Simple Gerhard

Fe atu ring th e first 100 strips from Sim pl e Ge rh ard O n th e Inte rne t! Extra m ate rialincl ude s: *Cl utte re d de l uxe cove r page ! *O ne -page tw o-col um n inde x l isting! *Com m e ntary b y M ik e J th e sim pl e com ic artist! *Excl usive b onus strip! *Lots of w h ite space ! *And not a l ot m ore !!

Th e m ate rialcontaine d h e re in is strictl y unrate d. D ue to th e graph ic nature of th is com ic strip, re ade r discre tion is advice d.

# 1 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is bore d # 2 Sim pl e Ge rh ard doe sn't l ik e going to th e zoo # 3 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ch ange s h is nam e . # 4 Sim pl e Ge rh ard tal k s to God. # 5 Sim pl e Ge rh ard l ie s in be d al lday. # 6 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as a cat. # 7 Sim pl e tap dancing # 8 Sim pl e Ge rh ard fal l s in l ove . # 9 Sim pl e Ge rh ard figh ts vam pire s # 10 Sim pl e Ge rh ard re cite s th e al ph abe t. # 11 Sim pl e Ge rh ard forge ts to w e ar pants. # 12 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts a tattoo. # 13 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as a frie nd. # 14 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m ak e s a tin foilh at. # 15 Sim pl e Ge rh ard pl ants a bird. # 16 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as se x -- Adul ts onl y!! NSFW !!! # 17 Sim pl e Ge rh ard e nte rs pol itics. # 18 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts fanm ail . # 19 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s sk iing. # 20 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w atch e s "Pat Garre tt & Bil l y th e Kid" # 21 Sim pl e Ge rh ard tak e s a cl ass # 22 pt.1 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s fish ing. # 22 pt.2 Sim pl e Ge rh ard and h is ne w pe t frie nd. # 22 pt.3 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as a frie nd for l unch . # 23 Sim pl e Ge rh ard starts a re l igion. # 24 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts a dise ase # 25 Sim pl e Ge rh ard doe s 'e dgy com e dy' # 26 Sim pl e Ge rh ard race s a turtl e # 27 Sim pl e Ge rh ard's todo-l ist # 28 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s to London! # 29 Sim pl e Ge rh ard finds th e fish . # 30 Sim pl e Ge rh ard tak e s a psych e e xam . # 31 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts tire d of h is girl frie nd. # 32 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w rite s a book ! # 33 Sim pl e Ge rh ard puts th e l otion on its sk in.. # 34 Sim pl e Ge rh ard stage -acts. # 35 pt.1 Sim pl e broth e r # 35 pt.2 Sim pl e Ge rh ard in: H arry al so h as a broth e r # 35 pt.3 Sim pl e fam il y # 36 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts l ipo. # 37 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts a l ip job. # 38 Sim pl e Ge rh ard buys a sw e ate r. # 39 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m ak e s fun of je w s. # 40 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is a ph otograph e r. # 41 Sim pl e art h istory # 42 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m ay or m ay not h ave a siste r. # 43 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w atch e s Sabrina. # 44 Paris, Ge rh ard sim pl e vous aim e # 45 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ope ns a tin can # 46 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts SPAM ! # 47 Sim pl e Ge rh ard com m its m urde r # 48 Sim pl e Ge rh ard announce s th e w e ath e r # 49 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m e e ts a m e rm aid. # 50 Sim pl e Ge rh ard's fifty strip ce l e bration! # 51 Sim pl e Ge rh ard trie s out pane lborde rs.

