Watercolor Wednesdays served on a Sunday (sorry)...

Wow! The people have spoken. According to the last poll, here's how Robot was judged:


Robot is...
an asshole (39%)
just hungry (32%)
the shit (28%)
greedy (20%)


Since Unicorn didn't get a cupcake I thought a fantasy scenario was only fair...

FCBM6 Day 30

It's day thirty of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Mat Dunham. The five comics that Mat likes are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Preacher
3. Barry Ween
4. Wolverine
5. Crossed

And his other thing of interest is Quentin Tarantino movies.

For Mat I have Giant-Size Wolverine #1 by David Lapham & David Aja, plut the first issue of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth.

For Mat's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Mat's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
90 free comics sent so far
1 day remaining

Mistakes

("Make me bigger and clearer," said the little pig. "Click the wolf's nose!")

Bizarro is brought to you today by Charming Biker T-shirts.

No time for a lengthy hog blog this morning, I'm off on my own hog in a few minutes; my 1973 BMW R75/5, or, as I like to call it, "sweetheart." I'm heading up to Woodstock Sanctuary for the Chrissie Hynde concert tonight. Wish me good weather and safe driving and I'll wish you the same.

Have a dandy Memorial Day weekend, mis amigos, and party responsibly.
Asta Bastista, baby.

FCBM6 Day 29

It's day twenty-nine of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from ShoutScout. The five comics that ShoutScout likes are:

1. Warlord
2. Bone
3. Top Ten
4. Zippy the Pin-Head
5. Scalped

And his other thing of interest is playing guitar.

For ShoutScout I have the first issue of Scott Morse's Volcanic Revolver.

For ShoutScout's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

ShoutScout's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
87 free comics sent so far
2 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 28

It's day twenty-eight of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Isaac McKeithen. The five comics that Isaac likes are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Green Lantern
3. Powers
4. Y, the Last Man
5. Batman and Robin

And his other thing of interest is the tv show Dexter.

For Isaac I have the first three issues of Paul Grist's Burglar Bill.

For Isaac's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Isaac's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
85 free comics sent so far
3 days remaining

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
3 (-). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
4 (+46). Wednesday Comics *
5 (+1). Instructions
6 (+1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
7 (-3). Kick-Ass
8 (+10). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
9 (+10). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
10 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (+10). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
13 (-). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
14 (-3). The Walking Dead Book 5
15 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
16 (+15). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
17 (N). Hellsing Volume 10
18 (-6). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
19 (+4). The Flash: Rebirth
20 (N). Negima! 26
21 (N). Naruto, Vol. 48 *
22 (-12). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
23 (-15). Wilson
24 (-7). Watchmen
25 (+23). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
26 (-5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
27 (+5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
28 (+16). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
29 (+10). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
30 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
31 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
32 (+4). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
33 (N). The Complete Peanuts Boxed Set 1975-1978 (Vol. 13-14) *
34 (R). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
35 (R). Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
36 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
37 (-32). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
38 (N). Scalped Vol. 6: The Gnawing
39 (R). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
40 (-7). Batman: Year One
41 (-17). Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring out the Old
42 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (-29). Batman: The Killing Joke
44 (R). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
45 (R). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities
46 (-26). V for Vendetta
47 (-22). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
48 (-20). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
49 (N). Angel, Vol. 6: Last Angel in Hell



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Wednesday Comics vaults way up from #50 last week to #4 this week. Meanwhile, last week's inexplicable rise of Persepolis proves to be just a momentary blip (don't worry, it will likely be back up in the top 10 in September...)

* Both Wilson & Crumb's Genesis fall out of the top 10, and rather sharply at that.

* There's a lot of volatility in this weeks' chart in general.

* Three manga make their chart debuts this week, the latest volumes of Hellsing, Negima! and Naruto.

Androcles and the Text Message

Bizarro is brought to you today by Talking Laundry.

I'm sure a lot of readers don't remember the story of Androcles and the lion, or, if you went to an average American public school, never learned it, so here is a summary: A runaway slave removes a thorn from a lion's paw, then years later is not eaten by said lion because he remembered the favor.

Now, suddenly, the bartender joke becomes oh so poignant and humorous. Let us chuckle together, shall we?

The moral of the story is, if you want to be a super rich cartoonist, start drawing cartoons that anyone can immediately appreciate, even hillbillies. (Alas, will the parade of reasons I'm not rich never end?)

Here's one that any boob with a cell phone and a Facebook page can get. That includes just about ever boob in the country, including me. Let the riches begin!