There Goes the Neighborhood

Jerry Van Amerongen’s There Goes the Neighborhood is a long-running, single-panel comic strip that debuted in 1991 through Andrews McMeel. Set in a delightfully off-kilter suburban world, the strip follows a cast of eccentric characters—including the perpetually puzzled Ballard family and their peculiar neighbors—through gentle, absurdist humor. Van Amerongen’s distinctive, detailed linework and witty observations on domestic life have made it a quietly beloved staple of newspaper comics pages for decades.