The Daily Comics Review

Crikey!

2010-02-09T11:27:00.000-08:00

This is an open comment to the people who still publish and distribute the comic panel Natural Selection:

I understand that this is a repeat from 2003 but you people over at Creator's Syndicate do realize that Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray in 2006, right? You would think that this would be a comic never to be shown again like the Peanuts where Charlie Brown befriends a Klan member*. It's time to remove this strip from rotation because I feel it's in bad taste and I've made fun of everything from pregnant women to cancer survivors.

*Not true.

Zits 2/9/10

Yeah, yeah, cell phones are small enough to hidden by a piece of bread. What disturbs me is that the bread makers have decided to put their logo right on the bread as it's pretty clear the bread is not in a bag.

Mary Worth 2/9/10

So as Dawn happily rubs her cleavage, I wonder why Mary hasn't meddled more during this storyline. Don't tell me Dawn does it all! If so then the next storyline will feature Mary Worth trying to dispose of Dawn's body because only Mary may meddle.

Hi & Lois 2/9/10

What's with Lois' eyes? She is either shocked to learn that her eldest boy has true adult feelings or the sight of Chip on his guitar is getting her all hot and she's wondering what the penalty for incest is in their state.

Are You Ready for Some Football?

2010-02-07T17:00:00.000-08:00

The United States Post Office are honoring several comic strips this year in their Sunday Funnies stamp line which comes out in July. The set commemorates Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield, Archie and . I still have a whole pane of the 100 Years of Comics stamps the post office released in 1995 so I will probably get these too.

And I know this is late but I had other stuff to do. But every strip here is either Super Bowl or football related so enjoy.

Arlo & Janis 2/7/10

I'm pretty sure there are more beer commercials than four in the first half. I counted more like six.

B.C. 2/7/10

Apparently in the post-apocalyptic future B.C. takes place in, the Earth's Moon has been settled by little green men.

Born Loser 2/7/10

For exclusive commentary on this comic, go here.

Betty 2/7/10

Not being a sports fan, I do not understand when people get so into the game that they scream at the TV. But then again, I interact with the characters on my favorite TV shows.

Drabble 2/7/10

Yeah, because God forbid you just go to the bathroom during the game. Really, Drabble? Pee jokes?

Heathcliff 2/7/10

Heathcliff's burps are so powerful that they cause him to change colors.

The Meaning of Lila 2/7/10

I don't need a meaningless football game to tell me when to snack.

Blondie 2/7/10

I don't know what the hell is going on in the fifth panel but how often do you think Dagwood makes Blondie wear that ref's outfit in the bedroom?

Cathy 2/7/10

How hypocritical of Cathy. She looks exactly like that when she eats chocolate so she is also repulsive. What else is repulsive? The foreplay in the last panel.

Cleats 2/7/10

I would love to play football in the rain and mud. The other problem is that the only thing I really know about football is what kind of ball to use.

Daddy's Home 2/7/10

I didn't catch The Who during Half Time. I kind of thing Roger Daltrey breaking a hip would be funny.

Hi & Lois 2/7/10

You can tell it's a dream by the rounded panels.

And that's not Hi's knee in the last panel, it's his erection.

In the Bleachers 2/7/10

This gets my vote for funniest football themed comic today.

The Middletons 2/7/10

They don't make Super Bowl commercials like they used to. Remember in the '90s we had commercials that were memorable. The Budweiser frogs, among others. Now it seems the commercials are shown just during the Super Bowl and never seen again.

The New Adventures of Queen Victoria 2/7/10

The Tebow ad wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but I agree, mind your own business.

Tank McNamara 2/7/10

Hey, look. It's Tank McNamara. (I got nothing here.)

Anger

2010-02-05T15:56:00.001-08:00

Here's your commentary. It's still the fifth, so it's still technically on time.

Momma, 02/05/10

That is not how coupons work, Mel Lazarus. You're in Mensa, you should know that.

Wizard of Id, 02/05/10

People call the King a fink all the time in this strip. Why is this guy whose name I can't remember the only one who's stuck int he dungeons for it, and for so long?Usually, they just get chained to a wall and by the next day they're back up and about. I'm willing to bet this guy did something much worse than just call the King a fink, but it's a crime so terrible that it has to covered up.

