sourbelly
March 31, 2011 at 12:57 am
Oh, OK, I get it. Mallory didn’t reject Cody because he’s a greasy, creepy, smarmy piece of crap. She rejected him because she’s a stuck-up bitch!
Not only that, she’s also materialistic to the point where the mere suggestion of a threat to her accustomed lifestyle triggers a fainting spell.
Boy, TB’s all over the place this week, huh? In the interest of continuity, I’ve reworked today’s panel 2 so it flows a little better from yesterday’s strip:
Today we abruptly shift gears from CodyandOwen in order to become more acquainted with Mallory and…her handler. Jinx’ attempt to “snap some candids” is turned aside with withering scorn by Miss Longface. 
Speaking of faces, that’s a pretty bizarre profile on Mallory in panel 1!
Here’s today’s comic.
More of Cody’s assdouchery: he plans to feed his new family by “running a comics shop”. Because that career path worked out so well for Mr. Howard, right? No wonder Mallory is looking daggers at him, while protectively holding her “babies” away from this loser. Cody would pin his family’s future on his ability to acquire and resell the most collectible comic book in history.
The “graded and slabbed” lingo suggests that comics fanboy Batiuk has learned a little bit more about preserving collectible comics since the “Starbuck Jones” arc…you wouldn’t just throw Action Comics #1 in a safe…
I’ve been making a case for Cody-as-modern-day-teenage-Les; but I doubt that Les, at the peak of his nerdiness, would ever come out with anything this douchey. Although, at the risk of offending any readers who are children of hippies: Les did grow up to name his own kid “Summer”.
Forget snooty Mallory Brooks; here’s Cody’s real significant other. 
Unlike cocky Cody, Owen treats this exercise with due reverence. Yesterday he looked on pensively while waiting his turn at pretend fatherhood. Reaching into the bag, he glances bashfully at “wife” Sara, who, though apparently less than thrilled to be paired with Owen, at least isn’t grossed out by him. Owen seems genuinely saddened by faux Fate’s cruel blow, but best bud and father of “twins” Cody is right there, informing the rest of the class of Owen’s underwear preference.
Son of Stuck Funky 
