That means I’m probably late with a comic. And whatta ya know! That is indeed the case today.
I can’t access the YouTubes to post a nifty video like I usually do, so I’ll just say:
Tune in tomorrow for today’s comic.
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Welcome to a special non-comic edition of “Inhuman Relations” (otherwise known as a blog post). Sometimes I do these things when I don’t have time to finish a cartoon, and unfortunately, this is one of those sometimes.
So anyway, I’d like to take this opportunity to plug a great new DVD release. And that great new DVD release is …
Mighty Mouse!
“Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures” was produced by Ralph Bakshi in 1987, and he recruited so many talented people to work on this show I’m not sure I can even name them all: John Kricfalusi (this show was a testing ground for what he would do 3 years later in “Ren and Stimpy”), Bruce Timm (of Batman fame), Tom Minton (later a writer for Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, et al), and Kent Butterworth (who would go on to work on the earliest seasons of The Simpsons) are the ones that immediately come to mind. And it was on “Mighty Mouse” that their talents were first fully utilized.
Today, most people only know this version of Mighty Mouse for the controversy surrounding one episode where Mighty is supposedly seen sniffing cocaine (actually it was a crushed flower). The crazy religious freakout that followed eventually led to the series’ cancellation in 1988, but luckily we now have all 19 episodes available on DVD to watch whenever we want. And this time Reverend Sun Myung Moon can’t do a damn thing about it.
Here are some frame grabs from the “cocaine” episode to entice you:
The right-wing nuts who got their panties in a bunch over Mighty Mouse allegedly sniffing cocaine apparently had no objection to the following sequence … in the same episode!
There’s a great heartwarming ending to this episode … but this isn’t it; you’ll have to buy the DVD to find out what it is!
(BTW, This show doesn’t credit individual directors, but I’m 99.9999% sure that this episode was directed by John Kricfalusi. Pathos mockery, Kirk Douglas, crazy sight gags … yep, it’s gotta be John K. The man is a genius.)
Hey folks!
You might have noticed the comic strips aren’t being posted as often as advertised. When this sort of thing happens, there’s only one honorable thing to do:
Change the posting schedule!
For the next few weeks, I’m going to try updating on a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday schedule. If it works out, great! If not, I’ll have to go back to the ol’ drawing board (the figurative one, not my literal drawing board).
Oh and one more thing:
I’m not sure if this needs to be officially announced, but I am happily accepting fan art and / or guest strips from anybody out there who is handy with a drawing implement. Or even not so handy (who am I to judge?). So if you’ve been silently yearning to artistically interpret Fred, Maureen, or Mama Chaloupka, or anybody else associated herewith, don’t hold back anymore! Shoot the works, kid!
I’m testing out this blog thingy underneath the comic strip, so feel free to ignore this inconsequential post.
Or if you prefer *not* to ignore this inconsequential post, here’s Audrey Hepburn singing about the joy she will feel when excruciating death befalls Rex Harrison.
And I’m sure you’ll all have a happy new year!
Except for the poor suckers who will be forced to buy unreliable private health insurance or face a tax penalty; and the 19% of workers whose employer-provided health plans will henceforth be taxed; and the women whose reproductive rights were sold to a handful of bible-thumping congresscritters in exchange for votes on this “historic” health care legislation. Not to mention the millions of other people for whom our for-profit system of “health care” already fails, and for whom this “reform” will do next to nothing.
But never mind that, because Obama says THIS IS THE BIGGEST LEGISLATIVE VICTORY SINCE LIKE FOREVER!!1! W00t!!
But anyway …
In order to bring back some of the Christmas spirit I’ve sapped with this downer post, here’s Jack Benny buying a Christmas present. Also: Frank Nelson. Yeeeesssssss???
Hey folks! You probably noticed over the weekend (like I did) that the old website inexplicably disappeared. You may also have noticed that the “new” website, once it was finally up and running, went through a couple dozen-or-so changes … with more likely to come.
I still don’t know why the old website went kamikaze on me. I’m guessing it had something to do with the most recent WordPress update conflicting with my (now ex-) web host, but I’m sad to say I’ll never know for sure.
I’m also sad to say that all of the great comments people have left over the past few months have vaporized. I truly enjoyed and appreciated every comment I ever got on here, regardless of whether it was praise for my comic strip or someone trying to convince me that Ronald Reagan stared down the Russkies without blinking. Seriously, it was all good. So if you’ve got some spare time on your hands and you have a philanthropic nature, feel free to browse the archives and share some love … or start an argument … either way, you’ll be a real pal.
And finally, new strips will resume on Wednesday, and Inhuman Relations will continue on its regular Mon-Wed-Fri schedule from there. No more goofing off! Hup to!
