Tag: Cory

Happy Fillereen!

Cory is undergoing a life-changing event by starting his post-high school career in the military. What does Tombat decide to focus on? That woeful sad-sack of an absent father, Funky.

At least I’m guessing that’s what Wednesday’s strip is about. I’ll be at a Halloween party when this thing goes live.

I think Cory would have had a better chance at a happy life if he’d been raised in a war-torn third world country. Or heck, even a troupe of smelly baboons. Anything besides the World’s Lamest Dad.

EDIT:

My mistake, Snarkers! I thought that TomBat would dedicate more than just two days of filler to the title character’s son shipping off to a life in the military, seeing how there was a month-long arc about a kitten we’d never met before that was adopted by a character that was a complete stranger to us.

In today’s actual strip, apparently there is still a Westview High school! You’d think Summer graduating the school would just shutter its doors and windows but it appears life, however dreary, goes on.

*Bzzzt* "It's me, Cory. We're still backing out of the driveway…"

Private Winkerbean! Other than maybe Private Dancer or Private Parts it’d be harder to think of a worse last name to have if you’re about to go to boot camp. Ma and Pa Pizza are somehow able to muster up some half hearted musings as their son goes off to start a life in the military.

Given Wally’s track record in the military I’d be a little nervous too, Funky. Hopefully he isn’t aiming to beat Wally’s decade long POW record.

They're heeeeere…

Well well! Another opportunity to catch up with Westview’s own Dennis the Menace, Cory Winkerbean. Following in the footsteps of his uncle-cousin Wally, Cory appears to be headed off to start a life in the military.

Military snarkers– first off, I salute you. Secondly, is this how it all goes down? The mood is pretty grim; like they’re about to send him to a firing squad. Is this how it goes down? I was always under the impression recruits went to a bus station or flew to wherever their basic training was.

Note to Backache– this is not the best time to draw Cory as a 12-year old kid again.

Finding Religion

“The worst time to have a son is 18 years before a war.” –Anon.

As Cory innocently frolics on the lawn with his carnival buddies Evil Sunglasses Kid and Baseball Cap Boy, Holly puts on her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes and is surprised to see her husband doing the same. Seems that his son’s enlistment has awakened Funky’s spiritual side, compelling him to return to church for what must be the first time in a couple years.

He's Leaving Home, Bye, Bye

TheDiva
September 5, 2012 at 2:09 am
Given the amount of affection and attention Funky has displayed towards his son in recent memory, I would think his reaction would be less “Can’t we talk about this?” and more “Have fun, don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.”

Charles
September 5, 2012 at 1:55 am
…We’ll also discover, over the next few days, just how bad this format is for this type of discussion. Two or three panels requiring a setup and punchline could never adequately address the issues that this family would need to address, and I doubt Batiuk’s ability to do this even more than an average cartoonist’s.

In a Funkiverse where a basketball foul shot can hang in the air for a week, the Winkerbeans’ reaction to “little Cory’s” enlistment goes from shock to “being ok with it” in a mere couple days. I’m pretty sure as soon as their soon-to-be-soldier boy is out of the room, Mom and Pop will be exchanging  high fives and breaking out the vodka and orange.