The Comics Curmudgeon
Mistakes, repentance, etc.
Is that old CRT TV some kind of portal to our dimension
We can’t all be heroes
Medical madness
Metapost: Wintry COTW
To be fair, I wouldn’t to do anything together with either Hi or Lois
Boring vs. sad: Battle for soap opera supremacy
I personally would not give Garfield access to a phone. Nothing good could come of it
Another think coming
Twists and/or turns
Menacing birds/food/social relations
Sympathy for the plugger
Metapost: The comments, they are amusin’
Family fun
Remembering some guys
Mostly old people problems
Not big fan of the B.C. guys’ messed up faces either
I don’t think a guy could just do that to a basketball no matter how mad he is. I don’t think that’s realistic
Sunday is for bird crimes
Mostly snowy one-panels
Metapost: #1 COTW o’ 2026
A marriage plot
Thursday one-panels
HOT TIP: You don’t have to sign a prenup if the guy you ask to conduct your wedding isn’t a real minister
A little Rex goes a long way, that’s all I’m saying
Domestic intranquillity
2026 TRIUMPHANT RETURN COMICS: MAN/WOMAN AND CAT/BIRD LOVE
Merry Parrotmas to all! And to all a Sunny night!
Unhappy holidays
Monday is for the birds
The disturbing reason for the season
Baby (Jesus/parrots[metaphorical]/, creation of)
Metapost: Naughty? Nice? These comments are a little of both
How is “AXX” pronounced? Feel free to email me MP3s of your guesses
Fast cars and fast takes
Looming holiday cheer
Ian won the award because he’s the only male professor who turned down a sexual advance from a student this year
Eros/thanatos
Not-so-funny animals
Guns (not in Andy Capp, that’s knifecrime territory)
Metapost: 12-12-Twomments of the tweek
Unsettling Friday
That bird is pure evil and I love it
Someday they’re gonna reveal who’s under the boxes and I promise it will be extremely underwhelming
What vile Scots obscenity is Ian shouting here? Sound off in the comments
Monday is for teens
I get the sense that Henry is a lot pettier than we give him credit for
Literally, nobody wants to give pluggers the time of day
Metapost: Wintry COTW
One-panel Friday
Gertie is going to have the first ever divorce trial broadcast on Fox Sports 1
If I wanted to think this much about the 6-7 meme, I would’ve had children
Ha ha, TUESDAYS, amiright (statistically speaking, I’m probably right)
Monday egg chat
Sunday is for large bearded men
Adopt, don’t shop (for horrifying nightmare beasts)
Metapost: Post-prandial COTW
Friday is for birds (non-Toby edition)
Thanksgiving horrors
Distasteful Wednesday
Toby doesn’t care about Sunny’s criminal past … she’s so open-minded
Monday fast takes
Josh asks: How DARE you
Norwegian! Would?
Metapost: COTW ASAP
He’s already named “Ozob,” how many clown aliases does one guy need
Ceci n’est pas une course automobile
Mmm … quality pellet food
There was a 6-7 meme joke in Pluggers today, go look it up if you dare, I refuse to deal with it
Don’t even think we need to get into why this bird-lady did it, we can all guess
It’s not the clam’s fault it’s very quiet
Being cool is not a sin, Dennis
Metapost: Gonna comment all up in your week, baby
Yes, Crock’s middle initial is “P”, I don’t care for it but there it is
You can fly, man. Why even bother running. Makes no sense
Streaming doesn’t count, people on streaming shows don’t have souls
Josh has some second thoughts
I think coffee tastes great, that’s why I put so much cream and sugar in it
Please do not peck my eyes out, bird lovers, you are valid
The spices go on the pumpkin, they’re not in the pumpkin
Metapost: The week that was, and the comments of it
I guess if you learn things about him in conversation, he becomes less unknown and it kills the vibe
Nothing worse than finding trust fund kids in your canal
The hills have eyes, and lolling tongues
Whose luggage is that and why did they bring it on their date
Toby has journeyed far from Charterstone, so nobody can see her shameful between-meals nosh
Bad romances
Just getting her husband’s feeble mind palace revved up then going back to her sudoku
Metapost: COMMENTS … OF THE FREAK!
Mostly spooky one-panels
Melancholy Thursday
I declare victory in my long war against Crock
“The Bum Boat never disappoints” is a phrase that will haunt my nightmares
Quotable Monday
I can’t imagine Ed Crankshaft watching a movie made in the last ten years. Seems very wrong
Forgetful Saturday
Metapost: Your comments are here. Are you ready for them?
Friday is for failure and indignity
Soapy Thursday
Wednesday quickies
Hi still looks super depressed, at least
One-panel Monday (ok that Family Circus is kind of two half panels, fine)
The past, the future, etc.
You’re five times more likely to encounter a bone-in ham in the comics than you are in real life
Metapost: Your COTW is hot ‘n’ ready for you
There’s big profits to be had in zappin’
Thursday fast takes
I think I have the genders of these things pegged correctly, but who knows, really
“Dogs are great … receivers of my thoughts” is a little unnerving, not gonna lie
Uncanny Monday
10/12, uh, blaze it? Do I have that right?
Absolutely not necessary to use Muffy’s name in dialogue BTW. Adds nothing
Metapost: KAPOW! It’s the COTW
They teach you the tip o’ the helmet in firefighter school
Elder Thursday
Remember that comic that used to be about Christian cavemen? Well, I’ve got some interesting news
It’s the greatly attractive pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Monday is gross and confusing
Even passive enjoyment leaves pluggers exhausted
Balloons? These guys know how to party
Metapost: C to the O to the T to the W
Friday is for drugs
We haven’t even heard “Muddy Boots” yet, come on guys
More comics should be drawn from a ground-level POV