Creator of the comic strip 'Arlo & Janis,' Mr. Johnson first encountered an armadillo when he was 7 years old and visiting cousins in Mobile, Alabama. He has never forgotten the experience and considers it a turning point in his life. He is uncommonly well suited to be a professional cartoonist.
This comic strip ran on Thanksgiving, 2001, weeks after the World Trade Center disaster. Given the economy, it seems particularly appropriate this year, too.