Herding Cats

Arlo and Janis

Congratulations Arlo!  You've successfully herded a single cat straight to his food dish.

The Barn

Pork Bellies are down?  How can that be?  They're delicious!  I'm sure it's just a temporary blip in an otherwise upward trend.

Betty

And it's hard to feel ridiculous when you're doing what 9 out of 10 people on their lunch breaks do.  The man in the orange shirt isn't looking over at Betty because he is silently judging her; rather, he is jealous of her download speeds and wishes he was watching TV on his phone instead of being stuck a boring conversation with his hipster acquaintance.

The Flying McCoy's

He also gets to have his arms violently ripped from their sockets.

Frazz

I'm not sure why the teacher would be thanking Caulfield for being very rude in class.  Perhaps she is preemptively thanking him for setting up Frazz's witty punchline in panel three.

Herb and Jamaal

Apparently, Herb enjoys being a dick to complete strangers.  Run away Herb!  They may be lost, but I bet they can find their way back to that corner to kick your ass.

Rubes

This comic is funny because it depicts a doctor about to beat a poor apple vendor to death with a baseball bat.  Yes, the physician will be kept away—kept (locked) away for a long, long time.

Ziggy

"I'm the star of this comic strip! Got it?!  If anyone is going to be fat and lazy it's me!"

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Getting Older

Baldo

He went on to say, "...YOU'RE 36 FOR GARSH SAKES!  GET A JOB!"

The Barn

Is it because he is so one-of-a-kind stupid?  I would think there would be a lot of stupid sheep out there whether it's on this Earth or its duplicate.

Bewley

What's wrong with the "Can I have the check?" mime?  How else are you supposed to tell the waiter that you've sufficiently gorged yourself on overpriced food and would now like to leave as quickly as possible?

Bliss

This comic is an example of when a cartoonist can't think of anything funny and instead illustrates that last thing that happened to him that day.

The Born Loser

How is she one to talk?  She towers over him!  She is so large that she has to wear a garbage bag with arm holes cut out of it.

Off the Mark

Well, Batman does regularly operate a bat-plane, so this really shouldn't be so surprising.

Shoe

Shoe, you are criticizing an infomercial late at night; I think you are still the one with no life.

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Get Off the Floor

Sorry about the lateness.

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Alien Invasion

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Segregation

I am being true to my word, and posting stuff. As always, check out my group of websites because I need the vindication and there's stuff up on them. Now, I didn't really see anything that caught my eye while reading today's comics, but for some reason one of the services is showing us both the black and white and color versions of a few comics, The Barn:

When I first saw the black and white one, it just seemed older and unpolished compared to the colored one. It's not like the art is any different, and the only noticable difference is the pink on the sheep's nose. It makes him look more polished and sheep-like. The other comic was Scary Gary:

I actually prefer the black and white to the color version here.

Well, that's it. Lame, yes, but at least I posted.

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Silly ignorant children!

On TV, kids are funny because they act older than they are and are always sarcastic and wisecracking.  In comic strips, kids are funny because they're stupid.  Observe:

Soup to Nutz:

I think he can be forgiven for this.  It does happen to be the only state with the word "island" in the name.  Also, it isn't an island and yet its name suggests that it is.  In fact, if I was running that geography bee, I'd give him extra points for pointing out that glaring inconsistency.  Good job, kid.

The Buckets:

Look, if your kid asks you a silly question, they ought to expect a silly answer.  He could just say, "Because we're not birds," but that answer, while slightly informative, is incredibly boring and uninteresting.  Also, it's not guaranteed that the kid will accept that as a valid answer.  Not only did he give an answer that was acceptable, but it was also entirely true (I mean, the rain would ruin the toilet paper, among other things).  Good job, Dad.

Wizard of Id:

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I was always under the impression that St. Patrick's Day was primarily an Irish holiday, and that kilts and bagpipes were primarily Scottish.  If I am wrong, this strip might be mildly amusing.

Either way, I would also like to know why the wizard is about to put a bottle of "X" into that washtub.  Beware, whoever is going to take a bath in that!

The Barn:

I imagine the final panel is meant to be referencing a certain popular song.  The song it is referring to is, however, not coming to my mind at the moment, no matter how many times I read the strip.  It might be  a brilliant pun otherwise.  Very well set up, I thought.

Who's ignorant now?  Me.  Yeah.  Shoot.

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Bazaar of the Bizarre

This post would have been much better for last week, but the comics page didn't deliver. So come one, come all to the Daily Comics Review Bazaar of the Bizarre! I, your humble host Mike P, shall guide you through three comics, each bizarre in their own way! First off...

The Barn

...the only thing really bizarre about this one is the owl! Just look at his eyes! LOOK AT HIS CRAZY EYES! Also, this reminds me of the owl from "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" whose name I won't look up but I think is Kaepora Gaebora or something like that. Mainly because he's carrying off that little sheep.

In the Bleachers

Next, we have this odd installment of "In the Bleachers" which doesn't take place in the usual sports-themed arena, but rather a surgical theater! At least, I think that's what they're called! Once again, I refuse to look it up! That's really the only bizarre thing about this. However, I do want to point out the sloppy caption coupled with the poor use of word balloons. This cartoon could have worked perfectly well without the word balloons:

Or with no caption, but rather an extra word balloon:

It does work as-is, of course, but it's also a muddled mess. One might argue that the surgeon's cry of "scalpel!" is to clarify what's going on, but really, who needs that?

Flight Deck

Our final stop in this Bazaar of the Bizarre is this: a seemingly innocuous single-panel comic that, at first glance, seems to be just a meta-commentary on the cliche it's portraying. Look closer, but not too close, for the man is just aching for a chance to devour his companion. The man is truly mad.

Go now into the night, for this Bazaar is over.

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