The Comics Curmudgeon/YMMV

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.



  • Gannon Banned: Josh only ever discussed Mallard Fillmore on the blog once, to note the irony of a comic discussing rum-free eggnog running right when the strip's author was arrested for his second DUI. The insane frenzy of political bickering in the comments section led to him vowing never to do it again. A few years later, he completely banned all discussion of that strip on the site due to the trend of every comment about Mallard Fillmore spawning flame wars.
  • I Knew It!: In Apartment 3G, he correctly guessed that Ruby was Luann's biological mother over four years before The Reveal proved it.
  • Memetic Mutation: "More zippers, mule!" a line from Apartment 3 G, has spread to other blogs.
  • Tear Jerker: His little story made for a simple Family Circus comic is... poignantly sad.