Speaking of Brad McGinty, have I mentioned lately how much I love his character, Millionaire Hobo? These days, when I run into him at a convention or something, I just walk up to his booth, ask him if he’s got any new Millionaire Hobo stuff, and when he says no, I just walk away. I …
Tag: Comics
Aug 03 2006
Best Message Board Retort Ever
From The Comics Journal message board… The topic is basically, why aren’t characters in super-hero comic books shown smoking anymore? Posting: The reason why there is no smokingin marvel is because [Marvel comics editor in cheif, Joe] Quesada has banned it. Not even Wolverine or the Punisher can smoke anymore. Quesada believes that children look …
Aug 02 2006
The One that Started it All?
And, kickin’ it all the way back to the 90s, is the now-legendary Disfunctional Family Circus: Here’s the story on this one, taken from illegal-art.org: Brian Boling et al.“Dysfunctional Family Circus” Cut-and-paste zine, circa 1992 For Christmas one year, Boling doctored 100 of Bill Keane’s Family Circus panels, compiled them into a zine–“Dysfunctional Family Circus”–and …
Aug 02 2006
Family Circus/Pearls Before Swine
I’m on a roll here, people… And of course there’s that classic Pearls Before Swine story arc in which Osama Bin Laden hides out with the Family Circus characters, the joke being that the characters are so out of touch that they don’t know who he is. (Click for larger image)
Aug 02 2006
More Family Circus Parodies!
I guess if I’m going to post Family Circus parodies, I’ve got to include these recent classics: The Cthulhu Circus [Updated] :: Accordion Guy
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