Once again I get the feeling that seven of the eight panels of this Sunday's Dilbert were completely unnecessary. And once again the funniest line isn't at the end of the strip. I just don't get that.
Mince Pie Fest 2025: The Winner!
-
Okay then, I'm ready to call it. I've tested almost every
nationally-available mince pie -- not the Bastard Kipling; I will, but they
are never much good -...

When I first read that, for some reason I read it as "with beer in their underpants." Which is still funny.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the problems with drawn-out strips. I imagine a factor of the problem is that the syndicates really make them conform to a very specific amount of space and format; at least, that was the case back when Bill Watterson was doing "Calvin and Hobbes" (and a convention he fought against).
In any case, I don't envy strip cartoonists. I certainly don't think I could be funny more than once a week at best. And even that's pushing it.