I was recently in the Seattle area for a wedding and had some free time to read “For Better or For Worse” in your comics section this past Sunday, August 25th 2013. As I read it, it seemed to be a normal cartoon about playing cops and robbers or Army with fake guns, a normal activity when I was a child in the late 50s early 60’s. As I went from one picture to the other I was surprised that in this day and age they were showing kids with toy guns something that would have been common in the 50’s,60’s 70, 80’s, 90’s even 2000, however 2013, not so much. But as I went on I began to notice that the comic lacked one basic important ingredient, “HUMOR”. It wasn’t written by someone who wanted to make me laugh or even think, it was written by someone who wanted to lecture their views of guns. The comic ended implying that playing with make believe guns as kids will lead to the same kids wanting to play with guns for real when they grow up. Wow, no one has ever tried to make that point before, I can’t wait till next week when it will be about other never discussed topics like violent video games and movies.
Some definitions of Comic strips that I think of when I pick up a comic are; 1) A source of humor in art or life. 2) Amusing; humorous: 3 Characteristic of or having to do with comedy. “For Better or For Worse” contained none of these. So as I sat there last Sunday looking to the comics for a break from the constant barrage of unsolicited political opinions , I got more unsolicited political opinions.
I would like to suggest that you give this cartoonist some time off to find the humor in life again. Maybe at one time, “For Better or for Worse” was a funny, thought provoking comic but if this is the type of thing written on a regular basis I would recommend you rename it “No better just Worse.”
I was recently in the Seattle area for a wedding and had some free time to read “For Better or For Worse” in your comics section this past Sunday, August 25th 2013. As I read it, it seemed to be a normal cartoon about playing cops and robbers or Army with fake guns, a normal activity when I was a child in the late 50s early 60’s. As I went from one picture to the other I was surprised that in this day and age they were showing kids with toy guns something that would have been common in the 50’s,60’s 70, 80’s, 90’s even 2000, however 2013, not so much. But as I went on I began to notice that the comic lacked one basic important ingredient, “HUMOR”. It wasn’t written by someone who wanted to make me laugh or even think, it was written by someone who wanted to lecture their views of guns. The comic ended implying that playing with make believe guns as kids will lead to the same kids wanting to play with guns for real when they grow up. Wow, no one has ever tried to make that point before, I can’t wait till next week when it will be about other never discussed topics like violent video games and movies.
Some definitions of Comic strips that I think of when I pick up a comic are; 1) A source of humor in art or life. 2) Amusing; humorous: 3 Characteristic of or having to do with comedy. “For Better or For Worse” contained none of these. So as I sat there last Sunday looking to the comics for a break from the constant barrage of unsolicited political opinions , I got more unsolicited political opinions.
I would like to suggest that you give this cartoonist some time off to find the humor in life again. Maybe at one time, “For Better or for Worse” was a funny, thought provoking comic but if this is the type of thing written on a regular basis I would recommend you rename it “No better just Worse.”
I was recently in the Seattle area for a wedding and had some free time to read “For Better or For Worse” in your comics section this past Sunday, August 25th 2013. As I read it, it seemed to be a normal cartoon about playing cops and robbers or Army with fake guns, a normal activity when I was a child in the late 50s early 60’s. As I went from one picture to the other I was surprised that in this day and age they were showing kids with toy guns something that would have been common in the 50’s,60’s 70, 80’s, 90’s even 2000, however 2013, not so much. But as I went on I began to notice that the comic lacked one basic important ingredient, “HUMOR”. It wasn’t written by someone who wanted to make me laugh or even think, it was written by someone who wanted to lecture their views of guns. The comic ended implying that playing with make believe guns as kids will lead to the same kids wanting to play with guns for real when they grow up. Wow, no one has ever tried to make that point before, I can’t wait till next week when it will be about other never discussed topics like violent video games and movies.
Some definitions of Comic strips that I think of when I pick up a comic are; 1) A source of humor in art or life. 2) Amusing; humorous: 3 Characteristic of or having to do with comedy. “For Better or For Worse” contained none of these. So as I sat there last Sunday looking to the comics for a break from the constant barrage of unsolicited political opinions , I got more unsolicited political opinions.
I would like to suggest that you give this cartoonist some time off to find the humor in life again. Maybe at one time, “For Better or for Worse” was a funny, thought provoking comic but if this is the type of thing written on a regular basis I would recommend you rename it “No better just Worse.”