Superosity Makes Me Giddy

What Darkness Lurks

2012-02-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

This year is shaping up to be a fascinating one for Superosity. For one thing, it is Superosity, which makes it inherently fascinating. For another, the groundwork is being set for strange shifts in the dynamic. There's Obama's aforementioned war on Reptilianism, the suggestion that all Republican candidates are Reptilians, and the revelation that the world needs to be cloned to preserve its rich heritage before World MK I suffers its impending destruction. It might also be worth mentioning that two of everybody's favourite side characters, Pupkin and Alan's Famous Indian Screaming Lizard, have run away together as though they were dish and spoon.

The result of all this is a new continuity with an underlying sense of urgent danger. Never before has so much been simmering behind the scenes in Superosity. Will the Superosity world survive such a hazardous year? Our human civilisation would do well to hope so.

Back To Barack

2011-11-09T22:29:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama has seen little coverage in Superosity. Sure, Boardy returned his wallet, and we've been seeing glimpses of Boardy's little obsession, but the character himself has remained inert. Compare this to Baby Bush, whose obnoxious behaviour was a regular source of plot points throughout the reign of his real-life counterpart. It is quite probable that GW Bush's astonishing capacity for reelection was largely due to the fame he garnered through Superosity. All publicity is good publicity, after all.

It is therefore exciting to see Obama finally take an active role in a Superosity storyline. So exciting that we can easily get over the disappointment of having Chris' trick-or-treating expedition with Moneybags reduced to a single strip.So Obama apparently has something against Reptillians and employs the negotiation tactics of an indulgent mother. It is surprising to find no fictional elements have yet been worked into the Superosity interpretation, but I suppose we must sit back and wait to see what is to come.In the meantime, let us contemplate a hint of things to come... in the future.

Really makes you think, doesn't it? But then, when doesn't Superosity make you think? Only when you happen to be reading it in the middle of receiving a brain transplant, methinks.

All That Is Air Condenses To Solid

2011-10-03T04:21:00.000-07:00

Today one of the many holes in my heart has been filled, for I have finally gotten around to acquiring the print issues of Superosity that were released in those heady days when Keenspot was into doing that kind of thing. They are not in the pristine condition that I would have liked, but are nonetheless guaranteed to be 100% blackout proof, allowing for electricity free enjoyment of Superosity at any time of the day that provides enough light to read by. A necessary precaution in this post-peak-oil era.

They also contain creator commentary, a source of invaluable background information that is sure to prove invaluable as information. Did you know that there was once a shirt featuring the last panel of this strip? Maybe you did. I have a feeling that I may have known it at some point myself, but I forgot about it. Or maybe it just feels like something I once knew. Anyway, now we're all certain about being fully aware of the fact-- unless of course you can't read, in which case I'm sorry for marginalising you but am unsure what you're doing staring at these enigmatic scribbles. You should find something better to do with your time, like learning to read or something.

As I flicked through these issues, experiencing Superosity in glorious black for the first time, I also noticed an unfortunate error that I made in my previous post. The first appearance of those aliens isn't in their eponymous storyline, as I had implied. It was two years earlier, in Chris' first journey to the future, during which Chris and Boardy worked to prevent future Bobby from starting a war. This is significant because it clearly depicts representatives of the aliens living on Earth in future history. I apologise; this was a serious oversight. My memory isn't what it used to be. I can't remember what it used to be.

That's all for now, folks. Stay tuned for next issue, in which something brilliant is written </foreshadowing>, but maybe not quite as brilliant as suggested. </ominous foreshadowing>

The Spy Who Came In With The Cold Blood

2011-09-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

With the introduction of the Reptillian alien race, one can't help but wonder about the implications for the secret Lizard kingdom. These Reptillian beings, they are like Doctor Who's Silurians. Except they're not from Earth. Or at least if they are from Earth they fly around their home planet in spaceships for some reason. In any case, they clearly hope to be the planet's dominant race and it seems probable that Burt Reynolds would have a hand (or claw?) in any such play for power.

Reptillians are the latest in what has come to be a very complicated intergalactic landscape. It could be argued that the variety of alien species is one of the richest elements of Superosity's mythology. This argument would be made easy by the vague qualification "one of." It would be made difficult by the sheer richness of Superosity's elemental table. Regardless, I maintain that Superosity's extraterrestrial scope is impressive.

There was a time when this range was centred on and pretty much limited to those gray aliens, a parody of your classic Roswell alien with paler skin flying about in saucers to partake of recreational abductions. This parody by itself was rich in detail-- the way they remained unnamed and were referred to only by reputation, the way their lack of emotions played upon ideas about scientific purity, and of course their compulsive abduction habit. Never before had such a simple caricature been so nuanced. At least, this was arguably one of the times after the period in which no simple caricature had previously been so nuanced that there was so much nuance in a simple caricature .

They were great (in the sense of quality), but space is greater (in the sense of size) [note to self: if you have to explain a turn of phrase don't use it] {other note to self: shut up, you're not the boss of me}. It came to seem a bit of a shame to focus the examination of alien life on just the one parody, especially when time travel had been partaken of so adeptly.

This all changed with the massive story arc that began with Space Is Keen, the most thorough exploration of Superosity's contemporary universe to date. In one extraordinarily lengthy fell swoop, Superosity's spacescape was filled with life. Most importantly, this is where we first learnt of the cannibalistic Venusians, the beings currently harbouring Chris' parents in law. But this is not all we gained. It also sowed the seeds for lunatic filth-filled dictatorships, fugitive spaceballs, extraterrestrial omnipotence, and many others. Wacky Martians would also eventually come to be in consequence of this landmark occasion. Today the region of Superosity's outer space is at least as compelling as its future histories and parallel Earths.

So, Reptillians, we welcome your entry into the realm of Superosity's contemporary species. You are part of what has come to be a great (in the sense of both quality and size) legacy. Please don't nibble on me.

Oh, and happy birthday to our dimension's very own Chris Crosby.

Farewell To Superosity Makes Me Gay

2011-08-31T22:40:00.000-07:00

Gentlefolk of the jury, men and women of the passing throng, Superosity Makes Me Gay is no more. It was a necessary change. I realised there was a need to focus on the matter at hand, a matter which the blog's name confused by adding superfluous politicisation. This was unnecessary. It was undesirable. What I need, what you need, what the world needs, is a blog which puts greater emphasis on the importance of Superosity. This importance doesn't seem to have been fully embraced by the world at large. Such lack is a sign of our collective dearth of cultural appreciation. It's a lack I will now put effort into rectifying, once every week or two, forevermore or until I start getting lazy about it again, under a new title.

Superosity Makes Me Gay is dead. Long live Superosity Makes Me Giddy.

A Transylvanian Twist

2011-08-28T00:29:00.000-07:00

Anonymous Anonymous, he who is doubly good at being anonymous but paradoxically distinguishes himself in so doing and thus compromises his anonymity, has asked an interesting question regarding a recent Superosity strip:

"What is a Verve Vactor Thirteen and why is there nothing on the Google Box about it?"

Now, the answer to the latter part is of course quite clear. The Google Box simply does not possess the grand heights of wisdom that Superosity does. The core of the question, however, remains befuddling. If it were "Verve Vector Thirteen" there would be little confusion. It would be the thirteenth Verve Vector. Even Google Box would know that, quite probably. "Verve Vactor Thirteen," however? What is the thirteenth Verve Vactor? I do not know, but it is interesting that this is introduced to Superosity's mythology in the very same year of Superosity that is its thirteenth year.

