Sunday 28 August - The Good....and the Sad

Ugh. It's Matt here. As an unabashed Arsenal fan in the English Premier League, it was an incredibly poor performance I had to endure today during their match with Manchester United. The entire "Sad" portion of my post should be spent to their porous defense and their unimaginative offense, but I will, instead, lift up my spirits by sharing some thoughts with you on the Sunday comics....

The Good

Off the Mark

This is one where it first glance, it seemed just ok. But then staring at the drawings of the thumbs it makes the comic more awesome. Love them with the cannons and tanks and bayonettes. Shows how the picture can make an ok joke even better.

Pears before Swine

Another great sight gag in the 2nd panel to the end. Love the boy and the second "tooooot". Well done.

Argyle Sweater

Three things I love about this strip : (1) The Deja Vu scene is classic; love the point he's making just in that panel. (2) The final panel, though not laugh hysterically funny, is a good payoff. (3) How many people had to Google "Tunguska" to find out what the second panel means? Well played.

The Sad

Pluggers

Ha, ha. This if funny because Pluggers have no friends. I can't believe TWO people took credit for this one. Yikes!

Ziggy

Ha ha. This is funny because Ziggy is too stupid to open the front door; or is he too stupid to put his head ABOVE the water line to breathe. Ugh.