more of a Joan Miro than a Jackson Pollock, but it inspired me to revisit my favorite interactive Pollock tribute site (click the mouse to change colors). 

LOL

Happens to me all the time, too. To quote GoComics commenter Ghille, there's a reason it's called "the Web." 

-LW

Ink Pen book drops on St. Patrick's Day

As a comics' fan and an Irishman, 2009 St. Patrick's Day is shaping up as one for the ages. And ... and the NCAA Hoops tournament will be going on -- including two rounds just a couple of blocks away from our offices at the Sprint Center.

Ink Pen is an amazing strip and Phil's art rivals (if not surpasses) most Marvel and DC artists -- Sundays are an especially great treat ... pre-order today. pre-order here

Dusty at the Peanut

Today is a big day for me. Not only is it Friday, I'll also be hitting up one of Kansas City's most legendary dining establishments, The Peanut. To quote from the AOL city guide...

The Peanut is one of the oldest bars in the city. And it looks like it. The walls, covered in vintage posters and old newspaper clippings, have recorded decades of drunken scripture. ''Foreigner Lives Forever 4/7/78,'' reads one etched declaration. Actually, they don't. The Peanut, however, does. It's a dive bar, but in that charming way that makes it kitschy instead of depressing. 

More importantly, the food is delicious. In fact, the Peanut's B.L.T. is so legendary it even made it into this Elderberries Sunday from September 2007...

 Unfortunately we still haven't figured a way to keep the hot side hot and the cold side cold. If we do, we'll definitely let you know. 

LW

Frog Applause + short interviews

Teresa Dowlatshahi's daily strip, Frog Applause, is one of the most unusual and fun reads on GoComics. It's got a spirited following, and lately Teresa's even been doing some interviews in the comments sections of her strip with folks like J.C. Duffy and Tom Gammill. 

To read the short interview Teresa did with J.C. Duffy, look in the comments section here. 

To see the one she just did with Tom Gammill, creator of "The Doozies," go to today's strip. 

In addition to interacting with other cartoonists and comics fans, there have been quite a few hilarious Frog Applause strips in the last few months that reference other strips or comics in general. And there are also quite a few strips about completely random experiences such as riding bareback on a centaur (which happens to be my favorite leisure activity aside from writing in the editor's blog). Below are a few recent strips that tickled my fancy...

Be sure to check out Frog Applause each day on GoComics, or check out Teresa's other comic, Shoecabbage, which she creates with David Stanford. 

And try not to eat so many frogs. 

LW

Strong backhand

Here at the syndicate, I'm known for my irascibility and propensity to put too much "product" in my hair. I'm also known in the cartoonist community as being shameless in asking cartoonists to include my name in their comic. It starts off innocently enough...usually a little something like this:

John Glynn: Hey, John, would you put my name in a Close to Home?

John McPherson: I don't think so, Pat.

Glynn: It's John.

McPherson: You sure? Is there a Pat there that I can talk to?

Glynn: Umm.

McPherson: How about Lee? Can you transfer me to Lee?

Glynn: What about my question, Close to Home's John McPherson?

McPherson: OK, I guess. I'm sixteen years ahead of deadline so it won't be for a while.

(silence then soft whimpers)

McPherson: Are you crying?

Glynn: No, not really.

McPherson: Alright. I'll get your name into the next batch if you stop.

Glynn: You sir, have touched my soul!Transferring to Lee now ...

Sucker!

-JG

Tom Gammill and the Time (oh wee oh wee oh)

http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/2009/01/14/meet-the-doozies/