It was important to me to make Tom look as cherubic as possible in the third panel to offset the twisted imagery of him chasing his Mother with a pitchfork and setting all of her underwear on fire.

For the record, this comic is not based on real life. 😉

I will maintain, however, that I think “the crazies” still sounds cute to my ears. Like “bedbugs,” or something. A gentle way of describing something disgusting or worrisome.

The Crazies comes out this weekend and I guess you could say I’m not impressed. Since the film is supposedly set in Ogden Marsh, Iowa, I guess I’m supposed to feel some cultural affinity for it. Unfortunately, there’s no such town by that name anywhere in the state. SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE, OGDEN MARSH FANS!

While it is true that the movie shot some scenes in Winterset and Lenox, Iowa (REAL towns, mind you), it doesn’t exactly trump the sense of déjà vu I get from this movie. A mysterious toxin in the water supply turns the citizens into violent psychopaths. It’s a subtle spin on the zombie genre and one I’m not really interested in seeing.

Timothy Olyphant is a draw, though. I’ve always found him to be an interesting actor and he’s pretty much earned a free pass from me after his work in Deadwood. But otherwise? The Crazies looks like another genre yawner.

Of course, take my opinion with a HUGE grain of salt because I didn’t even know that The Crazies is a remake of a 1973 George Romero flick. Clearly I am not the target audience. I think, by now, you guys know about my aversion to horror movies.

Not much else for me to say today other than I’m glad it’s Wednesday. Thanks for swinging by the site and I’ll see you here on Friday!

If you have an opinion about The Crazies or just want to yell at me for not knowing the Romero connection, fire it up in the comments section below!