Tag Archive | "humour"

Somersault – bang!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Following on from the previous two Downtown episodes (see part 1 here and part 2 here), Jake’s dynamite cigar prank comes to fruition with a bang; nothing like a good, practical joke, is there? (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can [...]

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What if the superheroes were hipsters?

Thursday, September 23, 2010

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(from College Humor, via Pete’s Basement)

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Somersault – backfire?

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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Oh dear, oh dear, it looks like Jake’s underhand trick may be about to blow up in his face. Literally… Let this be a lesson to you, kids, never, ever accept a stick of dynamite from a stranger, much less try to smoke it like a fine cigar. I like to think we make a [...]

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Hipster Hitler

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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Okay, how come I didn’t know about this before? Chris “I probably did have better things to do but, hey, you know” Lynch pointed me towards the Hipster Hitler webcomics. Simple but effective artwork (almost clip art style in places, slightly reminiscent of Get Your War On) and a subject matter that many will consider [...]

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A not so super honeymoon

Thursday, September 16, 2010

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On his honeymoon with Lois, Superman begins to get the feeling that perhaps it isn’t all going as well as he might wish for… That tickles me just right… Link via GFest, sadly artist name not mentioned

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Somersault – smoking is a nasty habit…

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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We’re still in downtown Somersault, but even in this odd realm smoking can still be harmful to your health… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Beam me up, Hottie!

Friday, September 10, 2010

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The skirts on the female crewmembers of the original Star Trek were famously short (even for the 60s) and we know Kirk seemed to have a new alien woman asking to be taught about this human thing called ‘love’ almost as often as he ripped his top in a fight, but this (mildly NSFW) Trek [...]

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Somersault – the perils of wayward urchins

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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Our wayward street urchins, having skipped school, continue to plague downtown Somersault, but no matter how naughty and sneaky you think you are there’s always someone even sneakier. Look, we even have a moral for you this week! This is character forming stuff, you know! (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce [...]

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Communing with your inner muse

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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James Turner takes the notion of listening to your inner creative voice to a new level on the Erudite Baboon site: (panels from James Turner’s webcomic, by and (c) Turner. Tip of the hat to Alex Milway for the link and to James for making me laugh first thing in the morning)

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Somersault – Downtown part 3

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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Broken Britain or Big Society, it’s all grist for the mill in the land of Somersault: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault: Downtown part 2

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Our street urchin truanting schoolboys continue their ne’er do well activities in downtown Somersault: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – Downtown, part 1

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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“When you’re alone and life is making you lonely You can always go – downtown When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know – downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty How can [...]

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Heeby Jeeby

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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Avoid the Future is celebrating Heeby Jeeby Comix throughout this week and has already kicked things off with the first part of an interviw with the four creators behind the collection (which sounds like a damned good laugh), David DeGrand, Bob Flynn, Chris Houghton and Dan Moynihan: “Avoid the Future: What’s the secret origin story [...]

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Somersault: fun loving criminals

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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In the land of Somersault even crime can have its jolly side, as those fun loving criminals Les Bandits Jovial show. But do remember, kids, the wages of sin are death, although we hear that the bonuses can be pretty awesome. (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it [...]

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Somersault – the benefits of a good education

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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You know, kids, it’s very important to pay attention in class and study hard to get that vital qualification: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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