Meta-jokes and Bleeding Butlers

Hello all! Time for some more comics review!

The Big Picture

Meta-joke alert! In the punchline, Lennie appears to be commenting on the awkward wordlessness of the final two panels. It is this kind instant self-awareness that makes this otherwise dull strip a bit trippy at times. Also, why is Lennie such a huge asshole?

Birdbrains

Ah, butlers! They always have something quippy and droll to say. Even when bleeding out.

La Cucaracha

I've been enjoying La Cucaracha's "Occupy the Comics Page" featuring Jeffy from Family Circus. I like today's joke, however, I must point out that Family Circus debuted in 1960. Also, Jeffy is only supposed to be three years old. So assuming he aged normally before getting stuck in time the moment the strip first appeared in newspapers, Jeffy would have been a mere one year old in 1958. That's a bit young for an allowance, no?

Love Is

So "what comes naturally" is sitting butt-naked on splintery log while twisting your neck to an impossible degree just to gaze lovingly into your sweetheart's eyes? Sure, why not?

Bob the Squirrel

Wow. That conversation devolved into an argument fast. Tense household. (Side note: this strip manages the near impossible task of drawing a cartoon squirrel in a way that is not cute. However, as a consequence, Bob doesn't look very much like a squirrel either.)

Boomerangs

Speaking of tense, the mom's response to her daughter's legitimate concern of weighing too much for them to be strapped together: "You're right, you're rather fat now."

That's all for today! I think I'll end with the wordless absurdity that is Buni:

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The 'B' Grandparents Are Here

It's been pretty dead here lately. I didn't realize just how dead until today rolled around and I noticed the last post was mine from last Sunday. Well, I only have a few comics for today but let's get started.

Peanuts

I never liked Lucy and Linus' blanket-hating grandmother. Where are Linus' parents in this to explain that this is how they are raising their son? Maybe to keep the peace they just keep quiet about it and just hope that she passes away sooner rather than later.

La Cucaracha

Sadly, jokes about Superman's citizenship will become pointless when the DC relaunch begins in September.

Did I say "sadly"? I meant "gladly".

Born Loser

Reruns of the news? I find that a bit...made up. And why does Brutus watch the episodes again? He does realize that some cable networks have new shows during the summer, right? TNT, USA, AMC have a slew of shows on that air just during the summer. I mean, Breaking Bad is coming returning in July!!

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The Madness is Over

March is over, and with it goes March Meekrat Madness, for once. Which means I'm less busy and now able to review things on here again, which I'm sure you're just thrilled about. Anyway, go check out the Meekrat Entertainment Group because last month showed me how angry I am with the lack of interest in my work. Here's comics:

Crankshaft

I thought Crankshaft lived in a room above the garage, like Fonzie? Also, are these two lesbians? I've been wondering that since this whole little storyline started.

Cul de Sac

I like how peg-like that kid is. Also, I'm thinking these two would just love an Asian market. Not only do they have fish with eyes, but chickens and squids with eyes as well! It would overwhelm them.

Frog Applause

I usually hate this strip, but this one made me chuckle.

La Cucaracha

I put this here because I was going to go on a long ramble about Godzilla movies but I figured that no one really came here to read me show off useless knowledge. So yeah, actually uploading this and all that proved to be useless. I do like how they call them films, though.

The Phantom

Way back when, this storyline started and I was still covering this, Mandrake the Magician, and Spider-Man on my own blog. I knew then that by the time this resolution came about, I'd be just so sick of doing daily comic commentary. Still, I'm glad I'm here so I can at least comment on the Phantom finally going after the stupid Python. He's a jerk.

Well, that's it for today. Remember to visit the sites of all of our contributors, and we have Twitters and Facebooks and all that good stuff you can follow and like and all that rigmarole.

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Awesome Sunday Comics*

Why does Comics.com send out the comic strip email so late? I know I could just go to their site and read the comics there but I shouldn't have to. That's why I have them send the email to me.

I was going to post the comics that mentioned the Oscars today but I'm against the Oscars this year since they basically nominated every movie that came out this year for Best Picture. Yes, I understand "The Dark Knight" not getting nominated was very heartbreaking but jumping from five nominees to ten just seems stupid. Why not six or seven?

Gasoline Alley 3/7/10

HAHAHAHA!!! Then Cain slew Abel. The Bible is full of fun, lighthearted stories like that.

