Darkness On The Edge Of Page
Posted on | March 10, 2008 at 7:00 pm | Comments Off
Once again, I’m going to tread on Josh’s territory and make some comments on some comic strips he and his commenters may have overlooked.
I was sickened and horrified today when I was reading my Rocky Mountain News during breakfast and awful, twisted images lept out at me from the comics page. It was like a theme today.
Cornered, 3/10/08
That little “…and sadistic” at the end just blew my little Corn Flakes-eating mind. We’re used to seeing executioners and guillotines in comic strips (doesn’t The Wizard Of Id have some running gags involving those?). But to openly admit that a death dealer is sadistic.. whoa! I think this is somehow a political comment about our administration’s policy on torture.
But that’s nothing compared to this:
Brevity, 3/10/08
A young disabled woman in a wheelchair, virginity intact, is being sent to her death, but has to figure out her own way to get there. Now that’s comedy gold! Again, this is probably a political comment about how political correctness has gone too far.
And then finally there was this:
Lio, 3/10/08
So, our hero Lio has basically condemned some more elderly soul to an immediate death. That’s… that’s… um… a political statement about how this country views our seniors. Yeah.
Actually, I did think all three of these were pretty funny, which is a pretty mean feat in these days of bland status quo comic strips. A little pushing-the-envelope is always welcome. I just can’t wait for the Letters to the Editor to start rolling in…
Jogged Today: Yes (@ 32°F)
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:
- “Quiet Planet” (Bill Nelson)
- “Norfolk Coast” (Stranglers)
- “All In A Day’s Work” (The Posies)
- “Australia” (Manic Street Preachers)
- “Song from a Box” (Possum Dixon)
- “The Beginning” (The Features)
- “Hesitation” (Gutterball)
Latre.