Sherman's Lagoon

Sherman's Lagoon is a cartoon strip by Jim Toomey that is syndicated daily in over 150 newspapers worldwide. It first appeared in the Escondido Times-Advocate on May 13, 1991. The strip takes place at the fictional Kapupu Lagoon by the island of Kapupu in the North Pacific Ocean, west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palau archipelago of Micronesia. Sherman - The main character and often called "Fat Boy" by Hawthorne. Although not the most intelligent of all the characters, Sherman is a good-hearted great white shark. He often likes to bait "hairless beach apes" with a variety of items, including beer bottles, wallets, and other props. In addition, Sherman likes to fight giant squid, sometimes for dinner, sometimes just for fun, and at least once over a loan. Dolphins and giant squids are his two sea-borne enemies. Recently, he and his wife Megan had a baby shark, whom they named "Herman". The strip has recently been focusing on Sherman and Megan's amusing attempts to care for their...