Patrick McDonnell: "MUTTS Sunday Funnies - The Complete Sunday Comic Strips, 1994–96"

Patrick McDonnell: "MUTTS Sunday Funnies - The Complete Sunday Comic Strips, 1994–96"

Dec 17th 2026
Events @ Labyrinth Books

Thurs 12/17 @ 6:00PM
Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street


Join Labyrinth and Patrick McDonnell as we celebrate the release of the complete MUTTS Sunday comic strips, starting from the very beginning.

Created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994, MUTTS follows the heartwarming adventures of Earl the dog, Mooch the cat, and an endearing cast of animal and human pals. It has captured the hearts of millions, garnering international recognition for its gentle humor and powerful themes of kindness, compassion, and friendship.

Sunday Funnies is the first-ever collection of the Sunday MUTTS comic strip that are complete, in color, and reprinted one per page and in chronological order. Included are all of the full-color title panels (which many newspapers drop for space constraints), along with a "Title Panel Tribute Guide" by McDonnell at the back of each volume, in which he shares his sources of inspiration for the first time.

Also included is an all-new preface by McDonnell. This first volume of Sunday Funnies reprints comic strips from 1994–96 and is the perfect gift for MUTTS fans new and old.

Patrick McDonnell’s beloved and award-winning comic strip, MUTTS, has appeared in over 700 newspapers across 20 countries for 30 years. Charles Schulz called it “One of the best comics strips of all time.” Patrick is the author of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including The Gift of Nothing, and the Caldecott Honor winning Me…Jane. Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. Other children’s books include Hug Time, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters’ Monster, and Thank You and Goodnight. Patrick was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years and currently serves on the boards of The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust.