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My Name is Neal


24 Nov 2007 - 13 Apr 2024

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



Stories from this series

Journal Entry #First Uttered in 1600's: "Modern Golems..."

April 13, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “The Automaton Awards! Recognizing the best from the field of robotics!” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.  

Journal Entry #48.6 Thoughts Per Minute: "Cogitabund..."

April 6, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Even MORE Random Thoughts or ‘Arbitrary musings that continuously flit through my cranium!’” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #Between 3/22 and 4/25: "Happy Easter!..."

March 30, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Overlooked Rabbits AKA ‘Other bunnies to celebrate during Easter...’” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #Anything After 50 Years: "Ka-Boom!..."

March 23, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #Released in '71: "Can't You Read the Sign?"

March 16, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Sign, Sign — Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind...” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #First CT Scan, 10/1971: "Cogito, Ergo Sum..."

March 9, 2024 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Brain Scans — How we perceive each other...” 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