Pickles nails one.I like conversations about language, and there are some nails-on-chalk mistakes that bother me. One thing I edit out of reporters’ stories is use of the word “that” when it is referencing people. “John Smith is someone that …” becomes “John Smith is someone who …” under my pen.Howsoever.This does not make me smarter […]
Arlo and Janis once more taps into my life.While I sit here praying that, as the newspaper industry implodes around me, my skill set will get me through just a couple of more years until Social Security kicks in, Arlo notes that, yeah, most of what we know seems to be fading into oblivion.Fortunately, our generation […]
One of my long-time favorite strips is taking advantage of that long-time factor. Here’s yesterday’s Arlo & Janis:We’ll all see, and be happy to do so. I hope it goes for more than a week.On the other hand, it’s possible to get a flashback fix even when he’s not providing one in the current strip. […]
Knoxnews.com talks to Jimmy Johnson, creator of Arlo & Janis, about his career in comics and specifically his work with his strip. Unlike some other strips whose characters remain permanently young, the family in “Arlo & Janis” has aged. “They haven’t exactly aged chronologically. I figure it’s about one cartoon year to every three calendar […]
With the best cartoons, you really don’t know where things are going. Arlo & Janis is often a reflection on mortality, but the current arc appears to be heading into a harsher place than even Jimmy Johnson generally ventures.Arlo is painting the garage, and, Monday, Janis was on the phone with their son, Gene, and […]