What Would It Be Now? March 1396, 2020?

December 24, 1978

I don't know about you, but I love popsicles and ice cream in the winter. Popsicles and ice cream are good any time. You don't need to threaten me with a large, mean guy, here's your 50 cents. I'll take cherry or grape.

Oh my God, we are back into reruns. It's like Chip doesn't want to work anymore. Don't get me wrong, coming up with something new 365 days (366 in 2024) a year is a tall order, but there was just a break in October and back in August and back in...

Anyway, you can read my original post here. It comes with snarky commentary about the series Small Wonder. You're welcome.

And you can watch the Matt Damon Bourne movies spread out over 2-3 streaming services. Enjoy your New Year's Eve and I will see you next year. Hyuck, hyuck!!

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A Saturday Evening Show?

May 26, 1985

I don't know if Brutus is seeing a movie or a play but if Brutus bought a ticket, then why doesn't he have a seat? Why are you standing? Just sit down! What are you doing? Now you're wet.

I don't think this strip needed seven panels to tell a joke. Brutus wanted to watch "Mr. & Mrs. Holmes" and Gladys says it was on last night which then starts a whole back-and-forth instead of "it was on last night, you fell asleep, luckily I recorded it". This is a three-panel strip at most.

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Toot Your Horns for 2023!!

As you may know, the comic strip Funky Winkerbean is ending today. The last couple storylines have shown why the time jump happened, merging the timeline with Crankshaft, and going into the future where Les Moore's book about his first wife dying of cancer, Lisa's Story, is one of the only books to survive the book burnings? What?!

It also doesn't feel great that Lisa's life was toyed with so that all of this could happen as explained by the Westview High janitor a couple weeks ago. I'm also bothered by the sudden John Byrne art this week.

Anyway, it's over. You can still read Crankshaft, which is currently doing a storyline where Crankshaft made a resolution to not buy anything from Bean's End and is seen for three days under the covers with a flashlight looking at a catalog like some 12-year-old who just learned how great boobs are.

Furthermore, buy Tom Batiuk's books!

December 31, 1973

In Apex Doob's defense, most New Year's parties continue long after midnight. Brutus is even still in his tuxedo and party hat. Anyway, happy New Year to you all. My only Born Loser wish for 2023 is that Chip reintroduces Apex Doob. Maybe I'll go message him on Facebook and ask about that.

This and this. Stop wanting the next year to be better. That's what it wants!

I've been posting this regularly since 2016 and I'm not gonna stop now!

Could Be Tuna

July 16, 1975

Can't a guy just stick his finger inside a tree without getting a biology lesson? Apex Doob is quick! Off-panel before the water? Sap? hits Brutus in the face.

If it's fish and chips then the fish should be cod. I rarely see fish and chips with any fish other than cod. Most fish has a very distinctive taste so that Brutus can't place it is very disturbing.

Late-Night Update

June 14, 1975

Another character lost to the ages is Apex Doob. I don't know much about him except he's tall, kind of ugly, and dumb. I'm assuming Ms. Shindell got married or something and as a wedding present, Art drew her this comic of her favorite character, Apex, playing "She loves me, she loves me not" while Agnes and a mailman smooch in the background.

I mean, it's no toaster, but...

I rewatch a lot of things.

I don't rewatch things I don't like.

Brutus must be watching literally anything on CBS.