Strip Archive

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2008

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December

gift of the magi

December 25th, 2008

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I’m finally starting to miss my DTWOF characters a little bit. I checked in to see what they were up to today, and got this skimpy glimpse.
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May

some fanfic

May 29th, 2008

Tana, who contributed a guest strip recently, has sent another. It’s about Lois being single,
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DTWOF episode #527

May 13th, 2008

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Okay, here it is. The last episode for who knows how long. Nuthin’ fancy. No loose ends tied up. Just another strip.

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substitute cartoonists

May 1st, 2008

On the last post, A Lurker suggested having guest artists this week, like when the little kid Billy draws The Family Circus for the dad. People seem to be spontaneously doing this. Look!
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April

DTWOF episode #526

April 15th, 2008

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Jeezum! Is it time for another episode already?
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DTWOF episode # 525

April 1st, 2008

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Lukewarm off the scanner.
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March

DTWOF episode #524

March 18th, 2008

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Please don’t let this distract you from your article-writing and ad-composing for The Daily Distress!


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DTWOF episode #523

March 4th, 2008

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A paean to my favorite Dr. Seuss book.

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February

DTWOF episode #522

February 15th, 2008

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I decided to put 522 up a week early because the way things are going, the argument Jasmine and Janis are having might be a moot point by next Wednesday.
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DTWOF episode #520

February 5th, 2008

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Okay, remember I ran 521 out of order already. So here’s 520.


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January

DTWOF episode #521

January 22nd, 2008

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I’m running this out of order, before 520, just because I feel like it.
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DTWOF episode #519

January 8th, 2008

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What’s a pro-war lesbian to do? Cynthia throws her hat in the ring…then immediately withdraws it.
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2007

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December

DTWOF episode #518

December 25th, 2007

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Merry Christmas!
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DTWOF episode #517

December 11th, 2007

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It’s the longest night of the year…

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November

DTWOF episode #516

November 27th, 2007

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Fresh and local.

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DTWOF episode #515

November 13th, 2007

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In which Raffi is MySpaced.
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October

DTWOF episode #514

October 28th, 2007

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Hey. I’m putting this up a few days early since it’s Halloween-themed. And I’ve decided to go back to my regular
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DTWOF Archive Episode #18

October 11th, 2007

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[Time for another archive episode. As I announced in May, I’m cutting back to one new episode per month for a while, and in between I’m running strips from 1987.]

It was twenty years ago today… has mass protest gone the way of HoJo’s?

Happy Coming Out Day. Did you know that this institution
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DTWOF episode #513

October 2nd, 2007

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Here’s the latest.
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September

DTWOF Archive Episode #13

September 18th, 2007

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It was twenty years ago today… drugs-for-arms and rock and roll.

[Time for another archive episode. As I announced in May, I’m cutting back to one new episode per month for a while, and in between I’m running strips from 1987.]
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DTWOF episode #512

September 4th, 2007

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Sharpen your Eagle Mirados. It’s time for school.


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August

sensitive men to watch out for

August 21st, 2007

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Here’s a little something I ran across recently that I thought you might find amusing. It’s from the 1991 April Fool’s issue of the Madison Insurgent, a progressive paper that DTWOF once ran in. Someone–I’m not sure who–did this rather delightful all-male spoof of the strip.


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DTWOF Archive Episode #7

August 21st, 2007

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It was twenty years ago today… are you two still together?

[Time for another archive episode. As I announced in May, I’m cutting back to one new episode per month for a while, and in between I’m running strips from 1987.]


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DTWOF episode #511

August 7th, 2007

511 detailHere’s th’ latest.


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July

DTWOF episode #510

July 12th, 2007

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Jeez, you guys*. I totally fucked up. I was supposed to put up the new episode yesterday, not the archive one. I don’t know what the hell I was thinking. Thanks to the people who questioned the order.
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DTWOF Archive Episode #8

July 11th, 2007

It was twenty years ago today… and the times, they aren’t a-changin’. [As I announced in May, I’m cutting back to one new episode per month for a while, and in between I’m running strips from 1987.]
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June

DTWOF Archive Episode #11

June 27th, 2007

Is your Pride incorporated?


