My Name is Neal

Nov. 24, 2007 - May 31, 2025

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

Stories from this series

Journal Entry #All You Need is a #2 Pencil: "The Process..."

May 31, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Finish the ’toon IV: The ‘Cycle-of-Creation’ edition...” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #45 Years of Harm: "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!..."

May 24, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “The dangers of prolonged cartooning!” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #1,000's of Ruminations: "My 2¢ Worth..."

May 17, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Even more random thoughts” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #At Least from the 1920's: "Only the Best..."

May 10, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Acme ‘Products’ I Should Never Own!” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #The Flash, 1961: "Parallel Lives..."

May 3, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Multiversal Madness! My Dopplegangers from Various Dimensions” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #B.P. Hovering at 200/200: "Under Pressure..."

April 26, 2025 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “‘I’m Feeling TENSE!’: My methodology for dealing with stress...” 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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