Medium Large is a Web comic written and drawn by Francesco Marciuliano

Francesco Marciuliano

Francesco Marciuliano is the writer of Sally Forth, a widely syndicated comic strip . Marciuliano writes and draws the satiric web comic Medium Large. The strip originally ran from April 2004 to January 2007. After a long hiatus, the site was revamped and new strips began appearing each weekday...

, who is also the current writer of Sally Forth

Sally Forth (syndicated strip)

Sally Forth is a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard in 1982, focusing on the life of a white American middle-class mother at home and work. Sally's name is a play on words—"to sally forth" means to set out on an adventure....

. Unlike Sally Forth, Medium Large does not focus on a single cast of characters, though there are some recurring features, most notably the fictitious Teenage Girl President series. The strip also focuses on pop culture arcana, spoofing a number of entertainment properties, including Sally Forth itself.

The humor is often filtered through the perspective of an otherwise mute observer known only as Medium Large Guy. MLG frequently watches the fictional Medium Large Network or sits at a bar with other famous cartoon or pop cultural figures.

The most famous Medium Large strip is a parody of the comic strip B.C.

B.C. (comic strip)

B.C. is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Johnny Hart. Set in prehistoric times, it features a group of cavemen and anthropomorphic animals from various geologic eras...

where the main characters discuss whether they are even pretending to be cavemen any more.