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My Name is Neal


Nov. 24, 2007 - April 27, 2024

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



Stories from this series

Journal Entry #50% - 80%: "Satyromania at Large.."

April 24, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #3.5 Generation: "Banana, Twinkie, Whatever..."

April 17, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #1965-1968:"Playtime in the Space Age..."

April 10, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Childhood Rainy Day Activities (in the days before the internet)..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #5 Personas:"Disassociated Associations..."

April 3, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Giant Nesting Doll..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #99 44/100% Cool: "The 'Dude' Rules..."

March 27, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, childhood nicknames become adult nightmares... Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

Journal Entry #100-99-98...:"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard..."

March 20, 2010 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "School games I hated (and feared!)" 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