The Return of Stickman #1358

Have fun finding the news story that inspired this strip. Don't try using bacon as a keyword. That's a red herring.

The Comic Critic Reviews Teeth

To my knowledge, there has never been a movie in which Vaginal Dentata played a pivotal role. I was very curious to see just how such an peculiar subject would be handled and pleased to see that it wasn’t made into a farce. The movie Teeth delivers everything you might expect in a horror film involving Vaginal Dentata, but in a dry, clever, dark way that gave it real credence. I also found that dry, clever, dark tone also constrained the film. So, while there were some clever moments, I was left wanting…um…more.

I'm looking forward to attending the Emerald City Comicon this weekend. Drop by and see me. I'm very close to the entrance.

The Return of Stickman #1384

Today's strip was inspired by an email job announcement that made it's way into my in box.

The Return of Stickman #1383

If you don't have enough common sense not to take your cat jogging, then of course you're not going to have enough common sense not to tie it to a rock while you finish your exercise. Here's the news story that inspired the strip.

The Return of Stickman #1382

The email submission which contained this news story that inspired today's strip had "Nooooooo!!" as its title.

The Comic Critic Reviews John Carter

I was quite the reader when I was a kid. So was my oldest brother Randy. Nearly all the books I read were ones he left lying around, so his tastes became my tastes—classic mysteries, sci-fi, and fantasy. Sir Author Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs were staples in his library. Surrounded by television and movies retelling the same stories, my little mind had a hard time putting into perspective that these writers from so long ago dreamed up stories with such foresight, imagination and wonder. But I immediately grasped the concept of that their work was valued and inspiring. As years went by, I saw their work influencing storytellers who followed them. But what I did not see was Tharks. I’ve been waiting for years to see Tharks on the big screen. And after such a long wait, I was rewarded with Tharks being served up in3 D.When it came time to draw this review of John Carter, my thoughts were less on critiquing the story arc and more on my old feelings about Burroughs, so I dropped my resistance and drew a fanboy review.

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The Return of Stickman #1380

Just in case you haven't located it, here is the news story that inspired this week's strips. The story grew a little last week after I wrote the strips. I have enough material that I could do another week's worth, but I think I will spare you that and move on to new material next week.