Mr. and Mrs. P’s Holiday Stroll

For many years during the holidays, I had a running theme in which Mr. and Mrs. Perkins were featured doing their gift shopping. This comic is actually a reflection of my own wishes for the season: more than anything, I just want peace, an end to the constant chaos, and a return to basic norms of human decency. It occurred to me that even the phrase “peace on earth and goodwill toward men” now feels strangely controversial. Indeed, the values of the holiday season seem very much in conflict with the brutal social Darwinism that seems to be everywhere now. (Although I will say, on a personal level, I have encountered people being very kind and helpful.)