Compare the Again, we see where Batiuk’s priorities are: depicting boredom and contemptuousness.

He will kill off everybody. ....... on Pet Life Radio.Meet Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft Comic Strips Creator Tom BatiukComic strip creator, Tom Batiuk, stops by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his career as a nationally syndicated comic strip writer and the creator of Funky Winkerbean.

Funky Winkerbean, 11/13/13 I’ve settled into a sort of Stockholm Syndrome thing with Funky Winkerbean, where I’ve decided that, since I’m apparently going to keep reading it indefinitely, and it’s going to keep being an endless pit of misery and … ?

Crankshaft, a Newspaper Comic strip launched in 1987, is a Spin-Off of Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean that focuses on the day-to-day life of its title character, curmurdgeonly eighty-five-year-old bus driver Ed Crankshaft.. Much like its parent, the strip combines character-based humor (radically different from its parent comic, although this was made at the time before Cerebus … The figure on the parade float "saluting the Native Americans" bears a strong resemblance to Chief Wahoo, the Cleveland Indians' logo. (Provided) Real-time desk editor Zach McAuliffe, also with Lily. 504 pages. Jul 11, 2013 - Explore drrebecca's board "Funky Winkerbean", followed by 151 people on Pinterest. // 15 Suicidally Depressing Newspaper Comic Strips by Chris Simsold school comic strip funky winkerbean featuring gay high school students going to the prom together.FunkyWatch: March's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' And 'Crankshaft' StripsWhen Lisa died after a long battle with breast cancer in Funky Winkerbean. Thanks for 40 some years! If he made T shirts of this I’d definitely buy one. That first panel is way, way too active to be representative of this strip as a whole. He’s stretching his arm! The panels where it’s just Funky and Holly slouching in front of a TV in the dark are more appropriate, I think.I agree. It’s honestly very well done.
With classic characters, both familiar and new, King Features is home to more than 65 ofMedia interviews of Tom Batiuk, creator of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip.

Publisher: Kent State Univ (January 28, 2013).

"Crankshaft," one of two spin-offs of "Funky Winkerbean" and "John Darling" featuring a charmingly quirky talk-show host who was murdered on-panel in its penultimate strip. Reporter Kristen Swilley with Lily. Funky Winkerbean, the title character from the comic strip.

He needs to get this on some mugs and T shirts as soon as possible. posted by beefetish at 2:53 PM on September 7, 2011 [2 favorites]

Like he’s trying to prove he can do good artwork, he just chooses not to most of the time. The Noid, who was an advertising mascot for Domino's Pizza in the 1980s. Funky Winkerbean - second generation and still love the angst, the humor, and the style.Family and co-workers, kids and grown-ups, best friends and pets – King Features offers comics for everyone. The angle of Funky’s outstretched hands, the curvature of his nose and eyes, the details of his shirt, the aggressive indifference of his yawn, the gradient background, the slouch in the second panel. IMO it’s easily the pinnacle of Act III thus far. The only time a comic strip has made me teary-eyed.The Complete Funky Winkerbean: Volume 2, 1975-1977 by Tom Batiuk. It’s honestly very well done. Wha . Series - The Complete Funky Winkerbean. Publication: January 28, 2013Comic strip creator, Tom Batiuk, stops by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his career as a nationally syndicated comic strip writer and the creator of Funky Winkerbean. Forget that crappy dead tree and bald Lisa, THIS is the iconic imagery he’s been building toward since 1972.I don’t know.