On a short leash

I kinda like the design of this one. Your eye jumps immediately to the right-hand side to read the dialogue, only to be pulled back along the tethered rope to discover the Mrs. keeping an eye on things. In my case, I've been married for almost 150 (dog) years. Or something like that. Cartoonists aren't too good at math.

My web comic pick of the week has the opposite effect. Nicholas Gurewitch started his comic strip, The Perry Bible Fellowship, about seven years ago ... but it's really taken off in the past year. The first book collection of PBF is even outselling most syndicated comic strip collections these days. Web comics aficionados will already be familiar with PBF. Be forewarned: Gurewitch skates constantly close to the thin line of good taste. But, let's be honest, that's a big part of what makes his writing so hilarious. And his art includes some of the best illustration being done in humorous comics today. -- casey