Quiet comics for noisy times.

the work of Todd Webb

Read THE POET

psst… the next small thing is here - The Poet Quarterly

The Poet - a cartoon man with a white beard, wearing a large yellow hat, blue shirt, and brown pants - is standing on one leg with a leaf stuck to his shoe. A pigeon is nearby on the ground, and there are green and orange leaves scattered around.

THE POET

The Poet is a daily comic.

The cast is small: a thoughtful Poet who spends his days wandering the park, a self-important Pigeon obsessed with donuts and fame, and a Park Bench that occasionally offers a few words of wisdom when nobody is around.

New strips appear online every day, and it’s also collected in book form.

“Sparse, meditative, and delightful... Like all great comic strip characters, they're fun to look at and a joy to be with.”

— Patrick McDonnell, MUTTS cartoonist

“These comics are very lovely. I keep reading The Poet when I am ‘supposed to be doing something else.’”

— Lemony Snicket, author

“The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing.”

— Hal Hartley, filmmaker

“In the same class [as Peanuts]. There's a lot going on beneath the surface, if one is looking."

— The Comics Journal “Best Comics of 2023”

A brown spiral notebook with The Poet cartoon character on the cover, two pens resting on top. Behind these items, there is a framed print of a Poet Sunday comic strip, a green potted plant, and a coffee mug also featuring The Poet characters.
An open comic book - The Poet Volume One - on a wooden park bench, with a red cap featuring the Pigeon cartoon character from The Poet, and a green sweater decorated with white cartoon characters. The background is slightly blurred showing grass.

Outfit your inner Poet.

Take The Poet with you - hats, totes, mugs, notebooks, and more.

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Brown tote bag with creme handles and white text reading "Keep Calm and Read Comics" hanging on a door handle, with a small cartoon Pigeon character on it, from Todd Webb's The Poet comic strip.
Three ceramic mugs featuring characters from Todd Webb's "The Poet" comic strip. They are stacked on colorful blocks on a light wooden table.

Now Available!

Now Available!

424 pages, black & white interior

The complete second year of daily comics - with a foreword by MUTTS cartoonist Patrick McDonnell, a new afterword, and an extensive notes section.

THE POET Volume Two

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A simple black and white drawing of a robot with a square torso, striped arms and legs, and a round head with facial features. The robot is watching a falling leaf.

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books are also available from the usual online sources:
indiebound, bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, etc - Amazon if you must lol