Meandering Rant!
Hey there, folks. Only a few days left until the New Year, and here I am with some comic commentary for you. Including a meandering rant! Also, be sure to check out the Meekrat Entertainment Group.
Frazz
I don't mind Frazz. It's drawn fairly well and, most of the times, the jokes are decent enough. Not anything world-breaking, of course, but the rest of the time, it just becomes far too preachy for me to enjoy. Take, for example, this past week of strips in which it's revealed that Caulfield has asked only for gifts that he can donate to a woman's shelter. I know I've said many bad things about strips like "The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee", but to that strip's credit, Edison more or acts like an actual child, albeit a super-intelligent one who cares far too much about politics. Caulfield has ceased being a child, and has now become an adult in a child's body, especially since his decision to donate everything was entirely his own. Granted, today we find out that it's some sort of plan of his, but still. This whole attempt at adding a layer to Caulfield's characterization has just left me cold.
For contrast, the only comic strip character I can think of who might try to do something like this is Linus from "Peanuts", but not even he tried something like this. Oh, and I'm not saying that donating things at Christmas is a bad thing. Donating things is a very good thing.
Spider-Man
I'm quite pleased that they seem to be going through with the whole Aunt May/Mole Man marriage. Not only that, but they're adding layers to Aunt May's character as they do so. Unlike the whole Caulfield thing, this is wholly believable.
Cow and Boy
Cow and Boy is usually pretty good, and I especially like this one. The slow-build to the punchline is done especially well.
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