Momma by Mell Lazarus

Momma

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  1. SUSAN NEWMAN

    SUSAN NEWMAN said, 4 months ago

    Y’know, it’s really a pity that the Bible says that a son who smacks his mother (no matter how well deserved) is to be stoned to death in the public square.

  2. lightenup

    lightenup said, 4 months ago

    Yeah, c’mon, Momma, he’s doing some work for once – praise him a little!!

  3. comicsssfan

    comicsssfan said, 4 months ago

    This won’t help his self-esteem.

  4. Just Curious

    Just Curious said, 4 months ago

    @SUSAN NEWMAN

    Does it really?

  5. SUSAN NEWMAN

    SUSAN NEWMAN said, 4 months ago

    @Just Curious

    Uh-huh.

  6. ensiform

    ensiform said, 4 months ago

    Let’s analyze the ways this strip is utterly awful and without any redeeming quality. (1) The drawing, as usual, is terrible. (2) First panel: “Where are you going with that?” No one would ask this. He’s carrying garbage outside, moron. What do you think? (3) First panel. You don’t carry your garbage outside “as a public service.” The public service is that they pick it up for you. You put your garbage outside to benefit only you. If anything, it’s a public eyesore. (4) Second panel: inappropriate screeching of Francis’ name as if time is of the essence and Momma must stop him before it’s too late. (5) Momma’s “punchline” goes against everything the character stands for: having her kids close to home and working, not moved away.

    Seriously, ZERO thought was put into this piece of garbage. It’s three scribbles built around a hackneyed groaner. Lazarus thought of a terrible joke and built a strip around it, not caring about his own characters’ traits or how logical any of it sounded. When I compare this to Peanuts or Bloom County or Li’l Abner or, heck, even Pearl Before Swine, I CANNOT understand why this useless trash isn’t removed from the papers to give room to people who are actually funny and put effort into their drawing.

  7. Just Curious

    Just Curious said, 4 months ago

    @SUSAN NEWMAN

    Exodus 21:15
    But it doesn’t really say “stoned to death in the public square.”

  8. comicsssfan

    comicsssfan said, 4 months ago

    @ensiform

    Momma IS inappropriate. That’s the point. When some people lose their temper they can say some funny and nonsensical stuff. This cartoonist is brilliant. He gets the nuances. You should see some of the interactions between Momma and her daughter in law. Priceless.

  9. Neo Blakkrstal

    Neo Blakkrstal said, 4 months ago

    @SUSAN NEWMAN

    Reference please

  10. Just Curious

    Just Curious said, 4 months ago

    @Neo Blakkrstal

    “@SUSAN NEWMAN

    Reference please"
    []
    See my last post: Exodus 21:15.
    ;)

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