“You’ve read your last free article.” (pulls out gun)

My version of the Turing Test is asking a music streaming algorithm to make a playlist based on Randy Newman’s music and have it not be filled with Disney songs.

Happy Easter

Time to dig in to these later…

RIP to the great Glen Baxter

I hope they solve this energy crisis soon. I need those data centers to keep pumping out pictures of me and Sonic the Hedgehog in which I have washboard abs and Sonic has huge naturals and is named Sonique. We’re in love, you see.

Every Space Between by Naseem Hrab Attentiveness underpins Hrab and Martz’s celebration of life’s countless liminal stages: “Sometimes/ we notice these spaces,/ an...

The full starred review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781773067100

Every Space Between is out now from Groundwood Books! Words by Naseem Hrab, and pictures by me!

Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review, saying "Attentiveness underpins Hrab and Martz’s celebration of life’s countless liminal stages"

Humanity’s last great achievement was the Page-a-Day Far Side Calendar.

I think I’m getting used to the side camera button on this new iphone.

Go Ahead YouTube video by Billy Miranda - Topic

The way Billy Miranda tosses off the word “turnip” gets me every time.

Naseem and I interview each other about our new book, Every Space Between:

Are you a Babadook or a Babadon’k?

I invented looksmaxxing way back in high school in the 90s, trying to draw like Sam Kieth.

Sounds like competition for “Johnny’s Big Pockets”

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

Interesting use of the word “creative”

Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy" YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.

Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...

Thanks, Joe! Looking forward to your event tonight!

Hourly Comics Day 2026 Also... a new book!

Baby's first Hourly Comics Day johnmartz.substack.com/p/hourly-com...

Cover Reveal: CABIN HEAD AND TREE HEAD: FEELING GOOD

Feast your eyes on the cover of Scott Campbell's Cabin Head and Tree Head: Feeling Good, a sequel that's sure to delight.

I particularly like that Marvis can show a playlist as a collection of albums, and can sort them randomly, which has been great for both general browsing, like flipping through records, and rediscovering forgotten albums.

I use Apple Music, scrobbling to last.fm with NepTunes on the Mac, and Marvis on my phone. Marvis is especially good at creating a custom interface with smart playlists, etc, if you have the patience to fiddle with it.

I have several of these, and they are super fun to draw with!

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Consider the lilies of the goddamn field.

When I say “everyone is welcome”, that does NOT include scrubs.

Eat two! Three! Who will even know?

Go to concerts by yourself. Go to movies by yourself. Go to restaurants by yourself. Travel by yourself. It’s normal and good!

Karen Campbell's monologue from CBC National TV Series PILOT1 YouTube video by karenstar888

Sounds like Pilot One! youtu.be/h4Pr4I-64R4?...