Comments on: His Better Half

By: Michael Ezra

Michael Ezra — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:49:55 +0000

I just find it hilarious that this strip got past the syndicate’s radar. Due to the (actual or perceived) conservatism of newspaper comics readers, most syndicated strips still have content standards that were outdated by 1960.

By: tuney

tuney — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:37:40 +0000

If the glasses were bigger, Dean COULD have said “Elton John.”

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:26:21 +0000

Best Heart strip ever!

By: Cidu Bill

Cidu Bill — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:44:14 +0000

Keera, I’m willing to accept the premise that Dean, being 7 years old, isn’t entirely clear on the concept.

By: Keera

Keera — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:28:15 +0000

I didn’t know pimps had better _halves_.

By: jayjaybear

jayjaybear — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:10:31 +0000

Powers - The date on this is 10/24. It’s a Sunday strip, so it’s apparently not from this year, since last Sunday was the 26th. The last time October 24 fell on a Sunday was 2004.

By: Powers

Powers — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:51:07 +0000

Considering it’s Friday, I assume this is a rerun? Because yeah, Tatulli did almost this same gag (abbreviated) on Monday.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:35:39 +0000

Yeah, Dean is a neighbor kid.

Is suggesting a rewrite of the word balloons ever done here? Because it would be so easy to fix the comic.

After Dean says “I’m the pimp….” The Mom could say “Wait. You’re a pimp?” Then in the next panel (the bottom half), Dean could say “Yeah, it matches Heart’s costume.”

By: BillClay

BillClay — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:24:09 +0000

Nicole -

I don’t know this strip but is Dean her son? The first panel shows what I assume is a doorbell ringing, implying Dean doesn’t start in the house.

By: Rasheed

Rasheed — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:32:10 +0000

Notice Heart’s “hooker” shoes are her Mom’s

I liked this idea better in the dailies, I think Monday? Less panels and more to the point, but we don’t get Heart on Sundays so we missed this one.