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Journal Entry #Started Around the 1800's: "Trick or Treat..."

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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Creatures I'd like to be! (Halloween edition)”

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© 2025 Neal Yamamoto

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About this series

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

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About the Author

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

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