Nat Gertler's less scary name
@nat.gertler.com
Eisner-winning Peanuts nerd. Writer, publisher (About Comics), founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, sperm donor (retired). "Is he the guy who did that thing?" Yeah, prob'ly.
I went to see if Google image search had gotten good enough to locate this among, say, the covers stored at CBDB.
Instead, I found it had gotten very stupid.
Instead, I found it had gotten very stupid.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I went to see if Google image search had gotten good enough to locate this among, say, the covers stored at CBDB.
Instead, I found it had gotten very stupid.
Instead, I found it had gotten very stupid.
May you have a saucy year!
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
May you have a saucy year!
Life was not always good to Henry Rottendick. (Boston Globe, July 5, 1988)
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Life was not always good to Henry Rottendick. (Boston Globe, July 5, 1988)
It only took a little punctuation to make him the Soup Zohran.
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It only took a little punctuation to make him the Soup Zohran.
Make sure your kids’ toys are fangled. (They’ll thank you for it!)
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Make sure your kids’ toys are fangled. (They’ll thank you for it!)
You'll be relieved to know that the trademark application for Reluctant Bisexual covers both Reluctant Bisexual bottoms and Reluctant Bisexual tops.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You'll be relieved to know that the trademark application for Reluctant Bisexual covers both Reluctant Bisexual bottoms and Reluctant Bisexual tops.
Extra points for being used in a strip by cartoonist "Pop Momand".
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Extra points for being used in a strip by cartoonist "Pop Momand".
Searching through papers for the year, the answer seems to be the latter... but not in that common use. I'm only finding it in comic strips, which were the haven for colloquial dialog. The cartoonists who used it use it repeatedly.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Searching through papers for the year, the answer seems to be the latter... but not in that common use. I'm only finding it in comic strips, which were the haven for colloquial dialog. The cartoonists who used it use it repeatedly.
A cool thing about digging through old papers is that you see things that confirm their moment, like the style of telephone in this 1922 cartoon, and it's reference to prohibition... but also there are things to check out. Was "wiff" slang at the time, or just a slip on writing "wife"?
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A cool thing about digging through old papers is that you see things that confirm their moment, like the style of telephone in this 1922 cartoon, and it's reference to prohibition... but also there are things to check out. Was "wiff" slang at the time, or just a slip on writing "wife"?
"Dammit, Eleanor, did you have to wish for that gum you like to come back in style?"
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"Dammit, Eleanor, did you have to wish for that gum you like to come back in style?"
This is why we've developed women-free marriage now.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is why we've developed women-free marriage now.
Sounds like a dance craze.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Sounds like a dance craze.
Ewe deserve the blame, I believe.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Ewe deserve the blame, I believe.
This male board of merchants want you to know that it's all women's fault that men should have over 46,000 possible dressing combinations (over a million, if you're not hung up on shoes matching.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This male board of merchants want you to know that it's all women's fault that men should have over 46,000 possible dressing combinations (over a million, if you're not hung up on shoes matching.)
Sometimes, they have an accomplice.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Sometimes, they have an accomplice.
Women just like to inflate, it seems.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Women just like to inflate, it seems.
Let's see if I can get in on this recording of women-blaming discourse...
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Let's see if I can get in on this recording of women-blaming discourse...
Pretty sure it's this.... been a long time since I watched, but mean to do so again.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Pretty sure it's this.... been a long time since I watched, but mean to do so again.
He is just looking out for the city he loves!
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
He is just looking out for the city he loves!
There seems to be a sudden demand for images of Eugene V. Debs. (Please note, I am making no stance here on Debs and his views, just suppling public domain images.)
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
There seems to be a sudden demand for images of Eugene V. Debs. (Please note, I am making no stance here on Debs and his views, just suppling public domain images.)
With less than 1% of the vote counted, Sliwa has a strong lead in Broad Channel. This could be turning around, folks! (no.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
With less than 1% of the vote counted, Sliwa has a strong lead in Broad Channel. This could be turning around, folks! (no.)
Yes. Each of those universe is larger than you would think, as shown by the imperfect-but-ever-useful crossover guide at poobala.com/crossoverlis...
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yes. Each of those universe is larger than you would think, as shown by the imperfect-but-ever-useful crossover guide at poobala.com/crossoverlis...
