I discovered a comic strip character that I really like. Her name is Aunty Acid by Ged Backland. She reminds me a lot of Sophie, another acerbic-witted woman comic strip character, but with a tinge more softness on occasion.
Some of my recent favorites are below, the final pick also had a little pidgin (language) tinge, which made her a front runner for me.
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