I’ll tell you who should never be allowed to use Photoshop: whoever it is that digitally colors these Sunday strips and makes them look like mud. Aside from that, this is the laziest Sunday throwaway in many a moon. Who’s talking here? The hands? Why not just have the card itself lettered “Happy Mother’s Day” and then one word balloon containing the punchline? And “Happy Mother’s Day to all the wives“? Are all the Montoni’s wives moms? I’m too exhausted to think about it anymore.
Crazy Harry, actually working for a change, arrives on the scene. But instead of coming to Cory’s defense, he fires off one of his trademark weak puns. Will Cory finally “go postal” himself and actually act on those darkest thoughts of his?
Someone must have spotted the tribal tattoo on Cory’s bicep…
I have to confess: this week’s storyline is actually kind of fun. The pizza slice costume is perfectly ridiculous, kinda suggesting the work of R. Crumb. And forcing Cory to wear it is positively poetic. I don’t know if Cory’s body language is intentional…it seems a little nuanced for this strip. But I like how in panel 2 he appears startled, and his dejected slouch in panel 3 is apparent even through the foam-padded costume. Well done, TB, well done. I shall lay aside the snark gun for today. Besides, it’s not your fault that the colorist messed up girl 3’s hair in the second panel.
The years have been even less kind to Funky than we knew: not only is he now paunchy and gray-haired, but he’s become too deaf to overhear Les’ stage-whispered threat to Cory. And not for nothing: Water-bottle-gate happened almost a year ago. Is Cory gonna let Les hold that over his head for the rest of his life? If Les only knew what happened to that cigar box full of cancer funds…
Anyway: wherever did they find a pizza costume with a built-in codpiece?
Or nothing! I don’t think anyone here disagrees that the CW is due for his comeuppance. And what could be worse than dressing the cocky, “F the world” little twerp in a pizza costume and putting his punk ass on the street?
I wish to point out that Les looks rather distinguished in panel one. Maybe it’s only when he opens his mouth to speak that he looks like a douche?
Son of Stuck Funky 