Dog Eat Doug 3/7/10

At first I thought those animals were kangaroos but then I realized they must be deer. Right? They are deer, right?

And what happened to the snow we see in the second, third and fourth panel?

Curtis 3/7/10

I think Curtis is slightly overreacting to his hatred of the word "awesome". It's just a word and I think, like "cool", it's here to stay.

Doodles 3/7/10

Um, I guess that's one way you could leave the dragon's stomach.

Family Circus 3/7/10

Why do Bil and Jeff continue to make strips that just perpetuate the already universal hatred of Jeffy?

Mary Worth 3/7/10

So Mary Worth did absolutely nothing to solve this problem? Somehow I think she'll still be able to lecture Dawn and Wilbur though.

La Cucuracha 3/7/10

Yeah, the Na'vi don't really exist. It was just a movie. They will not actually be at the Oscars. (At least I hope not.)

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids 3/7/10

Okay, Slylock has given up trying to help the idiotic denizens of Forest City and has just started making stuff up.

*Not technically awesome

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Over-Analyzation

Today, I over-analyze things and I'm probably not very humorous at all. At least there's a bunch of words for you to read, eh? Yeah. Maybe someday I'll learn humor. For now, read on:

La Cucaracha, 11/19/09

TACO CART GUY'S TACOS ARE MADE FROM PEOPLE!

Crock, 11/19/09

Moskos should just kill Crock. Doing it with the machine gun would have been quick and easy, but I'm betting that doing him in with the shovel would be far more satisfying and fun. Also, he could bury the body when he was done! Very convenient.

Wit of the World, 11/19/09

Here's some stuff from Italy and Israel. I want to bring your attention to the second one, with the man who inexplicably has a hole in his head that shoots light out of it. Also, he's crossing his legs in a very dainty, almost lady-like, manner. We should all fear this man, especially since the hole in that helmet should, in no way, line up with the one on his head. Ah, and he may be on the moon, which may explain everything.

Frog Applause, 11/19/09

Wouldn't the top part of a Pop Tart just be the frosting and, perhaps, some of its innards? Whatever that... girl, I guess, is doing, she's not eating just the top part. She's eating the whole thing, which is the equivalent of a man drinking a can of "Sprite" and saying how much he likes drinking "Pepsi".

Sherman's Lagoon, 11/19/09

I only put this up because the concept of a Yeti Crab fascinates me, especially since he seems to be living in sin with the Loch Ness Monster. However, once I did a tiny bit of research, I found out that the Yeti Crab isn't mythical at all. Just sort of new. Also, it's frequently called the "furry lobster" which just sounds wrong.

Arctic Circle, 11/19/09

I have no idea why Oscar looks so down in the last panel. Is it because there were no hits? Is it because people were saying nasty things about him? I decided to do a Google search. The first page primarily features Oscar Wilde, then it just devolves into nonsense after that. The images are just a bunch 0f random pictures, including one of the comic strip character. So I have no idea what he's so down about, unless he really dislikes Oscar Wilde for some reason.

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Inflatable Goats

I greet you from the deeps. Today is just another average Tuesday here at DCR. I have some witty comments and some not-so-witty comments. Oh, who're we kidding? None of them are witty.




Cleats 10/13/09

Ooooo, burn. Take that you inked up people.



La Cucaracha 10/13/09

As long as Meryl Streep gets eaten my a hippo, that will be the greatest movie ever.

Not that I have anything against Meryl, it would just be sweet to see someone of that caliber eaten by a hippo.



Frog Applause 10/13/09

Inflatable bestiality: a new horizon. Thanks Frog Applause for reaching towards new heights.



Compu-Toon 10/13/09

What the hell kind of name is Cleophus? Nobody is name that and I dare you, Internet, to prove me wrong.

Also, what exactly is going on? Just where is this external portal? I don't see it.



Real Life Adventures 10/13/09

Listen up kids. Messing with Canada geese is never a cool thing to do. They are mean bastards and would love to bite you for no reason at all. So don't let your friends pressure you into taunting a Canada goose, it just isn't smart.



Off the Mark 10/13/09

"Insert obvious joke here"

That angry cat looks like a cross between Garfield and Heathcliff.

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Are You Banner Sized?

Monday is funday. As long as you have some good hallucinogenics. I don't have any, do you?


Chuckle Bros 10/12/09

A visual pun that doesn't suck. Although it does poop.



