A pithy comic strip about life, love, lust and puthy cats.

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‘A little bird rolled me.’

By Jimmy Johnson


Note Arlo’s hands in the last two panels of the 2011 comic above. It is very easy, when drawing hands, to get it all backwards, especially when the hands are in dynamic positions. Because of this, I often sit at my drawing board and flail my arms about my head and back, envisioning where my fingers end up. It’s a very good thing cartooning is a solitary art. Well, spring as arrived, although it might come as a surprise to our friends in the Midwest and the Northeast. Spring arrived in parts of the South in typical fashion: accompanied by hail and tornadoes. I apologize for not posting much lately, but I hope you’ll take my word for it that it was an exceptionally busy winter around here. I’ve been pulled in many directions the past couple of months, and I don’t take that well. I’m a tunnel-vision kind of guy who focuses on one task to the detriment of others. And don’t we all have more than one task? Anyway, we’re not going out of business here, evidence to the contrary.

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177 responses to “‘A little bird rolled me.’”

  1. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Chemo went well. Today is last inflation at plastic surgeons. About December or January 2018 they finish this breast and cut down and lift the second.

    Can’t wait. Ghost has been so patient. Likes results so far of smaller perky look.

  2. joedon Avatar
    joedon

    Rather hear from JJ