"..and why do they call Funky Winkerbean a comic if readers never laugh?"

*bashes head into a wall*

First off, hats off to an eagle eyed reader that pointed out that yesterday’s anonymous band member was actually Cody! I could not tell. Faces and ages aren’t drawn with enough consistency for me to identify all of Westview’s various Marfan’s afflicted denizens.

Thanks to graduating off 90% of the high school characters, we’re now left with these two unlikable nerdlings who just happen to be into– drumroll please… comics!

Riddle me this: How did John from Komix Korner have trouble coming up with his rent when the only thing to spend money on in Westview is pizza or comic books!?

15 thoughts on “"..and why do they call Funky Winkerbean a comic if readers never laugh?"”

  1. Batiuk may be the last man in America that cares about superhero comic books. I want Crazy Harry’s job, which seems to involve delivering mail to the only two functioning businesses in town, and hanging around them all day. Except I don’t want to wear that douchey little sweater vest.

  2. 1. It’s referring to the size of the comic, not the character.
    2. In most art of the character, his boots look just as tight as the spandex. (Also, in some stories he doesn’t wear it under his clothes)
    3. They’re imaginary in-universe, idiot.
    4. There are multiple canon explanations.
    5 and 6. OK, so you just pointed out that there are multiple people without fear. Why are either of those two better choices?

    Seriously, Batsy, these aren’t pressing, unanswered plotholes. And even if they were, you’re no one to point those out.

  3. Are these Batiuk’s best attempts at snarking on Marvel Comics? See, pal, the trick is to snark on something that’s universally regarded as sucking, not on something that you alone can’t figure out.

  4. One Sunday to list what doesn’t make sense in comic books. An entire month to list all that doesn’t make sense in Flunky Wankerbean. Yeah, Batsick is one to call “bullshit” when evaluating anyone else’s work. Good Lord.

    I think the only reason Owen exists is to carry that chullo around on his head. Maddie and Owen and their hats – Tombat aims for “quirky,” but hits “disturbingly fixated.” Especially true when Owen wears that smelly thing in the Summer. Feh!

    Am I the only one who thinks Dead Skunk Head is impatiently waiting for Crazy Harry to leave so be can put the moves on those two boys?

    Is there a minimum age for using the work “kerfuffle?” You bet. It’s 80.

    Congrats, Tomboy. Extra sucky strip today.

  5. They actually did explain why Abn Sur was flying the spaceship and why the ring didn’t choose Superman. These comics geeks should know that. Batiuk certainly should know that. Doesn’t he even TRY to get things right?

  7. “And why doesn’t Tom Batiuk realize that the owner of this comic book store is really creepy? The guy looks like he has a skunk on his head and spends way too much time in the company of teenage boys.”

  9. Why does Batiuk think geeks=comic books, and only comic books? I can discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who or the new World of Warcraft expansion with the best of them, but I only occasionally glance at comics. And even I could answer half of the questions these dorks are pondering. Just goes to show how shallow Batiuk’s reference pool really is.

  10. What does John DSH spend his money on? From the dialog in the final panel of today’s strip, Id’ wager it’s mescaline. I think he and the mailman just split a spansule of the ol’ mescalito. FerfuuuffffllleeeeEEEEEE!

  11. “The four-hundred pound gorilla” refers to someone who gets whatever they want.

    “The elephant in the room” refers to an obvious, important topic that no one is willing to address.

    Neither of these concepts relates to a couple of jagoffs quibbling about comics.

  12. Okay, Tom, now that asking questions, there some questions I want you to answer: 1. What happened to Cell Phone Girl? 2. What happened to Susan? What happened to Cory? People are asking all sorts of questions, but YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING THEM.

  14. I recently saw someone in real life with a chullo (like Owen’s, except differently colored).

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