Another interesting addition to the Superosity that occurred this year, one that probably has little to no relationship with Verve Vactors, is that of a monster monarchy. Also of interest is the lizard monarchy that was revealed shortly thereafter, but it remains to be seen whether this is to be expanded on. The monster element, however, has already impacted quite significantly upon the Superosity world that we know. Never again may we ever see the Janitor in the same way. Now we must look at him like this:

In true Superosity fashion, monsters are taken a step beyond the standard fur and spikes and given the option for such features as secondary oesophagi that lead to Hell. This is an exciting concept. Still, the true significance is that an entire subculture has been opened up for possible exploration in future storylines. Superosity was simply too massive to be filled up with such areas as space, time and alternate dimensions. So an entire civilisation has now been unveiled under our very noses, on the contemporary home planet of our intrepid heroes.

That is, two civilisations if you count the lizards. And with Alan's Famous Indian Screaming Lizard being stalked by whats-her-name, can further integration of this royal lineage be far behind? Yes, actually, it can be very far behind given the long game that Superosity plays so artfully. In the meantime, we are left to wonder if Alan's Famous Indian Screaming Lizard would lose its shrill charm if taken beyond its smirk-inducing vignettes.

The Shaming of the Shrew

2011-08-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

So we've long passed Chris' honeymoon. His absinthe-moon too has long since expired. It remains to consider how well Superosity has managed this change in its dynamics.

To get the negativity out of the way, it was extremely disappointing to find the couple's paper anniversary not celebrated with a book printing of Superosity. Maybe next year we will see a book printed on cotton, I don't know. It would certainly be nice to have a version of Superosity to read in the bath, but it would be even nicer to already be keeping a copy of the book under my pillow. All I currently have there to console me after nightmares is a hand written nursery rhyme. I need something with more heft to it, with greater versatility. Something that can also be used to beat off nocturnal intruders and hope to inflict more than a paper cut.

Nonetheless, this is not point of primary importance. It is simply the icing on the wedding cake. Maybe also the little bride and groom figurine. What is important is how the stories have been affected.

For the most part, not very much. It has simply meant that storylines involving Arcadia have involved her as wife instead of fiancée. It has certainly allowed for some amusing moments such as Chris delegating his husbandly duties in the usual manner, but for the most part Arcadia has been an unusual wife. She has made few demands on her husband's lifestyle.

That is, until we recently finally found evidence of the shrew within.

We see now that she covets a certain image of married life and in order to meet it demands that Chris expands his own field of experience to encompass more mature roles. Next she'll be wanting him to develop as a person. It just never stops with these women.

Fortunately, we now know that the friendship she chose was with a hastily selected pair who turned out to be crazier than Chris.

It is perhaps fitting that the last image we see of Arcadia is in consequence of her simple plan going horribly wrong.

The storyline changed before we got to see whether the hostage situation was smoothly solved, so for now we are left to dwell on this event. Arcadia is bound. Not only physically by her new friends. Not only spiritually by her marriage. Totally and utterly, by an entire Superosity universe that is far too madcap to allow her to experience the plain aspects of married life.

New Jork, New Jork

2011-07-26T00:20:00.000-07:00

With the introduction of Jorkeena, Superosity surprises us all by introducting the controversial theme of incest. Is there anything that Superosity is incapable of dealing with? Apparently not, as it's even able to handle the disturbing idea of Barton having emotions.

What pathos! Handled so adeptly, with such finesse! Such skill! Such talent! Other such synonyms! Perhaps not quite so successfully as would be seen from somebody of more refined technical ability, but these panels do handle the theme appropriately while managing retain the unique Superosity aesthetic. The important thing is that you can look upon that image and know what is going on. Who amongst us has not had the very same experience? Our souls crumpling up in despair as we whimper the name of a beloved one who will never fulfill our heartfelt desire?

Oh, Dot Warner, how I long for your playful smile.

It is the universal experience of the neurotypical, and Superosity manages to mirror it in Barton of all people.

Interestingly, reaction shots were used the week prior to make us laugh at Jork's mounting rage. It must be admitted even by the rabidly faithful that Mr. Crosby's artistic style is not so detailed as to seem capable of managing such humour, but these two strips are surprisingly successful.

Another point of interest seen in the second of those links is the discovery Jork apparently pronounces his name with the English "J" sound- enough so that it can be sensibly mixed up with the word "jerk." As there is no such sound in the Swedish language, one is led to wonder whether his accent is equally hilarious when he speaks his own native tongue.

Happy Birthday Superosity

2011-03-07T00:13:00.000-08:00

I... I forgot to get you a present... and I'm calling you late... but that doesn't mean I don't love you! Just think of all the other things I'm neglecting even more badly. I haven't even started that novel which would completely turn the world of literature on its head if I ever completed it. Please don't hate me because I'm lazy.

Happy twelfth birthday. Nearly a teenager, you little scamp you.

Happy New Yearosity, Superosites

2010-12-31T13:44:00.000-08:00

2010 may have been the least productive year for Superosity Makes Me Gay, but it has been a spectacular year for Superosity. With Chris finally married, the most significant shift in the comic's dynamic since Barton dying, we wait to see what this means for the strip as a whole.

Arcadia indicates that little has and will change, but there is more to be taken from that exchange. There is possible foreshadowing. There is the way in which their view of their respective situations is revealed: Arcadia sees Boardy's concern as being about the intrusion on his world, while Boardy sees his concern as the danger of Chris being hurt. This tension will likely prove a fertile ground for story in the future.

We have also seen that Arcadia is similarly protective of Chris, so it will be interesting to see what happens with two defenders in the nest... or, you know, a relevant metaphor that actually makes sense. Boardy and Arcadia have an overlapping perception of their respective roles regarding Chris is what I'm saying.

Plus Spaceball's story remains a cliffhanger waiting to be revisited.

Perhaps 2011 will be a better year for Superosity Makes Me Gay. I make no promises except for the promise to make outlandish excuses. It matters little. Superosity remains a giant monument to brilliance, and this tribute blog can never achieve anything more than hunch in its shadows with a laser pointer, occasionally highlighting tiny little flecks of its magnificent surface. Have a nice year, and may your 2011 goggles serve you well throughout.

A Ball Of A Different Manner

2010-10-04T02:48:00.000-07:00

In a perfect world, one could read and write about Superosity all day long. This is not a perfect world, and never will be save for the brief period between aliens bringing world peace and somebody translating their mysterious book to discover that it's a cookbook.

A great many noteworthy things have occurred during this particular landmark period of Superosity, including the addressing of an issue that we weren't even aware of being an issue: the strange case of Arcadia's parentage. I suppose Dark Boardy is trying to ensure his own creation or something? I dunno. It would be overwhelming to attempt to address everything. Let us instead return to the start and re-engage with a relatively insignificant aspect that, having been left unresolved, is bound to raise its head again one day in the future. The return of Spaceball.

It is no secret that children's, or "family," media is a major part of Superosity. To call the main character Chris a manchild would be understating the case- his development was arrested so unequivocally that it was shunted directly to the head of death row and now lies buried somewhere in unhallowed ground. So when, long ago, a space-borne character modelled off Madballs was introduced, it was not the least bit outlandish. Some comics might have made do with the Madball reference and left it alone. Superosity, having inured us to eclectic references, had to one-up that by making the brief side-plot which ensued, with its surprise twist ending, was perhaps the greatest moment of that expedition in space.

The return of Spaceball is not likely to match the elegance of that fortnight-and-a-half story which marked his introduction. It is big, it is bold, it contains criminality and the most pervasive alien race of the entire comic. Yet it also brings the little narrative that I've been trying to concoct full circle. It contains two of the most fitting family-movie-like vignettes that Superosity has ever produced. And it does it with an eerie humourlessness that makes the moments stick out of the gag-a-day comic like an image in a 3D movie.

Just look at this. Chris can already fly through space in his nanorobotic suit. That's not the point. That's not the joy of the moment. This is Bastian riding upon Falkor. This is David Freeman navigating Trimaxion's craft for the very first time.

Now examine the stark contrast of the following week's Sunday. This is Elliot trying to convince a world of stubborn adults that ET poses no threat. This is Ernie Henderson trying to come to terms with Harry Henderson's danger.