# 52 Sim pl e Ge rh ard draw s a com ic strip. # 53 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w atch e s M ul h ol l and D rive . # 54 Sim pl e Ge rh ard pe rform s an Exorcism . # 55 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is Bruce Cam pbe l lfor a day!! # 56 Sim pl e Ge rh ard buys coffe e . # 57 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts m arrie d # 58 Sim pl e Ge rh ard joins th e pol ice # 59 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w atch e s M ul h ol l and D rive , again. # 60 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s too far. # 61 Sim pl e Val e ntine # 62 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m ak e s a ne w frie nd! # 63 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is a sm ooth tal k e r. # 64 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is e ve n m inim al isticie r...l y...e r.. # 65 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ge ts ph il osoph ical . # 66 Se nsibl e Ge rh ard buys a book . # 67 Sim pl e Ge rh ard w atch e s M ul h ol l and D rive , for th e th ird tim e . # 68 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s to be d. # 69 Sim pl e Ge rh ard ask s a ninja. # 70 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is insigh tful ! # 71 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as a Pe rfe ct D ay # 72 Sim pl e Ge rh ard se e s a rainbow . # 73 Sim pl e Ge rh ard is a m agician! # 74 Sim pl e Ge rh ard m e e ts a ce l e brity. # 75 pt.1 Sim pl e Ge rh ard and th e Sim pl e Ge rh ards # 75 pt.2 Sim pl e w riting # 75 pt.3 Sim pl e production val ue s # 76 e ve n m ore m inim alGe rh ard by Ande rs th e sim pl e gue st artist. # 77 Sim pl e Ge rh ard te l l s a jok e . # 78 Sim pl e Ge rh ard doe s noth ing w ith h is girl frie nd. # 79 Je an-Je an Jéaùnóiètíe s in: Am e rica runs out of bauge tte s. # 80 Sim pl e Ge rh ard buys an aq uarium . # 81 Se nsibl e Ge rh ard stars in a m usic vide o. # 82 Sim pl e Ge rh ard e xpl ains "fair use ." # 83 Sim pl e Ge rh ard goe s to H e l l . # 84 Sim pl e Ge rh ard farts in front of h is girl frie nd. # 85 Sim pl e Ge rh ard h as a Cl ose Encounte r. # 86 Sim pl e Ge rh ard e ats sash im i. # 87 Sim pl e tw e ntyfour. # 88 Supe r Ge rh ard is born! # 89 Sim pl e Ge rh ard se l l s h is soul . # 9 0 Sim pl e arch e ol ogy # 9 1 Sim pl e Ge rh ard visits a distant frie nd. # 9 2 Sim pl e fune ral . # 9 3 Sim pl e m usical ! # 9 4 pt.1 Sim pl e Com m andm e nts. # 9 4 pt.2 M ore sim pl e Com m andm e nts. # 9 4 pt.3 Finalsim pl e Com m andm e nts. # 9 5 Sim pl e Ge rh ard l ose s h is h e ad. # 9 6 Sim pl e Ge rh ard in: th e ow l s are not w h at th e y se e m . # 9 7 Sim pl e Ge rh ard figh ts a w indm il l ! # 9 8 Sim pl e zom bie pl ague # 9 9 pt.1 Sim pl e Bl oope rs! # 9 9 pt.2 Anoth e r sim pl e bl oope r.. # 9 9 pt.3 Th e l ast sim pl e bl oope r. # 100 Sim pl e Ge rh ard's 100 strip ce l e bration!!

#1 Simple Gerhard is bored

#2 Simple Gerhard doesn't like going to the zoo

'e l l o...

Fu nny?Not fu nny. O k ay.

I d on't re al l y h ave anyth ing e l se to ad d , actu al l y...

I'l lm ak e a note of it for fu tu re re fe re nce ..

#3 Simple Gerhard changes his name.

H ow ab ou t Sh irl e y?

#4 Simple Gerhard talks to God.

God can b e sil l y som e tim e s.

#5 Simple Gerhard lies in bed all day.

Th at can som e tim e s h appe n w h e n you d on't re m e m b e r to ge t u p.

#6 Simple Gerhard has a cat.

Th at's ab ou t al lth at h appe ns h e re . And no, Sim pl e Ge rh ard w as original l y not inte nd e d to b e fu nny. Late r strips are n't ne ce ssaril y fu nny e ith e r, b u t u nfortu nate l y th e y pre te nd to b e .

#7 Simple tap dancing

Sh ak e ye r b ootay!! And ye s, Sim pl e Ge rh ard w as original l y inte nd e d to b e re al l y sim pl e . Lik e , su pe r-sim pl e. Late r strips are n't ne ce ssaril y artisticalm aste rpie ce s e ith e r, b u t u nfortu nate l y th e y pre te nd to b e .

#8 Simple Gerhard falls in love.

Sim pl e sl ip...

#9 Simple Gerhard fights vampires

Al w ays k e e p a w ood e n stak e h and y. Al w ays.

#10 Simple Gerhard recites the alphabet.

H e ge ts it w rong, se e ?

#11 Simple Gerhard forgets to wear pants.

D on't you ju st h ate it w h e n th at h appe ns?

#12 Simple Gerhard gets a tattoo.

It m ak e s se nse , d on't it?

#13 Simple Gerhard has a friend.

