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Lisa Moore never told you what happened to your father.

The 2022 Funky Awards, coming soon. VOTE. Voting continues through January 21.

Now…we continue, Lisa’s Story 2013: Lisa’s Story Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!

Back in the comments section for 2013, there were a number of people spitballing that Frankie might be a false antagonist. They thought maybe somewhere in the decades since he was seen last, the old villain had turned over a new leaf, and we’d get a story of forgiveness. It wasn’t a crazy theory. Batiuk has done redemption arcs before. At the time the Funkyverse was fresh from Cory shaving off his delinquency as easily as the Army buzzed off his hair.

Casting a Long (Fore) Shadow

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Nominees!

Nominees for BESTEST STRIP!

As far as I can tell, you guys have been doing a perfectly adequate job of stuffing the ballot box with your own opinions! But we must think beyond the narrow confines of our own idyllic community. 2022 was the LAST YEAR of Funky Winkerbean. This vote may very well be the last time anyone on the internet has a chance to fill out a GoogleDoc Poll on which drawing of a 50 year old comic book character they most would like to see punched in the face. Unless Wanders updates his Worthy Awards next year with a most slapable Wilbur Weston. Which he probably should.

*Already a strong contender, and it’s only January!*

Frankie Fake-out

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An ominous shadow of threatening portent hovered over baby Summer Moore’s stay in the NICU.

*Even more ominous than Les’ inhuman puppet mouth in panel 2.*

The story seemed to be headed toward a topical fable about sharing too much online, especially when you’ve just had a violent drunken interaction with a potential stalker.

Family Reunion

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Voting will continue through January 21.

If we do not get enough votes, I will do nothing but post current Crankshaft strips and describe what is happening in each panel in mind numbing detail! This is a very real threat I am more than prepared to follow through on.

For Example.

A Frank Discussion

First things first.

VOTE FOR THE 2022 FUNKY AWARDS, YOU BEADY EYED NIPICKERS!

Here’s the Voting.

Here’s the Nominees

And Also Here’s More Nominees.

Voting will continue through January 21.

Vote Early. Vote Late. Vote Often.

A community member’s failure to vote may result in loss of posting privileges, lifelong shame, and their username being added to The Wall of Dishonor along with other potential Les Moore sympathizers! (Note: None of this is true, probably. But you don’t want to take that chance, do you?)

A few weeks ago, when I was emailing an awards update to Epicus, I told him that I was planning on doing a couple deep dives during the time voting was active. I also asked him if there were anyone in particular he’d like to see.

He said, and I quote, “You are free to run wild, CBH.” So if you hate the next couple weeks of posts, you can blame him.

He also said, “I’ve always been a big Frankie fan LOL.”

And so, I’m pleased to present, a retrospective on Franklin Pierce.