Wittgenstein’s Zippy?

[“Solitary Definement.” Zippy , January 7, 2026. Click for a larger view.]

Today’s Zippy appears to be channeling David Markson’s novel Wittgenstein’s Mistress, but with a diner, an empty one. (Appears to be : as I now know, today’s strip is inspired by the Netflix series Pluribus. Thanks, Bill.)

Wittgenstein’s Mistress earned the Orange Crate Art Seal of Approval in 2013. What I wrote then:

Wittgenstein’s Mistress is unlike any other novel I have read. That alone would not be reason to recommend it. The novel’s strange and baffling premise, its comic timing, its pathos: they clinch the deal.

I’m not sure when Zippy earned the OCA Seal of Approval. But long before I first read Wittgenstein’s Mistress.

Related reading
All OCA Zippy posts (Pinboard) : Two posts with excerpts from Wittgenstein’s Mistress : The Salem Oak Diner (Facebook)