About 9 Chickweed Lane

Three generations of family with strong characters and flights of fancy .

A rarity in the comics, 9 Chickweed Lane spotlights music and dance with superb artistry that complements Brooke McEldowney’s strong-minded characters. A popular comic strip about three generations of family, 9 Chickweed Lane is the story of a young woman who moves away from home to perform with a prestigious metropolitan ballet company in New York City. She is followed there by her childhood friend and recent love interest.

McEldowney knows his territory. He attended New York City's Juilliard School, and later studied and performed at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.