Manic Monday

by Hal Bent

Much apologies to the regular readers (all three of you!) for my self-imposed exile from the site--it was a week of adjusting to a new schedule and lack of free time just kind of snow-balled from there. So it seems appropriate to christen the week with just another Manic Monday and the Bangles and lead singer Susanna Hoffs <Insert *teen-age love-struck sigh*> rattling in my brain as we settle down for another week of the Daily Comics Review. 

For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston:

I like this new story-line where John and Elly have sold their daughter to a Hong Kong pimp in Toronto on business.  It really livens up the strip.  Sure, John gets his sports car he always wanted, Elly has the necessary capital to start her own home-based business, and Michael doesn't have the annoying sis anymore, but poor John is finally feeling the guilt of his decision creeping back to his thoughts.  The horror of what life she has now after he made his choice for the good of his selfish self and the rest of the cruel self-centered family.

Well, that would be a more interesting, Rex Morgan MD type story-line, but in the strip the kid is just sick and in the hospital with a high fever. 

(I usually don't comment on "For Better or For Worse" because I hate crossing over onto comics that the Godfather of Snark, Josh Fruhlinger, comments on at his ground-breaking/inspiration for this site/long-running humor site, The Comics Curmudgeon. However, his love of all things FOOB-related has dissipated and I can't remember the last time he snarked on For Better or For Worse.  He, like most comics fans, was likely appalled by the strip not ending, but instead re-booting and retelling/re-imagining the original, early strips.  I know I was appalled by it--another classic strip refusing to ride off into the sunset and allow an opportunity for another quality strip on the limited and shrinking comics pages of America.)


Adam@Home by Rob Harrell:
Don't screw around with me, Harrell. Don't hint at melon-nose dropping of a heart attack and his wife with that satisfied smile in panel four imaging the joy of cashing that fat life insurance check and the strip being renamed "Husband Hunter". Don't screw around with me, Harrell--just do it!

Strange Brew by John Deering:

Like, maybe a three-way? 


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Hmmm, maybe today is "showing skin day" in the comics and no one told me. Check out this assortment of flesh:

9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney:

Sven's arm is thicker than Fleurrie's torso.  Yikes.  I guess this is can count as female and male skin show.  McEldowney is always a flesh-fest, so he doesn't really count. 

Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson:

Arlo thought he'd find her with the mailman.  Now he has to delete the Letters to Penthouse email he was working on when he saw Janis go out to the backyard in her bikini while he was pretending to nap on the couch.  No wonder he's so angry in panel four!

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So are comics sexist? Check out the flesh the ladies and non-heterosexual men get stuck ogling today:

Monty by Jim Meddick:

For the ladies, they get Monty. Yuck! I agree with the replacement RobotMan. Cover your shameful beer belly, you be-goggled goon.

Alley Oop by Jack and Carole Bender:

Oh, God, these are some mighty unattractive men, even for cavemen.

The Duplex by Glenn McCoy:

Now that is one sexy man.  Really loved seeing that crotch shot in the second panel while eating my Cheerios. (Oog.)

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Thanks as always for coming back! Have a great rest of the (Mon)day!

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Cat-Men Don't Bother Me

I apologize for the lateness. I forgot it was Tuesday.

For more comic-y goodness, visit the Meekrat Entertainment Group!

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Comic Strip Commentary, Just for You!

Blah. Plug.

Strange Brew

But Mario! You ARE a doctor! Unless your doctor persona is some sort of schizophrenic break in your psyche. I know you bust those bricks with your fists, but you can't tell me all the rubble misses you.

Popeye

This sums up the current storyline very nicely. The king wants to marry a woman, Popeye dresses as said woman (for some reason, though if this is related to the other strip I posted a while back, it's because he doesn't want Olive Oyl marrying the king) and now the jig is up! What will Popeye do? Probably punch things. So many things.

Lockhorns

Hold on, the Lockhorns making a technology joke that actually sort of makes sense? Good thing it's Friday, because I need some time to wrap my head around this.

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Sucking the Futon

It's Friday, so that means this is the last day for me until next Thursday. Enjoy.

Curtis, 3/19/10

When will Curtis learn that anything from Flyspeck Island will most likely harm him in some way? I say, just let him eat the peanuts and let whatever happens happens. Survival of the fittest, and all that.

Monty, 3/19/10

"Sucking the futon" is the dirtiest thing I've ever heard that's not really dirty at all.

Strange Brew, 3/19/10

If a pizza is supreme, isn't it already with "The Works"?

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Ghost in my Pants

Today is Monday. There are comics on Monday. Therefore, it stands to reason that we will make fun of said comics. I mean, I did poorly at math, but I'm pretty sure that adds up.

Scary Gary (03.15.10)

I'm pretty sure this isn't okay. I don't care who Leopold is, there is never a time for a ghost in the pants. It's also illegal in 48 states. I think we all know which states it's legal in.

State of the Union (03.15.10)

If Bill Clinton really talks about Monica Lewinsky with Hilary... I doubt it goes down like this. This is probably why political cartoons are normally one panel. Just saying.

Strange Brew (03.15.10)

If you're going for a psychology major, are you even allowed to perform this OLD test anymore? Shouldn't people be trying find out NEW things?

The Buckets (03.15.10)

For starters, IF zombies were everywhere, you should grab an axe. Secondly, we don't need a new word for "everywhere," people just need to listen, and little kids are stupid sometimes.

