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FunkyWatch:  March’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: March’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: March’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly transitioned into being an inescapable quagmire of despair...
FunkyWatch: January’s 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: January’s 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: January’s 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
While they're often overlooked by super-hero fans, newspaper comic strips are a vital part of the world of sequential art that reaches millions of readers and is no less worthy of examination or criticism than their long-form counterparts. Unless, of course, we're talking about Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean, which started out 30 years ago as a high school comedy and evolved into a form that delive
FunkyWatch:  December’s 11 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ And ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
FunkyWatch: December’s 11 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ And ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
FunkyWatch: December’s 11 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ And ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
While they're often overlooked by super-hero fans, newspaper comic strips are a vital part of the world of sequential art that reaches millions of readers and is no less worthy of examination or criticism than their long-form counterparts. Unless, of course, we're talking about Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean, which started out 30 years ago as a high school comedy and evolved into a form that delive
FunkyWatch: November’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ and ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
FunkyWatch: November’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ and ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
FunkyWatch: November’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ and ‘Crankshaft’ Strips
Over the past few months, I've become increasingly obsessed with Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean, thanks largely to the tireless coverage of Josh Fruhlinger over at The Comics Curmudgeon. What started in the '70s as a lighthearted high school comedy has slowly evolved -- through a series of time-jumps, spin-offs and character deaths -- into an unrelenting parade of suffering and despair, and I'll c
FunkyWatch: October’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: October’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: October’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
Over the past few months, I've become increasingly obsessed with Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean, thanks largely to the tireless coverage of Josh Fruhlinger over at The Comics Curmudgeon. What started in the '70s as a lighthearted high school comedy has slowly evolved -- through a series of time-jumps, spin-offs and character deaths -- into an unrelenting parade of suffering and despair, and I'll c
FunkyWatch: September’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: September’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
FunkyWatch: September’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips
Over the past few months, I've become increasingly obsessed with Tom Batiuk's "Funky Winkerbean," thanks largely to the tireless coverage of Josh Fruhlinger over at The Comics Curmudgeon. What started in the '70s as a lighthearted high school comedy has slowly evolved -- through a series of time-jumps, spin-offs and character deaths -- into an unrelenting parade of suffering and despair
FunkyWatch:  The 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips for August (With Bonus Despair)
FunkyWatch: The 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips for August (With Bonus Despair)
FunkyWatch: The 10 Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips for August (With Bonus Despair)
Over the past few months, I've become increasingly obsessed with Tom Batiuk's "Funky Winkerbean," thanks largely to the tireless coverage of Josh Fruhlinger over at The Comics Curmudgeon. What started in the '70s as a lighthearted high school comedy has slowly evolved -- through a series of time-jumps, spin-offs and character deaths -- into an unrelenting parade of suffering and despair
FunkyWatch: The Most Mind-Bendingly Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips of July
FunkyWatch: The Most Mind-Bendingly Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips of July
FunkyWatch: The Most Mind-Bendingly Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ Strips of July
Over the past few months, thanks largely to Josh Fruhlinger at The Comics Curmudgeon, I've become increasingly obsessed with Tom Batiuk's "Funky Winkerbean." For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a newspaper comic strip that, since its debut in the early '70s as a high school comedy, has slowly transitioned into becoming a daily oasis of mind-boggling depression right next t
‘Funky Winkerbean’ Makes The Case For Super Heroism In The Weirdest Possible Way
‘Funky Winkerbean’ Makes The Case For Super Heroism In The Weirdest Possible Way
‘Funky Winkerbean’ Makes The Case For Super Heroism In The Weirdest Possible Way
With all the chatter about DC's "Brightest Day" and Marvel's "Heroic Age" coming up this spring, it's looking like mainstream super hero comics' comparatively darker days could be trending downward. But aside from Conan O'Brien's ending his "Tonight Show" run with remarks denouncing cynicism, where should creators and fans look for inspiration as they enter this new p