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Mary Worth, 5/18/26

A thing about soap opera comic strips is that it’s very difficult to understand how we’re supposed to read the passage of time. Like, Tommy’s big drug storyline happened over literally a few weeks of real-life time and seemingly even less time in-universe: he arrived at his mother’s condo unit, mentally set his intention to become a methamphetamine manufacturer, sold a kid some drugs, the kid immediately OD’d, and then Tommy got arrested. Later, he came back to Charterstone after he did his time and has been doing his thing for years ever since, mostly on the up and up except for a little detour into the prescription opioid scene.

So what’s Dawn’s problem? Admittedly, everyone has been more or less the same age for decades in this strip so you have to imagine that less time has passed for her, but still, she seems to have a real personal chip on her shoulder about Tommy’s bad behavior. Not sure if the blond kid who overdosed on Tommy’s bootleg “stuff” had been in her sights as her next romantic victim, or if he tried selling her some baking soda claiming it was “the good shit,” but either way something happened between the two of them that she has not forgiven.

Heathcliff, 5/18/26

BIG NEWS: Heathcliff has … a sister? Who looks exactly like him except she has a bow in her hair? And the two of them are doing fishcrime together? More on this story as it develops.

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Dick Tracy, 5/17/26

Look, when the Russians launched a huge drone attack against a prison on U.S. soil, I was willing to give it a pass — I mean, who could’ve predicted such a thing? But a second massive drone attack, two months later, against the Neo-Chicago electrical grid? I’m beginning to suspect that whoever the “drone guy” is over at the FBI may not be the best fit for the job.

Mary Worth, 5/17/26

Wow, who knew that Tommy was being held back by his old haircut? Specifically, his long hair was blocking his psionic receivers and preventing him from hearing the thoughts of others. Now that he knows what’s in everyone else’s thought balloons, he’ll be unbeatable! He’ll get that meth lab yet!

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Rex Morgan, M.D., 5/15/26

Oh, I had sort of forgotten that Lonnie didn’t just turn to blackmail because he was evil; he was actually acting out of financial desperation, which hasn’t gone away just because Mae Mae decided she doesn’t care about privacy, actually. Ha ha, look at him burying his face in his hands as his world falls apart around him! This scheme was his last hope!

Alice, 5/15/26

Part of the whole deal of newspaper comics is that their characters are at least a little bit silly. Are they really qualified to opine on the big issues of the day? Shouldn’t they simply sit silently and learn more about all this complicated stuff from their betters on cable news talk shows?

Mary Worth, 5/15/26

Tommy! No! No!! Not your beautiful locks! Please don’t take this route to self-harm! Do drugs instead! Do all the drugs you want!