Everything is for crazy people. And with that sentiment ends the Vacation, and the new comic is posted, and the hideously ugly vacation graphic is removed from the Subnormality site, never to be seen again. The Viruscomix home page is given a new coat of paint, the Links 2 section is updated to reflect the march of time and events, and I myself creepily sidle up out of the darkness to say “top ‘o the morning to ye, nice to be back and all and some other stuff too.” My condolences to those returning to School in the near future, and my condolences also to those such as myself who are long finished school and who thus worked all summer (and every summer). Condolences to All. Life is just one big condoloncerama. Did I watch the Olympics? Hell no. Not enough surfing on stilts. Petition the IOC for the inclusion of this event in the next Games. Okay, whatever, I’m gonna go ahead and stop typing now.
–Rowntree
August 24, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Attention to details: second to none. I especially appreciated “Tuesdays with Moron”, the sherry shakes and Chicken Soup for the Failure. I’m looking forward to reading that one actually…if it exists it should be a collection of Solzhenitsyn, Kafka and Faulkner in an attempt to convince people that no matter how fucked up they are, there’s always someone fictional in worse shape.
I was going to end with Good to have you back, but that doesn’t make sense. Something more along the lines of Thanks for coming back from being back? I don’t know.
August 24, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Awesomeness!!! Have you ever considered writing for Mad Magazine? Oh wait, they suck now, never mind.
August 25, 2008 at 1:28 am
I love the Я to show a Russian accent. BRILLIANT!
August 25, 2008 at 5:04 am
The comic seems to be digg-proof, since the only way to link to it is by using the home page URL or the direct image URL. Might be a good idea to add the archive page for each new comic as it goes up?
August 25, 2008 at 6:59 am
she should read some classic books. those are fucked up, too, but in a good, old fashioned way.
August 25, 2008 at 10:16 am
One of the best – well worth the vacation wait.
You probably needed a “Wikipedia” monthly too, with the front page declaring that Kurt Cobain was America’s first president (with picture of Cobain in wig, holding left-handed spanish guitar and signing constitution)
August 25, 2008 at 10:25 am
Great to see you back
Loving the Stereotypical American Father.
August 25, 2008 at 10:29 am
The pavarotti-themed news made my day.
‘is already dead’ is priceless.
glad to have you back.
August 25, 2008 at 11:23 am
great to have you back rowntree
5 stars out of 5
i loved the internet magazine
August 25, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Yay to the Provider of Internet Comix Unsurpassed by any other. Hope you enjoyed your hols. Question – did you ever go to Leeds University in Yorkshire, UK? Just curious . . .
August 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Oh, that Mr. Harper – and here I was thinking he was such a douche bag because of his more then passing resembalance to an emoitionless Ken doll.
It would seem he has genitals after all 8 (
…glad to have you back Rowntree.
August 25, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I loved “The Daily Tunic”. I hope to see her gold medal the next time she appears.
August 25, 2008 at 6:43 pm
So the Sphinx won the shot put, eh?
np: Borko – Dingdong Kingdom (Celebrating Life)
August 25, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Kurt: Yeah, they do suck now, which is too bad. Once, long ago, it was a great publication… If I ever travel back in time, I will quickly approach them for employment.
ajrw: So noted. What you suggest shall be enacted!
fudspong: No, never been to Leeds University. My dad visited there a couple years ago, though. He said it was the Ugliest University Ever, which intrigued me because I secretly like ugly buildings. I further contend that Carleton University in Ottawa is in fact the World’s Ugliest. It’s like they built a school in the Maginot Line or something.
August 26, 2008 at 7:11 pm
My favorite is a toss-up between “D” and “Pavorotti-themed News”. Maybe I just like making fun of large Italian performers…
I must make a comment about the bookstore. Our local independent has a lower percentage of that crap than, say, Borders. When your budget’s small, you tend to go for quality over quantity.
August 27, 2008 at 3:11 am
Oh god, we in Quebec are so ashamed to have Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. And you just litterally illustrated why.
I’m glad you’re back!
August 27, 2008 at 2:13 pm
haha thats the real rolling stone cover for July too
August 27, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Back on form — well done. Hope you had a good holiday. We can all thank god that Pavarotti wasn’t injured by any natural disasters this week.
August 28, 2008 at 6:23 am
It’s fun to see Canada-related webcomics. Reminds me not everything is about the US…
August 29, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Alexis: What do you mean that everything’s not about the US?
Them’s fightin’ wurds!
August 31, 2008 at 11:02 am
Wow, you really invested a ton of time on this one, didn’t ya. It’s awesome man.
August 31, 2008 at 11:09 pm
oh my god, i laughed for fifteen minutes straight.
letters column: pg. 15-107. bwaa hahaha haha aha hahahah ah.
September 2, 2008 at 10:41 am
I laughed with my tearssss, although my English is not perfect. But I still laughhhhhhh 100% So funny. I love you!
September 2, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Love your art style.
October 3, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I want to read Internet the Book. Sounds like an interesting dive into modern sociology.
One that will drive you to the brink of madness and scorn, but its a dive none the less.
Also : How to lose those last few idiosyncracies = classic
November 30, 2008 at 12:56 am
This strip is just awesome. Being from the wrong continent I don’t get all the injokes but I do get several and there’s such an amazing amount of detail put into it too.
And from what I’ve seen it’s, unfortunately, a quite accurate description of magazines especially.
December 6, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I would read Pavorotti-themed News.
March 2, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Wow. That was hilarious and also slightly depressing. The title “Quickly Forgotten Life Lesson” did kind of reinforce what I’m starting to realize about books. I still love reading, though, even if it seems that the effects aren’t always long-lasting. As for the magazines, nobody does pop culture like you do. I must say I absolutely love your comics.
April 21, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Welp, better crazy than stupid.
[note: ingesting "the news" is just depressing, so it doesn't count as "reading" unless you like having your brain sucked out through a swizzle-stick.]
GO, READING!
June 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm
What`s the deal with Rolling Stones?
I guess they do suck, eh? Kind of out of touch these days…
June 30, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Only hipsters buy books at airports anyway.