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November's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' Strips
November's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' Strips
November's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' Strips
Over the past 40 years, Tom Batiuk’s Funky Winkerbean has transitioned from a gag-a-day comic strip about a high school to an ongoing chronicle of pure, abject misery. Thanks to the commentary on Josh Fruhlinger’s Comics Curmudgeon, I am now completely obsessed with it, which is why I spend a little time every month rounding up its finest examples of crushing despair. I've been doing these monthly roundups of Batiuk and Ayers's particular brand of smirks and sorrows for over four years now, but this month, I actually forgot I had to do it. I'm not sure if it was just the post-Thanksgiving food coma or the hectic transition into December, but for a few days, I was free. And then I remembered, and it all came crashing down. Which, coincidentally, is exactly what happens in this month's strips, so take a deep breath and read on for October's most soul-crushing newspaper strips.
Under Armour Releases Marvel & DC Superhero Football Cleats
Under Armour Releases Marvel & DC Superhero Football Cleats
Under Armour Releases Marvel & DC Superhero Football Cleats
We've all been there, right? You're trying to buy a new pair of kicks, but you just can't find one that'll give you the support your need to excel on the gidiron and fit thematically with the imagery you chose to adopt when you made that vow to avenge the murder of your billionaire parents by making war on all criminals. It's probably the single most common problem that I have when I go shoe shopp
Link Ink: Megatron’s Nikes, ‘One Piece’ Armani And Ware On MSNBC
Link Ink: Megatron’s Nikes, ‘One Piece’ Armani And Ware On MSNBC
Link Ink: Megatron’s Nikes, ‘One Piece’ Armani And Ware On MSNBC
Fashion: Nike teams up with Calvin Johnson for a very stylish collection honoring the Transformers villain Megatron. Fashion: One Piece's Straw Hats rock Armani in a new Japanese A|X ad campaign. Interviews: Chris Ware's MSNBC interview on The Cycle makes a very solid case for checking out Building Stories (which I still can't find a place for on my bookshelf, but dig nonetheless)... Read Mor
‘Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?!’ Pits Iron Man and Cap on Opposing Super Bowl Sides
‘Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?!’ Pits Iron Man and Cap on Opposing Super Bowl Sides
‘Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?!’ Pits Iron Man and Cap on Opposing Super Bowl Sides
There are many reasons why conventionally athletic and competitive super heroes might latch onto the Super Bowl (or in Marvel's more neutral words, "The Big Game"), but the latest episode of Marvel Super Heroes: What The--?! capitalizes on the cultural event's ability to bring the tights crowd together in a spirit of harmony...
Superhero Super Bowl: Marvel Vs. DC
Superhero Super Bowl: Marvel Vs. DC
Superhero Super Bowl: Marvel Vs. DC
The Super Bowl is almost upon us, and you can practically feel the rustle of energy in the air. For many nerds, though, this Sunday's matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts means absolutely nothing. While every other member of the family is grunting and oh-ing at the action from Miami, they'll probably be thumbing through their comics and thanking genetics from sparing them
End of the Week Explosion #14
End of the Week Explosion #14
End of the Week Explosion #14
It's the end of the week explosion! For a weekly column that's part of a comic book themed blog, we sure don't talk about comics very often. This week we may not even talk about comics at all! This is only because Seacord knows so many interesting things about gambling, prison and fighting...