Wigransky Wersus Wertham

Day five of the “Video Games are Harmless” screed. “Golly, Mr. Howard, weren’t there nobody to stick up for comic books to that mean ol’ Doctor Wertham?”

I’m trying to figure out if DSH is just pulling a random comic out of that bin, or is that supposed to be a picture of this Wigransky kid (that John just happens to have laying around)? It doesn’t look like the only picture of him that I was able to Google.

Lesser Whark
November 3, 2011 at 12:53 am
This strip almost makes me want to punch John more than I want to punch Les, and that’s saying something.

It must be that oh-so-serious look he’s had on his face all week; I wanna punch him too:

 

No Offense

“Status offenders“? Let’s look it up. The definition of “status offender” is ”a young offender (as a runaway or a truant) who is under the jurisdiction of a court for repeated offenses that are not crimes”. But John’s definition is someone committing offenses “against the status quo.” Let’s look up status quo: Latin for ” the existing state of affairs”. How does playing video games offend the existing state of affairs? Where is the joke here? Great God, where is the joke?

Here’s some Status Quo, guaranteed not to offend:

Oh, and it’s that time of the month! FunkyWatch: October’s Most Depressing ‘Funky Winkerbean’ and ‘Crankshaft’ Strips over at Comics Alliance!

For What It's Wertham

sourbelly
October 31, 2011 at 1:35 am
It’s true, folks: Those warnings about violent video games leading to violent behavior by the players have been around for a long time. But look at Skunk Head — he’s the exact opposite of violent. He’s fat, lazy, passive, chronically depressed, and unwilling to change anything about his pathetic “existence.”

“Juvenile delinquency“…is that term even still used in this century? It conjures up sensational scenes from movies such as “Blackboard Jungle” or “West Side Story”. And “that guy on TV last night” wasn’t talking about mere JD’s; the issue was aggressive behavior in young people, and the possible links between that behavior and video games. It’s a topic that has generated much debate. But DSH John has already made up his mind, even to the point of serving as living proof to the contrary.

Deadhead and Dead Skunk Head

Monday finds us still within the kreepy konfines of the Komix Korner. Owen is worked up over something “that guy on TV last night” said. Dead Skunk Head John is not worked up about anything. Being the owner of a store in Westview affords him plenty of time to sit on his ass and play video games.

Looks like that chullo has become a permanent fixture on Owen’s head, but note that he’s finally ditched his old trademark, his “Have a Day” shirt. Between the hat and the lightning bolt shirt, looks like he might be hitching a ride to Columbus to catch the Furthur show on the 16th…