Woodpecker

Hey, hope you all are honoring Martin Luther King Jr. as best as you can. Over at my own site, Watch This Space, there's a Born Loser post but it's also my second anniversary. Go check it out. Also, check out some other writing I do. I'm hoping to get an article up about how the Russians are still crazy but for now, here are some comics.

Birdbrains and The Quigman's 1/18/10


Woodpeckers make an appearance in these two comics today. Woody is looking a bit...homosexual in The Quigman's which kind of unnerves me. I've always seen Woody as a womanizer and the woodpecker equivalent of a gigolo.

Fred Basset 1/18/10

Good. Maybe Fred will get hit by a car which will put an end to this horrible strip.

The Amazing Spider-Man 1/18/10

And this would be a bad thing why? Just let Wolverine and Sabretooth duke it out until they both collapse. It may actually be a lot more interesting than we think.

Mary Worth 1/18/10

So I'm assuming Karen Moy is against single parenting. Every child needs a father because if they don't have a father figure they will only be half a person and very restless.

I do love that Wilbur just pretty much called the girl he used to love a slut and/or whore in the first panel.

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Shoddy Comics Commentary

Just a heads-up, today's going to suck pretty badly. Now that you're warned, on with things:

Close to Home, 12/3/09

I spent about five minutes trying to find the joke, and once I found it, I found it deeply disturbing. In case you can't find it, look at the expectant mother. Man, it looks like two xenomorphs are gonna bust out of her or something.

Frog Applause, 12/3/09

This is the funniest Ziggy comic I've ever seen.

Pibgorn, 12/3/09

I really don't like this comic strip. I'm fine with 9 Chickweed Lane, because it manages to balance its pretentiousness with stabs at humor. Pibgorn is just pretentious, and once upon a time I'd make the argument that at least its pictures were somewhat pretty, but it doesn't even have that anymore. And the last storyline had some sort of demon-fighting thing going on, and it takes a lot to make me dislike a comic strip about fighting demons.

The Quigmans, 12/3/09

As someone who has played ever main series Pokemon game since the brand's conception, I know that this isn't how it works at all. However, I find the imagery of a trailer park filled with angry out-of-work Pokemon hilarious. I'm also wondering why they did a comic about something whose star faded years ago, but I actually don't care that much about it.

Imagine This, 12/3/09

I like cameo strips like this, especially when I only recognize a few of the characters. In this case, it's Lio, TOBY, (both from eponymous comic strips) and Skull from PvP who looks bewildered to be there. The viking guy looks familiar but I can't place him at all.

Okay, trying to find the strip the viking guy is from, the fox thing is Pinkerton (I think), and I have no idea who the other ones are, and I can't find the viking guy's comic which is a shame because I actually sort of liked it. It was some sort of "Lord of the Rings" style thing, and now it's going to bother me all day until I find it and...

and...

It's "Legend of Bill". They'll only let me look at the past two days' worth of strips, but that's the comic strip I think the viking guy is from. I'm probably wrong.

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Thanksgiving: The Aftermath

Hey there, folks. Hope everyone had a fine Thanksgiving yesterday (or Thursday, if you're not in the United States) and that you didn't die from turkey overdose or excessive football watching or some other drastically real problem you could have experienced yesterday. Anyway, here's comic strip commentary:

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 11/27/09

So does this mean that Loweezy or whatever her name is isn't, in fact, a woman? That explains quite a lot, actually.

Sally Forth, 11/27/09

As someone who has watched the "Star Wars Holiday Special", and owns a bootleg copy, I can honestly say that there is no greater revenge that Ted can have against his parents than making him watch it. For the record, it's not so bad until you get to the part with the holographic circus. Of course, the holographic circus is within the first five minutes.

Candorville, 11/27/09

I would never pay the guy to leave me alone if all his stories are as delightful as the one he's telling now.

Graffiti, 11/27/09

All I remember about Moby Dick is that Ishmael was freaked out by Queeqeg, Moby Dick demolished their boat and Ishmael had to use Queeqeg's coffin as a life-raft, Captain Ahab ate some fresh whale-meat, and there was a chapter about Ishmael having a flash-back to some island he went to with whale-bones on it or something. What I'm getting at here is that it's a pretty boring book and far too long. Sorry if opinion's too funky fresh for all you squares.

The Quigmans, 11/27/09

The headless horseman wasn't Ichabod Crane, comic strip. Even if you're not willing to read the story (or even watch the Disney version) then you should at least have the presence of mind to look it up on Wikipedia.

Real Life Adventures, 11/27/09

I'm going to have to protest "Real Life Adventures" "People who play Dungeons and Dragons aren't qualified to reproduce" stand-point. It is a stupid standpoint and I hate it, especially since I play the game on occasion. And I will fight you on this if I have to, comic strip.

Daddy's Home and Nest Heads, 11/27/09


Here, we have two comics about the "Black Friday" phenomenon. While most people (rightfully) believe that the reasons the first comic strip posits is the reason that the day after Thanksgiving is called that, the minor amount of research I've done actually puts the reason "Nest Heads" forth to be the real reason that it's called that. So it's not because consumers act like raving savages, but because businesses are desperately hoping that one day out of the entire year will allow them to actually make a profit.

