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There was a huge void when Calvin and Hobbes left the comic scene...until Jim Toomey saved the day with Sherman's Lagoon, a hilarious view of sea life in the Kapupu Lagoon. You'll love Sherman, the constantly hungry shark who's slightly dense but totally loveable, Fillmore, the sea turtle philosopher, who appears stable but has his wild side too, Hawthorne, the crab with lots of attitude, goes around pinching toes and well, being a crab. You'll also love Toomey's art, a true compliment to his sense of humor.

The gif above isn't the latest cover but'll take you to Ate That, What's Next?, 1997

Don't believe me? Go read a few of the dailies...you won't be sorry.

Another of my favorites, Rose Is Rose is a wonderfully drawn cartoon of Rose's life and the magic that occurs. Rose, the devoted wife and mother, loves Jimbo and Pasquale and daydreams of being a biker babe. Pasquale, the kid, sees the world from fresh eyes. He's aided by his guardian angel and is blessed with his parent's love. You'll frequently glimpse when the adults are transported to their childhood. Wonderful and unique, this is an excellent cartoon.

The gif above isn't the latest cover but will take you to License to Dream, 1997

I see you're skeptical...go read some strips on the Rose is Rose web site. Other books by Pat Brady... She's a Momma, Not a Movie Star

I fell in love with Mutts as I was leafing through the SJ Mercury Comics section. Excited by a comic I've never seen, I eagerly opened Monday's comic section and looked for Mutts. Wah! The Murky saw fit to only run it in the Sunday edition. Boo! Luckily, a quick search revealed that Amazon.com had it! You betcher butt I ordered it! Patrick McDonnell's simple, yet very cute and endearing characters, Earl the dog and Mooch the cat are friends despite surrounding pressures to be enemies. Earl is the level headed one of the two and gets the big picture. His devotion to Ozzie, his human and Mooch will touch your heart. A must get!

Unlike anything I've ever read, Bone will take you to another world, to another time. This delightful story follows 3 cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, who are kicked out of town. Fone is the romantic and protective one of the bunch. Phoney Bone is the scammer and the reason they were all booted out. Smiley Bone is a simpleton who carries out Phoney Bone's devious schemes. Separated and lost, they make their way to a hamlet where Fone meets and falls in love with Thorn. You'll meet Grandma, the cow racing woman and the mystical Red Dragon. Jeff Smith weaves the story so well that I go to comic book conventions to search for hard to find Bone stuff. Read it, get hooked...thank me later.

More in the Bone series by Jeff Smith...