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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Zuhlamon said, 4 months ago
Dude. Two words: Personal Hygiene.
win said, 4 months ago
These two are NOT aging gracefully.
Perkycat said, 4 months ago
It takes a lot more work to age gracefully than it every did to look great when you were younger.
Number Three said, 4 months ago
Excellent and hilarious strip!
xxx
win said, 4 months ago
@Perkycat
Yet, you look meowvelous darling!
icky mudd said, 4 months ago
I like her makeup. :p)
amalis
said, 4 months ago
Welcome to the joys of getting old, but it’s infinitely better than the alternative!
Jeffrey Kaplan said, 4 months ago
@amalis
Staying young forever? (I say that to my step-mom whenever she says that!)
Hunter7 said, 4 months ago
Love Sarah’s reaction to Larry’s hirsute problems.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
I’m glad my hair turned white 30 years early. My ears are becoming very hairy as are my eye brows but at least the rest of my body hasn’t become hairy yet.
brickster said, 4 months ago
Larry is just getting sexier by the minute.
whmIII said, 4 months ago
Are they going to a costume party???
Saucy1121
said, 4 months ago
Larry, no one is looking at you. They’re too worried you’re looking at THEM.
Greg Cravens
said, 4 months ago
@Saucy1121
Saucy1121 seems to have gotten the gag today. Sarah can paint herself like a clown- does Larry notice? Heck, no! And to worry that you have crazy hairs on the backs of your hands is silly… nobody’s going to notice that at all!
Comic Minister said, 4 months ago
Well done Sarah! I knew you could do it! Nice work on the eyes, nose, lipgloss! How did you get your eyes to glow? Whatever it is I love it! Today’s strip is amazing!!!!!