GoComics A to Z, Vol. 10: Lard's World Peace Tips
by LucasFeature: Lard's World Peace Tips
Creator: Keith Tutt and Daniel Saunders
Format: strip
Frequency: daily
Recommended if you like: peace, silliness, Toothpaste For Dinner
It was an exciting discovery to find out we had something on our roster in which the main character is named, and who also resembles, Lard. Lard is an affable, round little fellow in pursuit of an ambitious aim: world peace. A collaboration between accomplished author Keith Tutt and illustrator Daniel Saunders, both of the U.K, Lard's World Peace Tips is a fun daily nugget of amusement. Even when the suggestions themselves seem totally absurd, Lard's wish for peace feels genuine, and you keep rooting him on. (In fact, you can submit your own tips for world peace on the comic's website.) The art style reminds me a little bit of a simple, psychedelic take on Britain's famous "Rupert the Bear" characters, with the character Little Joe a cute castaway from David the Gnome's forest. But that description hardly does "Lard" justice. It's a harmonious self-contained universe, and one I'll definitely be revisiting again and again.
And...
...one that you can check out every day right here on GoComics!