I Don't See Anything Familiar!

Thursday September 10, 2015

Friday September 11, 2015

Okay, so just so we're all on the same page, Margo has suffered some stress-related psychotic break with reality, and we're along for the ride, which is why the backgrounds vary wildly from day to day and clothing color has no consistency and Margo's new boss was probably just a figment of her imagination all along.

Sad Day for the Funny Pages

Sad news. Brad Anderson, the creator of Marmaduke, died today. He was 91.

Marmaduke was not one of my favorite comics... it seemed like one big overplayed joke (Marmaduke is big and unruly). But actually, my family and I got huge amount of enjoyment out of watching Brad toil to find variations on that theme for more than 60 years. His labors were Herculean. And he seemed like a genuine guy. Thanks for the laughs, Brad.

I'M OUT!!

I really don't understand the characterization here at all. First of all, it's fine for Eric to care deeply for Margo and want to help her, they were engaged before he disappeared in the Himalayans. He doesn't need to blame it on 5 Years in Tibet changing him. Second, Tim liked Margo! They were practically buds. And now, in her darkest hour, he's just like, nope! Too much work! I'M OUT!! "If you ever need anything" my ass. It's disturbing because Margo is truly mentally troubled at this point, not just being her typical sassy devil-may-care self. Maybe he's just upset because he hasn't gotten his breakfast bowl combo at Diner yet.

Street Walkers

Wait, so was Tim lurking outside all night?  Or are he and Eric taking shifts waiting by the neighborhood wood shed for Margo to wander aimlessly by?

And Margo is totally not worth it.  She's hard on those closest to her.  Like her roommates, employees, mother, mother's psychic...you get the picture.  You better do some extra Om Noms before you bother her in the street again.

I Felt Something!

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Monday, September 7, 2015

The facial expressions and lighting in these strips are totally appropriate, YES, I approve, let's keep this moving!

P.S. If you think it's cheesy and unbelievable that Eric Mills is having premonitions, Margo was having dream premonitions six years ago, complete with a head bobble. Oh, how I miss the bobbles! And the swivels. I feel like we haven't had regular bobbles and swivels for ages.

Roll with Butter

 Thursday September 3, 2015

 Friday September 4, 2015

There's been a little confusion in the comments (as there is from time to time) about the authorship of the strip. To clear things up: even though the Washington Post (which the blog links to) says the strip is by Frank Bolle and Lisa Trusiani, Margaret Shulock has, in fact, been writing the strip at least as long as I've been writing the blog. Or at least I thought she was. The past couple of of months have definitely felt more Samuel Beckett than anything.

As for this week's strips: are we headed towards a Margo gets kidnapped / "More zippers, mule!" situation, updated with Millennial overlords? This... this pink-shirted gal is supposed to be a young person, right?

You Have Money?

Tuesday September 1, 2015

Wednesday September 2, 2015

WHAT IS GOING ON! Is this really Margo, or am I reading some OOC fanfic?? Is she talking to the same woman in these two strips? Where are all the people? Did Margo somehow wander into New Jersey? Wasn't Margo just at Diner with Thelma? Why didn't she eat there? Nevermind Diner, THERE ARE LITERALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WAYS TO BUY FOOD IN NEW YORK, why would you ask a stranger for food, and then offer to pay them??

I can't even. Until things start making sense again, I'm just going to write secret messages for the panels. As always, hover over the strips above to read my secret thoughts.