Erich
March 15, 2013 at 10:56 am
So, Batiuk is paying homage to Alex Raymond…by treating Raymond’s characters like idiots. Sounds about right.
Today’s strip would have actually worked very nicely had it ended at “I’m amazed you found a parking spot in New York City.” But TB’s committed to portraying Flash and Dale as a 23rd century version of “The Lockhorns”.
Rusty
March 14, 2013 at 12:06 am
…Does Flash look like Darin because [Batiuk] can only draw a few different faces…?
That’s very possible. In panel 3, Flash looks a lot like Dan from the Kilimanjaro trip…
Son of Stuck Funky 
And speaking of amazing things, Dopey Pete continues to be the only person under the age of 50 who doesn’t primarily associate Flash Gordon with that Queen song.
Good point. Pete should be imagining Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson talking to him, not Alex Raymond’s originals (which are too old, even, for Crazy Harry to be nostalgic for).
Lord of the Lame continues…….
If either of you had the sense God gave a tubeworm, you wouldn’t be hanging out with this loser.
Now I’m no behavioral scientist or anything, but the correlation between Pete’s dream/fantasies about comic books from the 1940’s and his inability to get laid cannot be overlooked. Pete is wallowing in nostaligia for a time forty years before he was born. Perhaps he’d have better luck with the ladies if he put on his zoot suit and tried flirting with Rosie the Riveter over at the big jitterbug contest. And a good rhinoplasty probably couldn’t hurt either.
Heh. So like, each of those superheroes thinks the other one is dumb. That is funny.
Poor Mopey Pete. Even in his hallucinations, nobody is as erudite as he is. Must suck to be SO MUCH smarter than everyone else in the world.
Right, TB?
@Epicus Doomus, If Pete were concerned about not getting laid wouldn’t be fantasying about Flesh Gordon and Dale Ardor instead?
Well, I guess Batiuk’s extending this arc for an additional week. Screw you, dude.
Coming next week: Beardo McPostman dreams he’s with Tarzan and Jane. Strips off his clothes to reveal his loincloth. Tarzan says Jane is cute but her coconut is empty. Jane says Tarzan’s brain is in his falum-bwe-bwe, which is remarkably SMALL for a man his size. Even a wisecracking Cheeta the chimp gets into the act with his own smirking wordplay.
Beardo is in HEAVEN to be with his lifelong hero, until….
Beardo: Who’s THAT?
Tarzan: Him “Boy.”
Beardo: Well, HELLLLLLLLLO…
So who will get space-cancer, Dale or Flash?
Pete also seems to be a chinless wonder in panel 2. Time for a cameo in 9CL.
@Chryon HR: I was going to ask where Emperor Ming was, but I’m not sure if he was only a character in the movie. At any rate, the star quarterback from the New York Jets should easily be able to find a parking spot in NYC.
Pete: “Not the fastest horse? Oh, wait, I get it! You’re saying he’s STUPID, right?”
Dale: “Yes.”
Flash: “HEY!”
Dale: “That’ll teach you to insult me when I’m standing right next to you.”
Flash: *fumes*
Dale: “Though, sometimes, you really ARE too fast, if you get my drift.”
Pete: “Oh, I get it! You’re saying he reaches orgasm WAY before you do, right?”
Dale: “Right. Though leave off the part about me eventually reaching orgasm.”
Flash: “HEY!”
Dale: “Man, do I miss Prince Thun. Now THAT cat could get me purring, if you know what I mea-”
Pete: “OH! I get it! You mean that the Lion Man was able to easily satisfy you sexu-”
Flash: “SHUT UP! SHUT UP! JUST…SHUT UP!”
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Again, I’m bitter about this arc and lashing out.
If Pete, Flash and Dale want a really, really difficult quest, how about if they search for entertainment in Funky Winkerbean.
BTW I was out in a restaurant and I saw a guy walk in wearing a Batman t-shirt and I immediately thought, “Loser!”
—BTW I was out in a restaurant and I saw a guy walk in wearing a Batman t-shirt and I immediately thought, “Loser!”——
There comes a point in your life (like when your over the age of 12) that you shouldn’t be wearing any superhero/movie character/ or cartoon character on your person. You can own comics and watch movies . That’s okay. But when you start wearing a batman shirt at age 35, you might as well be wearing Batman Under-roos.
There also comes a point where you shouldn’t be fantasizing about cosplay….but actually participating in cosplay.
This LOTL always ends up motivating Pete to get back to work and his “visits” always end up leading to brilliant story ideas. That sounds like a friend to me, not an enemy. So, this being FW and all, Pete wants to destroy LOTL and thus ruin the writing system that’s led him to the pinnacle of his profession. Good plan, dingus. One day this LOTL is going to tire of helping this ass-clown out all the time and within a month Pete will be back in Westview sleeping on Boy Lisa’s couch.
Lord of the Late gives Pete terrible story ideas. How is that a good thing?
Even when Batiuk tries different styles, his women are still ugly.