The Comics Hug and Love-Fest?

I'd like to wish a happy 36th birthday to Chris Baldwin, creator of the web comic Little Dee! I started reading this strip when it was on comics.com during his development deal with them but now it can only be found on his website. I've never critiqued the strip here because it is so regularly good, with a somewhat continuous storyline and memorable characters. Keep up the good work Chris, I love reading it every day. And sorry for all the butt-kissing in today's post, I guess I'm just feeling generous?

The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee 2/25/09

Look, I understand people are pissed about this whole bank bail-out situation but here is the thing: it makes for shitty comedy. Almost every comic strip has made light of what has happened with the TARP funds but like everything else have to do with banks it is god damn boring. Also the whole clipboard/little kid talking politics is way too similar to Calvin and Hobbes. Edison is a scientist, that is his shtick. There is more than enough politics on the comics page to begin with.


Eek! 2/25/09

Ugh might be a better strip name. If you want some serious vampire humor you should check out www.vampirenerd.com.


The Better Half 2/25/09

Apparently you can use the phrase "lubricates your insides" on the funny pages, it just depends on the context. You learn something new every day.


Barkeater Lake 2/25/09

Corey Pandolph is the hardest working cartoonist in the business. He has 3 comic strips, all of which I enjoy. He does Barkeater Lake, Toby - Robot Satan, and The Elderberries. The fantastic thing about each of his works is that they maintain their own bizarre realities better than most tv series. While some might think him some sort of super-human for being able to maintain 3 different strips at the same time, he was actually born with a fully functional third arm, allowing previously unheard of comic creating abilities, and making him a freak in the sack.