Today in 3 Panels, by Dean Mang-Wooley

Dean, aka Rita, is sitting in front of a campfire with their uncle. Their uncle tells them: "you're so skilled. I really...respect you." Dean rests their chin on their hand and thinks to themself: "wow."

The uncle who never talks to me

Aug 2, 2008

Panel one: Dean pours a jug of milk down the sink and says: "Ugh. This old milk is horrible." Panel two: Later, Dean takes a sip of new milk that they just bought. Panel three: Dean grimaces and sticks out their tongue, saying: "BLECH! This new milk is even WORSE!"

From bad to worse

Aug 17, 2008

Dean is walking down a residential street. They say to themself: "whoa." They think: "This year, Jordan turned 16 on the 16th and Hannah and I turned 20 on the 20th." They smile wide and think: "COSMIC!"

Cosmic

Sep 18, 2008

Dean, aka Rita, is in a car with their mom. A bug hits the windshield and splatters. Dean says to their mom: "I wonder how many bugs we've killed in our history of traveling." Their mom replies: "most of them."

Driving to Swift Current

Aug 1, 2008

Dean and their friends are playing Pictionary. Dean is drawing a picture and their friend Joelle is guessing what it is. Dean draws a picture of a baby, a plus sign, a downward-facing arrow, and a person with a prominent butt sitting down. Joelle guesses: "Baby butt? Baby...bum? Baby...Ass baby?" Dean looks at Joelle and says: "ASS BABY?"

Pictionary

Oct 12, 2008

Nonsense II

Nonsense II

Sep 28, 2008

The comic is laid out like an instructional pamphlet. Panel 1 image: Dean is standing in a neutral position, facing the viewer. Panel 1 text: 1. Make eye contact. Panel 2 image: Dean looks down, surprised. Panel 2 text: 2. Look down suddenly. Panel 3 image: Dean looks at their cellphone with a puzzled look on their face. There is an arrow pointing to the cellphone with the words: "not on." Panel 3 text: 3. "check" cellphone. Repeat.

How to approach strangers, the Mang-Wooley way

Sep 3, 2008

Dean and their friends are playing Pictionary. Dean is drawing a picture and their friend Joelle is guessing what it is. Dean draws a picture of a baby, a plus sign, a downward-facing arrow, and a person with a prominent butt sitting down. Joelle guesses: "Baby butt? Baby...bum? Baby...Ass baby?" Dean looks at Joelle and says: "ASS BABY?"

Pictionary

Oct 12, 2008

Dean walks down a residential street, looking happy. Suddenly, they look a little worried. Image text: "I walked home without shoes. As soon as my feet touched the cool concrete, I felt a sudden electric surge of joy. Until I realized I was walking down the wrong street."

Barefoot bliss

Aug 16, 2008

Panel 1: Dean is turning compost with a pitchfork at night, looking sad. Panel 2: Dean leans on the pitchfork and starts crying, saying: "huh..huh...oh god..." Panel 3: close up of an unopened bottle of celexa, an antidepressant, with cobwebs all over it.

Adventures in pharmaceuticals II

Sep 11, 2008

Dean is sitting across from their friend David in a restaurant, holding their wallet in one hand. Their wallet is bulging with receipts. David says: I love your fat wallet. Dean says: I can't make it any thinner. David says: Those are load-bearing receipts.

Fat wallet

Jun 1, 2018

Dean, aka Rita, is in a car with their mom. A bug hits the windshield and splatters. Dean says to their mom: "I wonder how many bugs we've killed in our history of traveling." Their mom replies: "most of them."

Driving to Swift Current

Aug 1, 2008