Thursday, July 4, 2013

BIZARRO GUEST WEEK, DAY 4


My original version of today's Bizarro joke read, "Why the hell..." but knowing that my own (Fusco Brothers) syndicate, Universal Press, is not a big fan of the word "hell," I also did versions featuring "#@$%" and "heck" for King Features to have as options. Fortunately, they didn't go with "heck," which is just plain lame. 

Ironically, since the reader can imagine that "#@$%" represents the four-letter word of their choosing, the end result is probably filthier than the original in most people's minds.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

BIZARRO GUEST WEEK, DAY 2

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RESTLESS LEG


Coincidentally, a day after my reference to Restless Leg Syndrome in Bizarro, it shows up again in The Fusco Brothers today.

Did I say coincidentally? I meant Satanically.

Monday, July 1, 2013

BIZARRO GUEST WEEK, DAY 1


My friend Dan Piraro took a vacation this week from doing his comic panel, Bizarro, and asked me to fill in, and I was happy to oblige. This is the first of my six dailies (no Sunday).

In the original version, the cop's problem was "frequent urination," but King Features got a little squeamish about that, so we changed it to "Restless Leg Syndrome." Not as funny, but I guess it goes down easier when you're reading the morning paper over cornflakes.