SURPRISE

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Surprise! It’s Jason Katzenstein. We here at Toonstack industries usually follow a certain rhythm: on Sundays we deliver you our weekly missive. Sometimes, though, it can be fun to shake things up! Interrupt business as usual! Like a great joke, it’s a little fork in the road of expectation toward the off-ramp of surprise. So that’s our theme, folks! Expect…. THE UNEXPECTED …unless you’re not suspecting to laugh, in which case don’t un-expect that because you’re going to laugh. In a surprising twist, I’ve just confused myself.

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Polly Lou Adams

I actually rarely leave my dog home alone because he whines and cries a lot and has no thumbs so he can’t make a cake. If you invite me somewhere, he’s probably coming with. Surprise!

Jason Chatfield

This might surprise you, but a coat of arms wasn't always something one could just 'buy'. But, it's 2025 and nothing matters anymore, so now you can just BUY a Lordship/Ladyship and get your own. You do get to call yourself Lord, once the credit card payment has been processed. I did it. The only person who calls me Lord is my dog. (You can do it here.)

Hilary Campbell

This is just how I expect to be as a mother.

Jason Adam Katzenstein

Multiple surprises in store for our guy here.

But wait, there’s more!

Sign up for Ellis Rosen’s new(ish) newsletter! It has lots of cartoons and discussions about cartoons and the biz (Short for business.)

Amy Kurzweil’s graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, is available now. Amy teaches cartoon classes on Patreon! Sign up now to get the recording of every past class.

Hilary Campbell releases Cartoons by Hilary every Friday!

Jason Chatfield has A NEW BOOK OUT! Order it at https://www.realdogowner.com

Sign up for Kendra Allenby's online drawing class in May: Approachable Anatomy.

Polly shares memoir comics and cartoons on the Poop Scoop, her semi-regular Substack.

Finally: TMZ is reporting that Sofia is in talks with herself about resurrecting her Substack, You’re Doing Great. Sources close to Sofia say it will be “better than ever.”

Thanks for reading!