Check out the sign: “NO shirt, NO shoes.” Period.
Remarkably, Harry’s comics, despite not having been bagged and boarded, are judged to be “in pristine condition“. Sure, he neglects his doting wife, spent his working hours hanging out at Montoni’s and the Komix Korner, and apparently misplaced his two younger children, but by God, Crazy Harry has made taking care of his books “a priority”. Now he expects his books to take care of him.
Not only is John likely paying a mere pittance for Crazy Harry’s treasured comics; he’s standing idly by as Harry make multiple trips up and down the stairs, schlepping the heavy boxes that contain his collection. The former postie appears to be more than up to the task: he’s got enough wind left to bemoan his sorry fate at length.
Crazy Harry’s “retired”? That seems a little different from “cancelled“. Although in either circumstance, one would expect that there would be a pension, severance, even unemployment benefits that would make it unnecessary for Crazy to have to sell all his books. And selling them to John, who passed on buying Pete’s collection because he couldn’t afford it? Crazy might do better trading in his SUV in favor of a tiny Batiukmobile® like everyone else in town drives. With Maddie away at Kent, and his two younger children missing and presumed dead, what does he need with that gas guzzler?
Is it only because the Crazy Harry arc the past two weeks was so friggin’ awful? Or is today’s strip actually cute? Not just merely inoffensive, but kinda sweet? Enjoy. You know it’s not going to last.
Beanie Wanker
December 6, 2012 at 7:22 am
…With Crazy Harry and his “library,” [Batiuk] aims for “quirky,” but hits “mentally ill.” Only a mere quarter inch away, in the Land of Reality, a guy who starts talking like Harry here would be brought in for psychiatric evaluation. I expect him to start carrying on conversations with these books, and maybe having sex with a couple of them.
And with that in mind, just be glad that today’s comic is only one panel…
