Pete Arose

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1. la gata loca

   March 11, 2011 at 12:30 am

   Somebody stop me from reading this s#*+ again. Please.

   Too late.
2. la gata loca

   March 11, 2011 at 12:56 am

   Hmmmm…actually…

   No one has cancer, smirking kept to a minimum, no world-weary sighs., a bit of whimsical fun… What am I saying!? This has been a pretty damn good week of Funky Winkerbean! When could we last say that?
3. Jeffcoat Wayne

   March 11, 2011 at 2:25 am

   I don’t know what shocks me more — that Pete writes for DC Comics, or that Tom Batiuk writes for Funky Winkerbean.
4. O.B. Dan

   March 11, 2011 at 2:52 am

   That’s much more than merely waking up…if you woke up from any kind of dream and found yourself in Funkytown, would you look so happy?

   Mopeyman has been inspired…
5. Erich

   March 11, 2011 at 3:29 am

   Note the unnaturally emphasized words in the Pro-Crastinator’s dialogue: “quake,” “shifted,” and “fault.” I’m guessing that Pete’s big inspiration will be an earthquake-themed villain. Like there aren’t already a handful of those kicking around the DC Universe…
6. John

   March 11, 2011 at 7:38 am

   “a bit of whimsical fun”

   “damn good”

   Nah…I’d say it’s more that the mediocre stuff sparkles if placed next to the wretched stuff we normally get. *grin*
7. Merry Pookster

   March 11, 2011 at 9:34 am

   Crazy Cat…. TB sucks so much that this week looks palatable?
   Pretty poor baseline of comparison.
8. TFHackett

   March 11, 2011 at 10:32 am

   A few people have commented semi-favorably about this week’s arc. I’ll concede that this arc is a welcome diversion from sports injuries, PTSD, and Les’ terminal asshole-ism. I’m just irked that the setup for the whole thing was that Pete’s supposed to be a successful writer for the most famous comic book in the world, and he practically has a nervous breakdown every time he’s given an assignment.
9. billytheskink

   March 11, 2011 at 10:42 am

   A dream? Dang.
   I was kinda hoping these two insipid villains had actually destroyed Montoni’s.

   Of course, that would have eliminated Westview’s only remaining source of food and even TB isn’t that cruel. Right?
10. David O

    March 11, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Pete: “Hey, boss, I have this idea for a villian! He can create earthquakes! His name will be, um, Rictor!”

    Boss: “Pete? That’s already been done!

    Ah, TB’s timing is gold again. Earthquake humor on the day of the 5th largest quake ever recorded!
11. Riff Chick

    March 11, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Ah, TB’s timing is gold again. Earthquake humor on the day of the 5th largest quake ever recorded!

    It is eerily prophetic. But TB shouldn’t be given that kind of blessing.

    Maybe though, this is the Almighty’s way of saying to TB, “you’re so obsessed with tragedy that even your comedy connects to tragedy. so just STOP IT!”
12. Sgt. Saunders

    March 11, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    If TB had anything to do with the recent earthquake, both the quake and the resulting tsunami would have occurred in Westview. Preferably during a band event.
13. Epicus Doomus

    March 11, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    What a creepy coincidence that this strip ran today, eh? I have to agree, though, this week’s zany hi-jinx are a welcome change from all the injuries, PTSD and depressing Les storylines.
14. John

    March 11, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    I do feel a little sorry for Tom. I -know- there are readers who don’t realize comic strips are written many months in advance. There are sure to be some complaints given to papers and to the syndicate.
15. la gata loca

    March 11, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    @ John and Pookster,

    Yes you are both soooooo right. Next to a pile of crap, almost anything looks pretty damn good, but at least it didn’t make me dry heave.
16. Merry Pookster

    March 11, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Well it could be worse.
    Like this weeks Crankshaft … moving slower then a melting Glacier
    Or a possible week long der dinklemiester hanging around the high school girls band entrance
17. billytheskink

    March 11, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    There was a Dinkle crossover in today’s Crankshaft…
18. John

    March 11, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    “I’m just irked that the setup for the whole thing was that Pete’s supposed to be a successful writer for the most famous comic book in the world, and he practically has a nervous breakdown every time he’s given an assignment.”

    I know. There are professional writers for prose books, movies, television, etc who -leap- at the chance to write their favorite comics. And most pro and amateur comic writers seem to love their work, if not necessarily the companies (if they’re doing corporate-owned work). In fact, they usually have the opposite problem from Pete: So -many- ideas, but the company will only allow a few.
19. David O

    March 11, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Not that I’m in the industry but don’t most entertainment writers sit together and bounce ideas off of each other all day long? During any given session, 50 ideas pop up and 40+ are rejected. You weed out the bad stuff with your co-writers who aren’t afraid to tell you that your idea is dogshit.
20. David O

    March 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    cont— the only thing Pete has ideas to bounce off of is a 90lb wad of leftover pizza dough he’s shaped like Wonder Woman.
21. John

    March 11, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    Yeah. The Superman group editor alone would be in contact with him regularly, and -not- just to “shift the deadline”.
22. The Ridger

    March 11, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    You weed out the bad stuff with your co-writers who aren’t afraid to tell you that your idea is dogshit.

    Heretic! How dare you insinuate that Pete could ever have a “bad” idea! Don’t you understand that his tragic suffering is proof that all his ideas are brilliant?

    It’s called WRITING, dammit!
23. Riff Chick

    March 11, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    “shift the deadline?” More like “rift the fault-line.”