Dr. Klownus was introduced the same week as two other characters—Dr. Bones and the Selecting Hat. For whatever bizarre reason, Dr Klownus is the one who has turned into more of a star character. He teaches German because no one else was teaching foreign language in the department yet.
Dr. Klownus is a lonely and [...]
Evil Beard was introduced in the first strip, and has stuck around to become one of the most commonly used characters. The basic idea behind him was to create a character much like Professor Hobo, but with a definite mean streak.
Evil Beard teaches creative writing and is the head of the Department of [...]
The concept of Professor Hobo began as a joke. The idea of a hobo being hired off the street to teach at a university was just ridiculous enough, however, to seem like it could actually happen.
Professor Hobo, who is only ever referred to as Professor by other characters, is in many ways the [...]
From the beginning of the idea for the comic, Mr. Mittens has always existed as part of the concept. However, we initially worried that introducing him from the start would prove confusing. He came into the strip after Professor Hobo was more established as a character.
Mr. Mittens is Professor Hobo’s cat, but you [...]
