Saturday Specials
by Hal Bent
Welcome to the weekend! Apparently, the theme of the day in the newspaper comics is to have guys sitting on the coach. Well, that's original. Oh yeah, I threw in some Born Loser, because that strip just raises my dander.
Thatababy by Paul Trap:
"This Old House" because referencing a television show that was popular when Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in the presidential election is how one connects their comic strip about a couple with a newborn baby to their audience. Oh, wait, the couples creating a family are in the age range where they weren't born yet when Reagan left office, let alone when Carter left office.
Reality Check by Dave Whamond:
Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen:
Gotta give props to Betty today: with that sentence construction in the second panel setting up the punchline in the third panel, I am excited to see next week's strips where the husband uses his phone to productively search craigslist and the personal sites for the white man he presumably is adding to his marriage. I refer back to the first panel, as the husband's double-entendre is referencing what kink will be ongoing once he works out the kinks.
Born Loser, The by Chip Sansom:
Umm, the answer is corn syrup. Manufacturers load ketchup (and catsup) with high-fructose corn syrup (aka sugar) to sweeten it enough for the American public and their never-ending quest for the consumption of sweets.
2 comments:
I dunno if I agree on Thatababy. His parents are constantly referencing extremely outdated pop culture. I think they're supposed to be older than they look. Plus some people don't have kids until a lot later in life. (I've known some people who were in their 40's.)
Plus "This Old House" is still running.
Although, all in all, today's comics were pretty underwhelming. You've got limitless possibilities and an audience of millions, and at least 3 comics took the most cliche route without even putting a new spin on it.
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