The Arlo & Janis Summer Art Show and Sale

by Jimmy Johnson

Speaking of space, the above cartoon appeared June 13, 2019, just last month. Why, you might ask, does it look so awful? Sadly, that’s the way a lot of cartoon originals appear these days, before they are completed digitally. Many cartoons don’t exist at all in the traditional sense. They are produced entirely on a computer. Fear not! Intact cartoon drawings may be becoming rare, but they are not extinct. With that, I give you “The Arlo & Janis Summer Art Show and Sale!” For one week, you can purchase original A&J art, or you are free to browse through the 25 offerings. I hope you enjoy it.

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32 responses to “The Arlo & Janis Summer Art Show and Sale”

  1. Den Wesolowski Avatar
    Den Wesolowski

    Excellent! Thanks for offering these, Jimmy! That reminds me (and pardon me if it is an uncomfortable question), was the ‘After Dark’ collection still on the way at some point? Just curious!

  2. Llee Avatar
    Llee

    those are good ones! (ok, I think all are good ones!)

  3. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    I’m glad that I clicked on the link. I’m thinking what the *&^!? There are a lot of A&J’s that I don’t understand but….

    Words make it much funnier

  4. emb Avatar
    emb

    Mark: “it’s not that Ludwig wants to watch, it’s that a cat abhors a closed door as nature abhors a vacuum.” Maybe so, but if the bed was active, there was at least a head peering at us, or it [all our successive cats were neutered] jumped up to join us. In an earlier cartoon, after ushering Ludwig out, believe Janis said, “He stares!”

    Peace,

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      emb, I recall George Carlin doing a routine something like that, but with the family dog instead. With the punch line being the dog asking, “man, does’nt that hurt your back?”

  5. sandcastler™ Avatar
    sandcastler™

    Thank you Jimmy. Another masterpiece will our wall soon grace.

  6. Judy in Conroe Avatar
    Judy in Conroe

    Just went over to the gallery to enjoy the art work. It was really nice to see that, rather than disappearing, purchased items are marked “Sold Out.” I don’t often have time to come to the site, so in the past by the time I noticed a sale most of it was over. This time I get to see all of them! Thanks

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar

      Yes, I like that feature of Shopify as well. I’m glad you’re enjoying the show!

  7. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Fuzzy wheels on a rocket in panel two?

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar

      Ex-Professor, you should know! Those are antennae.

  8. James Avatar
    James

    Shopify keeps telling me “there are no shipping methods available for your cart or address”. I live in WA, does this mean that the art has sold or is something else going on? I want A&J!

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar

      James, please try it now and let me know what happens. Good luck, and thanks!

  9. Jimmy Johnson Avatar
    Jimmy Johnson

    I need to fix that now! I made some changes, because buyers were being charged for shipping when they shouldn’t have been. Obviously, I messed something up! Give me a few minutes. And thanks!

    1. James Avatar
      James

      Thank you! It worked for me now, got the eclipse art. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

      1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar

        That’s a favorite of mine for personal reasons. I spent that afternoon with good friends in northern Tennessee, and we were treated to a flawless experience. I’ll never forget it.

  10. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    CAT = Four footed furry feline that wants to be on the other side of the door.
    .
    I Luddie was like ours, he would want out >just after < as italics
    .
    see if it works

  11. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    It left out “Janis got back in bed”

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      And here I thought you meant just after something else.

  12. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Re 7-18-19 real-time cartoon: Relax, Janis. It’s not like Ludwig hasn’t already had a ringside seat. Many, many times, most likely.

    https://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/1997/01/10

    1. Ghost Avatar
      Ghost

      “Safe.” Heh.

  13. TruckerRon Avatar

    Old Bear: Let’s see if I can use quotation marks in place of less than / greater than symbols to demonstrate what you wanted to do

    If Luddie was like ours, he would want out “italics” just after “/italics” Janis got back in bed.

    Now with the actual symbols:

    If Luddie was like ours, he would want out just after Janis got back in bed.

  14. TruckerRon Avatar

    Hmmm… that didn’t work. Because I used the word “italics” instead of just the letter “i”:

    If Luddie was like ours, he would want out “i” just after “/i” Janis got back in bed.
    Now with the actual symbols:
    If Luddie was like ours, he would want out just after Janis got back in bed.

  15. TruckerRon Avatar

    Well, that was closer. It’s definitely time for my nap!

  16. TruckerRon Avatar

    BTW, I never let the cats watch because I heard they sometimes attack swinging items.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      That actually happened to me once. Good thing the cat didn’t have claws.

  17. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Discovered on the InterWebNet: Intact comments from back in the day when giants walked the Village, and the comments were a treasure-trove of, well, semi-treasures.

    https://arloandjanis.com/jumping-jill

    I wonder whatever became of “Virgin Mindy”, about whom I believe I once commented, “Her snark is worse than her bite.” I kinda miss her, whoever she was.

  18. Ken from Framingham Avatar
    Ken from Framingham

    I couldn’t resist adding the popcorn strip to the collection!

  19. emb Avatar
    emb

    Late in the day, peregrine w/ prey bird. Whether it nailed the prey or a parent did, I know not. Obviously, the kid can fly; many “explore” peregrines have fledged by now. Think that streaking on nape IDs this one as the youngster, but maybe not.

    https://explore.org/livecams/birds/falcon-nest-cam

    Peace,

  20. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Went back and read Ghost’s archival comments from the Village. How different it was!

    The orphans are gone or morphed so dramatically due to one tragedy or another. Reading the old posts showed wit and humor and affection and warmth.

    Rather than cheer me I came out of the circus tent sadder than I went in. Where are the clowns? Send in the clowns..

  21. Jerry in Florida Avatar
    Jerry in Florida

    Re the “day the clowns cried”. I hope the end of the day is coming soon.

  22. Jerry in Florida Avatar
    Jerry in Florida

    On a current topic , let’s see if I can post something that won’t trigger an automatic censor. Re a cat’s interest in physical things, we had a reason to research a cat’s interest in ” pleasuring himself”. Using the proper lingo you will find on You tube an informative chat re cat behavior in this regard. One thing that I didn’t see addressed was whether there had been any similar behavior noted in female cats. I think that I have seen such although I was reluctant to intrude on Miss Cilla’s personal space.