This is an example of an actually well done pun, mostly because of the implied vulgarity. But, and I know I harp on this a lot, what really makes this comic is the specificity of the characterization. Of course Satchel's favorite style of music is folk. Of course Bucky would misunderstand and beat the shit out of Satchel. And of course Rob would intervene too late.This specificity carries over into the dialog. Get Fuzzy is one of those rare comics in which the characters actually speak differently from one another. Rob speaks like a reformed slacker. Satchel stammers and puts his sentences together slowly. Bucky, meanwhile, puts his sentences together too quickly for his mind and, as a result, often says things that make no sense.
This is what informs the comic's unique construction. The funniest jokes in Get Fuzzy tend to fall in the middle, in the back and forth between the characters. "Well that totally techno-ed" is a pretty decent punchline, but the third-to-final panel is funnier.
All of which is to say, the foundation of any given installment of Get Fuzzy is almost always going to be characterization. And that's why the comic is so good in general.
No comments:
Post a Comment