I got a call yesterday from my 22-year-old son, Gabe, threatening to sue me for defamation for my series on Nate (the 11-year-old kid in the comic strip) and his astonishing ability to lose his jackets, hats, gloves, shoes and backpacks, not to mention homework assignments. I assured him that it was strictly a coincidence [...]
I had this idea a few years ago watching my father try to make sense of the new digital devices. The computer completely baffled him, so I can only imagine what he would have made of the iPod or smartphones. You can have every strip emailed to you daily. Log onto comics.com/freshly_squeezed and sign up.
Got the news the last few days that the EW Scripps Company had basically turned over United Media, the group that syndicates my editorial cartoons and “Freshly Squeezed” to Universal UClick, killing the company that built Peanuts and Dilbert, along with many, many other great comic strips over the years. I’ve had a wonderful relationship [...]
In todays’ strip I’m dealing with grandpa Irv’s difficulty with his own aging, or more to the point, with his refusal to admit that he’s aging. He’s new in town and needs a to find a local doctor. That’s when the fun begins. To see the whole series, go to comics.com/freshly_squeezed, or better yet, if [...]