Jason as always your work continues to blow me away!
Seems appropriate that the family circus becomes one in “real” life. Touche!
Now one question… Maybe its just me but does the guy who is clapping look to anyone like either Fred Flintsone or George Jetson?
That looks like Bill from Family Circus crossed with Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan. Or maybe he’s just supposed to be part of the freakshow. Whatever it is, it’s all badass.
Usually I don’t look at the tags anymore, so I can try and discern what I’m seeing first, though of course I eventualy do, if just to see if I’m right, but the image of the Aristocrat-ic Family Circus (I know somebody wondered in the comments if they would appear) set my week on fire, can’t wait till Wednesday for more!
Magnificent job! I’ve always had a soft spot for the Family Circus (back in the 1980s and earlier), and the redesign is awesome.
And… and… HOW did you manage to make the characters from Motley’s Crew even MORE grotesque than the actually are?! (And will they serenade us with “Shout at the Devil” at some point?) 😉
@sentroller: Mike is the balding gentlemen on the right side standing in front of the Cirque du Familie and his buddy Earl is next to him, both kind of looking Jetsonesque as Juanski mentioned 😉
@sentroller: don’t know if I’d use the word “important” so much as surprise appearance to shake up the memories of those of us who remember them (old newspaper strips), as JY has been wont to do from time to time (Mutt & Jeff, Mary Worth, [T-]Rex Morgan)
@punx ; thanks for the link and information, this makes more sense now, I also vaguely recall this strip way up here in Canada though I never really read it, more glanced at and went directly to gorfield, I mean Garfield. Again thanks.
@sentroller: Yeah, when I was younger, a lot of these strips were part of my reading experience, and slowly the newspapers started cutting down the size and number of pages devoted to them, so they went away, sometimes without a warning or notice….a few years ago, my favorite paper just cold cut a whole page of comics, from 4 down to 3, then cut other strips and added others, and I have had to go online to follow some of them (not just WB LOL)….I remember Motley’s Crew and was enjoying long before I actually got the jokes therein…Involving myself in WB has allowed me to revisit some of these long lost friends, even if they aren’t as I remember them to be after JY gets done with them…..
@JY: HOW MUCH LONGER IS DF#4 GOING TO KNOCK THE SCHEDULE OF WB AROUND? Seriously, I’d rather you pull a two week hiatus of WB and get that damned thing done already than keep having the Monday/Wednesday knocked out of whack every week or so GRRRR (I won’t like it, but to wake up every Monday & Wednesday to fresh WB will make my pathetic little life worth living 🙂 )
@SW: I believe it’s still in the hallway Chuck left it in to divert Hughie and the troops so he could get hold of Anne a couple weeks back, soon to be reunited with him I hope, just like Snoop 🙂
@JY, the fact today’s (3/31) is being diverted to tomorrow (4/1) had better not mean another April Fool’s strip….I asked you nicely a few updates back not to do it, but then again, it’s not like you listen to anyone (not even yourself LOL) anyway 😉
@SW and @punx: No, WB’s wearing his arm. He was wearing it when he visited Snoop in the operating room — why would he remove it? You’re seeing the big round “shoulder joint” of his arm in this scene and mistaking it for his “stump”.
Nah, he’s got it in the one (#146) where they’re walking past Marvin in the hallway – I just think it’s hidden behind Mike’s head and blurred by perspective.
mmmmm eye candy, going to be a sweet strip (and of course there is also going to be a April Fool gag about it, JY is just that kind of guy.) Although last years did bring a smile to my face, well a deep scowl but the mouth was involved.
OK, had an unrelated thought, which in WB is almost impossible, but here it is:
We know Pops is there in the Underground, does that necessarily mean Bluto is there too? Or are we about to see him as part of the Syndicate’s R&D facility where CAL v.1N is, as possibly a fighting coach/manager?
Family freakshow!
“And what’s your act called?”
“The aristocrats!”
Nice tats, Bil.
Where’s Barfy and the others? Were they emergency rations?
Jason as always your work continues to blow me away!
Seems appropriate that the family circus becomes one in “real” life. Touche!
Now one question… Maybe its just me but does the guy who is clapping look to anyone like either Fred Flintsone or George Jetson?
Captcha thinks its: Vernon Found!
That looks like Bill from Family Circus crossed with Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan. Or maybe he’s just supposed to be part of the freakshow. Whatever it is, it’s all badass.
captcha Nam hooker sex position: Saigon potholed
Usually I don’t look at the tags anymore, so I can try and discern what I’m seeing first, though of course I eventualy do, if just to see if I’m right, but the image of the Aristocrat-ic Family Circus (I know somebody wondered in the comments if they would appear) set my week on fire, can’t wait till Wednesday for more!
And I just noticed this was in the Hideout, not the Syndicate’s R&D facility LOL
And the little freaks are performing inside a circle. How appropriate.
