Cartoonists With Attitude

Ever since the credits rolled on that Mad Men episode from two weeks ago, (with Don in the jet on the way to LA) I’ve been diving into all of the Tornados work. I previously only heard of Robot, thanks to my Scopitone jag last year.

Telstar - The Tornados

I love the show, but that Decemberists song they stuck in there earlier in the season needs to be axed when the DVD comes out and replaced with something from the period. Unless Marty McFly visits Sterling-Cooper in the finale and starts blasting indie music from his Delorean.

Now I’m gonna have an old fashioned while I work on this next cartoon.

So many of you liked BBC Radio 4’s Phil Jupitus’ Comic Love program, that it’s been expanded into its component parts for your listening pleasure. The new series is called Phil Jupitus’ Comic Strips and airs this week, again on BBC Radio 4. The episode with myself and my CWA pals airs Tuesday morning at 9:30am, Limey Time. Who knows how many of my swears will make it into the broadcast this time?

I’m not sure it will be archived, so be sure to tune in.

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The economy is in the shitter. Let’s erase all our debt and have a do-over!

Next Week: The Comedic Stylings of Obama n’ McCain

Hello lazy media! Do you need some confused, half-retarded undecided person to interview for your radio/TV/newspaper thingee instead of doing actual journalism? Well I’m available for your shitty needs.

Firstly, I am literally small. I’m shorter than McCain, even before the Vietcong took his shins.

Secondly, this little comic doohickey counts as a small business. A very shitty business that can’t afford health insurance.

Lastly, I’m not actually undecided, but I can play the part. See: “Durrr. Me no-know whut da campididates are all about. Sometime me think Eye-raq have good esplosion, but other time me get scared of Eye-raq esplosions. Also, me fall into coma for last 10 years. Is Charles still in charge?”

I should be on Nightline any minute now.

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It’s October! Election craziness, the Red Sox in the playoffs, the increased availability of quality marzens, and Halloween are reasons why this month is the best. If you’re an old lady, you can add pretty foliage to that list.

Next Week: Recession Survival Tips

If it somehow slipped your mind, don’t forget to register to vote, especially if you live in one of those not quite lame, yet not quite cool places we politely call swing states. The deadline’s very soon and in some places you can already vote.

Also, I won’t be at SPX this weekend. Say hi to the nerds for me!

I’m pretty sure this was written before her poll numbers started to fall, but his point still stands. The folks who were wowed by her when she was first rolled out are still fuckin’ dumb. It just turns out that they’re not quite as fuckin’ dumb as she is.

Here’s what Sarah Palin represents: being a fat fucking pig who pins “Country First” buttons on his man titties and chants “U-S-A! U-S-A!” at the top of his lungs while his kids live off credit cards and Saudis buy up all the mortgages in Kansas.

Maybe some good ol’ fashioned hard times will get these morons’ minds right.

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Sarah Palin is a farce. John McCain is a tragedy.

Next Week: The Crappy Monster Squad

Come on! Even Buster would think McCain is a pussy.

We need a new bubble to fool-heartedly invest in. I humbly suggest alt-weekly cartoons. Fungible Funnies! Now gimme your money! There’s equity in my stack of cartoons. I promise!

Even I, a lowly fart-joke merchant, knew the housing bubble was fucked over five years ago. The same folks who did nothing to address it in all that time are now saying we have to act fast? With some bullshit plan slapped together in a week? Fuck that noise.