publication date: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 (part of Summer 2019)

category: Comics

clue: He saw his creations about posterior phalli and inferno-imperiled canines become popular memes online, costing him money, and declared that this was not fine.

explanation: Green is a cartoonist best known for two drawings that became memes, a one-off "Dick Butt" character and the dog Question Hound sitting in a burning house saying, "This is fine." He has had to fight copyright thieves for years to keep the rights to his work. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff


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