A Word About Smurfs.

“200 half naked blue guys living in mushrooms and singing… [Gargamel’s] a powerful wizard, can conjure up anything he wants. Ask me, last fucking thing I’d want to eat would be tiny naked druggies in mushroom fucking crackhouses.” (c. 1996)

Mad Monster Party.

I’m posting this today because I need to reference it to make a point in an article I’m writing.  To this day, there are still a couple good jokes and great absurd concepts in it, so I’m secretly proud of my younger self. Well, not so secretly because I just told you.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

“On Halloween, everybody gets candy.”  Still a good point.

Best thing about this cartoon: The skeleton’s misplaced body standing next to the monkey in the third panel.

The Love Life Of Skeletons.

Maybe I’m crazy, but I still think this gag is funny.

Sophie.

My friend Sophie asked for this one, so she gets it!  (That’s her standing behind Demented Duck.) I think the initial concept behind this one, way back when, came about because a lot of my friends and family have birthdays around this time of year. This particular strip started out as a way to draw in as many friends as I could, and I guess it became a joke about how I only take to heart the reviews from my nearest and dearest (and not even always then.)  I like looking at this cartoon because I miss all these people, don’t talk to any of them nearly enough anymore — except for Charlie, who I talk to almost every day! 

Anyway, happy birthday again, Sophie, Pam, and Charlie… and also to Evan and to Grandpa Irwin, who aren’t pictured in this comic but are equally beloved and celebrated this month.

The Super Bowl.