Hi and Lois, 02/05/10

Screw you, "Hi and Lois". Girls with glasses can be just attractive as girls without, and if Chip is such a jerk that he's put off by a pair of glasses, then he can rot in Hell. I will admit that letting her hair out of those little pig-tails things was a good move, though.

Pretty Sure

2010-02-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

Are you reading Carafe yet? Both XY and myself have comics up there, so you should really be reading it. Now then, on with today's late commentary:

Momma, 02/04/10

I'm pretty sure Momma just walked in on her son and a prostitute. I'm also pretty sure that the son expects Momma to be put out by this, for some reason. What I don't get is how someone like Momma's son, who is portrayed as perpetually unemployed and lazy, can afford an apartment, let alone a prostitute. Does he just mooch all his money from his mother?

Also, if she's not a prostitute, then that just brings up a whole different set of questions based on the previous characterization of the son as a charisma-less loser.

Ollie and Quentin, 02/04/10

Humans attack sharks for sport and whatnot, sometimes, and humans are technically animals. I'm not saying we should be proud of that fact, I'm just saying it happens.

Dennis the Menace, 02/04/10

The concept of Mister Wilson crafting a terrible revenge plot against the spawn of Dennis unnerves me, but also intrigues me. What sort of revenge would Mister Wilson enact? Maybe black-mailing them into taking care of him in his advanced age, so that he could bother them as Dennis has bothered him.

Brevity, 02/04/10

I'm pretty sure the joke here is that the MIT guys are enraged by the fact that the Dave Parker Five has six guys in it. If that's the joke, then I think it's actually a pretty good one. If it's not, then what the heck is going on in this panel?

Wednesday Post

2010-02-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

Wednesday has come again. Hopefully Thursday will show up tomorrow.

Cleats 2/3/10

I have no idea what the hell is going on. These 2 panels are just nonsense. And not the funny kind. The annoying kind.

Why would anyone even think to have a facility for band and soccer practice to take place at the same time? And you can't be killed by a Shamwow!. Maybe if you ate it? But definitely not by wearing it as clothing. Is the joke that it soaked up all his blood or something?

Fred Basset 2/3/10

Is it just me or do they look way too happy to see each other.

The New Adventures of Queen Victoria 2/3/10

A lame joke done in a funny way. You earn 6 points today NAoQV.

And no, points have no actual value.

The City 2/3/10

Umm . . . okay. This is supposed to be funny because it's taking an idea to absurdly extreme lengths, but I wouldn't doubt that there is more than one person that thinks this is a good idea.

And that is scary as crap.

We'll Leave the Light On for You

2010-02-02T09:13:00.000-08:00

It's Groundhog Day and instead of posting every single strip that featured a reference to this stupid holiday we don't even get the day off for (which there were a lot). Here are two strips that mention Groundhog's Day but ironically don't feature a groundhog.

Arlo & Janis and Frazz 2/2/10

Today's Arlo & Janis is just kind of annoying than funny. Chances are Arlo is even doing his commentary in a bad British accent. Meanwhile, Frazz makes fun of someone who "celebrates" Groundhog Day, a stupid but legitimate holiday, by wishing him a happy Tom Bodett Day, a stupid and entirely fictional holiday.

Blondie 2/2/10

Well, Dagwood's haircut didn't last long. I'm slightly disappointed but not completely surprised.

Crock 2/2/10

So the creator of Crock created a strip just to announce to the world he's a lazy sack of crap?

Mary Worth 2/2/10

Even though I am disturbed by the image of Wilbur in the first panel, Wilbur and I have some similarities, namely skanky girls who spend too much time with other guys.

Amazing Spider-Man 2/2/10

Why does Spider-Man have to sneak into the FF's headquarters? Couldn't he just ring the buzzer at the main door or land on a window and tap on it?

Happenings Going On

2010-02-01T17:48:00.000-08:00

There are a couple of comics I just have to point out at the bottom of the post but first some bad comics.