There are no jokes here. Just the throbbing pulse of Superosity's soul briefly rising to the surface before being pulled back into the depths of its raging chaos. Simple references without elaboration, and yet moments too special to be described with an unmixed metaphor. And they are great.

To The Moon, Alan

2010-05-26T04:20:00.000-07:00

Chris' new wife has been corrupted yet again, as originally seen back in the original You Gotta Have Hearts storyline. As this is a repeat of the events which led up to the original placement of the wedding date, there is some probability that this story has been in the works for five years now. It's all very exciting. Maybe we'll even find out how exactly the phrase "I'm all heart" worked to free Arcadia.

But let us move away from these action packed sequences and move back to a more sedate region, where a bewildered audience continues to fret over the outcome. Where a certain Alan, possibly continuing to make googly eyes at Deepskyfrontier, no doubt continues to wear his favourite shirt beneath his suit. A shirt supposedly depicting the very celestial object upon which he is currently standing.

This shirt, this moon-shirt if you will, was recently described to Bobby as having been bought because the picture was mistaken for a golf ball. There is a contradiction here- once upon a time Alan told Terrence Baum that the picture was in fact drawn on by hand. There is the further matter that Bobby claimed that it looked like one of Mickey Rooney's balls, when it has previously been surreptitiously demonstrated that Mickey Rooney's naked arse bears a very good resemblance albeit in a different colour. It's worth also noting that a naked posterior is frequently referred to as a "moon."

All these factors add up to one thing: confusion. But it is a tantalising confusion, one that suggests exciting possibilities. Did Alan purchase a shirt while mistaking the image for one of a golf ball, and later mistake the label to be making reference to the lunar moon rather than Mickey Rooney's moon? Did he come to like the shirt so much that he made another one by drawing a picture on a plain shirt? It's a mystery.

Wedding Update

2010-05-19T03:51:00.000-07:00

Deepskyfrontier and Sgeo have informed me that the date of the recent wedding is exactly ten years after Arcadia's first appearance, an anniversary that was revealed to be the planned wedding date back in 2005. This self-imposed deadline may partly explain the reason for the story arc coming to the point so quickly. The fact that it happened to fall on a Sunday is surely a small insight into how much of a well-oiled machine Superosity truly is.

It also turns out that the nondescript person to the far right of the wedding comic's first panel is Deepskyfrontier himself. The jerk no doubt took Corey Feldman's place, leaving poor Corey to scrounge up salted rust flakes for dinner instead of feasting on delicious wedding cake. Alan appears to fancy Deepskyfrontier however, so it may turn out for the best. With luck there may be more Superosity wedding bells ringing in 9 years and 352 days.

Sgeo notes that the date was set during the same storyline that revealed the truth of the nano-robotic hearts. Given the hooplah immediately following, and the fact that we are yet to see how Boardy ruins Chris' wedding (not to mention which Boardy is to ruin Chris' wedding), this may be a note worth noting.

Holy Matrimony, Batman!

2010-05-16T02:36:00.000-07:00

There are no words. There ARE NO WORDS. I'm going to try and write some anyway.

After all this time, the moment of Chris and Arcadia's marriage came upon us with such unexpectedly sudden rapidity that we are left blinking in shock. When Dark Boardy first peshed in and foreshadowed the upcoming wedding, I doubt I was the only one to take it as just another reference to some future point which may never truly come. He was scared away, a new future Boardy was introduced, it was all jolly good lighthearted Superosity fun. There was no solid indication that anything substantial was to come of it.

So when events continued to pile up and almost immediately snowballed into the moment itself, one can't help being stunned. None of the usual cues were present. When it came to it, there was none of that heavy-handed dithering and procrastination that you see in other, lesser productions. Superosity eschews all that with cunning parody- Chris becomes stunned at news that ALF is going to be rebooted and doesn't snap out of it until the very moment that the mishap could have spoiled the event. Then, when he does snap out of it, it's with the cliched scream of "objection" that has haunted so many fictional weddings since the day one such exclamation managed to single-handedly double the length of Jane Eyre. Only it's the ALF reboot he's objecting to, not the wedding itself. Our cultural expectations are both met and ridiculed. Well done, Superosity.

Yet what we are seeing here may be a moment just as disconcerting as a reboot- it may be that Superosity has discovered its heavenly origin. I do not think so, I think Master Crosby has the talent to naturally integrate these developments into his work with seamless aplomb, but we are left watching and waiting and maybe worrying a little. Perhaps we can at least feel reassured by Arcadia's assent with the use of a time-honoured Superosity catch phrase.

Still, for all that, there are no words.

An Institute You Can't Disparage

2010-05-13T01:55:00.000-07:00

We are witnessing a very strange and exciting era for Superosity. Time was that the only major upheaval to Superosity was the classic death of Barton. Sure, Snap had been made a superstar and has since become a little washed out. Sure, we've picked up a couple of extra proper Boards and a sponge-based Board over time. But these incidental events feel commonplace and banal in the world of Superosity. Barton's death-- a major character completely removed from continuity-- now there was a change!

Recently we had another major change- Snap has usurped Mr. Richman as the owner of Cool-Ass Industries. This completely overhauls aspects of the character relationships within the comic. Mr. Richman has always been the boss guy, even when he wasn't the boss. Well, except when Lester was the boss guy. Mr. Richman was reduced to being a boss guy during that period. But now he isn't the boss of anything at all, and this is an amazing development.

Then Barton was brought back to life. It appeared that maybe only one thing can be particularly different in Superosity at any one time.

Until now. Now we've got what may be the Superosity event of the millennium: Chris' marriage! We've been waiting on this such a long time that it just doesn't feel real. This is such an important aspect of Superosity that, back in the day, Chris (the comickeer) turned to the readers asking the direction they wanted for Chris (the Superosity character) and Arcadia. Is it really going to happen now? If so, is it influenced by the outcome that we voted for all those years ago in that early instance of webcomics 2.0?

There are major fault lines forming in the status quo, and us witnesses watch in awe as we wait to see how it holds up.

Grooming A Fool

2010-04-01T01:32:00.000-07:00

My friends, this is even bigger news! Can Superosity ever stop amazing and exciting us? Probably not. With such things afoot, will I ever get around to writing about various other things I've been planning to? Probably not all of them- many have become half forgotten in the years that they have been waiting under the wing.

Yet in the midst of all this excitement and the dull jingaling of wedding bells resonating from the future, it's worth taking the time to step back and highlight this peripheral exchange. For one thing, it reminds us that this is an April Fool's Day comic (as opposed to March Eighth), and that Dark Boardy's has a prior record of being naughty for such an occasion. We are made to wonder whether this hint of an impending wedding is another such instance, which creates some dramatic tension.

At the same time, it has one of the twistiest games of logic rhetoric has ever produced. Sure, it's a supergenius outwitting a manchild, but that doesn't undermine the exchange too greatly. Where else can we see somebody start out apologising, but then force the apologisee to become the apologiser by way of retracting that very apology?

There are no doubt other places, but none of them would be Superosity. Because, Superosity? That is this place.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

2010-03-29T04:46:00.001-07:00

There are other things that I've been meaning to get into, but this is big news!

For more information about Dark Boardy, see... oh darn. Nobody has gotten around to putting a Dark Boardy entry into Wiki Superosity, the Superosity wiki. Well, you can read the article on contemporary Boardy anyway. There's also a great Superosity storyline involving Dark Boardy called Pesh Me Twice, Shame On Me if you want to seek it out amongst the old Superosity storylines, of which there is in fact an exhaustive list at the Superosity wiki. There wasn't a few moments ago because of some spammy wankbots, but I heroically saved the day by putting it back the way it was.

That is all for now, for as great as Superosity is I am not so great. I am lazy. Adieu.

Happy Eleventh Anniversary Superosity!

