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, 5 months ago
No Toby, we are going shrink your room till you want to move out on your own.
ShortStraw said, 5 months ago
99.9% of kids will have to come to that realization (hopefully sooner rather than later)
ossiningaling said, 5 months ago
What about self-deportation? Or was that just a fad with no traction?
Allan said, 5 months ago
Nice try kid … ain’t gonna happen if you ain’t showin’ no talent.
Number Three said, 5 months ago
Would love to see your name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Toby.
xxx
Comic Minister said, 5 months ago
Your dad’s not liking this one bit.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
@ossiningaling
“Self deportation” was a joke aimed at those Conservatives who were so eager for such people they used but despised to leave. Then some Republican liked the idea so much they actually took it seriously.
Ather said, 5 months ago
He wants t move to the town with the greatest amount of competition?
Hunter7 said, 5 months ago
hmmmmmm ………… then it will have to be Help us Eddie. You’re our only hope!