Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
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Number Six said, over 1 year ago
This strips never dry.
Hillbillyman said, over 1 year ago
How about a pair of swimming trunks dork?
Lewreader said, over 1 year ago
I remember one of those bottom of the ocean Boy Scout trips where Dad dug out and insisted I bring his Official Pup Tent from WWII. Heavy (really) duty canvas with a ventilated roof.
Trustworthy, loyal thrifty, brave, helpful, courteous, kind, friendly . clean and reverent, and a couple of more adjectives. Wasn’t so reverent in my choice of words for Dad that night.
Ima Nodummy said, over 1 year ago
Gotta chase the crawdads!!!!
Allan said, over 1 year ago
Well, Grady is up the creek without a paddle. It’s a warm summer day, hang the clothes to dry for an hour, while he hangs out in his tent in his skivvys.
Greg Cravens
said, over 1 year ago
Right, Allen! Then he’s got four more trips into the creek.
Number Three said, over 1 year ago
Awwwwww, LOL.
xxx
GES ✯ Who said, over 1 year ago
Or he could go into the creek in the manner in which God and nature intended him to go into the creek. His clothes would stay dry then….
Comic Minister said, over 1 year ago
I guess that boy learned his lesson.
ChukLitl
said, over 1 year ago
@GES ✯ Who
Maybe that’s his plan. Gotta go skinny dipping while the clothes dry.
jOhndrAkE (vowelsUP,consonantsdown): Vulcan: Live long and prosper. Romulan: Live strong and dominate. said, over 1 year ago
Will they gather the scouts around the campfire tonight and spook them with tales of HIDEBEHINDS?
Number Six said, over 1 year ago
@Greg Cravens
I’m curious to know how long it takes you to draw a strip on average? With me, it’s approx 2 hrs, as I pencil in first. I get ideas all the time and so I also make notes……
Greg Cravens
said, over 1 year ago
No way to tell here. I write notes off and on all the time. They usually get pencilled in batches of 6 or 12, then inked another time to get the six I need for the week. Other jobs and responsibilities get wedged in between sessions.
Hunter7 said, over 1 year ago
Did Grady remember to tell his mom to pack his trunks? Or did he say he was a big boy and can do his own packing? Oh, Just Go Hang Those Things On The Bushes! And the rest of you campers – if you hide Grady’s clothes – make sure they’re dry when you stuff them in the Scout Master’s tent. (cause no one will look there – only adults allowed in there.)