2010-03-01T22:42:00.000-08:00

Enjoy year twelve while you can, for I have it on good authority that next year is unlucky.

To celebrate this auspicious event, read the comments section for this blog's previous post and see deepskyfrontier prove that Alan has a superior leap to that of the mightiest Martian hopper. Using mathematics, I think (I can't tell for sure because my parents could only afford to get me a holistic education- "holistic" being a fancy word meaning "filled with holes.")

A Very Superosity Leap Year

2010-01-23T17:28:00.000-08:00

One decade over, a new decade begins. Let us pray that it is to be filled to the brim with Superosity goodies- Superosity trade paperbacks, Superosity movies, Superosity television series, Superosity live action spinoff movies, Superosity Happy Meals containing Superosity figurines made with poisonous chemicals which lead to product recalls and super-inflated collector's value.

Superosity, not content to do the obvious thing and mark the change with much more than a comment about decade names and a New Year's novelty glasses gag, chose to use the New Year's Eve celebration as a vehicle for massive unrelated plot points. Mr. Richman has been replaced by Snap as owner of Cool-Ass Industries and Barton prime is returned from the afterlife. This is big news!

Here at Superosity Makes Me Gay, we are not so ingenius as the comic which we are formed to adulate. Instead, we ask the most pressing question of the year: who was the greatest leaper
hopper of bygone 2009? The light green Martian or Alan?

Ghost Degusters

2009-11-17T01:21:00.000-08:00

A recent addition to Wiki Superosity regarding Halloween has helped us recall a most interesting fact: the controversial subject of ghost eating has been broached in Superosity prior to 2009. In a 1999 crossover, Bobby consumed a ghostlike computer virus from an alternate dimension. Given this history of feasting on ethereal beings, it appears that Bobby's objection to Alan and Hedrick's plans may have stemmed from jealousy of his own record.

Later on, he may have also been jealous that he had to suffer indigestion while Alan got to become a homage to one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's greatest comedies. I refer of course to Kindergarten Cop- that bulge in his belly is clearly not a tumour.

Darkplace Darkplace Darkplace Darkplace

2009-10-29T03:08:00.000-07:00

Darkplace.

Those are some well drawn costumes. Looking at Bobby, I can't help but think "hey, didn't that guy end up playing the CEO in the second and third seasons of The IT Crowd?"

How To Make Friends And Influence Idiots

2009-10-20T16:28:00.000-07:00

Last week, we were given a rare insight into Bobby's inner self.

"You'll need to look menacing to impress idiots," he shouts at a crying baby ghost.

As we all know, Bobby's definition of "idiot" is "everybody." He hates everything. We have seen in the past that he can develop insane urges to try and impress people, but in one simple statement we see how his entire attitude works into a philosophy of seeking to impress the world.

Such an approach to life, coupled with a pure evil nature, could lead one to be president one day.

We Weird Readers, Hand In Hand

2009-09-27T01:59:00.000-07:00

Today we see the second part of a one-part series. If you're curious about the first and last part, it can be found here.

There is almost exactly one year between that final installment and this most recent one. In that time, the weirdo appears to have fallen into a state of even great dishevelment. It is perhaps a pitiful sight, but it is heartwarming to see that, even in these hard times, he can cling not only to his conviction that the Pope should be molested, but also to his notion that we are weird.

Happy Birthday To Chris Crosby

2009-09-15T01:39:00.000-07:00

Chris Crosby is a chap responsible for various achievements including the invention of Superosity, making his birth one of the most important events of modern history. Yes, I know, so was Hitler, but I'm not going to let a little thing like Godwin's Law stop me from celebrating this occasion. It's not even a real law, you know.

Today when you log into the Blogspot account page a slice of birthday cake is pictured in front of the logo. That's how important and widely recognised Chris Crosby's birthday is.

ANOTHER FUN FACT: In 36.5 days Chris will be 32.1 years old. Consecutive numbers in descending order! That calls for further celebration... and, dare I hope, more cake?

How To Make Friends And Influence Mice

2009-09-02T23:16:00.000-07:00

It appears that our conical helix has reached its height and plummeted directly back to the central bottom-most point. Now Chris is off to a party, and we're left with the scattered debris of his collapsed adventure. One piece of that debris is a mouse the size of a human! Astonishing.

But on to other things. On to a bygone time when all mice remained smaller than a shoebox, as nature intended. A time not long after all Martians had been made artificially puny, as nature may or may not have intended (it is at this point uncertain how nature feels about Martians.)

A time when mouse-sized antics were helping expose such evils as prejudice and bigotry.

I previously expressed concerns about the application of stereotyping in Superosity regarding mouse dietary habits. As in much fiction, it has Superosity has tended to assume that mice have an inordinate love for cheese, which is quite untrue. They do not turn their noses up at cheese (except perhaps in the act of sniffing it out,) but as omnivorous creatures mice have a variety of tastes and do not restrict themselves so obscenely. Having noted this prejudice, I postulated that as a perfect construction such as Superosity could not have done such a thing in error the use of this stereotype must have been purposefully put forth in a satirical light.

As it turns out, I was quite correct.

Even as I expressed those concerns, the very subplot was focusing on the issue of prejudice in a much larger way. Mice are brought to the brink of war with Martians just because Martians are different, Martians start to suspect mice are stupid just because of a few facts that lie outside of mouse understanding, and then along comes Chris and in Chris we see extreme cultural ignorance.

Just look at his patronising expression as he arrives to a mouse party wearing Mickey Mouse ears and carrying a bottle of oh-so-cute "tiny" wine. Is it any wonder that it came to fisticuffs? Yet Chris himself found reason to accuse the mice of bigotry.

There is a lesson in this subplot for all of us. It is easy to belittle a culture and see only one face of it. It is easy to see nothing more than differences, feel threatened by the differences, and view the bad points alone. This is not understanding. True understanding can only commence when you start to find the good in someone, such as his ability to beat you up. Then the first steps towards harmony be taken. Then you can open a dialogue, learn the virtues of the foreign culture, and invite a foreign culture to learn the virtues of your own. It is sad to think that each character may have only learnt parts of the lesson, leaving the reader alone to view it as a whole.

I can't wait until Mask finds out about Worrimer's new size!

Mere Anarchy

2009-08-27T03:41:00.000-07:00

Over the past few months we have seen Superosity unfold as an ever-widening gyre. Events have been spinning around events without quite touching one another, leaving an abundance of loose threads which are yet to be resolved. When and how will these resolutions come about? Will everything conclude as handily as it has been crafted? It is of course impossible to pre-empt the author on these matters, and it is frankly ridiculous of you to be hypothetically asking me these questions. You should be ashamed.

Nonetheless, what we can do is examine the story thus far and map out the aforementioned spiral.

I would draw out a diagram for your visual benefit, but my crude drawing abilities are such that I once did an innocent sketch of a duckling in a field of tulips which somehow appeared so outrageously pornographic that the courts officially declared me too irresponsible to inscribe any symbol other than the letters of the English alphabet. Yes, brothers and sisters, we live in a world of criminal convictions which disregard authorial intent in favour of abstract reinterpretation. This is truly the dystopian postmodern society that we have long dreaded.

(Incidentally, such a state of socially entrenched postmodernism semantically delegates the modernist phenomenon of futurism to the past. To live beyond contemporary (modern) times is seemingly to also live beyond future(ist) times. But here we're getting ahead of ourselves.)

So, for fear of the crunch of a truncheon across the rear of my skull, it is necessary to stick with description.

