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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seed_drill said, 2 months ago
My 8 year old can’t ride a bike or swim, but she can throw the heck out of a frisbee.
Number Three said, 2 months ago
I used to throw them…
They’re good fun!
xxx
Comic Minister said, 2 months ago
Like that will happen Eddie.
Shyygirl27 said, 2 months ago
@seed_drill
My 7 year old can’t swim or throw a frisbee, but she can ride the heck out of a bike.
Hunter7 said, 2 months ago
Yes, Eddie. That’s it. You just need a little more running room.
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No kids – but I can ride the heck out of a bike, do the frisbee (you just better be standing where I throw) and I can handle my sword in class.
(I do mean a real, metal, sharp pointed sword – not an euphuism for anything else)
David Honig said, 2 months ago
Nice hammer, but maybe work on your flick first.