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
Ha – Larry lost his Jacket, his bearings and moral fiber all from going to work.
cmd13 said, 6 months ago
Aww! I love that little guy! Makes just want to hug him. I love how Greg can make his expressions so, well, expressive.
msowards said, 6 months ago
It’s a wish not a command.
Greg Cravens
said, 6 months ago
@cmd13
He has the wide-eyed look of one to whom the world is new. The li’l guy’s a visual metaphor and everything.
Doctor Toon said, 6 months ago
My wife has done the same type of work that I do so she knows better than to tell me to have a “good” night
She tells me to do the only thing that’s really important: “Be safe, and come home OK”
olddog1 said, 6 months ago
Great one, Greg.
Allan said, 6 months ago
@Greg Cravens
“wide-eyed look of an Anime Character”. hehehe j/k
He is adorable and I just wanna hug him.
USAFMSGT said, 6 months ago
@Doctor Toon
You two must be in law enforcement or fire department.
whmIII said, 6 months ago
Why I loved living alone…just me and my kitty.
Number Three said, 6 months ago
Poor Larry!
Take it easy and have Sarah wait on you.
LOL xxx
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
A hard day eh Larry?
Neo Blakkrstal said, 6 months ago
He looks like he works in my office. I don’t remember seeing him at the last huddle.
Hunter7 said, 6 months ago
OH, Larry! What did those mean, nasty people at work and on the phone do to you? Did that big nasty computer refuse to work and did that mean printer have a hissy fit?….maybe he had one of my recent days. Hey! I got the right phone number today! Now people can find me! (bummer).
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Nezih Oktar said, 6 months ago
a hard day’s night