The guy who’s clapping looks like he’s from “Tumbleweeds.” Is he?
— Captcha is dreaming of Lebanon: zahle as.
Holy cow! Chuck is a giant now????
@theo, they’re called stairs LOL
Bela Captcha’s Dead: of bauhaus
Magnificent job! I’ve always had a soft spot for the Family Circus (back in the 1980s and earlier), and the redesign is awesome.
And… and… HOW did you manage to make the characters from Motley’s Crew even MORE grotesque than the actually are?! (And will they serenade us with “Shout at the Devil” at some point?) 😉
Ah, Sylvia!
Theo: He’s walking down a flight of stairs.
Jeffy looks rather happy to have his chin in Dolly’s business. Second Captcha seems appropriate: owners seamier
I love that she’s juggling chainsaws. After juggling those kids (for how many years?) this must be a piece of cake for her.
There’s something wrong with this song.
Alright, I am going to show my ignorance and ask who is Mike Motley (both real time and on page) and why is he important to this page.
Everyone wants to be on a strip!
(Yeah, that was a poor pun.)
in blandly
@sentroller: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motley%27s_Crew
@sentroller: Mike is the balding gentlemen on the right side standing in front of the Cirque du Familie and his buddy Earl is next to him, both kind of looking Jetsonesque as Juanski mentioned 😉
@sentroller: don’t know if I’d use the word “important” so much as surprise appearance to shake up the memories of those of us who remember them (old newspaper strips), as JY has been wont to do from time to time (Mutt & Jeff, Mary Worth, [T-]Rex Morgan)
I notice that Chuck is still “unarmed”; is Righty being held hostage, or is Lefty carrying it?
I can’t wait to see who else is in the Strip; please let there be frequent updates now!
— Captcha is into “Frasier”: and lilith.
@punx ; thanks for the link and information, this makes more sense now, I also vaguely recall this strip way up here in Canada though I never really read it, more glanced at and went directly to gorfield, I mean Garfield. Again thanks.
@sentroller: Yeah, when I was younger, a lot of these strips were part of my reading experience, and slowly the newspapers started cutting down the size and number of pages devoted to them, so they went away, sometimes without a warning or notice….a few years ago, my favorite paper just cold cut a whole page of comics, from 4 down to 3, then cut other strips and added others, and I have had to go online to follow some of them (not just WB LOL)….I remember Motley’s Crew and was enjoying long before I actually got the jokes therein…Involving myself in WB has allowed me to revisit some of these long lost friends, even if they aren’t as I remember them to be after JY gets done with them…..
@JY: HOW MUCH LONGER IS DF#4 GOING TO KNOCK THE SCHEDULE OF WB AROUND? Seriously, I’d rather you pull a two week hiatus of WB and get that damned thing done already than keep having the Monday/Wednesday knocked out of whack every week or so GRRRR (I won’t like it, but to wake up every Monday & Wednesday to fresh WB will make my pathetic little life worth living 🙂 )
@SW: I believe it’s still in the hallway Chuck left it in to divert Hughie and the troops so he could get hold of Anne a couple weeks back, soon to be reunited with him I hope, just like Snoop 🙂
@JY, the fact today’s (3/31) is being diverted to tomorrow (4/1) had better not mean another April Fool’s strip….I asked you nicely a few updates back not to do it, but then again, it’s not like you listen to anyone (not even yourself LOL) anyway 😉
Hey, whatever happened to the chainsaw juggler? He was a friend of mine.
@SW and @punx: No, WB’s wearing his arm. He was wearing it when he visited Snoop in the operating room — why would he remove it? You’re seeing the big round “shoulder joint” of his arm in this scene and mistaking it for his “stump”.
Nah, he’s got it in the one (#146) where they’re walking past Marvin in the hallway – I just think it’s hidden behind Mike’s head and blurred by perspective.
@TheBruce: nice timing!
@TheBruce: you are right, forgot about that 🙂
Late strip. Sometime tonight. Can’t wait!!
mmmmm eye candy, going to be a sweet strip (and of course there is also going to be a April Fool gag about it, JY is just that kind of guy.) Although last years did bring a smile to my face, well a deep scowl but the mouth was involved.
@sentroller: my point exactly, I love Beepo n Roadkill, but I come to WB for WB and DF for DF, and the streams shant ever touch 😉
OK, had an unrelated thought, which in WB is almost impossible, but here it is:
We know Pops is there in the Underground, does that necessarily mean Bluto is there too? Or are we about to see him as part of the Syndicate’s R&D facility where CAL v.1N is, as possibly a fighting coach/manager?
Now I’m thinking I’d want to see Bluto and Pops in an abusive gay relationship.
reCaptcha is thinking about Popeye’s tattoos: been engraved
Only a mother of four could juggle chainsaws like that! I like Dad’s new look.