La Cucaracha 10/12/09

That was way too obvious , but sometimes you just can't help it.

What boardgame are they making into a movie?



Eek! 10/12/09

A question: Why?

Also, does this imply that Dr. Banner has a small penis? Or is Hulk upset because it isn't proportional anymore? Or have I simply thought about this too much and it's just a dick joke?



Home & Away 10/12/09

This guy is such a pussy. He might be the most whipped husband I've ever seen, even in popular culture.

Also, why is he complaining? And why won't the wife get the oil changed? It's not like it takes any skill to drive somewhere and pay other people to do work. Maybe she's just a bitch.



Brainwaves 10/12/09

I'm not sure what the joke is. That food is fattening?

Also, I'm pretty sure it's hard to find fattening vegan food since most fat is found in meats.

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Hooray for update

It's Friday. Hooray for Friday. Here's an update. Hooray for update. Also, my site is new and improved*, so you may want to check it out if you don't already?

Funky Winkerbean, 10/2/09

I don't know why, but I sort of like this new crop of character more than pretty much anything this strip has done in the past ten years. Perhaps it's because they're just high school kids dealing with non-serious issues like being markered, and we have imagery like the third panel. So, basically, it's like the strip has started not taking itself so serious which is a very good thing.

My Cage, 10/2/09

I know they have a movie coming out next year, but it's still really weird that the Smurfs are everywhere now. I think "My Cage" would have done this joke regardless of the Smurf renaissance, I just wanted to bring that up.

Imagine This, 10/2/09

Didn't "Webster" come out because of "Diff'rent Strokes"? Also, doesn't Gary Coleman have more lasting appeal than Emmanuel Lewis? You never hear anything about Lewis, but Coleman is out there fighting the good fight and poking fun at himself whenever they need him to. So I guess this comic strip is just about issues Gary Coleman has.

La Cucaracha, 10/2/09

I guess the joke is just that Kayne West has really bad taste in comic strips. I have a "Marmaduke" book with various strips from the first fifty years, and in the beginning, Marmaduke always scowled and threatened people and he was generally a visibly hateful manipulating creature. Now it's all subtext.

*-Not really all that new and whether or not it's improved is a matter of opinion.

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Conservative preacher

It's Thursday, which means that you people are stuck with me again. A terrible fate, I know, but let's just get it over with:

Better Half, 10/1/09

Thank god the panel cuts out at the stomach so we don't have to see all of this self-improvement endeavor.

Dennis the Menace, 10/1/09

Imagine if one of the "Dennis the Menace" movies they made were about him as a teenager. Barring any sort of personal growth, Dennis would most likely be a sadistic jerk who delighted in tormenting others. The climax of the movie would be when he finally gives Mister Wilson a heart attack, and while Dennis would briefly reflect on the events which caused him to cause another's death, he would then laugh and hop in his car and drive off somewhere to toy with a bunch of teenagers and probably date-rape at least one of them. It's important to note that for that exercise I simply assumed that Dennis was as menacing as he used to be. The Dennis we have now wouldn't be a hell-raiser, unless you were an especially conservative preacher.

Hi and Lois, 10/1/09

Speaking of conservative preachers, they'd have issues with Ditto's choice of hairstyle. Oh, and Ditto? You're a Mort Walker character. Absolutely nothing can make you look cool.

Marvin, 10/1/09

The same preacher would be pleased that the hellspawn Marvin was horrified by that girl and her mysticism. I'm not so sure seances are something that naturally lend themselves to goths, though I admit to not being 100% sure about that. Then again, this is Marvin so I shouldn't really care about it, as long as she's making him uncomfortable. That makes her a hero for our age.

Dick Tracy, 10/1/09

I have no idea what's going on in the third panel, unless Pops the Clown is forcing Ringo to perform for his amusement.

Frog Applause, 10/1/09

So the llama is sad because the woman won't sleep with him anymore, but the woman says that the llama can watch if he wants. So that's bestiality and voyeurism right there. Also, that llama can probably do a lot better than that woman.

La Cucaracha, 10/1/09

First and foremost, does anyone remember the Boondocks at all? According to Wikipedia, the strip's been over for over three years and the show hasn't aired a new episode in nearly two years. I realize that this parody stemmed from the fact that Boondocks was over, but isn't doing it three years later sort of odd? Second, is the joke here just what Kayne West did, or that he has terrible taste in comic strips?

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