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
Been there – done that and 5 Judges will give you 5 different critiques.
Shooter918 said, 6 months ago
Were those the photos she took of herself in the bathroom mirror?
unnormal said, 6 months ago
I once submitted some poetry to a hyper-critical critic.
NEVER AGAIN!
PossumPete said, 6 months ago
Never ask a question that you don’t want to hear the answer to!
Number Three said, 6 months ago
I ‘LIKE’ this comic strip!
xxx
Allan said, 6 months ago
I have a friend – she’s like a sister, and she’s 15 years younger than I am – that posted a pic of her in makeup for school.
I said “you look pretty here, but gorgeous without the makeup.” she thanked me. Then a bunch of her guy “friends” said she looks better with the makeup. Damn teen boys!!!
david_42 said, 6 months ago
@Allan
Makeup/no makeup, it goes in cycles of about 15 years. The current swing is ‘makeup’ and that’s what teenagers like today.
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
For that I have no idea Sarah.