
I already had this queued up for the Oy tag, then Arthur submitted it for the Geezer.

I already had this queued up for the Oy tag, then Arthur submitted it for the Geezer.

Retail closes its doors tomorrow. I suppose it’s possible that tomorrow’s strip will give us a Calvin/Far Side-level perfect finale, but…
This weekend’s question: How would you end an existing strip? Somebody (Doug Bratton?) drew a “final B.C. strip” in which Jesus is born. Fifty years ago, Mad published a “final Beetle Bailey strip” in which he finally took off his cap and we saw “Get out of Viet Nam” written on his forehead.
I imagine Funky Winkerbean will end with a truck carrying toxic waste exploding, and the entire population of Westview suffering long, painful deaths.
Arlo and Janis retire from whatever the hell they do and move to the shore to be with the kids just in time for Mary Lou to give birth to a baby boy. Or… Arlo runs off with Lois. It can go either way.
Well, you’re in charge: give our comic strip friends the endings they deserve.
The discussion was lost during Comicgeddon, but I assume we’re mostly agreed that Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side had the all-time best final comics…





Submitted by Andrea


Submitted by Walt
I’m not sure I can explain why, but this was an LOL for me.
This one, submitted by Bill R., gets an honorable mention, but doesn’t count in the tally since it showed up on Reddit with no date:

We’re at Death 13, #TeamPinocchio 5

Why would they be replacing her at all if the whole chain is shutting down?
(Tomorrow in real time, I think)

Is he saying she woke/kept him up? That was my theory until he said he had a theory.


Because… comic strip ideas are depicted by light bulbs??