It can be fairly said that the beginning of this story arc lies at the point at which Lester is appointed Vice President and Chris becomes President. This is the point at which all prior issues become resolved. For this reason, the centre of our spiral, the lynchpin of all that has occurred thenceforth, could well be considered to be Chris' new job position. The events that have stemmed from this moment have been:

Chris found a need to earn the love of his brother-in-law-to-be
Which led him to make the Cool-Ass crew into a star ship crew
Which led him to launch the Cool-Ass building into outer space
Which led him to meet mischievious Martians who claim Chris as their creator
Which led him to organise a mass emigration of shrunken Martians
Which led him to try and market shrunken Martians as toys while wondering about kids today
Which was apparently abandoned when the shrunken Martians started walking outside of their globes and get involved in a dispute with the household mice
Which led Chris to shrink himself down and act as ambassador
Which, peace having been instituted, led Chris to agree to supersize Worrimer the mouse

Picture all of that organised as a conical helix spiralling out from the bottom point of Chris becoming Cool-Ass president and you will have a very pretty picture in your head indeed. If only I were allowed to draw it.

Of these plotlines, only the issue of mouse war appears to have been resolved (the toy thing has sort of been resolved but we haven't seen Mr. Richman's final analysis.) This has been and continues to be a deceptively elaborate storyline.

Next time: A closer examination of the subtext of mouse racism.

Meantime: Please add more entries to Wiki Superosity. It is a very important cause.

Hating Alien Meeces To Pieces

2009-08-03T05:04:00.000-07:00

Superosity is a comic in which an attempt to win a fiance's brother's affection can lead to a mouse-on-miniaturised-Martian war of genocide with stuff like flying buildings and live performance space movies happening in between. This is a good choice for a fresh example to use in case anybody asks you to remind them what makes Superosity so great.

We also now have particular mice established as regular characters. Once upon a time they would be anonymous beings. Giz would interact with these enigmatic beings as though he were Garfield and Mask would interact with them as though he were Tom of Tom and Jerry fame. Now we have Curtis and that other guy have making a return for a second story, after their debut in Mask's guts, and it may be that the Superosity animal kingdom is all the richer for their presence.

It should be noted that the representation of mice as being smitten with cheese is a stereotype, however. Mice like lots of other foods too, and often seem to actually love grain more than they love cheese. We will have to consider the representation of mouse dietary habits in Superosity to be a parody of mouse racism, as it is impossible to accept the possibility that Superosity could be guilty of a hate crime.

Wikiosity

2009-06-22T04:34:00.000-07:00

Currently in its nascent stages somewhere on the web, probably around about here, lies the Superosity Wiki. We can all thank the efforts of zgeycp in lamenting the lack of such a Wiki, and deepskyfrontier in approaching Chris about it, and Chris for assenting to the request.

Now we must fill it with the jewels of Superosity lore. Just think, next time your grandmama asks what this Superosity jag is all about, you can just point her towards http://www.wikisuperosity.com and have her read all about it. She will be amazed, she will be impressed, she may well even pat you on the head and give you a freshly baked cookie.

That's http://www.wikisuperosity.com, soon the place to go when you need to wise up on Superosity arcana.

Chris The Manager

2009-06-22T04:31:00.000-07:00

When Chris first received his current managerial role, I intended to point out various examples in which he has demonstrated aptitude in similar positions, such as the time he convinced Zazno to become his slave instead of vice versa. A combination of laziness and more laziness prevented me from doing so, but developments since then have shown just how relevant this observation was. With the aid of a few rockets strategically attached to the Cool Ass building, the current storyline has become a sequel to the original epic Superosity space saga.

Then, with the addition of some little green men who claim Chris as their creator, the storyline becomes linked with Original Movie, another storyline in which Chris took something of a leadership role. Are these the ancestors of the beings who are to one day make Original Movie into a cult classic? There are certain similarities between the appearances of the two.

And if Chris is their creator, that could go some way towards explaining their mental retardation.

Free-Roaming Dogs Suck

2009-05-24T04:59:00.000-07:00

Let us all gaze upon Mask, committed whinger that he is, as he complains about the outdoors being wet while also complaining about his only source of shelter which also happens to be the moistest object he is in contact with.

There are a great many people in Superosity who complain pettishly. Mask, Bobby, Barton, Alan's embittered mother... but this is probably my favourite. That zany spoiled brat.

I have no great insights today. If you desire more intriguing observations, check out the exciting discussion about Lester's relationship with Chris (and Lester's extreme modesty regarding bare shoulders) in the comments for the post below this one. I promise you won't be disappointed- unless of course you have unreasonably high expectations, in which case you have nobody but yourself to blame for any disappointment you may experience.

Alan Plus Chris At The Movies

2009-05-07T00:46:00.000-07:00

That other guy seems to have dropped his game a bit, so I think it's time for me to swoop in and steal his girlfriend.

Chris and Alan are two characters who have very little interaction. Sure, Chris is aware of Alan, and Alan knows who Chris is, and they've even been on a time travelling adventure together. It's just that they rarely interact- even in that time travelling adventure Alan mostly tagged along in the background before delivering the hilarious punchline with characteristically superb comic timing.

It has been painstakingly noted before by someone or other that despite this strange distanced orbiting of one another, the two characters have a multitude of fundamental similarities. It is with some pleasure that I am the first to provide a link to the most explicit example of this to date.

And now that Alan is going to see Chris' movie, we may be well positioned to expect more such intermingling of tandem pop-cultural observations. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship? Will Chris continue to consider Alan as that weird kid, blissfully unaware of the self-deprecation contained in such a designation? Stay tuned.

To Superosity, I mean. Not this place. This place's output is so completely sporadic that you probably have time to tune out and make a few massive sandwiches before there will be anything new here.

What Is Superosity, Anyway?

2009-05-01T03:35:00.000-07:00

Superosity is delicious. It is the very essence of joy. When life gets me down, Mrs. Brown, and things seem hard or tough, it's Superosity which brings things back into perspective. When I'm feeling pimply and my knees are turning blue, it's Superosity which eases my nervousness. A cure to despair procured from a strange man in the unexpectedly dusty corner of a garish casino. Superosity is a full pack of cards and each one a Joker. A wild ride to the legendary all-you-can-eat buffet with nothing but seafood. And ice cream. As sobering a dose of unreality as half a bottle of gin swallowed in one gulp after a hard day in the salt mines, the remainder of the bottle being reserved for after you've vomited up the first half.

Without Superosity, the world would be a cold place indeed. It is hard to imagine how humanity ever existed prior to its creation.

A Short Textual Novelette

2009-04-07T05:46:00.000-07:00

A short graphic novella which asks you to buy it in the very last panel, the one point at which you have certainly already read the entire thing! It's like Steal This Book, except completely different!

Perhaps I will get my act together and say things I want to say one day. Please buy this Short Textual Novelette.

Weird Science

2009-03-29T22:27:00.000-07:00

Oho! So now new Barton makes his own observation about weirdness. Will everybody now take turns distributing similar claims? Probably not, but just in case we had better start keeping a tally:

Reader thinks the weird guy is weird.
Weird guy thinks the reader is weird.
Boardy thinks Chris is weird.
New Barton thinks Chris is weird.
Chris thinks Snap owning new Barton is weird, and so might now think Snap is weird.

So that's one weird point for the weird guy, one weird point for you and I and the general audience, two weird points for Chris, and a possible weird point for Snap.

With two weird points, Chris is currently the weird one.

An Oddity Or Two

2009-03-27T13:59:00.000-07:00

Ever since my first birthday (where I made merry and coloured it with enamel), I have been trying to write an account of Barton. But he is a major character and it is difficult to decide how to approach the subject without writing too much. And I am lazy.

In the meantime, note the correlation between this latest offering and this Sunday feature from days that once were. However, this time things aren't so certain... who's the weird one? Just one of thirty four kajillion little touches that make Superosity special.

Happy First Anniversary Superosity Makes Me Gay!

2009-03-11T03:34:00.000-07:00

One year ago I discovered my purpose in life: to tell the world just precisely how splendiferously fantastic the underacclaimed webcomic Superosity is, and maybe also reclaim the definition of "gay" if feasible. I quickly determined that the best way to do so would be to start a blog and not tell anybody about it. Superosity Makes Me Gay was the end result of this thought process. The bastard child of a pair of brain cells not quite managing to climb over one another.

