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Men Do This and Women Do That
You can all calm down now, I have returned. Wednesdays and Saturdays will give you all the xy you can handle, at least until my own blog returns to the internet. There might even be some Thursday news posts if I can squeeze them in.But none of you ...
500th Post Pseudo-Spectacular!
According to Blogger, this is the five hundredth Daily Comics Review post! To celebrate, I decided to go back and take a look at the very first DCR post and comment on the comics presented there. Except, you know, these are the new ones.Alley Oop, 11...
Sunday June 14th
Alley Oop:"If he doesn't regain consciousness" = if I killed himOscar's learned some things while he was away. (In jail? I forgot.)For something with a lot of action, this is taking forever.Andy Capp:This is not a mere comic, it is a portrait of ennu...
Sunday June 7th
Alley Oop:Um, this is getting kind of interesting.Or it would if something happened. This is like Spider-Man seeing a criminal and going home to watch TV.Andy Capp:Wow. I'm so glad they kept their British essence - at first I thought he was talking a...
You Have No Chance to Survive Make Your Time
Greetings readers, I have an important message for you: The DCR now belongs to ME!!! Soon your planet will kneel before my might and I shall be known as Emperor of Earth. Mwhahaha!!But until that happens you can enjoy my humorous observations about...
Sunday May 31st
Alley Oop:Transport him a week into the future... brilliant. He could have already ruined your plans, if he wasn't Alley fckin Oop.Andy Capp:"Eat your vegetables or you'll end up like Andy Capp!" "Who?"My head is going crazy - George Tiller was shot ...
Sunday May 24th
Alley Oop:Wait, what? Don't tell me I'm starting to care about the plot...Andy Capp:I like this one - they both look happy.So is he a crappy fisher or does she know he doesn't actually go fishing? Not quite sure what's going on, but again, I like tha...
Sunday May 17th
Alley Oop:Have they been standing around not talking or trusting since Oop left?Really, I got nothing.Andy Capp:This time, the slow pacing adds to the joke - not a very original joke, but at least it's paced correctly. ...
Sunday May 10th
Alley Oop:Lots of action!Er... talking about previous actions!So exciting!Andy Capp:I'm sorry, I read that as him trying to get in and I couldn't figure out why she locked him out.It made the comic more interesting, I can tell you that.That neighbor ...
Celebrate Good Times, COME ON!
Alley Oop 5/8/09Alley Oop enjoyed their 75th anniversary of the strip starting by printing bad art by kids, and it is finally over!!! Does anyone remember when they started celebrating the "birthday"? I actually went back and found the original pre...
Sunday May 3rd
Alley Oop:The belt was bought as a toy? And Oop keeps wearing it. Maybe those annoying as hell Geico ads are true.Andy Capp:Geezus Pleezus, why don't they get a divorce already?And you do not mow the yard in shoes like that. At the very least, you wi...
Either/Or Comics Review
Alley Oop 4/28/09Either the Bender's just don't care any more, or 7-year-old August can fit more entertainment in to a single panel line drawing than "professional" cartoonists can write in MONTHS.Ferd'nand 4/28/09Either perspective drawing is very h...
Sunday April 19th
Alley Oop:OMG! DRAMZ! I'm on the edge of my seat!Someone tell me why I care about the goings on in Rex Morgan and Judge Parker, when they're probably slower, yet this leaves me cold?I bet that lady will use her computer, because Oop knows no one else...
Quick and Dirty Comics Review!
No time to link, proof-read or comment beyond what I've already did, hope you like it!Cornered 4/17/09Cornered seems to have infiltrated my head and gone directly to the "worst nightmare" district. It would serve me right for living my atheistic exi...
Sunday April 12th
Alley Oop:Do you see the facial hair on the hostage holder guy? Mark Trail would punch it off in a second!So, things have happened. Or not. Because they're just talking on the phone. And threatening people. And talk is cheap.Man, now I know why this ...
Sunday April 5th
Alley Oop:Oh no! Some murky figure in the shadows! I bet he's a bad guy!Look, I read Judge Parker. It moves slowly. But this is killing me. I almost wish for the dino pics.Andy Capp:That's it? That's barely worth a one panel strip!I just watched a gr...
Sunday March 29th
Alley Oop:I have nothing to say about this comic.I mean, god, it's so stupid! Yes, upon hearing that someone is missing, you ask where they are.Oop is going to end up in jail soon. Hopefully.Andy Capp:Ha! Truancy is funny!What was the teacher doing o...
Sunday March 22nd
Alley Oop:You know, I discovered something unpleasant: Alley Oop is still running those damned dinosaur drawings on the weekdays - or at least they did on Saturday. I didn't read the actual comic (didn't want to ruin today's surprise!), I just saw a ...
Sunday March 15th
Alley Oop:Oh my god, this is all he did this week? Ha, makes my week look productive by comparison! No, my week was productive - I saw 5 Bollywood films, finishing with tonight's Salaam-e-Ishq. All very confusing for a caveman, I'm sure. Spring break...