Wee Pals 2/1/10

God I hate Wee Pals. You need witnesses to get into the Guinness Book of Records, you just can't call them up and say "I broke a record, put me in your book".

Gaah! Idiots.

Zits 2/1/10

Jeremy's mom is very repressed. Nearly all songs anymore have some form of bad word in them also, if you're paying money to download a song then you must like it and know that it includes bad words.

When I was younger, like in junior high or something. I was over at a friend's house and we were watching "The Color Purple" and it was at the beginning where two characters are having sex (I believe) and my friend's mom asked "What's going on? Does she have a headache?" It was so hard for me to not say "they're having sex" because I was afraid her head would explode.

by Tom Toles 2/1/10

Call me crazy but I would love to get a job in a cemetery.

Real Life Adventures 2/1/10

Believe it or not but I was considered overqualified for working at a gas station. I just wanted some extra money but I was working at a big government contractor place at the time so the hiring guy was like, "I think you're overqualified". I just wanted some extra money.

Blondie 2/1/10

Holy shit!
Did Dagwood's barber just cut off the hair he's had since he was introduced sometime prior to 1933? I wonder if this will be the start of a storyline or change in character design or if it will be a one-off thing designed to get in a joke in.

Also, methinks that barber just lost his tip.

Amazing Spider-Man 2/1/10

Why does Spider-Man needs to warn other superheroes about his impending vacation? According to my research the Marvel Universe New York City consists of not only the Fantastic Four but also, Captain America, Ghost Rider, Nick Fury, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist plus possibly more that haven't had that category added to their Wikipedia entry so I don't think Spider-Man's absence will really be noticed except by J. Jonah Jameson.

Dogs Can't Get Ph.Ds

2010-01-31T13:44:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another Sunday post. But first some self-promotion: I am looking for people to contribute just about whatever they want to my crappy blog the Random Wikipedia Article. What started as a blog about random Wikipedia articles has become boring and kind of pointless. If you would like to contribute then send me an email (which can be obtained through the "About" link on Watch This Space).

Funky Winkerbean 1/31/10

Today's Funky Winkerbean reminds me of when I was younger and my co-hometown had an overpass for an old railroad track that went across a highway that was spraypainted on all the time. Eventually it was torn down and I kind of miss it.

I thought that the overpass in this strip was for a railroad because it doesn't look like a road because you'd be able to see, well a road! The overpass in the background looks like a street overpass.

Beetle Bailey 1/31/10

How did this comic segue from complaining about having a hangover into Sarge not wanting to get married?

Ask Shagg 1/31/10

Really? Someone actually asked that question? Did they intend the question to be a serious or a joke? I sincerely hope it was a joke question because this kid's full name and location is printed here and any kid over the age of 4 should know the color of the cow doesn't change the milk.

The Pajama Diaries 1/31/10

Why do people use GPS when they know where they're going? I'm not going to use GPS to go to one of the Walmarts located within my town.

Cul De Sac 1/31/10

I've seen birds in stores before. Birds in Walmart, birds in Target, birds in the grocery store but I'm pretty sure the store doesn't just the birds stay in there because that's kind of...disgusting.

Ziggy 1/31/10

Thanks, Ziggy. Now when I put a piece of bread in the toaster I'm going to think I'm raping or molesting it.

Melancholic Ramblings

2010-01-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

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.

Fancy Ransom

2010-01-28T14:43:00.000-08:00

Have you had your socks rocked off by Carafe yet? If you haven't, go there. If you have, still go there. Especially today, as another one of my comics is up.

Frog Applause, 01/28/10

Someday, I hope I can get paid for just slapping a bunch of nonsense into a panel. You know what would be funny, though? If someone used Frog Applause to send out ransom notes. It'd fit the "style" of the strip, and it'd probably be funnier than whatever we've got today.

Funky Winkerbean, 01/28/10

Lots of sidekicks were orphans, too. All three male Robins eventually turned into orphans. Yeah... that's all I really had to say. Oh, and "Little Orphan Annie" totally doesn't count in this regard.

Basic Instructions, 01/28/10

I just found this funny, especially the second and forth panels. They're all good, but especially those.