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DTWOF Episode #509

June 12th, 2007

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In which Mo gets barbecued.
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May

DTWOF Archive Episode #3

May 29th, 2007

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Here’s the …uh…newest twenty-year old episode. As I recently announced, I’m cutting back to one new episode per month for a while, and in between I’m running strips from 1987. But to make things even more complicated, I’m not running ALL the old strips. That’s why this second one is actually number three. Got it?
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DTWOF episode #508

May 15th, 2007

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Here’s the latest. This temporary slowdown to one strip every four weeks is working out pretty good for me. I’m starting to make a dent in all the other stuff I have to do.
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DTWOF Archive Episode #1

May 2nd, 2007

Okay, today my new plan goes into effect. Recently I explained that out of necessity I’m cutting back to one new strip a month for a while. And in between I’ll post re-runs. I’m beginning at the beginning, twenty years ago.
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April

DTWOF episode #507

April 4th, 2007

I’ve gotten all cattywompus with the strips. This is the episode I was desperately trying to finish before my vacation began on March 21…
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March

DTWOF episode #506

March 20th, 2007

506 detailHere’s the episode I wrote before leaving for Miami. Today I’m going to try and figure out how to do the next one on the road in Albuquerque. I have to go find art supplies, then a Kinko’s or some place that can scan the drawings when I’m done. I’m not sure whether I’m going to manage it before my vacation officially begins on Thursday. Is all this backstory annoying you? Maybe I should just post the cartoons and shut up.


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DTWOF episode #505

March 5th, 2007

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Sorry I haven’t been posting. I’ve been really crazed.


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February

DTWOF episode #504

February 22nd, 2007

Sorry. I should’ve put this up yesterday.


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January

DTWOF episode #503

January 31st, 2007

Sorry I disappeared. Here’s the next strip.
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DTWOF episode 502

January 21st, 2007

My first post-Julia episode.
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DTWOF Archive Episode #328

January 10th, 2007

Hey, I meant to put up this “archive episode” two weeks ago. While I’m taking a month off from the strip. I chose this one not just because it was seasonal, but because it features an anonymous character who I later used as the model for Beth McLaughlin-Farkas. (Or Farkas-McLaughlin. Whatever.)

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2006

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December

DTWOF episode 501

December 12th, 2006

I’m nearing the end of my family visit.

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Here’s the next DTWOF episode. I made this a couple weeks ago. I was supposed to write the next


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November

DTWOF episode 500

November 21st, 2006

Okay. Here’s number 500. I’m putting it up a week early, just because it’s number 500 and I’m so relieved to be done with it. People have been asking about the fundraiser–the grand total to date is $3081.52. SIX times the $500 by episode 500 that was initially proposed. Thank you all so much. I’m very, very grateful.
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DTWOF episode 499

November 13th, 2006

Here’s th’ latest. But don’t expect to find anything about the election in it–I had to write this a couple weeks ago.
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DTWOF 498. Foley à deux.

November 2nd, 2006

Here’s th’latest. Sorry it’s late. I had some strange problems with Flickr–they seem to have reduced the file size I can upload. And hey, in case it’s not obvious, I just thought I’d mention that you can select the “strip archive” link in the sidebar to pull up just the posts containing DTWOF episodes. Like, if you want to catch up and read a bunch at once. That archive starts with episode 484. If you look down the sidebar under “links,” you can find episodes 303-480 on the PlanetOut archive. Eventually I’ll fill in that little gap, and get 481-483 up here.
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October

DTWOF episode 497

October 17th, 2006

Fresh fortnightly.


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DTWOF episode 496

October 3rd, 2006

Here ya go.
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September

Episode 495

September 19th, 2006

Here’s th’ latest episode. Trying a new technique for posting it here. Let’s see how it goes.


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Episode 494

September 11th, 2006

Man. I’ve been trying to get this up since last week. Still having trouble with displaying the large-print version. In the meantime, click here or the image below for the large version on Flickr, and take your chances. Apologies if it doesn’t work with your browser.


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August

DTWOF 493

DTWOF 492

August 12th, 2006

Here’s the latest strip. It should have gone up Wednesday. Sorry about that.


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July

Episode 491

July 21st, 2006

God. I’ve been meaning to put this up since yesterday. Finally, at 4pm, I’ve gotten around to it. Thanks, as ever, to Nichael for hosting the large-print version. [Episode 491 is now visible here.]


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Moving right along…

July 6th, 2006

Man, I’m totally crazed. I know it might seem like lately I’ve just been sitting around musing on the ethical implications of success, but I’ve actually been hard at work. Doing my comic strip, for one thing, plus an ongoing barrage of Fun Home interviews. And tomorrow morning I set out on another leg of my book tour, this time to the Twin Cities, Wisconsin, and Chicago.

My email has reached a state of advanced entropy. There’s stuff from three weeks ago I haven’t even had a chance to open yet, let alone answer. But I promise I’ll buckle down to that after I get back from the Midwest.

For now, here’s the latest Dykes episode, a week early, as evidence of my industry. A slight disclaimer: because I’ve been so busy, I had to abandon any attempt to squeeze current events into the strip. Normally I spend a lot of time trying to figure out connections between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on with my characters. But I just couldn’t keep up with the news properly this month. So you’re spared any mention of military atrocities, constitutional amendments, and limitless executive power.


