October 29, 2005
Somewhere, Patrick Duffy Weeps
In a brilliant move - wait, did I say brilliant? I meant stupid - Stantis brings back the Kevin the Bunny in today's Saturday strip. You see, the Kevin that Winslow ate was actually one of many Kevin the Bunnies because their bunny parents only believe in the rhythm method.
So yes, along with two Darrens and Bobby showering we get a lame, "Forget all that stuff you saw during the week - Kevin's going to be a regular after all!" Which still begs the question - what the hell is Kevin doing there in the first place?
Personally, I was hoping that Kevin would come back as hollow and chocolate. Oops, guess somebody's already done that:
I get the feeling Scotty has been reading Toby a certain bedtime story at night...
Maybe next Scotty will teach Toby how to spell. He can start off with the word p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m.
Posted by The Furnace at 01:00 PM | Comments (0)October 26, 2005
Silly Rabbit, Armageddon is For the Pious
I suppose it'd be too easy to point out the inconsistency between yesterday's finger-wagging at cell phones as one of the harbingers of The End Times and today, when Kevin, Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse, cites use of a garbled cell phone as the reason he is lost. It turns out I really can't hear you now, Stantis; please try again.
I have to tell you, the 'art' in Panel One might be the ugliest on record. The close-ups of Kevin in Panels Two, Three, and Four are OK, if not mildly disturbing. But Panel One? My god, it looks like Teddy Kennedy in a bathrobe...with an erection.
If and when Jebus comes again, I wonder if He'll opt for the Leave Behind the Sinners scenario as opposed to the Blow Up the Fucking World Scenario. Can you imagine the par-tay if only Democrats and Sinners were left in the world? First of all, the comics pages would be free of Prickly City, as I'm sure Stantis would be whisked away to the Kingdom to scribble at the Right Hand of God. And then those Left Behind could sit around, practice fellatio, sell thongs to children, talk on cellphones, vote Democratic (especially for the Clintons!), sneer at each other, AND use toilet paper instead of the Sears catalogue.
It would be awesome.
Posted by CJo at 10:02 AM | Comments (2)October 25, 2005
28 days... six hours... 42 minutes... 12 seconds. That... is when the world... will end
I imagine you're wondering "Who IS that handsome devil?" That's the author of Prickly City, of course. This man not only knows how to question the morals of others, but is also the foremost expert on fashion, if you couldn't tell. Nothing says style like a look modeled upon a minor incestuous character in a Faulkner story. At least the photographer was kind enough to smear a jar of Crisco on the lens to soften it up a bit.
He also happens to be the man who wonders in today's strip (thoughtfully linked above) where society is headed. It's rather simple, stupid: forward, onward, always twirling...twirling. The horrors of thongs for children, cell phones, low-rise pants and reality tv. I say, I can imagine this fellow back in the 1850s (for which he is apparently longing as evidenced by his style of dress) busting off a switch and whuppin' his lads for using that most horrible invention, toilet paper, instead of the old Sears catalog with it's drawerings of proper ladys in petticoats carrying parasols.
And for what it's worth, Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocolypse peaked in Donnie Darko. Maybe I'm wrong, though.
Posted by Sacki at 09:18 AM | Comments (6)October 24, 2005
Apocalypse? Now?!
Is this for real?
Am I hallucinating?
Did he really introduce a new character named KEVIN THE LOST BUNNY OF APOCALYPSE??
Isn't that one of the Seven Signs?
Christ Almighty.
Er...I mean...
See you soon, Christ Almighty!
Posted by CJo at 11:23 AM | Comments (4)October 22, 2005
Peter & Bugs: Analysts & Therapists (or Analrapists for short)
The Furnace here, reporting to you from the heart of ShrubLand (not to be confused with Shrubville): Austin, Texas. The nice thing about being in Austin is that you get the Tom DeLay trial stories fresh from the courthouse where local reporters haven't gotten the GOP memos on how to report the story. My favorite snippet from Friday's hearing: DeLay's attorney saying that since the judge is a Democrat who donated to MoveOn.org he should recuse himself - especially since MoveOn was selling t-shirts with Tom Delay's mugshot on the front. Except, of course, MoveOn was NOT selling those shirts. So you tell me - did one of the highest paid attorneys in the world forget to have one of his assistants actually go to the website and make sure, or did he flat out lie in court? And is it just me, or is DeLay's mugshot the creepiest one ever?
Speaking of creepy (yeah I know, that's a weak transition), today's Prickly City is one of the most disturbing ever - and this coming on the heels of the worst attempt ever at capturing Ted Kennedy in comic form. I get the shivers just thinking about Stantis's motivation for showing Teddy in a bathrobe.
As for today: Winslow tries on some bunny slippers. He's turned all topsy turvy. Why? Turns out the BUNNY SLIPPERS WERE MADE OF LIVE BUNNIES because they were "eco-friendly."
How the HELL does Winslow put on live rabbits as slippers? All I have to say is that the heads were at his toes, and there's only one way he's getting those things on his feet from behind.
No, I'm going to say it: today Scott Stantis shows Winslow sticking his feet up the asses of live rabbits. All in an effort to show how wacky those environmentalists can be.
Stantis, you're a freak. And not in a good, Rick James/Superfreak sort of way. More of a freak like this.
Posted by The Furnace at 04:20 PM | Comments (0)
picture courtesy of JB