One year has passed and the mission has proceeded smoothly. At least three people and maybe even four have now read the celebratory words herein. One of those people was even the very creator of Superosity himself! The first year was indeed a fine year of preaching to a very small and inattentive choir. I have a feeling that the second will be even better!

Happy Tenth Anniversary Superosity!

2009-03-01T01:41:00.000-08:00

Superosity turns white to commemorate the completion of its tenth year! It is the magical every colour which is also no colour at all. Let us put on our novelty "10" monocles and tape 1s over the 0s to celebrate this momentous occasion.

Superosity Makes Me Gay will have its first anniversary ten days after Superosity had its tenth. This was of course the plan from the very beginning.

It's Like Green Hulk And Red Hulk

2009-02-14T01:19:00.000-08:00

An evil alternate Chris hoarding a collection of alternate Boardies for some nefarious purpose! Intense! Who knows? It may even end up becoming in tents.

I did not initially notice it, but in Monday's comic Chris' snoozing sound melds together with the sound of the other Chris popping into his universe. That's some pretty neato onomatopeia right there. And let me tell you something else- I very nearly spelled "onomatopeia" correctly on the first try. Making observations about onomatopeia and spelling onomatopeia seem to be two things that I'm only capable of doing on a second viewing.

All Eyes On Hedrick

2009-02-09T00:11:00.000-08:00

Unless this is a One-Shot Week, it's possible that we're about to get a clearer understanding about the difference between timelines and universes as they pertain to Superosity. This would be good, as I've had some trouble getting the whole thing straight in my head and apparently it's too complicated for Baby Bush to understand.

With Valentine's Day coming up so close to a possible alternate universe line, it may be possible that we're also going to see shenanigans akin to those told between the classic storylines Pesh Me Twice, Shame On Me and Still The One True Love. Oh, all this speculation makes my innards go tingly.

As we wait for events to unfold, let us consider the two recent consecutive comics running from here to here. It is an odd moment. The storyline disappears without warning and in lieu of a punchline we see Hedrick craving a corn dog. The next day, we simply observe Hedrick consuming his corn dog with obvious satisfaction and then indicating that it is this corn dog which has rounded out this day and committed it to that hall reserved for Hedrick's Great Adventures.

It is made more eerie when you realise that he closes his eyes at the first bite, and is thus being observed by the green guy. You know the one. The one who stares at him when he closes his eyes.

All the other characters simply fade away and for one tender moment of reflection the world is privately shared by us, Hedrick, and an invisible green guy.

This Year Revisited

2009-02-02T01:13:00.001-08:00

Welcome back. I will start my first proper post for the year by reviewing the now-complete 2008 season of Superosity. It was simply Superosity,with everything that being Superosity entails. That's all that needs to be said about that. Now let us have a closer look at other things.

Stealing From O.J is a classic Superosity adventure. Not only is it the third time travel story, but it was the first time we got to see Chris enacting his pre-Cool Ass money acquisition procedure. So seeing the Superosity timeline catch up with the alternate timeline of the Stealing From O.J story is quite an experience for the hardcore Superosity fan.

Incidentally, being a hardcore Superosity fan is a prerequisite for being a human of worth. When we finally have to evacuate the planet and there aren't enough ships for everybody, the first point in the screening process will be to separate the hardcore Superosity fans from everybody else. Those in the "everybody else" group will be immediately incinerated to make the selection easier. Maybe one person from the group will be salvaged so that he or she can be kept in a zoo to help us recall the dark past when there was such a thing as a human who was not a hardcore Superosity fan. We must always remember our evils so that we do not repeat them.

But that's in the shining days of our future. Today we must consider the days of Superosity past, when Boardy's practice of vaporising alternate personas was quite an ethical error, as the reality was that the alternate timelines continued in alternate universes. He is probably very ashamed of it, and has indeed admitted that his previous limitation of knowledge in this field was his biggest weakness. But by the year 2009 he has gained a better understanding of alternate universes and is able to travel between them. And, it seems, this alternate Boardy had gained the same capacity by this time as well. He only pretended to vaporise himself! Why did he pretend to vaporise himself? So he could abandon Kato and marry alternate Arcadia!

If alternate Boardy had lust or love for alternate Arcadia, could it be that our Boardy has secret lust or love for our Arcadia? It has now become a startling possibility.

Dead But Still Breathing

2009-01-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

It may look bad that I am yet to write any posts this year, but I have not forgotten about this blog and have not fallen out of love with Superosity. It simply takes a lot of effort to write what I want to write, and oftentimes I try but get distracted by reading Superosity.

While you wait, check out some extreme skateboarding.

All The May'r's Look-Alike Kid

2008-12-01T02:24:00.000-08:00

Alan's newfound brother has a passing resemblance to the mysterious Mr. Mayor. Are hairstyles hereditary? If not, they should be. Alan could be revealed as having mayoral blood, the next in line for the position of Super City Mayor!

Wistful speculation aside, I have made a disturbing observation. In response to my query about Bushes, the great zgeycp pointed me in the direction of the superfluous Bush's death. Further exploration then revealed to me this little guide. It clearly states that the dead Bush was Hobo Bush. It's Baseball Bush who is supposed to be dead. Yet the most recent Bush storyline names the living Bush as Hobo Bush, and demonstrates that he has memories of Hobo Bush's first meeting with Chris. Is this a continuity error, or is there an extra stage in the storyline that I am unaware of? I must take the long trek through the archives to find out.

No, surely it isn't a continuity error. If there's no Hobo Bush resurrection storyline already in place, this must be intended as the seed for a future plot. Surely. Superosity is flawless.

Hatto Vs. Hatto

2008-11-18T01:32:00.000-08:00

In the midst of this unsettling altercation between slave and master, it is worth remembering why Chris and Baby Bush have gotten along so well in the past. They are in many ways kindred spirits. Or at least they were. Back when Bush used to be cool.

Is the current Bush the ex-basball player from the other dimension, or is he back to being the original one? I remember that the original Bush returned and there were two Bushes for a little while, but don't recall how that plot resolved. As entertaining as Superosity is, sifting through its archives for particular moments can be a difficult process.

There are broader unrelated themes that I would like to address but, as I said, the archives are difficult to penetrate. Perhaps in the future.

Deciding Not To Strike Twice

2008-11-14T03:21:00.000-08:00

Today we see that American Lightning is all grown up. "That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend/ Your force, to breake, blowe, burn and make me new," wrote John Donne before that unfortunate incident of ending up as some ancient dude from bygone times, and I think this quite aptly sums up American Lightning's situation. He has endured many hardships, and the process has matured him.

Does this mean he no longer wants to blow up illegal immigrants? Will he start to take better care of his baby? We can only hope.

Vote Early Vote Often

2008-10-25T02:53:00.000-07:00

It's getting pretty darn cold around here. Way too cold to adequately express the joy that Superosity has been providing us lowly citizens of the world. Nonetheless, I heard an anonymous call for assistance echoing through the darkness and had no choice but to valiantly respond.

This current Superosity is intense. Chris turns out to be the sanest person in his new superhero team, he gets arrested for the insane actions of his colleagues, Boardy has to choose between his best friend and his hero, and then Chris hides out on the moon and meets his own hero who also happens to be a monster. With so much zany stuff happening, it's hard to point out any particulars for fear of offending the rest. You don't want to offend the rest, it wouldn't be fair.

It seems that the outcome of this storyline may partially hinge on the outcome of the US presidential elections. So forget about the issues, forget about which campaign uses the flashiest slogan, and vote entirely on the basis of what you want to happen in Superosity. It's the only sensible thing to do. Superosity is exactly five times more important than any looming recession or ongoing foreign war.

