I hate you so much, Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy, 8/22/08:
Wow, Dick Tracy, and here I thought you beat the Sherlock Holmes puns into the ground way back with the Hounds of Baskerville, but, no, you have to go and have her nabbed by James Moriarty himself. Awesome. Thanks. There isn't even a clever plot here to go along with the puns; in the actual Hounds of the Baskerville, it's a genuine mystery, but here? Here we get bank robbers who use dogs and whistles, which is clearly a better system than, like, automatic weapons.

Archie, 8/22/08:

"Hmm, Jughead needs an ugly conversation piece. Oh, I know - a human head. That is the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, after drawing Archie for many years, it's the only thing that comes to mind. All I see when I close my eyes. A decapitated human head.

"Wacky!"

Mark Trail, 8/22/08:
Oh, trust us, we are.

Animals Rule the Funnies

Dick Tracy 8/14/08
Ok, seriously, Dick Tracy. Various people have been partially ripped to shreds for a week by these dogs. Seeing as your M.O. is generally "kill the villain in the most gruesome way possible," why not just shoot the hellbeasts?

My theory: Dick Tracy lives in a parallel universe where animal rights activists are far more powerful than human rights activists, and so while the mauling of a criminal is generally applauded, executing a ferocious dog would cause an inconceivable media backlash. That, or the artist just really likes drawing people getting ripped into Cerberus kibble.

Wizard of Id 8/14/08


IN THE MIND OF THE CARTOONIST: "Wow, I just thought of a really good frog pun. Too bad it has nothing to do with the basic premise of my strip. Maybe the frogs could be men who were changed into frogs by the wizard....nah, I'll just run the frog pun."

Mark Trail 8/14/08
Emotionless Robot-woman with Idiotic Tart versus adorable cougar kittens.

I think we know who everyone is rooting for.

Mother of God!

Dick Tracy, 7/24/08:


What we learned today is that by taking the Dick Tracy style of bizarre illustration and apply it to a dog, what we gain is a monster that rivals in horrors ever published. That is a far more terrifying Hound of a Baskerville than any version of the actual novel has ever portrayed. Crap, that dog is monstrous.

Hi & Lois, 7/24/08:

Because, honestly, wasn't everyone thinking the comics needed to feature more minimalist-style fall-back nudity of a child? No, no one was? Crap, someone should've told the current creative team of Hi & Lois before they embarked on their 2-month epic "The Flagstons visit a nudist beach."