Lauded by the Los Angeles Times "as one of the freshest and most imaginative comic strips" and designated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip twice by the National Cartoonists Society, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman's Zits chronicles many of the scenes that play out under the rooftops of more than 80.5 million homes across the country. Artfully exploring insecurities, societal pressures, and just plain teenage goofiness, Scott and Borgman contrast the experiences of adolescence and parenthood. Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is learning to navigate residential byways and high school hallways while the parentals, a.k.a. Connie and Walt Duncan, try to keep pace and find a little peace.
This comic strip is my life. Jeremy is Owen. Dan is Walt. I am Connie. It's pathetic, it's hilarious, it's just dead-on. If you wonder what living with a teenaged boy is like, this is the real stuff.
Zits #13: You're Making That Face Again by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (Andrew McNeel Publishing 2010) (741.5973). This is aAnother collection of the Zits comic strip featuring 15 year old Jeremy and his family. These are always funny! My rating: 7/10, finished 3/25/11.