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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The J.A.M. said, 11 months ago
He’s got a point there… :D
beviek
said, 11 months ago
Didn’t know Eddie would know any thing about scat. At least not this kind.
scat
Greg Cravens
said, 11 months ago
I like this one very, very much. You know how most people seem to think cartoonists sit around scribbling ideas and laughing? Well, we DON’T. We study what’s funny and why and take words out and… it’s dull and we have really serious faces when we do it. Until you get to a strip like this. I laugh at it. Out loud. I like it. I believe Number Three, here in the comment section, will especially like Eddie’s eyes today.
StelBel
said, 11 months ago
Perfect.
listmom said, 11 months ago
We’re laughing not only because we knew Eddie would keep trying, and not only because Eddie’s quite the scat-master, but because, heck, we might even try it ourselves. Great strip, Greg!
Number Three said, 11 months ago
@Greg Cravens
I LOVE them, Greg!
I can’t decide which panel!
And by the way Eddie’s no hair in yesterday’s strip was actually really good.
He looked cuter.
Allan said, 11 months ago
Love the last panel … he’s got the adorably mischievous grin.
seed_drill said, 11 months ago
Which would be scarrier, an actual Zombie Gene Vincent or a 79 year old living Little Richard in full pancake makeup?
Of course, poor Gene walked like a zombie even when he was alive due to a motorcycle crash.
Comic Minister said, 11 months ago
Nice going Toby.
chefcass said, 11 months ago
“To be is to do – Socrates
To do is to be – Sartre
Do Be Do Be Do – Sinatra”
Linda Dean
said, 11 months ago
@Greg Cravens
I bet she will! I know I do….lol…sneaky lil guy…
Jeffrey Kaplan said, 11 months ago
I don’t often comment, but I’ve got to say that The Buckets has been one of my favs since I first found it, and these past few weeks it’s even better.
Hunter7 said, 11 months ago
hmmmm , try it ourselves says listmom. OK… … everyone close their eyes …. going to try to conjure up some nice weather..
.rama, dama lama ding dong, skip, skippy skidbely doo!
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open your eyes – see – nice weather. (just not the nice you were expecting…… sorry)