This comic was originally published in Little Village’s February 2026 issue.
Comics
This Modern World — February 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s February 2026 issue.
Horsecope — January 2026
Jessie Kraemer is a writer and artist living in Iowa City. Follow her on Instagram. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Public Nuisance — January 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s February 2026 issue.
Futile Wrath — January 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Momboy — January 2026
Lauren Haldeman is a graphic novelist and poet. She has received an Iowa Arts Fellowship, a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award and fellowships from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Funny page mainstay The Family Circus made its very first appearance in the Des Moines Register — under a different name
Almost everything on the Monday, Feb. 29, 1960 front page of the Des Moines Register made for grim reading: Southern senators plotting to kill a civil rights bill. An armed robbery on School Street. Iowans weary of winter cold. But sandwiched between stories about a brewing Middle East border war and President Eisenhower’s state visit […]
Little Village’s 2026 Comics Issue
The comics below were created by local artists, who were asked by Little Village to share their thoughts on and predictions for the year ahead. All were published in LV’s January 2026 issue.
True Love — January 2026
Ramona Muse Lambert makes art and music. Sometimes she’s in charge of dinner, too. Buy her art at ramonamuselambert.com. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Statistically Precise — 2026 Comics Issue
Matt Griffin is a Chicago-area comics creator. See more at on his Instagram. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Knead It — 2026 Comics Issue
Kassie Morlan is a long time artist, who’s short in stature and loves chocolates. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.
Through the Window — 2026 Comics Issue
Piper Bly is a professional cartoonist and graphic journalist. You can find her at piperbly.com. This comic was originally published in Little Village’s January 2026 issue.

