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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Pacopuddy said, 2 months ago
Yeah – real life sucks!
Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
said, 2 months ago
ZZZzzzzz
Greg Cravens
said, 2 months ago
Doesn’t matter what tiny, unexpected gains you can make. Giving up an addiction is like… Well, it’s exactly like carrying on a days-long shouting match with your amygdala.
Shirl Summ
said, 2 months ago
@Greg Cravens
It’s so hard, so hard man. sigh.
Allan said, 2 months ago
I asked Greg C yesterday, how is struggle with not drinking Mountain Dew is going …cuz both he and I are fighting to give up our addiction to our pop. Him Mt. Dew, me Diet Coke/Rootbeer.
Every time I walk by a vending machine (and there are a LOT at school!) I get a small craving.
Comic Minister said, 2 months ago
Keep trying Larry.
Greg Cravens
said, 2 months ago
Hey, Allen- sorry I haven’t been keeping track of FB and comments lately- Flu and Strep. Yay.