Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Cleats: Peri, if Edith and I stay out here long enough, we're going to look like you.

This comic is hilarious because black people have darker skin than white people.

This joke was also hilarious in Luann a week ago.

Family Circus: My mommy's givin' me a bath, so maybe you can come back later?

This comic is hilarious because Jeffy's hitting on his mother's friends.

Red and Rover: Be a firefly for a night.

Like Brian Basset's other comic, Adam @ Home, Red and Rover is a very workmanlike comic strip. It basically does what it sets out to do and nothing more. It's not at all ambitious or original, and it's hardly ever especially funny, but it more often than not makes me wish I were a kid again. It's kind of like what The Family Circus would be if The Family Circus didn't suck so much.

Hi and Lois: even the birds are twittering...

This comic is hilarious because Chip has the worst Twitter feed ever.

Dennis the Menace: How can we get away from it all if we're takin' it all with us?

It's actually kind of impressive that Dennis has managed to memorize so many annoying clichés at such a young age.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Moderately Confused: How long will your parents be living here?

This cartoon is hilarious because its author thinks that telling a hackish joke is okay as long as the characters in the joke are birds. Shoe disproved this theory years ago.

Big Nate: ...Not including comic books.

Shouldn't comic strip authors know better than to diss the literary cred of comic books?

Family Circus: Which am I supposed to do, "Go to my room" or "Have a timeout"?

This cartoon is hilarious because Billy has once again managed to outsmart and confound his mother.

Blondie: Boy, I hate it when he plays those stupid mind games at our meetings.

There are few things more disorienting than seeing a nonwhite character in Blondie.

Beetle Bailey: This may hurt a little.

This cartoon just proves what many have always known: while Miss Buxley may have her admirers, the real sex symbol in Beetle Bailey is General Halftrack.