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Are you pleased?

Friday comes once again, and so does your daily comics reviews/commentary/whatever. You should probably be pleased.

Beetle Bailey, 11/6/09

Wouldn't that just make it one long tunnel? Or, perhaps, he sees another tunnel in the distance? In which case there would be light, but-

Oh, look at that. I used up my daily allocation of thinking about "Beetle Bailey" already. Onwards, then.

Family Circus, 11/6/09

And no one ever missed him, ever.

Gasoline Alley, 11/6/09

The third panel describes every single "Gasoline Alley" strip ever made.

The Quigmans, 11/6/09

Why would you take a date who has no mouth to a restaurant? That's very insensitive. And wouldn't your date not having a mouth actually limit the potential of further dates? Not to mention the whole fact that she's a cat with a giant head

W. T. Duck, 11/6/09

The joke here is one of two things:
1) The gray duck has never kissed anyone.
2) Ducks can't kiss.

Then again, it could be both things, which means that W. T. Duck is today's best-value comic. Congratulations, W. T. Duck, for winning such a dubious honor!

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Single Panel Madness

The Flying McCoys 9/16/09

A fart joke? Really? And why are those three guys all close together and away from the one guy? Is he naked or something? That would be awkward.

Nude and farting in a tub of water with other men. Gives me the willys.

Still not as awkward as this.



The Quigmans 9/16/09

That's not a personal pan pizza. That's a regular pizza. Probably an extra-large from the looks of it.

What's the difference you might ask? Well, a personal pan pizza is generally small and designed for one person to eat it quite easily. The pizza depicted would not qualify as a personal pizza because most human beings would not be able to comfortably eat the entire thing.

Also, you can't replace a relationship with a person with a food item. Believe me, I've tried. The logistics just don't work.



The Last Kiss 9/16/09

To be fair, you can't really tell that soon anyway.

And what kind of family keeps track of that? A pretty fucked up one if you ask me, and you did because I'm the only one here.

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The Return of the Haiku Comics Review

Just in time for noon
another haiku comics
read, laugh, be at peace

The Quigmans 8/21/08

AH! Giant squirrel!
Go get the acorn cannon!
We need lots more nuts!


Luann 8/21/08

"Dude, your snorkel duct.
Seriously, that is gross.
Right on my pimp shoes."


Arlo and Janis 8/21/08

Such naive parents
Kids today are versatile
and can multitask

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Your Daily Comics for Friday 8/1/08

It's August already? Where has the time gone?!? 3 months of comic reviews under my belt and DCR is going stronger than ever! I will be out of town tomorrow so no update unless Eric is free and Sunday will be an evening post. Get out there and enjoy the weather, summer is almost over already. The comics will be here when you get back.


The Quigmans 8/1/08

We've got a contender for creepiest comic of the year!


Zack Hill 8/1/08

There can be no question, we need a 24 hour all squirrel channel. Just think of the bounty of nut jokes to be had every day!


B.C. 8/1/08

I've always hated Wiley's Dictionary, seeing how it makes me roll my eyes harder than a Family Circus panel, but today I am inspired! If I ever start a punk band, the Oi-Sters is the perfect name. We can wear big shells on stage. God it will be scary.


Family Circus 8/1/08

I take back that thing I said about B.C. in the last comment as Dolly outdoes herself again. Dear God, please save me from your followers...

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The Thursday Haiku Comics Review Extravaganza! 7/17/08

Blog readers, Rejoice!
More haikus, more laughs, success!
We love your comments!


Basic Instructions 7/17/08

Too close to home here.
Ninety percent of the time
my eyes bug out too.


Crankshaft 7/17/08

I got crankshafted!
I should have predicted it,
Gram was going down.


The Quigmans 7/17/08

Little gangster kids.
The Quigmans missed the memo,
Fensler Films was first.


Mark Trail 7/17/08

My mind is reeling.
Kelly Welly - transformer?
Eyes spreading farther.


Snapshots 7/17/08

With a rebel yell,
A brave sheep broke the shears of
Oppression and wool.


The Amazing Spider-Man 7/17/08

Spidey is Psychic?
How else can he find Vulture
without directions?


Brenda Starr 7/17/08

Ms. Starr - pro wrestler?
Sage wasn't ready for it,
Sleeper Hold of Death!

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Lazy Saturday Comics 6/28/08

The Quigmans 6/28/08

This one is for my amazing wife, who is always able to turn any sports event I happen to be watching in to some sort of gay sex analogy, which helps me never take them too seriously.


The Flying McCoys 6/28/08

And then when they grow up, it evolves to "Shit!"


Alley Oop 6/28/08

The horribly boring storing of How Alley Met Dinny is finally over. I'd like to nominate Alley Oop's rhyming idiot friend for worst comic sidekick 2008. We might actually have to go back through and do some kind of awards when next January rolls around!

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