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

Est. 1985

Extra, Extra!

Power of the word

By Jimmy Johnson

Buy the new book, "Beaucoup Arlo & Janis!"Today's "Arlo & Janis!"
Batten the hatches! A giant solar storm is headed our way. As I write this, it could arrive at any minute. One thing that might be noticeably affected is the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights. They might, according to one account, be visible as far south as Alabama. Take it from me: that would be unusual. This is because the Northern Lights are created by the earth’s magnetic field in ways that I don’t have time to look up, thereby being able to pretend I understand it all. Of course, the potential is there for more disruptive occurrences than an expanded light show. Radio communication could be disrupted. Power grids could be compromised. Many forms of technology that we have come to rely upon cou

Recent Posts

Ghost of Christmas Past

This holiday Arlo & Janis comic strip from 2022 is similar in concept to the new strip that ran yesterday. I thought the latter ...

Spearhead

I have produced a number of comic strips related to Veteran’s Day. Especially in latter years, I have tried to emphasize the universal experience ...

Dark Passage

Remember: it’s that weekend. The return to standard time can be a bit of a shock in the late afternoon, but I rather enjoy ...

What’s old is old, again

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to build a web site, but there are similarities. Everything needs to be just right, or ...

Back to the ol’ drawing board

I don’t have a lot of time this morning. I wasn’t going to post anything, but I’m tired of looking at that old photograph ...

Thursday’s Child

On Sunday, I teased you with the suggestion there are more changes coming here. There are. They will appear soon, and I think you’ll ...

49 responses to “Power of the word”