“That story is going to have to wait for another day”!?!? That “story” was the whole purpose of your furshlugginer interview, Lefty! You were going to do an article about Batton Thomas (Creator of the Once-Nationally Syndicate Comic Strip “Three O’Clock High) and his work on said strip, not his failed attempts at landing a job with DC and Marvel. This would be like getting an interview with Trump and only asking him in-depth questions about running the Miss Universe pageant (”I understand you also worked in the White House, Donald, but that story is going to have to wait for another day!" “No worries…as long as Montoni’s has pizzas!”)
So this is it. CS will not end with a bang, but with every other week being Whimpering Tom telling his boring origin story. Then, it’ll be a week of The Burnings, Tom’s very relevant take on how censorship affected Tom once (kind of), then Tom Talks To Tom again. Until 12/29/24, when the Funkyverse paddles its canoe into the sunset. See you in MURANIA, Tom!
Never before me has see any cartoonist who forcing himself upon the audience for whole weeks like this. When me goes to reads Sherlock Holmeshaft me not wants to reads full chapters of Arthur Conman Double talking about himself. Just me humble opunion that is.
batton thomas was just about to tell the story of his meeting with archie comics . he proposed jughead would buy a pizza place get drunk all day and play checkers with pizza box monster .
Please join us next week for another tedious episode of ‘Old Fogey Pizza Time Theater.’
Tune in when Skip Rawlings regales Batton Thomas about the days when he was a respected journalist rather than the hack he is today. Skip shares how he lost his arm in a NYC subway turnstile incident involving a man in a red trucker cap and windbreaker. The man was an out-of-town tourist attending the opera with his daughter.
Dreadful yellowish pizza and unidentifiable brownish liquid will be consumed.
To this day, Batyuk is perplexed as to why his march into the offices of Marvel Comics and his offer to write ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ was rejected. It’s not like he’s not bitter or anything.
I just realized that both of these characters are Tom Avatars. One of them is the part of Batty that created a comic strip, the other is a writer that just phones in his work.
wooleys2001 27 days ago
That pizza must be good.
Bill Thompson 27 days ago
Just make that day Doomsday, so the end of the world won’t seem so bad after all.
J.J. O'Malley 27 days ago
“That story is going to have to wait for another day”!?!? That “story” was the whole purpose of your furshlugginer interview, Lefty! You were going to do an article about Batton Thomas (Creator of the Once-Nationally Syndicate Comic Strip “Three O’Clock High) and his work on said strip, not his failed attempts at landing a job with DC and Marvel. This would be like getting an interview with Trump and only asking him in-depth questions about running the Miss Universe pageant (”I understand you also worked in the White House, Donald, but that story is going to have to wait for another day!" “No worries…as long as Montoni’s has pizzas!”)
J.J. O'Malley 27 days ago
Montoni’s will have pizzas as long as Ohio supermarkets stock Elio’s (Mopey and Min-dull cut the rectangles into circles).
billsplut 27 days ago
So this is it. CS will not end with a bang, but with every other week being Whimpering Tom telling his boring origin story. Then, it’ll be a week of The Burnings, Tom’s very relevant take on how censorship affected Tom once (kind of), then Tom Talks To Tom again. Until 12/29/24, when the Funkyverse paddles its canoe into the sunset. See you in MURANIA, Tom!
billsplut 27 days ago
Note: Monday’s and Saturday’s punchlines are exactly the same.
Argythree 27 days ago
So, um, where’s you-know-who?
top cat james 27 days ago
“It was for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and called “Li’l Funks”, but some other guy stole my idea—Wonder whatever happened to him?"
Gent 27 days ago
So what was the Lagrange point of this whole week? It’s called waiting?
Gent 27 days ago
Never before me has see any cartoonist who forcing himself upon the audience for whole weeks like this. When me goes to reads Sherlock Holmeshaft me not wants to reads full chapters of Arthur Conman Double talking about himself. Just me humble opunion that is.
Out of the Past 27 days ago
And by golly, it says here, Monday is another day.
Blu Bunny 27 days ago
Skippy got tired of listening or eating? Or both!
eced52 27 days ago
Seems there is a thread here.
Blu Bunny 27 days ago
Oh the suspense, I can hardly wait! Will Crank visit tomorrow?
sueb1863 27 days ago
Storyline I’d like to see: Another restaurant opens in town and gives Montoni’s some actual competition.
puddleglum1066 27 days ago
I still haven’t found Batty’s Lagrange Point (has he ever even been to Texas?), but I’m pretty sure this strip’s falling into a black hole.
Fetzee 27 days ago
What was story? He goes to NYC and fails miserably
Irish53 27 days ago
P 3: que the sitcom laugh track (smirk)
drbales2000 Premium Member 27 days ago
This strip is no longer funny or entertaining
lemonbaskt 27 days ago
batton thomas was just about to tell the story of his meeting with archie comics . he proposed jughead would buy a pizza place get drunk all day and play checkers with pizza box monster .
Trespassers W 27 days ago
So Skippy is ending the story with Batton being a total failure in getting into the comic book industry? That’s pretty cold, Skip. Well done.
Surly Squirrel Premium Member 27 days ago
Please join us next week for another tedious episode of ‘Old Fogey Pizza Time Theater.’
Tune in when Skip Rawlings regales Batton Thomas about the days when he was a respected journalist rather than the hack he is today. Skip shares how he lost his arm in a NYC subway turnstile incident involving a man in a red trucker cap and windbreaker. The man was an out-of-town tourist attending the opera with his daughter.
Dreadful yellowish pizza and unidentifiable brownish liquid will be consumed.
Surly Squirrel Premium Member 27 days ago
To this day, Batyuk is perplexed as to why his march into the offices of Marvel Comics and his offer to write ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ was rejected. It’s not like he’s not bitter or anything.
GojusJoe 27 days ago
I’m happy to see that the rest of the story will have to wait for another day. Hopefully it won’t be Monday.
tcayer 27 days ago
Monday is a day, after Ed makes an obligatory appearance in the strip that bears his name on Sunday.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 27 days ago
Man this is a boring storyline
Foob 27 days ago
I just realized that both of these characters are Tom Avatars. One of them is the part of Batty that created a comic strip, the other is a writer that just phones in his work.
lemonbaskt 26 days ago
not seen those two honeymooners all week chef tommy and dq ill just add there comments lol and clever
rockyridge1977 26 days ago
Thank God it is Saturday!!
David Rickard Premium Member 26 days ago
But Montoni’s doesn’t have pizza. The FDA has declared multiple times that what Montoni’s sells is not pizza.
Strawberry King 26 days ago
Had pizza today. Mmmmm .