I think I would like the Kudzo comic strip. What you said and an instant search reminded me of Pogo. My much older sister had Pogo books and I learned how to read with them, around age 4. I didn’t get most of it (obviously) but I loved those books.
He is famous for the line, "We have met the enemy and he is us".
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)