Well, they’ve made it to the top. Looks like Funky can tear up the receipt for those stupid socks he bought Les. You just knew that St. Lisa would be making an appearance at some point in this adventure. It would have been much cooler had she been one of Les’ altitude-sickness induced hallucinations, but instead we settle for her headshot, care-“les”-ly tossed into a box ‘neath the old summit sign (which has been replaced with a new one since TB’s alleged visit).
Author: TFHackett
Looks Like We Made It
What follows below is the text of an actual email that I’ve sent to “the real Dan” Messina, to find out how he feels about being portrayed as a boob in the newspaper funnies. As of this writing I have not yet received a reply, but will keep you posted!
I’ve enhanced this as best as I could from the
tiny original. Dan
(center) does not appear to be miserable.
Dear Dr. Messina,
I’m the author of SonofStuckFunky.com, a blog that offers daily commentary on the comic strip Funky Winkerbean. I’ve been following the Mt. Kilimanjaro story arc in the comic the last couple of weeks. It’s interesting to compare Tom Batiuk’s cartoon portrayal of you with the 2010 article and photo gallery from the Staten Island Advance. From your own account, it appears that you found the trip to be challenging but rewarding and fun, while in the comics, “Dan” is depicted as a miserable complainer.
My readers and I are curious to know your feelings about this portrayal of you. And also if the kitten thing really happened.
Congratulations to you on conquering Kilimanjaro, and best regards.
Very truly yours,
Tom Hackett, Son of Stuck Funky
Yay.
Yessir: this is how I, too, will feel when this stupid Kilimanjaro arc is finally over.
Present Tents
Today TB shares another “looky what I drew” page from the Funky Moleskine. Compare the black and white sketch, ostensibly drawn from life during Batiuk’s Kili climb, with the screen toned “finished” strip, drawn in the comfort of the studio. There’s actually some visual interest and depth. Maybe Batiuk should ditch the graphics tablet and Photoshop and just draw everything on lined paper.
Speaking of Slips…
Sorry about the glitch with yesterday’s post. Just returned from a mini vacation to Atlantic City and had no access to internets. Just going to throw up a link to today’s thrilling installment (I’ve taken the liberty of rotating the image so you don’t have to turn your computer sideways to view it) and will let you all have at it! Apologies again, and have a nice day.
Son of Stuck Funky 