This is the weekly dispatch from Bizarro Studios North, where I have been writing and drawing the Monday through Saturday Bizarro comics since 2018. My partner and friend, Dan Piraro, created Bizarro in the late twentieth century and continues to do the Sunday comic from Rancho Bizarro in Mexico.
Wayno
Greetings from the winter wonderland that is Hollywood Gardens, PA.
The first measurable snowfall of the season hit us this week. Our area had about three inches of heavy, wet snow, kicking off my supplementary seasonal exercise program.
At least it got me out of the studio for a bit.
And now, here's the blog for Week 49 of 2025.
I spotted today's pipe in the New York Times back in July.
The photo accompanied the paper's obituary of Ronald Ribman, a surrealist/absurdist playwright.
After earning a bachelor's degree in business, followed by master's and doctoral degrees in English (all from the University of Pittsburgh), he saw an Edward Albee play and thought he could do better, so he started writing his own.
Before reading his obit, I hadn't heard of Mr. Ribman, but I feel a kinship with all artists of the surreal and the absurd.
Let's see how the latest Bizarro gags rate on the Absurd-O-Meter.
This doesn't qualify as a wordless gag; perhaps it's more of a pantomime, though it involves a sort of wordplay. Whatever it is, I was happy with its simplicity.
The Dynamite of Boom Secret Symbol goes by the palindromic alias TNT.
I'd love to hear this guy's hecklers.
I had difficulty simulating the extreme cuteness necessary to put this joke across.
I managed to pull off a wordless gag late in the week. It even has a bit of a delayed payoff.
Saturday's panel imagined history's first mash-up.
Thanks for checking in. See you again next Saturday as we careen toward 2026. Make sure you're registered to vote in next year's midterm elections.
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Wayno, sir, you blew me away when my brain shot out of a cannon when I got to the cartoon about the fire pit or fire ring mashup. I really found that balding caveman hilarious with the thought bubble. That was so expert, sir. I’m still laughing and wondering that you must be a visitor from another planet with this ingenius idea stream you get. What an original you are! Ralph
ReplyDeleteP.S. and then, as I’m scrolling back up to the top of your Dispatch, I see the title of it and it made both Sheila and I chuckle. But I wonder when you thought of that title , at the end or at the beginning when laying out your order of toons for the week.? lol
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ralph!
DeleteIn my original sketch, the cave-dweller was thinking, "There are no original ideas, only mash-ups of old ones," but I cut it in half and put my faith in our readers. The original, longer line felt like it was broadcasting the gag.
I titled the blog as I was writing it, almost three months after I finished the cartoon and sent it off for publication.
Thanks again!!!
Hey, just so ya know. I bought three of your calendars to give as gifts. But after looking at them I may keep one for myself. What can I say. Also, my favorite toon this week is the standup philosopher. "These aren't jokes!" Ha, ha, yes they are!
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday season and thanks for the chuckles this past year.
Many thanks for your readership and for grabbing some calendars. I think you deserve to keep one for yourself -- that's a terrific endorsement!
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