Next Week’s is Funny With Timmy Williams 6/08/09
[Above, kill Timmy. Actually, don't--we have him contracted for more columns.]
Well, with this week’s entry I have officially lost count of how many editions of this column I have written! That’s cause for congratulation, so please comment accordingly.
I didn’t get a chance to buy comics this week. And since David Carradine is dead now anyways, does it really matter? DOES ANYTHING MATTER?
Yes, Timmy it does! Despite the loss of one of independent comics’ great masters* you must soldier on. You must continue to do things like write mean things about Archie Comics the day after the Cross Hatch interviewed their CEO, annoy Alan Moore, and generally pretend you know what you’re talking about.***
Y’know, I used to draw comics in 4th through 7th grade. They were mostly done in blue ink on white notebook paper. I think my mom still has them. I’ll ask her to scan them and send them to me. With her grasp on technology, we’ll probably be reading Peace Man and Hippie Boy by 2012! At the earliest!
Peace Man was a walking peace sign with a head that looked suspiciously like John Lennon. His nemesis was War Guy – who looked suspiciously like Saddam Hussein (it was 1992). My stable of characters also included Blippo The Angry Clown and a cloned caveman stuck on Mars named Grog.**** I think I was going to call my “label” Rocket Comics or some other generic thing (not that there’s too many non-generic publisher titles).
So anyways, all this thinkin about my days of just makin little strips and trying to get my mom to electronically archive them made me want to check out some webcomics! When Brian roped me into writing an eternally tardy column for him every week, I really didn’t know much about online comics except for those funny photoshopped pictures of Xzibit…
But I finally started checking some out! I’m gonna review a couple every once in a while. Let’s start with Wondermark! Wondermark is more of that “art that looks old with crazy speech balloons” style like Raw Meat or Tales Designed to Thrizzle. I’m sure that one day that fad will be as annoying as cute little Brooklyn stores that sell t-shirts with screen prints of squids, but for now I’m a sucker. David Malki actually uses a little bit older oldness***** than the other guys but it works beautifully! I’m addicted. Until I see humor like this at craft fairs, I’m in!
I also checked out Fart Party, which charmed me to no end. despite it being another “shy girl trying to meet dudes” kind of comic strip. I feel there are way too many of, but this one is good, and besides, that is who’s writing these things, and it is an honest, reliable and fun sense of humor. Besides, I think some skanky lady boning everybody wouldn’t be very good…
STRIP 1:
Skanky McEasy: Hey, a dude! Let’s bone!
Dude: Whoooaahh yeah.
STRIP 2:
Skanky McEasy: Hey, a dude! Let’s bone!
Dude: Whoooaahh yeah.
STRIP 3:
Skanky McEasy: Hey, a dude! Let’s bone!
Dude: Whoooaahh yeah.
Okay, you get the idea.
Somebody please illustrate Skanky McEasy and let’s make millions!
*David Carradine is actually Harvey Pekar, did you know that?**
**That’s not true. That’s just silly.
***In case you haven’t picked up on it yet, I actually have NO CLUE what I’m talking about. Ever.
****That’s still a good idea so don’t steal it.
*****What?
Next Week's Is Funny | bheater June 7, 2009
By Dustin, June 9, 2009 @ 6:30 am
I have officially lost count of how many times I’ve scrolled up and down this page to read the funny footnotes. I’m glad you’re doing this because they’re funny. Also, I have no clue what I’m talking about either but, you still seem to know more about nothing than me. Keep up the good work maestro.