Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 29, 2011
Transcript:
Flo: Did ya do anything special ovah the holiday weekend, Eddie? Captain: A-yeh...I went down to Boston yestahday fah a chance to get a glimpse of my heroes. Flo: Ok, I'll bite...what're you talkin' about? Captain: Last night the national cahtoonists society held its 65th annual Reuben awahds... It's the Oscah's of cahtoonin', so I went theah early to stake out a prime viewin' spot of the red cahpet. Flo: Ahead of all the paparazzi and the horde of groupies, eh? So was it as excitin' as you thought it'd be? Captain: Sadly, yes. Flo: Oh...sorry.
pouncingtiger over 13 years ago
Which ones are Jim Davis and Garry Trudeau?
thisisretarded over 13 years ago
Fourth wall!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
So I heard. Looks like I didn’t miss much.
kpduty over 13 years ago
Wiley would get my vote!
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Most went to Boston to laugh at the underdog. Ha! Ha! De Sox is #1. You notice Eno (in the yellow polka dot boxers) is going to pitch for the Tigers today. Hey Yankees, you can’t hide on the West Coast forever. The next mini series (you lost the first two) is at Fenway, right next to the Comic Convention.
Bittermelon of Truth over 13 years ago
@gmartin997 – “Cul de Sac” cartoonist Richard Thompson is up for a Reuben. I hope he wins, better than that no-talent hack Stephen Pastis (prolly the ballcap guy in the fourth panel holding a beer).
Brockie over 13 years ago
It “drew” a bit crowd, did all the lines come together?
thirdguy over 13 years ago
I think I’m detecting a theme here. Do cartoonists drink a bit?
Rodney99 over 13 years ago
Of course they do! You don’t think they come up with this stuff SOBER, do you?
kittenpah over 13 years ago
Amend seems to claim it’s just a lot of chips.
CogentModality over 13 years ago
Just ask Earl, if you don’t believe him.
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
The 2011 AAEC Convention will be held at the Poynter Institute and the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, July 6 – 9, 2011.
PShaw0423 over 13 years ago
Anyone notice how many of them got out of the tiny taxi, and one more (at least) still to come? A beautifully understated reference to a clown car. :]
A cartoonist has to be able to laugh at himself (no ladies present, I see), because few enough other people will! The rest will be divining political content out of their gags whether it’s in there or not. Am I right, Wiley?
LingeeWhiz over 13 years ago
So the picture is that cartoonists are a bunch of baboons or drunkards.
Justice22 over 13 years ago
Mr. Miller, You have a classy bunch of associates! Thanks to all of you for the joy you bring to our mornings..
Ernest Lemmingway over 13 years ago
Cartoonists don’t get enough respect. If it wasn’t for them, how would I get my laughs? Especially when I read through posts on gomics.com?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
Congratulations Richard! Very well deserved!
MatureCanadian over 13 years ago
Okay Wiley, which one is you? Surely not the one that looks like Cap’n Eddie?
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Should have been at least one bear.
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
“Cartoonists don’t get enough respect.”
Cartoonists probably get just about as much respect as they want. The self-deprecating image of cartoonists as immature, ink-stained wastrels has been lovingly crafted over generations (when cartoonists are asked to do self-portraits, how often do they make them flattering?).
As far as the drinking goes, remember that newspaper cartoonists originally worked side-by-side with reporters, in the newsroom. Again, their self-image was minted back in the Golden Age of Newspapers, when the “hard-drinking newspaperman” was expected type.
A joke that Walt Kelly used (more than once) in “Pogo” (and Kelly ALWAYS retained his connection with the newsroom) was “A cartoonist asks a reporter ‘Is a cartoonist a newspaperman?’, and the reporter answers ‘Is a barnacle a ship?’”
RadioTom over 13 years ago
The guy with the ball cap and beer is the guy who writes "Pearls Before Swine…Stephan Pastis. He’s drawn himself into the strip too often; he’s readily identifiable. Jim Davis is the guy next to him – with the two-beer-can cap…
Bruce McKinney Premium Member over 13 years ago
Life and be so disillusioning.
mrgromit over 13 years ago
Wiley has won a few Reubens.I want to know who the big guy with red hair is supposed to be.And I gotta say that the people I wanted to win all won, including Kelley/Parker for Dustin (read it on Arcamax.com and wish they would run it here)Cartoonists would be an interesting group to party with.
craigwestlake over 13 years ago
Frank Cho is called “Monkey Boy” so that must be him in front…
Joseph Krois over 13 years ago
Ouch!2 bite the hand that feeds…Shows the artist also has needs…2 b held to ridiculous ideals…That no one really feels…Is possible or true… But I can only really say…That at the end of the day… That monkey on the carpet is you….
R.I.P. Chuck Schultz and Jeff MacNelly… really…
jasx over 13 years ago
Whilst I always enjoy Mr Wiley’s penmanship & irony, this cartoon totally took me by surprise & had me burst out laughing with its self-deprecating take on his profession. Also, the random drunkenness & the inclusion of clown-like characters & the Ape/Gorilla reminded me of Mad Magazine which I used to love. Well done Mr Wiley .. love your work : )
jimdebfarris over 13 years ago
I LIKE Stephan Pastis! He’s nice to his fans and he’s funny! Don’t go calling him a “no talent hack”!
De_Faulto almost 12 years ago
Stephan Pastis is the one with the cigarette and baseball cap.