Frie nd s are m u ch b e tte r th an e ne m ie s, u su al l y.

#14 Simple Gerhard makes a tin foil hat.

Th e re are m u l tipl e u se s for one . I can't re al l y th ink of any, th ou gh .

#15 Simple Gerhard plants a bird.

It'l lb e ju st l ik e an appl e tre e ..b u t w ith b ird s.

#16 Simple Gerhard has sex -- Adults only!! NSFW!!!

O r, w e l l , h e ju st h ad , rath e r..

#17 Simple Gerhard enters politics.

Th is cou l d actu al l y h appe n for re al . M ayb e .

#18 Simple Gerhard gets fanmail.

a m il l ion d ropl e ts of 'W ow !'

Th ank s And e rs..

#19 Simple Gerhard goes skiing.

I d on't l ik e snow . It's too col d . And w e t.

#20 Simple Gerhard watches "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid"

Th is strip is b ase d on re ale ve nts. Al l e ge d l y.

#21 Simple Gerhard takes a class

Th is strip is al so b ase d on re ale ve nts. Again, al l e ge d l y. Eh rm ..

#22 pt.1

Simple Gerhard goes fishing.

Lik e fish , sw im m ing arou nd in th e air.

#22 pt.2

Simple Gerhard and his new pet friend.

Pe ts are nice . And frie nd s are nice . So pe t frie nd s m u st b e d ou b l e -nice .

#22 pt.3

Simple Gerhard has a friend for lunch.

Al so, h is pe t h as starte d to sm e l l .

#23 Simple Gerhard starts a religion.

Re l igion can b e sil l y m ost of th e tim e .

#24 Simple Gerhard gets a disease

D ise ase s are no fu n. I h ad one once . It w as no fu n at al l .

#25 Simple Gerhard does 'edgy comedy'

Is th e F-w ord th e ne w N-w ord ?D oe s th e C-w ord re fe r to c*nt or c*ck ? Is b *tch a B-w ord ?

#26 Simple Gerhard races a turtle

W ond e r h ow th e Rab b it w ou l d h ave fare d ..?

#27 Simple Gerhard's todo-list

Sitting on ass is fu nnyl ie r th an cl e aning'n'stu ff...

#28 Simple Gerhard goes to London!

Expre ssionism gone u gl y. Re al l y u gl y. And b ad . Re al l y b ad .

#29 Simple Gerhard finds the fish.

And it w e nt, w h e re ve r I d id go.

#30 Simple Gerhard takes a psyche exam.

It IS a w ol f..you k now ...sort of...or som e su ch ..

#31 Simple Gerhard gets tired of his girlfriend.

It's not al w ays e asy to ge t al ong. So al w ays k e e p a fe w trick s u p you r sl e e ve , to e nd an argu m e nt sw iftl y.

#32 Simple Gerhard writes a book!

At l e ast m ak e su re you d on't copy from th e copy.

#33 Simple Gerhard puts the lotion on its skin..

..or it ge ts th e h ose .

#34 Simple Gerhard stage-acts.

W h at's u p w ith th e garb , G?

#35 pt.1

Simple brother

Sim pl e Ge rh ard m igh t not b e as w itty as h e th ink s.

#35 pt.2

Simple Gerhard in: Harry also has a brother

Not to b e ou td one b y h is ow ne r...

#35 pt.3

Simple family

Eve ryth ing is re l ative . O r sh ou l d th at b e 'e ve ryone ' ?

#36 Simple Gerhard gets lipo.

Isn't h e h and som e ?

#37 Simple Gerhard gets a lip job.

O n se cond th ou gh t, m ayb e not..

#38 Simple Gerhard buys a sweater.

Th e re 's no su ch th ing as a fre e l u nch . Good th ing I h ad a b ig b re ak fast th e n.

#39 Simple Gerhard makes fun of jews.

Al lth e coolk id s are d oing it. And appare ntl y it's th e l ate st fad in tinse l tow n..

#40 Simple Gerhard is a photographer.

Ju st not a ve ry good one .

#41 Simple art history

Art is h igh l y su b je ctive . As is Ge rh ard .

#42 Simple Gerhard may or may not have a sister.

You m igh t re asonab l y th ink sh e 's not re al l y th e re - b u t sh e is.

#43 Simple Gerhard watches Sabrina.

Sh e re al l y is, you k now . Sh e re al l y is..

#44 Paris, Gerhard simple vous aime

Une pe tite trad u ction d e googl e , no?

