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I find nothing negative about being associated with Graffiti Nerds by Dan 'Bizarro' Piraro. I have been a Bizarro fan ever since it was trying to compete with The Far Side. I have a 199X comic clip on my bulletin board (Two guys in scuba gear in an elevator saying to a guy in a business suit "I wouldn't push anything below four"). And I recently tried to pitch him a couple gags (for which he emailed me a polite, encouraging and personalized rejection). If you don't mind a little delay (he posts 2-3 comics at a time), the Bizarro Blog, is best way to enjoy the comic, with a nice dose of Creator's Commentary. (Chron.com only goes back a month, and doesn't include the Sunday Punnies)
His hidden symbols thing/number above his name thing reminds me of Hirschfeld, who hid in his drawings his's daughter's name (Nina) and the number above his signature indicated how many times it appeared.