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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Agent54 said, 6 months ago
Yeah – and we will keep the internet access turn off at work till you finish all your work.
Number Three said, 6 months ago
You can say that again…
LOL xxx
Perkycat said, 6 months ago
@Agent54
And they are all internet techs. Oh well – the usual service.
Allan said, 6 months ago
Work first, play later?! What the hell kind of concept is THAT?!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
accidentally brought the father to work day. Oops.
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
Yes he is!
Hunter7 said, 6 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
the audience should be grateful Larry left the surprise guest speaker “Mom” at home.
Strod said, 6 months ago
Is there something odd about the artistic style in today’s comic? I’m not sure if it’s the drawing or just the coloring… it looks good, but not the typical Buckets style.
Yes, I know Greg Cravens does the coloring on Sundays while on weekdays it’s Mr. Joey. But for some reason I feel that this is not the typical Sunday Buckets style from Greg.
We also know that G.C. is a master at imitating other styles and that Hubris is completely different style-wise from The Buckets. I wonder if the change today was intentional exploration, unintended, or just a figment of my imagination.
burleigh2 said, 6 months ago
For the older attendees, he may want to point out that Solitaire is a “video game.” ;-)