#45 Simple Gerhard opens a tin can

You d on't w ant to cu t you rse l f on th e l id . It can b e ve ry sh arp.

#46 Simple Gerhard gets SPAM!

I got spam once . I h ad it for l u nch w ith som e cab b age on th e sid e .

#47 Simple Gerhard commits murder

Bu t d on't th ink of h im as a b ad pe rson. Be cau se h e re al l y isn't. I th ink ..

#48 Simple Gerhard announces the weather

And to th ink th at th e y u se d to b e b l u e ..

#49 Simple Gerhard meets a mermaid.

H ans Ch ristian d e se rve s no b l am e w h atsoe ve r for th is strip. None .

#50 Simple Gerhard's fifty strip celebration!

If you onl y k ne w w h at h e h ad pl anne d for th e h u nd re d th ...

#51 Simple Gerhard tries out panel borders.

You k now , since it's th e 51st strip and al l ...

#52 Simple Gerhard draws a comic strip.

Th at 'b ord e rs' th ing d id n't re al l y w ork ou t for Ge rh ard , in case you w e re w ond e ring..

#53 Simple Gerhard watches Mulholland Drive.

I w ou l d al so l ik e to h ave m y Garm onb ozia b ack , th ank you ..

#54 Simple Gerhard performs an Exorcism.

M ax von Syd ow d id it b e tte r. A l ot b e tte r.

#55 Simple Gerhard is Bruce Campbell for a day!!

Al lh ailth e k ing of cool , th e k ing of su pe r-cool !

#56 Simple Gerhard buys coffee.

Now , w ou l d it stil lb e b l ack th e n, toots?Ya th ink ?!

#57 Simple Gerhard gets married

Is th e groom su ppose d to b e on th e l e ft, or on th e righ t?

#58 Simple Gerhard joins the police

No sh it, Sh e rl ock .

#59 Simple Gerhard watches Mulholland Drive, again.

H e 's starting to ge t it now .. I th ink ...righ t?

#60 Simple Gerhard goes too far.

H e re al l y w e nt ou t of l ine on th is one ..

#61 Simple Valentine

Love h u rts?

#62 Simple Gerhard makes a new friend!

Th e Fre nch conne ction, l ik e .. (l a cou rtoisie d u googl e trad u ise nt, com m e prévu )

#63 Simple Gerhard is a smooth talker.

Sim pl e paraph rasing, of sorts..

#64 Simple Gerhard is even minimalisticier...ly...er..

Sim pl e r th an sim pl e ! O r m ayb e it's h is siste r's d oing?

#65 Simple Gerhard gets philosophical.

Bu t w ou l d th e grass stil lb e b l u e r on th e oth e r sid e ?

#66 Sensible Gerhard buys a book.

Sim pl e Ge rh ard says h i, b y th e w ay.

#67 Simple Gerhard watches Mulholland Drive, for the third time.

Bu t w h ich one of th e m w as 'th e girl ,' re al l y?

#68 Simple Gerhard goes to bed.

H arry is al so a b it tire d ..

#69 Simple Gerhard asks a ninja.

Ne ve r inte rru pt a ninja d u ring l u nch . It's ju st not a good id e a.

#70 Simple Gerhard is insightful!

W el l , w h at d id you e xpe ct?Se riou sl y...

#71 Simple Gerhard has a Perfect Day

I d ou b t h e th ink s h e 's som e one good th ou gh .

#72 Simple Gerhard sees a rainbow.

Le pre ch au ns can b e nasty. M u st b e an Irish th ing...

#73 Simple Gerhard is a magician!

Unl ik e Gol d in's re nd e ring, Ge rh ard 's il l u sion invol ve s a b it of artistic h e m icorpore ctom y.

#74 Simple Gerhard meets a celebrity.

It m igh t ju st h ave b e e n som e one w ith a strik ing, or not so strik ing, re se m b l ance .

#75 pt.1

Simple Gerhard and the Simple Gerhards

Sim pl e M ass Prod u ction Pl ant

#75 pt.2

I gu e ss th is is w h y h e l ik e s m onk e ys?

Simple writing

#75 pt.3

Simple production values

Ju st to w re ck th e l ast re m aining sh re d of th e il l u sion...

#76 even more minimal Gerhard by Anders the simple guest artist.

Com ing u p w ith b ad id e as and u nfu nny h u m ou r som e tim e s re q u ire s assistance .

#77 Simple Gerhard tells a joke.

