I met Jef several years ago when a local business invited him to make a presentation on cartooning. We lent him a bike, went for a ride, and he had a flat tire. Dang! But a great guy! I subscribe to My Comics primarily to read his work, since our local paper has never seen fit to include Frazz.
Jef, I’m surprised at this cartoon. You criticize football because of the injuries it can cause. But those injuries are not essential to the game. Boxing is all about hurting your opponent. Every punch does some level of damage to the body. If someone is hit hard enough to cause unconsciousness, concussion is a likely outcome. I don’t know whether Ali’s physical difficulties were caused directly by all the punches he took, but the fact that he was afflicted at a relatively young age indicates that his time in the ring was at least part of the problem. At least you didn’t mention “Mixed Martial Arts” as another comment did. MMA or the more accurate title Unlimited Fighting are an abomination, the closest thing we have to gladiator fights. The only difference is that it takes the loser longer to die. Both boxing and MMA should be banned by law. We don’t allow dog fights or bear-bating, so why do we allow people to hurt each other for entertainment?
Jef, we still talk about your trip to Maine some years ago and what a pleasure it was to meet you and ride with you! Frazz will always be at the top of our comic list.
I just want to say I love the Cats and Annie. The cats are exactly what “real” cats would be if they could actually talk! Please keep up the good work!
I get 5 comics a day from GoComics. 10 Cats occasionally doesn’t come through. It is the only one I care enough about to make me go to the GoComics site to find it. Graham knows cats so well, he must have been a cat in another life. Fortunately, not Chesney.
I really look forward to Ten Cats each day. That’s why I added it to my Favorites list. However, for the second day in a row it has not been included the comics I am sent. This is not the first time that’s happened. I have tried e-mailing the good folks at GoComics.com; only once did I get any response at all, and all it said was that Ten Cats is one of my Favorites. Perhaps someone there will see this and get me purring again.
I met Jef several years ago when a local business invited him to make a presentation on cartooning. We lent him a bike, went for a ride, and he had a flat tire. Dang! But a great guy! I subscribe to My Comics primarily to read his work, since our local paper has never seen fit to include Frazz.