Consider that Boardy and Arcadia are teaming up to help Chris out. This could influence Boardy's future opinion of Arcadia and set the foundation for their future moon wedding featuring superheroes. They could even end up having the wedding early now that they have the moon and superheroes all neatly lined up in advance. And the emotional conflict of having to sabotage Obama's campaign could be just the thing to turn Boardy evil. This may be the most important storyline in a very long time, and you the readers (or those of you who are registered US voters) may have an opportunity to guide the nature of its course. Maybe. So please, don't throw your vote away thoughtlessly.

The iron-clad law

2008-09-27T14:36:00.000-07:00

The most recent comic was a bit later than usual, but it was worth the wait. There are few things I like better than good use of the word "ironically," and this is a very good use indeed.

Will Boardy whip out his hero-osity machine before this arc is over? I wonder. Next month my internet connection will be all fixed up, so perhaps I will get around to that examination of superheroism in Superosity very soon.

Happy Birthday Mr. Crosby!!

2008-09-16T04:54:00.000-07:00

With 31 years of bringing joy to this world, we truly are the ones receiving the gifts.

My internet connection has gone icky. I wanted to do a fascinating review of superheros in Superosity, but dragging up the relevant links is a frustrating process. Maybe another time.

For now, let us just note that Chris has gone freaking insane in this new storyline. First he claims that he has all of the super powers, and then he a few moments later appears convinced that it was the other person who told him so. Chris is normally a silly billy type of guy, but this is beyond the pale and also the pail! I wait with bated and also baited breath to see what happens next.

A Tantalising Revelation

2008-08-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Way back in the not-so-long-ago, this blog started with a look at Boardy's obsession with Obama, so it was nice to see that subplot continued in this amusing little Sunday strip. More importantly though...

The Present And Distant Past

2008-08-20T02:01:00.000-07:00

In a startling move set to astound audiences and woo the future, Chris Crosby has made some of his catch-up strips retroactively topical to the archive date of their entries. Here we have Giz being excited about the Olympics on 8/8/08, and here we have a week-long story for Star Wars: The Clone Wars on the week in which it was released. Perhaps these were written on the appropriate days and it is just the drawing that Chris is catching up on? I don't know, I do not have the privileged knowledge of his inner circle. All I know is that integrating these topical subjects shows an experience with time travel that could only be rivalled by veteran Doctor Who writers.

Did you know that Boardy may have purposely let Chris forget about true love? Intriguing. That period also represents Superosity in top form, so reading through the archive from that strip on would be a good idea for people who like being happy. The dialogue for Professor Ashfield is brilliant enough that one can only wonder what would happen if Chris participated in a ressurrection of Ashfield Online. Maybe euphoria, maybe ecstasy, maybe both.

Or maybe Aric McKeown himself was responsible for those lines. I don't know. I do not have the privileged knowledge of his inner circle.

John's Krazy Korner

2008-08-10T02:13:00.000-07:00

It appears that Chris Crosby has cheated a little to help him catch up. For a few strips in a row he has used the same joke of Boardy being perplexed with the sight of a man standing still on television. This is fine by me. I don't mind when he takes shortcuts for no announced reason, so I certainly don't mind when he does it for a very good reason.

The comic timing remains at its usual top quality. It even takes advantage of the fact that he is putting Chris is now putting up a few strips a day. This startling revelation works much better when you have read the previous John's Korner strips all in a row, and this was a rare opportunity to allow those of us with the good taste to read Superosity every day to not lose the impact of such a punchline.

Perhaps John Korner should become a member of the regular cast. He seems like a nice guy. His show could be bought out by KTSC, and be integrated into Kids Incorporated. Kids Incorporated Featuring John's Korner... the thought brings a tear to my sore eyes.

Please note that natural tears can be an effective tool for relieving sore eyes.

Things Went Bad But All Is Well

2008-08-07T00:38:00.000-07:00

It has been an unfortunate couple of weeks, with one piece of bad news having led to another. Chris Crosby's mother was taken to hospital with pancreatitis, and this left Chris feeling unable to work on Superosity for a while. This is an understandable reaction.

It is also unprecedented. The last thing to resemble a break in Superosity's steady update schedule was when a blackout made Chris unable to upload a couple of strips. Meanwhile, a Sluggy Freelance has regular breaks despite being the sole source of income for its creator.

Fortunately, Chris' mother has recovered and we are seeing a return to the diligent production of Superosity installments. Chris is even working extra time to catch up with where he would have been at this point if misfortune hadn't struck. This is a double dose of Superosity every day, folks. We can all be gay once again.

And to Chris' mother- get even weller soon. Illness does not befit the deific Crosby family.

I Am Not Yet Bored Of Boardy

2008-07-07T02:33:00.000-07:00

I have encountered further points of note in the Chris-Boardy correlation, and am therefore inclined to relate them here.

Firstly, a blog rivalling for the affection of our esteemed webcomic author, Alan + Chris 4 Life, recently brought our attention to an alternate universe in which Boardy did not befriend Chris. What caused this to happen? Chris became obsessed with Don Johnson. Here I feel is further proof that Boardy's relationship with Chris is integrally related to Chris's relationship with pop culture.

Important observations have also been made by visitors to this blog. Colreid mentions that Boardy's jealousy of Arcadia could be the catalyst of Boardy's conversion to Dark Boardy, while an interchange betwixt zgyecp and anonymous makes a connection between Dark Boardy and the idea of becoming darker and edgier. I am ashamed to have neglected mentioning Dark Boardy up until this point, but these are fascinating insights. If Boardy associates a darker and edgier Orko with his own future conversion to Dark Boardy, Chris wasn't only defending Boardy's honour. He was defending Boardy's very sanity and sense of being! Further, if Boardy himself suspects that Arcadia might be leading him down the gloomy trail of Dark Boardiness, Chris punching out that hooligan writer might also give Boardy images of Boardy dumping Arcadia. This is the sort of complicated psychological play that you must look out for in a work of Chris Crosby's caliber.

Finally, let us quickly view two examples of Boardy's pleasure in Chris's attention. Heartwarming stuff. And maybe a little creepy.

A retrospective on an anachronistic resurrectee

2008-06-26T01:51:00.000-07:00

It is very hard to find particular Superosity strips in the Superosity archives! There are so many to sort through, and when you start looking you get distracted by so many great things. This has caused a delay in my attempts to fill the world with knowledge.

So now we know the truth about Original Movie. It was wrested from Chris's hands because he got angry with somebody who killed Orko.

It is interesting to see Boardy's reaction to this. He is proud of Chris. You may ask why. Well may you ask why. Why may you ask well? Well, Boardy cares little for He-Man personally. The reason must run deeper than that. And I think I have it.

At one point, and I can't find that point so shed a little tear for the missing hyperlink, Chris put a poster of Boardy up on his wall. In explanation of this, Chris said that Boardy was a crazy looking guy like Alf or Orko.

Boardy realises that part of his charm to Chris is that he is like a cartoon sidekick. In Boardy's mind, when Chris vehemently defends Orko's honour, Chris is defending Boardy's honour. This must make him as happy as if he had been given a new pair of gold shoes despite not having feet.

So Dracula from the future may be put off until the future, but a solid friendship is confirmed.

Is The Spelling For Original Movie Just As Good?

2008-06-12T02:11:00.000-07:00

Now that Chris has finished his screenplay (leaving us to wonder whether Boardy caved and let him plagiarise his future self), let us cast our minds back to the last time he wrote a script.

Whatever happened to You Gonna Get Rich? It would have been a super fantastic show for those of us who like turning off the television with a vague desire to shoot ourselves in the head. It is a shame the end of the writer's strike undermined the budding series' marketability. With luck, it will be reprised as a subplot in Original Movie.

