I love you guys! You really stepped up to the plate for our little captain contest. As the entries trickled in I felt like I was reading a genuine comics page albeit a sarcastic version from an alternate universe. As some of you have told me, this game is not as easy as it first appears. I too found myself struggling to come up with anything for the Archie strip, and Rex Morgan threw me for a loop as well. Thank you for making me laugh all week long! In no particular order these are my favorite from each strip:
Catfreeek made me laugh with the hilarious suggestion that Peter wears the Spider-Man costume in bed and that even a superhero has his limitations!
The Amazing Spider-Man
Panel 1
"Seriously Peter, you need to get over it."
Panel 2
(Peter mumbling incoherently)
Panel 3
"It happens to everyone! Seriously! It's not like the whole world has to know Spider-man has erectile dysfunction!"
The Archie strip was especially challenging. I struggled with it until the 11th hour. It was a toss-up between Stan and JSP but in the end I went with JSP for being the first one to come up with the hallucinogen humor.
Archie
Panel 1:
"Coach Kleats survived the operation and is expected back at school next fall. Can you believe that Mr. Weatherbee chose Archie to take his place in the meantime?"
"Why am I sitting on the ground?"
"I just hope Archie comes up with a solid plan to beat Rival High on Sunday."
Panel 2: "Hey Arch, wanna buy some pot? It makes you creative."
Archie: "Well... now that you mention it, if I'm gonna coach the girls to victory over the River Rats I could use a few clever ideas."
Panel 3:
"Urban purple marshmallows danced the tango as I awaited the arrival of my space train. The butterflies amused themselves by critiquing the omelette that no one dared to eat."
Panel 4:
"Holy crap, this stuff is strong!"
Octo nailed the Hagar strip with a perfect gut-punching joke! When you really think about it, he’s right! Hagar’s wife would probably be shocked if she knew what his job truly entailed.
Hagar the Horrible
Panel 1
Helga: As a welcome back from a successful raid, I present your Hero's Sundae!
Panel 2
Silence
Panel 3
Hagar: I raped a whole family this morning.
I must admit that I pondered a dead Mr. Wilson gag but DCD nailed it perfectly! I want to see more from you, my dear!
Dennis the Menace
"Now remember Joey - if anyone asks, you haven't seen Mr. Wilson in days."
Whirlygirl’s stab at writing a Rex Morgan was absolutely perfect! If you really look at the strip while you read her words you will appreciate how well the rhythm of her prose matches the panels. I love the suggestion that Rex makes house calls and, even more, I love the idea that Rex is such a cheapskate that he goes to flea markets to acquire his attire. In the end I made Whirlygirl the winner because not only did she make me laugh but she did so with one of the more challenging strips. Congrats, Whirly!
Rex Morgan
Panel 1
Woman: Dr. Morgan, thank you for seeing me on such short notice.
Morgan: I expect those hemorrhoids to clear up in a jiffy.
Panel 2
Woman: One more thing...is there a clown convention in town?
Panel 3
Morgan: I have to stop shopping at flea markets.
I know 50 was busy but where are the rest of you (*cough cough AC, H-Town, Tami, Trevor, Landshark…)? Until next week, my friends, enjoy your weekend. I look forward to seeing Whirly’s picks!
What, you want the original strips? Without further ado,
9 comments:
Aw, thanks for the shout out, JPX - but I'm a little annoyed at you jumping the gun! I am at work for the next 12 hours and was planning on throwing some more up there.
Jerk.
But thanks again and all!
Oops, sorry about that DCD! I put it up early only because I knew that I probably wouldn't get to it for a while and I wanted to give the winner plenty of time to choose strips, etc.
Congrats Whirly. I'm already looking forward to next week! Wednesdays are awesome again and we owe it all to me!
Regarding the original strips, the Archie one is super stupid and Hagar makes me want to throw a stapler at my computer. Octo's version was brilliant!
Yeah, like, what are the Riverdale teams called? "The people?" Otherwise it makes no sense that Archie would actually think their team was staffed by mythical creatures.
Congrats to Whirly! But yeah, moving up the deadline cut me short, too. I had Archie and Dennis captions in mind, but now you'll NEVER KNOW what they were.
Thanks for props and big congrats to Whirly.
Thanks JSP, this is fun! How'd you get to be so creative, hmmmm?
Octo brilliant catch on Zippy's outfit. Why the hell is Rex Morgan in Zippy's clothes? The original strip offers no explanation. So weird!
Thanks JPX! I know nothing about comics, the first time I ever read one was last week, so I'm excited to spend some time going through them as I look for five for next week. That's right, I'll be choosing comics for our haiku pleasure. It was a genius idea, JSP.
sorry, jpx, i had an ultra busy work week, in fact am at work again today. not only did i not have time to contribute a caption, i haven't even had a chance to read the others' entries, and i'm usually religious about that.
sorry to miss the fun, and hoping for a more manageable wednesday this week when whirly is up at bat!
I'm expecting greatness from you next week, AC! =)
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