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My Name is Neal


Nov. 24, 2007 - May 4, 2024

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



Stories from this series

Journal Entry #Action #1, June 1938: "Sold for $138.00..."

Oct. 13, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “You Know You're a Fanboy If..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #77 Grand: "And Has a Smooth Chest..."

Oct. 6, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Building the Perfect Beast..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #8-12 Frames/Second: "Animaniacal..."

Sept. 29, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #2...or an "HB" or "F": "I Prefer Staedtlers..."

Sept. 22, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Only in America!" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #50 States of Eccentricity: "WTF? REALLY?..."

Sept. 15, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Only in America!" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #24 Frames of Hypocrisy: "Blindly Casting..."

Sept. 8, 2012 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “2 Views of Ethnicity-Free Casting in the American Entertainment Industry...” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Author in This Series

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