Plagiarising Spoilers

2008-06-10T00:03:00.000-07:00

Time travel is one of the greatest things that almost seems possible but is possibly impossible. As a plot device it is both grand and groovy. It just generally wants to make you say gr. That means that grotesque and grisly are also valid adjectives, but let us stick with grand and groovy. As Superosity makes extensive use of time travel, we will abide no negative connotations.

What greater evidence is there of the virtues of temporal manipulation than seeing Boardy come back from a journey through time and space and accuse Chris of ripping off the very movie that he is making? If greater evidence does exist, it no doubt lies somewhere within Superosity's own archives.

There is however something sinister in that exchange. If it's so popular that Boardy has heard people talking about it, why did he not recognise the names of the creators? Is this an evil future in which movies do not credit directors and producers? Is someone going to usurp development of the movie? A dark edge adds to the complexity of this comic.

When Slime Bastard gulps, so do we

2008-06-03T04:13:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I have discovered that Marlene suddenly being revealed as 19 has some similarities with a change recently imparted on some characters in the widely-beloved and widely-reviled PVP. That's Superosity for you, finger on the pulse and keeping up with the latest trends.

Today it was revealed that The Dracula movie is to have a monster called "Slime Bastard." It is a very sad thing when slime daddies leave slime mothers pregnant out of wedlock and then skedaddle. No wonder he is such an angry individual.

The most fascinating aspect of Slime Bastard's introduction is probably right here. In this strip, Chris announces that the monster which made Darlene faint and snuck up on Matthew McConaughey is animatronic. Then Matthew McConaughey is swallowed by the monster, and we are made to wonder... was Chris mistaken? Is it a real monster after all? The punchline would be funny whether there really was a midget in there or not. No sooner has our anxiety been allevieated than we are given reason to worry for Matthew McConaughey's life all over again.

The following strip concludes once and for all (probably) that the monster was animatronic. We see the angry midget who pilots the beast and apparently prefers to be called a "little person." After a three day journey, we can finally sit at complete ease. This is the sort of crazy roller coaster that Superosity takes us on all the time. It's a new heart attack every minute. No wonder Superosity has to pay such careful attention to the pulse.

A Link to the Present

2008-05-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

I have mixed feelings about the hallowed halls of Superosity deigning to recognise this blog. On the one hand, a few human eyes might witness these tracts. On the other hand, clicking on that link may cause people to be briefly distracted from reading Superosity. The thought makes me sad. People who clicked on that link: please go back to reading Superosity. There is nothing to see here. People who aren't really here can stay as long as they like.

But holy sasquatch! Upcoming teen sensation Marlene turns out to be a very dimwitted 19 year old instead of a slightly dimwitted 16-or-so year old! Given her past infatuation with Bobby, this brings up issues of paedophilia. She is of voting age and he is not, yet their ages remain so close that they seem to fall within a moral grey area. This is a touchy issue that would have many an angry grandmother shake her walking frame threateningly above her head, but Superosity is too brave a strip to fear the repercussions of addressing important issues.

Let us ignore the fact that their ages must have remained in stasis for a little over nine years. This is one of those peculiarities that often occur in serial fiction when there are no live actors involved.

I can not speak for any Superosity-like creations from before what is in the archives, but it is worth remembering that Marlene is the first disposable character to occur in the Superosity archives unless you count Barton, but it took a very long time to dispose of that guy so he surely doesn't count. She is also the first female to appear. She is therefore historic. So historic!

As an aside, has anybody else noticed that Chris (the character) seems to be getting a little smarter? This guy did, and they hadn't even met before. The catalyst of the current story is a similar example. Perhaps Chris has a special power which causes a few extra brain cells to flare up in the presence of media executives. Does this mean he really is a superhero after all?!

A poor overview of the past interval

2008-05-29T03:49:00.000-07:00

I apologise for the long delay since my last post. The act of distilling Superosity's majesty is a daunting task. There comes a time in the performance of such a task when a humble being of the mortal inclination can't help but tremble and feel his spirit turn to a weak mush as the mind starts to throb with the inevitable question: "Why? Why do you think you are worthy of this?"

Yet what can one answer but that it is a task which needs doing, and who could possibly be worthy of the task? Is it perhaps the case that the only way to be rendered worthy is to claim the task for yourself? To have the courage to be the one to presume the right and in so doing earn it by default?

Plus I forgot my password.

Much has happened since last I last posted. Bobby showed us what a tough guy he is. We know that he's gruff, we know that he's tough enough to beat up the littlest kid in the world, but having the courage to thrash a big kid with a stupid name really shows that he shouldn't be messed with. In addition, this may be the first time that he beat the crap out of somebody and then made somebody else run in the opposite direction for an hour (I presume it was for an hour.)

Then in a tale of costume change we once again see the simmering conflict between Boardy and Arcadia. Boardy's sense of being usurped by Arcadia shares similarities with Chris's own feelings towards Boardy's love of Obama. It is a complex relationship but there is too much to catch up on.

And then Bobby demonstrates his talent for getting jobs in the media. Is it possible that the dour, cantankerous Ally will prove a match for Bobby? Is she Bobby's Arcadia in the way that Jetty became his Boardy? Will they battle for dominance instead of romancing? Or will we never see her again? Time will tell.

That is enough for now. There was too much to catch up on and a poor job was done as a result. I will return soon with a new excuse for doing an equally poor job. The current storyline's collaborative effort between Chris and Bobby is too good to miss. The teen sensation Marlene has returned, for one thing!

Cody Jane Hart

2008-03-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

Bobby, he who once pummeled the littlest kid at school, is now to have a fight with Cody Jane Hart. Cody Jane Hart is having deep philosophical thoughts about this. Superosity is so great.

One-Shot? More like Cool-Ass-Shot!

2008-03-19T01:34:00.000-07:00

Chris Crosby AKA Mr. Superosity brings forth his most magnificent of comics seven days a week in full colour. How does he do it while retaining the quality we have come to expect? Who knows? Maybe ambrosia features regularly in his diet.

The One-Shot Weeks are the closest things he gets to a holiday from his gruelling routine. Freed from the responsibility of making his daily punchlines relevant to an ongoing storyline, he puts his characters in brief situations where they can demonstrate their various traits. Today, Boardy reveals his hypocrisy. Recently, in a St. Patrick's Day Special, Alan revealed that he likes to be pinched. Even when Chris is taking a bit of a breather, the fun in Superosity Land simply does not cease.

The Wallet's Rightful Place

2008-03-15T21:09:00.001-07:00

Here.

They say you should never meet your heroes, and it seems Boardy has learnt this lesson for himself. Not that he was too badly disappointed, mind you, but Obama evidently didn't turn out to be the god that he expected.

The thing in this case is that Obama hopes to be a figurehead of government. His relation to divinity happens to be an important aspect of his viability in this chosen role. This may be a minor disappointment, but it may drastically affect Boardy's vote. Do boards even get a vote?

In a nice contrast, Chris is relieved that he is now less likely to lose his best friend. Does this make him a bad friend? Relishing in his friend's disappointment because it secures the friendship? It is one of many deep philosophical questions that Superosity likes to throw at us on a regular basis.

The Wallet

2008-03-13T23:12:00.000-07:00

So Boardy has found Obama's wallet. Where will this lead? If there are any jinks involved, you can be sure they won't be low. In fact, they will almost certainly be quite high indeed.

I do wonder if there is any money in that wallet. Is the Obama of the Superosity universe so humble that he does not keep money? Perhaps we will find out soon. It is very exciting.

Superosity is pretty good

2008-03-11T22:04:00.000-07:00

Superosity is recognised in many circles as a webcomic that exists on the internet, but what most people don't seem to know is that it's a very good one.

Check today's one out. Boardy is all crazy now because of sudden political optimism. Simultaneous social commentary and character development, my friend. This is just one of many examples of Superosity being good.

I give the issue of Superosity linked herein an A+ out of a possible 50, giving Superosity a running total of way cool, man.