Thanks to the hours Wally has spent with the shrink down at the VA, he’s now able to categorically list everything that’s wrong with him. Fortunately, hyper-vigilance is apparently catnip to Rachel.
Tag: pizza
Montoni’s 4 Life
Rest assured that when one finds oneself appreciating a Funky strip, the next day’s installment is sure to send one crashing back to Planet Snark. The two lovebirds-to-be are still a-courtin’, making small talk to fill in the awkward silences. Nothing wrong with Wally’s question, but Rachel has to go and smirkingly respond in typical, resigned, weary Westvuvian fashion.
Only the Hungry
If. If this comic did not frustrate me daily with its negativity, its stilted, tin-eared dialogue, its unappealing characters, its complete lack of real humor…if this comic did not suck so bad so frequently…I might allow that today’s strip is kind of cute. Of course, no real-life human being would make a Freudian slip like substituting “lonely” for “hungry”. However, something about the staging…the way the two characters are obviously attracted to each other and trying not to show it…Rachel’s dainty posture in panel one, and the unusual perspective in panel 2…yeah. Today’s strip is…O.K. Sigh.
The Postman Piles On
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?
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
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.
Son of Stuck Funky 