A weekly feature spotlighting new & unusual features on the GoComics A-Z roster

Feature: Nest Heads
Creator: John Allen
Format: strip
Frequency: daily
Recommended if you like: Lola, Zits, The Buckets, Frazz, Real Life Adventures

As readers of this blog feature know, I tend to enjoy the weirder, more unconventional GoComics offerings, many of which started out as webcomics. But there's something exceptionally satisfying about a comic strip about everyday life when it's done as well as "Nest Heads." The long-running family comic strip by John Allen, syndicated by Creators, is sharp and funny, with wry observations on domestic life, politics, pop culture and social interactions. Charlie and Jeannie are a likable, approachable baby-boomer couple, and all three generations of the Stevens family are reliable sources of humor and entertainment. Recently, Chet found himself in the middle of a controversy when a comic of his for the school paper resulted in vehement protests from the pet-owning community (a scenario people in my profession are quite familiar with). Click the strip below to get to the start of that series.

Currently underway is a series detailing the six basic categories of Halloween costumes.

Nest Heads is refreshing because it keeps a positive and humorous tone rather than a snarky, exasperated take on family foibles. It's a pleasant, attractive comic that offers something for everyone. Read more Nest Heads every day on GoComics.