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Cathy, 11/22/04

When Cathy of Cathy accepted Irving’s marriage proposal, all of us regular comics readers knew that we’d be seeing big changes ahead in the strip. Clearly the artist felt that the strip’s original concept had run its course, and wanted to move into entirely new directions, to grow creatively, to mine new comedic territory. This week’s strip is a sign of the next wave of Cathy, as the strip has finally, at long last, got to a point where it can get a week’s worth of mileage out of mother-in-law jokes.

Yeah, that’s right. Mother-in-law jokes. The thrills just keep coming! Where else are you going to get mother-in-law jokes? I mean, other than in Hagar the Horrible, Herb and Jamaal, the Lockhorns, the Middletons, and Momma? But don’t be afraid, Cathy! Blaze new trails! Excelsior!

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Doodles by Mac & Sack, 11/21/04

“This is my pal, his name is Doug — he always greets you by slowly tightening his coils around your rib cage until you suffocate, then unhinging his jaw so he can swallow you whole!”

I mean, really, look at the expression on Doug’s face. There’s been no attempt to hide the obvious fact that he’s thinking about having about some tasty koala for dinner.

Meanwhile, I note that there are three features at the bottom of this page — “Doodle Zoo”, “Draw!!”, and “Riddles!!!” — and that “Doodle Zoo” itself actually contains a riddle. I feel a little cheated by that.

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Gasoline Alley, 11/20/04

I think Gasoline Alley is making the (quite accurate) assumption that nobody reads Gasoline Alley on a regular basis. Because otherwise, why would it bother so obviously advertising the villain of this confrontation by having him actually twirl his mustache? Seriously. Mustache twirling = villainy. You can look it up.