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, 6 months ago
Anyone remember “Benji, Zax, and the…..”? :D
Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago
All kids are aliens.
Rog22 said, 6 months ago
@Pacopuddy
That would explain a lot !
jimmyh43105
said, 6 months ago
Can never get enough of this comic. Thank you Greg!
Number Three said, 6 months ago
PRICELESS!
xxx
whmIII said, 6 months ago
@Pacopuddy
…until they grow up.
Allan said, 6 months ago
Your dad is a Klingon … your mom is a Romulan …
Greg Cravens
said, 6 months ago
So… be honest. How many cool, important things can you imagine yourself being? Now, can you imagine your dad being the same thing? Funny, ain’t it? Dad would NEVER fit into your supersuit.
Shirl Summ
said, 6 months ago
@Pacopuddy
I swore my son must be, except that we were the only ones on the maternity ward that whole weekend. Maybe the aliens swooped in at night and exchanged babies.
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
Hee hee hee.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
@Shirl Summ
That would be the fairies that replace human children with their own constructs. They have finally perfected their fake humans by now.
Jerry Carlson said, 6 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
Ever notice that elves and Romulans both have pointed ears … ?
rgcviper said, 6 months ago
I just love Eddie’s facial expressions today. Wonderful.
Hunter7 said, 6 months ago
What? Larry can’t be an alien Prince? He has to be. After all, Sarah is secretly Xena, Warrior Princess. (she has to be with four children – Frank, Larry, Toby & Eddie)
Papa Bear said, about 1 month ago
@Greg Cravens
I’m much larger than my dad, so he could fit in my supersuit along with another skinny person! They could be the Two-Headded Superhero!