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My Name is Neal


Nov. 24, 2007 - May 11, 2024

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



Stories from this series

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Journal Entry #17 Days Left: "Making Faces..."

Oct. 14, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal reveals what he's going to be for Halloween... Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #24 Days and Counting: "Samhain's Coming..."

Oct. 7, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

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

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Journal Entry #Over 25% Body Fat: "Super-Heavy..."

Sept. 30, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Weight-Challenged Heroes (because not everyone is built like Schwarzeneggar)” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #Around 80,000 Words: "Novel Novels..."

Sept. 23, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “My Personal Library - Types of books in my collection” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #24 Hours: "Some Days are Too Long..."

Sept. 16, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “In one day - my life during a typical 1,440 minute period” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

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Journal Entry #4 Body Types: "Poor, Poor Pitiful Ken..."

Sept. 9, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Barbie’s Secret Crushes” 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