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June

Speaking of real life…

June 17th, 2006

I’m afraid things have been so crazy with the book tour that I wasn’t able to do new DTWOF episodes this month. I feel very bad about that, because it’s the second time in a year I’ve done this. But I’ll be back on track soon. Here’s an archive episode. Click the image to go to the bigger version (thank you, Nichael!) [Strip is now visible here without having to go to Flickr]

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Episode 489

June 1st, 2006

I think if you click on the image, you’ll get taken to the larger version on Flickr. Sorry, we’ll get this sorted out soon so it’s easy for everyone to see. [Situation is sorted out now]
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May

Episode 488

Episode 487

May 4th, 2006

A most grateful tip o’ the nib to Nichael Cramer, who kindly posted the enlarged artwork in a pan-browser friendly version before we fixed the problem.
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April

Latest Episode, #486

April 22nd, 2006

Jeez, I finished this almost two weeks ago, and forgot to post it. I’m used to washing my hands of a strip once I’ve emailed it off to the newspapers, so it’s hard to remember that now I still have to put it online. Here’s the large print version for people without bionic eyesight. Episode 487 will go up on May 3.

Okay, what do people think of this possible revenue scenario: for a modest subscription fee, I email you the strips as soon as they’re done. That means you’d see them when they’re still fresh, and the current events they touch on are not yet yesterday’s news. Then I’d delay posting them online for a month or so–that way people who can’t afford to pay could still read them eventually, and people who pay could have steaming hot episodes delivered right to their in-box. What do you think of that? What about a dollar an episode? Is that reasonable? It’s a biweekly strip. so that’s two bucks a month.

Hey, and what about this? The email version could be like HBO. I could leave all the swear words in, and perhaps even have occasional frontal nudity. Instead of the #@&*’s and artful drapery that I employ in the newspaper version.


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Episode 485

April 7th, 2006

Here’s the latest strip, hosted on Flickr again until I get something better figured out. Apologies to everyone whose browsers won’t enable them to read it. Soon, one way or another, I’ll have a functional setup for everyone.
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March

Experiment

March 14th, 2006

I know this isn’t the best way to do this, but I’m just experimenting with using Flickr to post the strip. Here’s the latest episode, hot off the drawing board.
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Slacker

March 3rd, 2006

I’m sorry, but because of my February jaunt to the UK I was too busy to do new strips for this month. I sent out “archive” episodes from 1996, featuring Toni and Clarice in happier times. I don’t know if PlanetOut will bother posting them. Here’s a little glimpse.
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It was a good month not have to follow the news, though. Is the world hurtling hellward even faster than usual, or is it just me? At any rate, I’m back at the drawing board trying to make sense of it all, and will have fresh comics soon.

2004

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December

Comix Fix, Part II

December 21st, 2004

Wow — so exciting to read everybody’s comments about where they read DTWOF. Thanks for your input. Nice to see so many people are keeping tabs on this evolving blog.

A suggestion for those of you who said you can’t find the strip in your local paper, but would like to: I submit Alison’s cartoons to editors all the time, but my cover letters and sample strips are probably less effective than a few smartly worded emails from some local readers. I think DTWOF is perfect for alt. weekly audiences (Burlington’s alt. weekly, Seven Days, runs the strip). But alt. weekly editors are more likely to listen to their readers than to me. Feel free to write to them and demand (yes, demand!) that they carry the country’s most interesting comic strip with the word “dyke” in the title.

And fyi — as far as we know, Between the Lines in Michigan is still running the strip. They still pay for it, anyway. Remember, it comes out every other week, so sometimes there will be an issue without a strip. I think Washington Blade is still carrying it, though they tend to print it sporadically. If you want more regularity, send ‘em an email. Can’t hurt, right?

October

The lame duck episodes

October 26th, 2004

If you’re curious about how the DTWOF characters handle the election results (or lack thereof), you’ll have to wait until December 1, when episode 454 comes out. I just finished and sent off episodes 452 and 453, which are scheduled to run during the weeks of 11/3 and 11/17 respectively. Because I had to write these well before the election happened, they obviously could not be about the election. I couldn’t even write about the pre-election anxiety we’re all seething with, because that’ll be old news by 11/2.

This was a frustrating prospect, like not being allowed to mention the elephant (or please god, the donkey) in the living room. In the end, I decided to use these two episodes to do some much needed exposition. I’ve devoted so much space to the depredations of the Bush administration lately that I’ve been neglecting the characters’ lives and relationships.