Well Dead

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The Monster at the End of This Post

It's Saturday and I actually had some time today to go through some of today's comics and make a post. Also, join me on Twitter and take a look at my site that I actually seem to update everyday. Onto the comics and there's an announcement at the bottom that you may or may not like.

I'm going to start today's post with something I never thought would happen...

Dinette Set

Today's Dinette Set actually made me laugh.

Ziggy

Ziggy is going to take a page from the Jim Davis book of cartooning and introduce a little chick for Ziggy to hang around with a la Orson and Booker from U.S. Acres.

Pearls Before Swine

To be honest, I don't think Alice would be a fan of the Keane children.

Frazz

Did Mallett accidentally leave out the word tails or does Jef feel like he's important enough to change the rules of how to layout a comic strip. Bill Watterson was able to do it because he was Bill @%!!ing Watterson. Jef Mallett is not Bill Watterson.

Marmaduke

Eva Braun is willing to have Marmaduke rip her arm off just so she can have a cell phone glued to her ear. First world problems.

Rubes

Did she kill Al or did he die naturally (of an anger induced heart attack judging by the look permanently on his face?)

The Born Loser

Sweetest Day is a made-up celebration mainly observed in the Great Lakes Region of the Midwest. It was created by confectioners in Cleveland on 1922 because there apparently was a need for more pointless days to give trinkets, candy and flowers to a loved one. Also, Brutus does not know his own wife of Xty-five years.

And the announcement:  This will be my last DCR post. I've been a part of the DCR for a long time and I have enjoyed showcasing both good and bad comic strips to the readers here and hanging out with the other posters in cyberspace. I will still be active on my own site so please feel free to go over there every day and see what's going on. And with that...my last comic.

Scary Gary

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He's (Sadly) Got My Vote

Realized last night after I posted that I forgot to put the link to my blog in the post. And, for your amusement, here's my Twitter.

I went to the Renaissance Festival today and got a wax replica of my hand. The replica makes my hand, normally long and slender, look stubby and fat. Kind of like a lot the guys there.

Free Range

I don't know what I like more about this comic. The men's calmness at how they are stranded in the middle of the ocean, or the dead guy in the water.

Garfield

Garfield's tongue is not proportionate to his mouth.

I'm sure Arlene likes it though....

Brewster Rockit!

Does anyone else consider it scary that fictional comic strip doofus Brewster Rockit is currently better than really anybody else running or wanting to run?

The Born Loser

Did Wilberforce just wait outside the golf course? "Wait here, son. The club has a strict policy of no Jews, blacks or children."

For more Born Loser fun, go to my blog.

Marmaduke

And by "game" she means "penis."

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Balloons Can't Scream 'No'

This will be my last DCR post for awhile as I will be getting ready for, leaving on and be on vacation the next three weeks or so and while I will be blogging on my own site during my vacation, I don't think I will have time to sift through the Sunday comics to post. Anyway, let's go on with today's comics.

The Argyle Sweater

We'll start off with a comic that's actually slightly humorous.

Drabble

Why would you do that? Unless they are constantly harassing me, I'm not gonna call them back to find out why they called and only let the phone ring once. I know there are people out there that call the number but that she is so sure that someone is going to call back that weirds me out.

Marmaduke

Marmaduke has apparently found religion and has renounced his evil ways. But the Marmaduke we know and love will be back Monday after realizing, after "loving his neighbor", that human flesh tastes pretty darn good.

Calvin and Hobbes

I love how even after 25 years, Calvin and Hobbes remains just as relevant. I watched a "Saturday Night Live" Best of David Spade the other day and in order to get an interview with Sean Penn, Spade had to get a tattoo and he got Calvin and remarked how in 15 years his tattoo will be of a forgotten comic strip character. How wrong he was.

Nancy

Sluggo, an original Forever Alone.

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Peanut Butter and Death

Mary Worth

"Oh, yeah? At least I'm addicted to being popular online unlike you, Dad, who is addicted to ham sandwiches! Ham sandwiches don't love you, Dad. Random people you meet through other random people online do love you though!"

Marmaduke

This is, by far, the most disgusting Marmaduke I have seen a very long time. Now instead of Marm's breath smelling like death, it also smells like peanut butter. And peanut butter smells worse than death.

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Oh noes, Marmaduke.

Once again, a fairly light load. You know whose load isn't light? The Meekrat Entertainment Groups. It's a load of entertainment. With the plug out of the way, here's the commentary:

Spider-Man

They're really playing up this next Spider-Man storyline. I'm fairly excited, but I read and commented on the strip for four and a half years. I know how much of a let-down it can be.

