Archive: Family Circus

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Dennis the Menace, 7/4/25

Kind of wild that Mrs. Wilson is waking her husband up by telling him not what time it is, but what day it is, implying that he’s been in bed and slipping in and out of consciousness for weeks. Only the prospect of celebrating America’s independence can lure him back to the world of wakefulness — but it’s just a cruel trick to get him to spend more time with his nemesis Dennis. Look at his horrified face in the second panel! His life is hell!

Family Circus, 7/4/25

Big Daddy Keane, meanwhile, is trying to feign sleep to avoid interacting with his kids on America’s birthday. I guess the real lesson of today’s panels is that children are annoying? America’s old and middle-aged people just want to sleep! Who told these kids about freedom of expression or whatever?

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Six Chix, 6/19/25

Remember kids, the daily comics aren’t just for laffs; they also can provide important safety information. For instance, have you ever wondered if it was possible to turn your ankle while wearing Uggs? Well, the answer: is yes. It’s also possible to do so while wearing Crocs, which is what I’m reasonably sure we’re looking at in this cartoon.

Family Circus, 6/19/25

Over the years of doing this blog, I’ve slowly changed my position on the Family Circus children from “God, the Keane Kids are annoying” to “Haha, the Keane Kids are annoying, and that is in fact the joke in the Family Circus most days.” I’m really enjoying Big Daddy Keane’s facial expression in this one. “Well, that’s one fewer college savings fund we’re going to need,” he’s thinking.

Mary Worth, 6/19/25

“Yes, Mary, it’s true that Belle tried to turn me into goo from the inside with a powerful liquid solvent, but have you considered the fact that Wilbur is no longer getting laid on the regular? Who’s the real victim here?”

Rex Morgan, M.D., 6/19/25

“I know a good doctor, but he doesn’t like it when you make him do medical stuff, so I don’t want to bug him about it. I’m sure whatever private equity fund paid 23 And Me’s creditors pennies on the dollar for rights to use the company’s branding won’t steer us wrong in any legally actionable sense!”

Blondie, 6/19/25

Big news, everybody: Blondie and Dagwood are getting a divorce. It’s been a long and winding road for these two in more than 90 years of marriage, and I think I speak for everyone in wishing them and their children the best during this difficult time.

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Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 6/13/25

It’s never entirely clear whether Hootin’ Holler was cut off from the rest of the Newnited States by some abrupt cataclysm or a gradual societal decline, but one thing is certain: while financial transactions there are still notionally measured in terms of cash, the reality is that the local economy is increasingly barter-based.

Family Circus, 6/13/25

Each of the Keane Kids has their own assigned role in the family, and Dolly’s is to be a fucking snitch. She even narcs on herself! Sad!

Marvin, 6/13/25

Hey, bench kid who probably has a name but I haven’t bothered to learn it: you shouldn’t look so smug either! None of you should! None of you have anything to be smug about! You all have bad personalities and are very unappealing!

(UPDATE: HA HA YES IT’S WARREN IT’S RIGHT THERE WHOOPS)