About Monty

Absurdist commentary on everything from hosing down spider monkeys to the latest conspiracy theory.

This award-winning, quirky comic strip created by Jim Meddick in 1985 spoofs suburbia, trashes tacky TV shows and offers absurdist commentary on everything from hosing down spider monkeys to the latest conspiracy theory. Monty's skewed sensibilities have earned the strip a fanatical following on the Web and on newspaper comics pages on six continents, making this daily and Sunday comic strip a cult favorite among comics readers worldwide. Monty won the 2008 National Cartoonists Society’s Award for Best Newspaper Strip.

Formerly titled "Robotman," Monty lampoons a wide range of topics. Explains Meddick, "I've tried to create the comic strip equivalent of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus.' The name 'Monty' is a nod to the influence that show had on my humor. In my cartoon, just about anything can happen - this way, the ideas and characters always stay fresh." Monty Montahue is often at the center of this hilariously funny comic strip's outrageous story lines. A brainy, bumbling bachelor who's unlucky in work and in love, Monty shares his home with Fleshy, a hairless cat, and Mr. Pi, a super-logical extraterrestrial. The wacky cast of characters is rounded out by Moondog, Monty's beer-guzzling buddy; Loco Ohno, Monty's crazy ex-girlfriend; and Pilsner the parrot.