The Underfold (03.15.10)

For some reason I have NOTHING AGAINST THIS ONE. Can't figure it out what it is... this is just... SO FUNNY!

Yeah... the end.

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Melancholic Ramblings

It's Friday again, folks. Time marches on, inexhaustible and unforgiving. To make the long trek towards your inevitable death less melancholic, why not take a look at Carafe? It has varied comedic stylings, and the current installment will teach you a valuable lesson. Or how about Time-Mind Sync-Warp? Today's nostalgia and misogyny flavored installment will make you feel bittersweet memories of years past and anger at the mistreatment of women. With that, let's focus on comics which appeared today in newspapers and Internets across the world, viewed by hundreds if not thousands of people. You should feel humble, a mere speck of sentience in a sea of humanity.

Off the Mark and Strange Brew, 01/29/10

We start off this lovely Friday with two panels with the same joke. This time, it's about how bears use the woods as a bathroom. We can't go anywhere but up from here, folks!

Arctic Circle, 01/29/10

Especially when we go to Renaissance-era full-frontal nudity. I know it's a work of art and all and you can't really see anything, but if that one old episode of "The Simpsons" is any indication, then people would still get into a huff about this. Especially since it's supposedly a newspaper strip.

Cathy, 01/29/10

If I were Cathy, I'd probably have killed myself years ago. But if I were Cathy in today's strip, then I wouldn't get too excited. Irving is probably smart enough to realize you're holding the DSL cable or whatever, and he intends to plug it back in. Then again, he did marry Cathy, so we can't be sure he's very smart at all.

Moose and Molly, 01/29/10

They never found Moose's body after this ill-fated sled trip.

Gunshow, 01/29/10

I have a question, comic strip. How did that dog survive the fall? Unless it's Demidog. Then it makes perfect sense.

xkcd, 01/29/10

This comic only makes me feel sad for the poor robot. I shall go weep with sadness, and eat cookies in order to make the sadness end. It will not work: I do not have nearly enough cookies.

With that, have a good a weekend folks.

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Lazy Saturday Comics

The Argyle Sweater 10/11/08

Violating housing and building codes will be the least of the witches' worries when they find out why none of those kids have come out yet.

Strange Brew 10/11/08


Grin and Bear It 10/11/08

I'm a fan of bag ladies.

My Cage 10/11/08

Just get back in the drive-thru lane and complain through the window. That's what I do.

Rhymes With Orange 10/11/08

Old ladies are mentally insane.

Saggy Nutbag 10/11/08

I've seen shirts with menoras on them but do they really make shirts that say "Hitler Rules"? I'm pretty sure you'd have to have it specially made then have to find a place who'd be willing to make it.

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The Comics Review Starts the Weekend Early

This is the way the Friday comics review should be! Lots of funny strips to take us in to the weekend with smiles on our faces. The number of people who are subscribed to the RSS feed for our site has been steadily climbing and if you haven't already, I would encourage our regular readers to subscribe. You can find out more about RSS feeds here and the link for ours is in the top left corner of our site. It's basically a way for you to be notified and view our updates whenever they go out. Have a great weekend!

Overcompensating 9/5/08

With all of the politics and personal feelings being thrown around lately, it can sometimes be hard to understand your fellow man. Jeffrey Rowland finally does the job we've been waiting for the web comic community to do, and we're all better for it.


The New Adventures of Queen Victoria 9/5/08

God we've got a lot of political comics today. I figured it's either that or endless back-to-school jokes and since we only have this government crap every 4 years instead of every freaking September, lets go with the slightly less saturated subject matter.


Strange Brew 9/5/08

"If fishing is interfering with your business, give up your business." -Alfred W. Miller


Pearls Before Swine 9/5/08

This is the first time Pearls Before Swine has been a LOL comic in a while, but it made me ROFL and LMFAO HA HA HA. This was a surprising comic strip because who would have guessed something so grim would make it past the editors, you go Pastis!


Bizarro 9/5/08

I would actually think about playing golf if they made the courses like giant minigolf fields, too bad it would probably be prohibitively expensive.

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When Daily Comics Attack! 6/18/08

Some days you got it and some days you don't. Yesterday was one of those days I didn't and all I can say is I hope my writing improves before everyone leaves. We had a record day yesterday thanks to Uncle Lumpy who is guest hosting over at Comics Curmudgeon and we'd love to hear what any visitors have to say to make this site better, because DCR is for the fans! Anyways Eric has a job now so he'll be posting in the evenings more than likely and I'll keep doing my best to get you updates before noon! Or like today, daily comics just after noon....


Boy on a Stick and Slither 6/18/08

All those is favor of Heated Orb Terror Syndrome say ai!


Overcompensating 6/18/08

I was listen to a podcast a few weeks ago over at Comics Coast to Coast and they were discussing how to hide your punchline in strips so that people wouldn't be drawn to the final panel early and thus ruin the whole thing. Apparently Jeffrey Rolland was listening in on that one too because E.T. came popping out of the ground at just the right moment, BAM! Just like a newborn baby.


Bad Reporter 6/18/08

Oh shit, here's the first semi-political cartoon on DCR. The tabloid style and outrageous headlines remind me of The Onion - only funny.


Strange Brew 6/18/08

Lots of good comics today and I just can't be bothered with the mediocre stuff. Simple punchline, great setup, perfect delivery. A lot to achieve in 3 panels, expertly done in one.

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