Thursday 17 April 2008

Three to Read for Thursday, April 17

* BeaucoupKevin: Thumb Sucking Linus: Peanuts In Japan

* Panels & Pictures: Text in Comics (via Dirk)

* Graphic Lit: An interview with Mark Tatulli (also via Dirk)

Beautiful Brains


Today's Bizarro is sponsored by Oil of Olay. Squeaky face? Try Oil of Olay!

Judging by the emails I got, this cartoon resonated with a lot of folks. The seed of the idea came from my friend, Derek. He suggested the misinterpretation of the question, "what is the capital of..?" and I used it in a beauty pageant setting. I was somewhat inspired by the hilarious and embarrassing performance of a recent Miss Teen USA contestant that's been all over the Interwebs recently. If you haven't seen it, prepare to cringe.

By the way, why do we still have beauty pageants in 21st century America?