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Mary Worth, 6/17/08

Wow, check out Doc Corey in panel two! No longer the doughy doofus of yore, he’s confidently asserting his right to be cowed by the opinions of total strangers — and even sporting an adorable little wisp of chest hair! Faithful reader Daily Comics Reviewer thinks he’s been enmanlied by hate. It could be even simpler: since they went on their “break”, Jeff’s no longer scarfing down the estrogen supplements Mary sneaks into his Cialis bottle.

The Better Half, 6/17/08

Yeah, be careful what you wish for, Stanley.

Family Circus, 6/17/08

Hey Jeff, take a tip from Billy here — want some sweet treats from your white-haired, salmon-clad inamorata? When confrontation fails, try misdirection and deceit.

For Better or For Worse, 6/17/08

Ah, the Patterson women, passing family traditions and simple wisdom across the generations like a beautiful antique wedding gown. Except of course, for April, who just gets screwed.

— Uncle Lumpy

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Everybody nags writers, “Show, don’t tell.” But when the showing fails and the deadline draws nigh, telling will have to do.

Judge Parker, 6/16/2008

For days, we’ve been speculating, “Terrorist plot or drug bust — which will appear in the newspaper?” The answer? Not this strip, if you keep this up. And hey — the maid gets
the inside seat in the breakfast nook? How does that work?

Mary Worth, 6/16/2008

Here’s another newspaper comic about what appears in a newspaper. But don’t worry — the narration box helpfully explains that the newspaper photo is misleading. Taking Mary’s side, of course.

The Phantom, 6/16/2008

Ignoring the convenient ladder, the Ghost-Who-Showboats speculates about how awesome his awesome feat will look when it appears in print. As though anybody’s going to look past the first panel.

Spider-Man, 6/16/2008

Spidey’s narration box is as baffled as we are. And perhaps as bored.

Mark Trail, 6/16/2008

The second panel’s giant tortoise is rendered mute. Cramming his gullet with peyote — or is it deadly nightshade? — he prays only that his release, or the end, will be quick.

— Uncle Lumpy

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Apartment 3-G, 6/13/08

My God, everyone who identified Alan’s cylindrical “crack pipe” as a Pixy Stick was right!

Dick Tracy, 6/13/08

Yes, there’s certainly nothing that says “the inner city” like one of those curvy Sherlock Holmes-style pipes.

Family Circus, 6/13/08

I guess we should all be thankful that Jeffy’s strict religious upbringing has kept the word “nipple” out of his vocabulary.

Mary Worth, 6/13/08

“And I wasn’t attractive, I was radiant.”

Momma, 6/13/08

Francis + Momma + “I’d have that box filled every day” = NOOOOOOOOOOOOO