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April 30, 2006
Y Indeed
Stantis finally addresses the elephant in the room, and we find out where Winslow doesn't get all of his wonderful flying toys. That don't work. Yup, a coyote in the desert using weird contraptions in an effort to do something he'll never accomplish. No clue why I keep accusing the guy of ripping off other comics.
So word is we're finally going to get Carmen taking on Winslow in the mayoral race in Prickly City. Ho hum.
Sorry folks but I'm phoning this entry in today. There just isn't much to talk about. The mayoral thing was a good idea a few months ago, but I don't see how Stantis is going to make it interesting. He's not going to tackle the Republican phone jamming scandal. He's not going to have the old mayor accused of bribery and having a prostitution ring. He might go after the mayor of New Orleans again, but like I said - so one month ago. There will probably be a controversy over the final vote, and it might go in front of the Supreme Court - which would be sooo six years ago. But hey - when was the last time he told an Al Gore joke? But if the guys at South Park can't be funny making fun of Gore how can we expect Stantis to?
Maybe Scooter will surprise us. Maybe he'll have Carmen and Winslow team up as a super card, taking on the incumbent Bush-loving Republican (since Stantis doesn't seem to consider Bush *his* president anymore) like a McCain/Lieberman ticket. Which would be appropriate - a neo-con (Carmen/McCain) joining forces with a guy that claims he's a Democrat yet acts like a Republican most of the time (Winslow/Lieberman). Nah. Instead he'll probably spend the week talking about how Carmen is a conservative, not a Republican, but that doesn't matter because she's an AMERICAN. Just like Stantis.
An unfunny American, of course.
Comments
I'll just say that since the day I found out Winslow is a coyote, I was waiting forever for Scott to do a Wile E./Winslow joke...since, you know, they're both in the same species.
Now, there's finally one.
Thanks, Scott. You made my day.
Oh, apparently, Scott is proud of the next two weeks of "Prickly City". Next week's his best "art wise" and after that, it's about the war and something "no other comics discussed". The link is not yet there on pricklycity.com, but it's uploaded
[url]http://images.ucomics.com/images/podcasts/pricklycity/pricklypodcast042906.mp3[/url]
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at April 30, 2006 09:27 AM
When Winslow runs for mayor, maybe he'll get Howard Dean to act as his advisor/campaign manager. Then Dean can show up and say "YEAARGH!!!" because that joke is never unfunny.
Posted by: Mysterio at April 30, 2006 10:25 AM
Curious, will there be "Shrubville II - Mallard Fillmore" edition, or is Bruce Tinsley too easy to make fun of?
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at April 30, 2006 09:50 PM
Hahah, great weekend stuff, Furnace!
In response to Charles... You know, I honestly would like PC to get better. I'm gonna poke, prod, and tease until Scott learns to keep the characters' personalities/art consistent, to do his political homework, and to stop trying to force gags that don't work or fit what he has developed of the characters.
Now Mallard Fillmore is just a lost cause. Oddly enough though, the one-kinda-funny-strip-of-the-year was in the papers today (an old gag, but better than the usual venomous liberal bashing).
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp?date=20060430
Posted by: JB at May 1, 2006 01:09 AM
'Course, the biggest difference between Wile E. and Winslow is that Wile E. is actually funny.
Posted by: Mysterio at May 1, 2006 11:07 AM