It's ju st as fu nny as th at Sim pl e Ge rh ard com ic strip!!

#78 Simple Gerhard does nothing with his girlfriend.

H ow m u ch w ood W O ULD a w ood ch u ck ch u ck if it, you k now ...cou l d?

#79 Jean-Jean Jéaùnóiètíes in: America runs out of baugettes.

Th e onl y good th ing to e ve r com e ou t of France w as Lu is Bu ñu e l . And h e w asn't e ve n Fre nch . Go figu re .

#80 Simple Gerhard buys an aquarium.

Som e one cal lPETA...m ayb e a fe w nak e d ch ick s cou l d re ctify th ings.

#81 Sensible Gerhard stars in a music video.

It m igh t se e m a b it trite , b u t th at's ju st b e cau se it is.

#82 Simple Gerhard explains "fair use."

Th e re is al so 'citation righ t' w ork ing in Ge rh ard 's favou r tod ay... No? Re al l y, no? No su ch th ing? W el lI'l lb e ...

#83 Simple Gerhard goes to Hell.

I w ou l d n't l ik e it ve ry m u ch e ith e r, I th ink .

#84 Simple Gerhard farts in front of his girlfriend.

No, th e y're no l onge r m arrie d ..

#85 Simple Gerhard has a Close Encounter.

Go on and tak e th e cow s, re al l y, h e l p you rse l f. Ju st l ay off th at 'oth e r th ing' I k e e p h e aring ab ou t..

#86 Simple Gerhard eats sashimi.

Th e Fu gu , w h o d o w h at you d on't d are to pe opl e . Fu gu pe opl e. M agic pe opl e. Fu gu pe opl e.

#87 Simple twentyfour.

"M y nam e is Sim pl e Ge rh ard and th is is going to b e th e l onge st d ay of m y l ife ."

#88 Super Gerhard is born!

I w ou l d stil lre com m e nd cal l ing for Batm an or Su pe rm an, if in trou b l e. O r th at b l ind gu y...or care b e ars.

#89 Simple Gerhard sells his soul.

O ne w ond e rs w h at h e h ad in m ind for it, th ou gh ..

#90 Simple archeology

H i, I'm se l l ing th e se fine l e ath e r jack e ts..

#91 Simple Gerhard visits a distant friend.

Trave l l ing can b e b oring som e tim e s. Ge tting d ru nk isn't.

#92 Simple funeral.

Fu ne ral s m igh t se e m a b it d u l l , b u t h ow d o you th ink th e fu ne re e fe e l s ab ou t th e m ?

#93 Simple musical!

Th e re are a fe w th at are q u ite good th ou gh ...a fe w ..

#94 pt.1

Simple Commandments.

Re l igion is good , b e cau se it spe ak s on b e h al f of God .

#94 pt.2

More simple Commandments.

D on't l ift stone s and spl it w ood - com e to ch u rch , b e cau se it's b e tte r!!

#94 pt.3

Final simple Commandments.

Fol l ow th e l e ad e rsh ip of th e se l f-appointe d righ te ou s, for th e y are H ol y and sh it...

#95 Simple Gerhard loses his head.

Th e u psid e of h aving you r h e ad stu ck u p you r arse , is th at you at l e ast k now w h e re you h ave it.

#96 Simple Gerhard in: the owls are not what they seem.

It is h appe ning, again.

#97 Simple Gerhard fights a windmill!

W h e n I w as you ng, w e h ad th is th ing cal l e d 'l ite ratu re ,' se e ?

#98 Simple zombie plague

I w as once attack e d b y a zom b ie actu al l y. I d id n't q u ite appre ciate th e b iting a l ot th ou gh , as I m u ch pre fe r a te nd e r nib b l e ..

#99 pt.1

Sce ne se ve ntynine , tak e five ...

Simple Bloopers!

#99 pt.2

Another simple blooper..

Th is is not too u ncom m on in th e 'com ic b iz'

#99 pt.3

The last simple blooper.

From now on th e y u se crazy gl u e . Th e rash is ju st a price you h ave to pay..

#100 Simple Gerhard's 100 strip celebration!!

Te ch nical l y, it's th e 110th .

Simple bonus strip!

W e al lh ope th at you h ave e njoye d re ad ing th e first 100 Sim pl e Ge rh ard strips and th at you w il lstay w ith u s for th e ne xt h u nd re d ! / M ik e J and th e Sim pl e Ge rh ard cast