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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 #Nov. — Dec. '63: "Merry Christmas!"

Dec. 23, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “How Santa delivers all those gifts in one night” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #First Seen in '39: "The Youngest Reindeer..."

Dec. 16, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Rudolph's Side Hustle” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #A5 Loin: "$300 Per Pound..."

Dec. 9, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #Written in '34: "The Bizzaro Version..."

Dec. 2, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “What a Difference a Day Makes — 24 Little Hours —” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.

Journal Entry #First Appeared in 1940: "A Wild Hare..."

Nov. 25, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

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

Journal Entry #Only 6? Really?: "The Despair of Driving..."

Nov. 18, 2023 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “6 Things I HATE about Driving in Los Angeles!” 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