Monday’s strip was not available for preview, so I guess it’s time to speculate on what the new week will bring.
For the most part, I don’t think stories in Funky Winkerbean are told much past two weeks (whether the story ends then or not). There are exceptions here and there, like last year’s Frankie mega-arc, and the trip to Kilimanjaro (though I think that one was interrupted when Funky had to name his new car). Two weeks seems to be the default length for a “chapter.”
So if I had to guess about what we’ll get, I would say that we won’t see more of Holly and her comic quest in the coming week. I would guess we’ll get a week of filler–Funky at the gym again, Owen and Cody giving blood again, Dinkle going to some conference again. Something like that.
Of course, I could be entirely wrong. Monday might begin with John and Crazy driving Holly over to Tony Isabella’s house to get that last damned comic book.
There’s no real suspense to be had either way.
In other words, I got nothin’.
UPDATE: So I was wrong. In a world in which Funky Winkerbean exists, being wrong is no big deal.
Son of Stuck Funky 
Aaaaargh, the pain of it all. “My friend Tony’s Garage Con”….GTFO with this crap already. If DSHJ thought there was a chance Tony might have the issue, why didn’t he mention that BEFORE they all flew to San Diego? People MIGHT take FW a little more seriously if the guy who “writes” it would refrain from taking the stupidest possible path every single time. But obviously that’s just never gonna happen. God, this garbage is so depressing, especially considering that he already spoiled the ending thus killing the only thing that might have made it…uh…”worth reading” all the way through to the end.
I have had a revelation of sorts. John is not actually a person. He is a device that dispenses directions from one comic-related event to the next.
“Gee, Holly, I’m sorry we took all this time and money for the sole purpose of finding one single comic book. Say, did I mention there’s a guy down the street who has a copy in his garage?…Holly? Holly, why are you trying to strangle me with your swag bag?”
@TheDiva: Since she’s rock stupid, she isn’t going to realize that she got taken for a ride by two jerks.
OK. So the arc ends soon and after a grand presentation to Cory it’s over, right? Please tell me this won’t end up like the endlessly regurgitating Lisa arc.
Jon’s Cell Phone: “Jon, this is Funkers, and I just read the morning paper. You ignoramus, why in H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks did you not mention this before Holly spent seventy Pizzas on a trip to San The Fuck Diego!?!”
Yep. That’s what the con in “Tony’s garage con” stands for…
So, we know that issue #115 must be in Tony’s garage somewhere, so we are looking forward to five more days of filler, culminating in the final vertical-format comic cover tribute on Sunday. The only real element of suspense is the question of the presentation of the complete collection to Cory. Will he step on a land mine before or after the presentation?
“My friend Tony”
Some people can turn chicken shit into chicken salad. Then there’s Tom Batiuk.
Yeah, here we go. Tony Isabella is a well-known name in comics circles as the whitest man to insist on sole credit for creating “the first black superhero.” But he also seems to be thin-skinned and full of his own sense of self-importance, spending the last 30 years redressing the myriad wrongs done him. Now who does that remind me of…
It’s not much of a stretch that TI is the model for DSHJ and that Tony Isabella’s 1980s Cleveland store Cosmic Comics is the model for the Komix Korner.
The garage sale is a real thing, at which this is happening on Saturday:
I do hope some Ohio-based fan will get video of this momentous event.
I made the mistake of reading the above while eating lunch.
According to some, Isabella is also the physical model for Tony Montoni. I teased Mr. Isabella about this via my @TonyMontoni Twitter which is how I earned that personal “fuck you.”
Y’know weblogs or “blogs” have become a common enought thing now to the point where maybe it’s not necessary to title it your “Bloggy Thing“.
Better be careful when taking Godzilla’s name in vain…he’s lawyered up!
If only the strip was as entertaining as the snarking here….
Advocate for the homeless David Ross says San Diego police are rounding up people to make way for the biggest city event in the city, Comic-Con: http://www.10news.com/news/advocate-claims-police-are-moving-in-on-homeless-to-remove-them-before-comic-con-begins-07192014
If they’re rounding up the homeless, Crazy Harry had better hide; he looks homeless.
An adjult wrote that Isabella blog entry? This is a true glimpse into the Batiuk world-view.
So this whole week is just a plug for Tony Isabella’s Garage-con®
Tony Isabella has to be that creepy Funkyfan over at the Comics Kingdom site! It all makes sense now!