Marmaduke

You'd think when the dog somehow achieved pardons from the governor, the owners would think, "You know, maybe having a giant death-dog living in our house and running our lives is a bit of a hassle." Perhaps the family is being punished, too, by having to care for Marmaduke. Fun fact: Marmaduke used to have a permanent scowl on his face.

Heathcliff

Why do they have a cat door when the actual door has no gate or anything? Furthermore, why would an unrepentant ne'er-do-well like Heathcliff go to college? Oh, wait, he's going to pick up women and probably party.

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Things

Yo, peeps. It's Thursday, which means that I'm all up in your hizzy. Here's some comic commentary. Can you dig it?

My Cage

Could "My Cage" be delving into epic story-lines? Will we see Norm's child face down against Violet's in a battle between good and evil, all the while hints are dropped as to what happened to the humans?

Probably not. Which is most likely a good thing, as the strip's fine how it is.

Lola

The best super-power to have would be Nightcrawler-esque teleportation. Not only is it able to be used offensively, but it's a good way to get around.

Cow and Boy

There's a song by "They Might Be Giants" about a guy who only has two songs in him, but then he wrote a third. M. Night is sort of like that guy, except he keeps making movies regardless of how many are in him.

Marmaduke

Marmaduke should just devolve (or evolve?) into a daily panel where Marmaduke encounters the supernatural and whatnot. You know, sort of like Scooby-Doo, except Marmaduke is probably more of a threat to mankind than anything he could encounter.

Off the Mark

Ending today on a high note. This is just a fantastic panel right here.

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The Return of... oh, forget it.

Meekrat Entertainment Group. Plug out of the way, all right, on to the commentary!

Free Range

I admire this comic strip for having the guts to do a joke about "The Scarlet Letter", especially doing one in such a subtle manner. It reminds me of something "Far Side" would have done. Is it a particularly good joke? No, but still, kudos for trying to class up the joint.

Girls and Sports

As much as I hate the guys in this strip, the girls seem all right, especially when they're exacting revenge against the guys. I can't tell if that's what's actually happening here, but come on, it's implied that she and that other woman spent an hour being amazed by a spork. A Crate and Barrel spork, no less. Perhaps "Girls and Sports" takes place in some alternate time-line where sporks were just recently invented? No idea, and that's about all the time I want to spend talking about it.

Marmaduke

I fully realize that other, more capable souls, comment upon Marmaduke regularly. Did none of them notice the phrasing in today's panel? Usually, one bemoans the fact that they were unable to change someone in the context of a relationship, which pretty much means that Marmaduke's owner's wife thinks she's dating Marmaduke. I could be reading far too much into it (in fact, the odds are pretty much 1:1) but still.

Herb and Jamaal

Later that night, Herb skinned Jamaal and fashioned him into a coat. When asked where he got the coat, he simply replied, "A friend."

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All About Marmaduke

The full-length movie feature "Marmaduke" is coming out soon (I'd look it up but I really don't give a damn) so I figured I'd talk a little about Marmaduke in today's post.

First, my cousin has seen the movie because he is able to get passes to both good and crappy movies alike which is pretty cool. He wrote about "Marmaduke" yesterday and about the general decline in movies about funny animals and in reference to "Marmaduke" I thought this quote summed it up nicely:

No one go see this movie.

Marmaduke 6/6/10

Uh-oh. The comic strip has just become aware of reality. It's weird how no one in the strip ever calls Marmaduke a Great Dane, just a big dog. Shameless self-promotion. The only thing this strip doesn't do is mention that Marmaduke talks in the movie and the release date. And yes, Owner-Boy, Marmaduke can sing and dance--to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" according to the trailer and that's something no one should hear.

The following panels are from the book "Marmaduke Rides Again" which is the second book in a line of Marmaduke books released a long time ago. All these are from 1957 or 1958 and the book proudly proclaims Marmaduke to be the world's most famous dog.




I love the permanent scowl on Marm's face in these early strips. He knows he was only put on this Earth to terrorize its citizens and he's going to be the best there is at what he does.


Unlike gang members who scare people by spraypainting useless gobbledy-gook on the side of buildings and cars, Marmaduke just breaks into people's houses and stands in the window staring off angrily into the distance.


How come Dottie looks angry. Maybe she poisoned the lemonade so she and Marmaduke could like happily ever after but now Marm has drank the poisoned lemonade. That's just too bad...


OH, NO! Marmaduke's system has grown accustomed to poison and it only makes him stronger and angrier!! In this panel, Marmaduke doesn't want to swim, he knows he's too big but he'll be damned if his Owner-Girl has any fun!

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