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September 29, 2007
Slorp Indeed
I've come to a sad realization: Scott Stantis needs an intervention.
While Prickly City has always been one of the worst comic strips out there, this past week Stantis has plummeted to new depths in both story and animation. And I think it's Stantis's way of saying "help me."
Sure, it's been fun for us here at Shrubville to make fun of Stantis for a few years now because of his lack of basic abilities as a comic strip artist. It's sort of the way America laughed at Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show - we all know the poor guy had a serious problem, but it was fun to laugh at his stumbling and mumbling.
But this is serious. The past week of Prickly City is the equivalent of poor Otis face down in a pool of his own vomit in the gutter out in front of Floyd's Barbershop. It's definitely not amusing, and it's not even fun to laugh at. It's just pathetic, and it's clear at this point the guy needs some serious help.
I mean just look at the part in Carmen's hair today. It's as if her scalp is trying to rip itself open, forming an oddly shaped bald spot in the middle of the poor child's head.
And then there's the subject matter. Sure, it's not a horrible gag - I mean we've seen it a thousand times before, so it can't be THAT bad. But how the heck does it tie into anything that Stantis has done all week on global warming? Is he admitting that yes, the ice is melting so we have to decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing? I guess that's the case, but if it is, why would Winslow say, "Doesn't matter when you're thirsty?" He's spent all week saying how horrible the humans are for causing global warming, so obviously he would see it as a terrible thing if he's demanding that all humans leave the planet. But nope - Stantis pulls a punchline out of the mothballs I wouldn't doubt he's used in another comic and we're left to wonder what it all means.
I'll tell you what it all means. Scott Stantis is begging for our help. He doesn't want to do Prickly City anymore. He wants to quit, and he's intentionally tanking the strip so the syndicate doesn't carry him anymore. And I think we should help him out. If your local newspaper carries Prickly City, please ask them to drop it - for Stantis's sake. Write Scott Stantis directly and tell him it's okay to admit he has a problem, and that no one will call him a quitter if he stops "writing" and "drawing" Prickly City.
It's okay, Scott. We're here to help. You don't have to do Prickly City anymore. We understand. You have a problem, but today can be the first day of the rest of your life. And the rest of ours - without Prickly City.
Will you accept our help?
Comments
Hi.
Posted by: shrubville sucks at September 29, 2007 09:58 PM
