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July 08, 2006
Beating a Dead House - I Mean Dead Horse. How Could I Possibly Get That Wrong?
Is someone betting Stantis that he can't make the worst comic strip EVER? Because seriously, just when you think it can't get any worse Stantis finds a whole new level of suckitude.
First off, Randy "Macho Man" Winslow is afraid of a dust bunny (a new character?) so he's hiding behind a chair. However the way it's drawn with the orange ground and blue background it appears as though he and Carmen are outside. Why he has a dining room chair outside I have no idea. So yeah that's right - four strips devoted to machismo, none of them funny. At least Stantis didn't waste the first three panels reminding us that "metrosexual is out, macho is in."
And then Stantis hops into the Waaaaaaayback Machine, going after - Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney? Let me refresh your memory. The Congresswoman was going to into the Longworth House Office Building when one of the rent-a-cops on security saw her bypassing the metal detector. Which is legal for her to do as a member of Congress. Despite numerous pictures of the Congresswoman at his station - because this has happened before since I guess to the cops "they all look alike" - the security guard tried to stop her by grabbing her arm. And the Congresswoman did what a lot of people would do - she turned around and decked the guy. Since it's an election year, the cops of course decided that this needed a thorough investigation and that she should be indicted because the cop didn't recognize a well-known Congresswoman. This led to all kinds of bad jokes on Right-wing Radio and at Prickly City about McKinney, none of which were funny and most were racist.
So why should I have to even remind you about this? Because it happened on MARCH 29th, 2006.
Let me repeat that: MARCH 29th, 2006.
Well maybe something more recent happened with the case. However the most recent and probably the final word on the story was when the Grand Jury refused to indict her in a story dated June 16th, 2006. Almost a full month ago.
What makes this even more brilliant: STANTIS GETS HER NAME WRONG. He calls her Congresswoman McKenna. Her name is Congresswoman McKinney. The name of the police officer is Paul McKenna.
That's right: Neither Stantis, Toby, or the editor caught that in a single panel comic strip that they all got the name of the Congresswoman they're trying to make fun of.
Now THAT'S funny.
Comments
Ha ha ha!
Nice!
Posted by: CJo at July 8, 2006 08:22 AM
This is just excellent and hilarious. And I want to save that picture too.
Posted by: JB at July 8, 2006 09:32 AM
In fairness with the coloring that makes the strip looks like it's outside, it's because Stantis didn't color it. On dailies, the syndicate hires some guy to color them based on the color guides the cartoonist provided. And apparently, the syndicate doesn't allow their cartoonists to approve them, thus, some mistakes goes to the press.
This process can result a rather bizarre outcome. I've seen some rather awful coloring errors.
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at July 8, 2006 11:58 AM
