My Name is Neal

Nov. 24, 2007 - Dec. 21, 2024

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent.

Stories from this series

Journal Entry #4 Truly Great Gifts: "Money is Good, Too..."

Dec. 7, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal’s “Holiday Gift Guide” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #3½ Weeks Away: "Holiday Stress..."

Nov. 30, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, December sneaks up on Neal... Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #10 Extra Pounds: "Harvest Party..."

Nov. 23, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1621 A.D.” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #Created in 1958: "40% of Mammal Species..."

Nov. 16, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “The World's Most Powerful Rodents” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #Invented in 1938: "10 Pts. For Q or Z..."

Nov. 9, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “My Favorite Scrabble Words* (*Disclaimer: I do get challenged whenever I play these words...)” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #1 With a Bullet: "Chart Toppers..."

Nov. 2, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Perky-Sounding #1 Pop Hits that Contain Darker Subtexts” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Author in This Series

Neal Yamamoto @nealtoon

Neal Yamamoto is a curmudgeonly freelance artist of indeterminate age whose vaguely disturbing scribblin’s and scrivenin’s have been published in a variety of books, magazines and papers. His latest drawing book (Superhero Explosion: 60 Easy Lessons For Drawing Comics) can be found at your big-chain-monolithic-mega-bookstore and his upcoming visual journal/cartoon “My Name Is Neal” can be found...well, duh, here. Post comments about the ’toon here or email Neal at nealnyamamoto@gmail.com.

Updated July 2012

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