Tag: Darin

Fred's World

Batiuk’s really just conquering my will to snark anymore. Just what the hell is he showing us today? Starting with a God’s-eye view of earth, zooming in on Westview, then along a street where neighbors wave to one another (and a postman not named Harry delivers mail, interesting), where Darin makes himself useful for once under Ann’s watchful eye. Then we’re looking up towards Fred’s window, and now we see Fred, in his chair, in his room, looking utterly helpless, fearful, and alone.

The only way I could cheer myself up after this was by noticing how much that picture frame in panel 1 reminds me of that weird “Phantom Zone” album-cover like thingy that they used to banish the bad guys in the first Superman flick:

Koffee with Kerry

Charles
February 6, 2013 at 2:59 am
You know, I realized that this is probably the incredibly botched introduction to the Lisa Coda*, as Darrin realizes that he, too, has a father who he has never met. So he goes and hunts down his bio dad to reconnect, despite never having met him and only knowing that said bio dad raped his bio mom when she was a teenager. (He knows that, right? With all her addiction to drama, Lisa HAD to tell him that, right? Right??)

You know, sometimes adopted children don’t want to meet their biological parents, and a situation like this would most likely be one of those times.

I’ll take the “forced at gunpoint” comment to mean that Darin’s among those who would not care to meet his “real” father. I doubt even more that Frankie would appreciate Darin’s visit (unless, of course, Frankie’s suffered a stroke too).

I took a peek at the “Teen Pregnancy Story Arc” (how’s that for a catchy title) in the Archives section of the official FW site. Upon further review, it appears that Lisa consented to sex with Frankie, rather than having been forced. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Binders Full of Broads
(posting at the Comics Kingdom page)
January 26, 2013 at 12:50
Hey, some of us young people like to eat Jell-o and watch TV, too. It’s the people who drink coffee with both hands that concern me.

* “Lisa Coda”: In his blog post of last Nov. 6, Batiuk teased something he’s been working on: “Events in the present will spark a sort of flashback/prequel which will crossover into real life…as well as a crossover with Crankshaft thrown in for good measure. Oh, and lest I forget, a long lost character as well.”

What a Long Estranged Trip It's Been

Rusty
February 5, 2013 at 6:30 am
Fred must have been a pretty great father to be awarded no custody or even visitation rights for the daughter. So let’s not talk about it, shall we?

And either Fred didn’t care enough to go to court to fight for the right to see his own daughter, or…or what? What reason could Kerry’s mother have to keep her away from her father? While it’s impossible even to guess how old Kerry must be, clearly she reached adulthood some time ago, and would have been free to pay Fred a visit anytime before his stroke. Whatever the reason for their estrangement, it’s simply forgotten as quickly as it is brought up, in classic TB narrative mode.