Comics for the Blind

2013-12-11

The Goddamn Jameson

Based on the Amazing Spider-Man strips of 2013-12-06 and 2013-12-07 and this famous Batman panel.

Comic strips where pets talk and their owners understand them are pretty common, and usually I can just accept the premise and move on, but sometimes I think about it too much. For example, in this Buckles strip.

They're talking to him like as though he's a person who can be reasoned with. If that's the case, why are they allowed to keep him as a pet? Isn't this some bizarre form of slavery? It's not at Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog levels of horror, but dogs in this universe are people with intelligence comparable to humans and yet they're still kept as property.

2013-12-10

Bad drawings and bad jokes

Marmaduke, 2013-12-04.

Is he talking about the small girl or the dog? Either way, I'm disturbed.

Pooch Café, 2013-12-04.

That has got to be the worst drawing of Oprah ever attempted.

"Out!" yells the bouncer as he hurls Andy from the oub.
"Tch!" exclaims the police officer, wagging a finger. "You know, mister Capp, you should drink in moderation"
"Is that the new club in town?" asks Andy.
You see, he's very drunk and is having comprehension problems. Or perhaps he's making a joke. Either way, the police officer is not amused and expresses his frustration by breaking the fourth wall and grimacing at the audience.

Andy Capp, 2013-12-04.

"Honey!" calls Molly, reading a letter. "How many fish did you say you caught last Saturday?"
"I brought home six beauties!" brags Moose. "Why?"
"Just as I thought!" exclaims Molly. "The fish market made a mistake and is trying to bill us for eight!"
Moose grins at the audience as though to say "Well, she caught me!"

Moose and Molly, 2013-12-04.

2013-12-06

Animals behaving oddly

Heathcliff, 2013-12-03.

To anyone who's not convinced yet that Heathcliff is a great comic, look at this!

Beetle Bailey, 2013-12-03.

I don't want to know what's going on here, and I really don't want to know why Beetle and Killer are smiling.

Apartment 3-G, 2013-12-03.

Sensible question. I often sleep upright on a dining chair in a well-lit room.

2013-12-04

Is the world going crazy or is Ziggy?

Ziggy, 2013-12-02.

It's never clear how much of what goes on in Ziggy is actually happening and how much is in Ziggy's mind. I think this is a clear sign that he needs psychiatric help though.

Snuffy and Lukey are going fishing.
"I don't know if th' weather's gittin' more extreme, Lukey..." muses Smif, "but it's definitely gittin' weirder !!"
Although it seems to be point of idle contemplation for Snuffy, Lukey shows a little greater concern. After all, it's he whom the rain cloud is apparently following around, as though with some purpose. Is some powerful supernatural being targeting him specifically? It's a worrying possibility.

Snuffy Smith, 2013-12-02.