Comical Comics

In addition to the litter and hookers, one of my favorite parts of urban life is the spray painted murals. I'm not interested in the graffiti, but the cheesy cartoon-laden masterpieces. It's not uncommon for independent businesses to appropriate copyrighted characters to use for advertising purposes. Hence, you'll see the occasional crude Garfield painted outside a local pizza parlor or a shaky rendition of Bart Simpson on the wall of a barber shop.

Generally, the paintings are about as good as they are legal, (which is to say not in the least), but that makes them all the more fun. Perhaps they're intentionally done poorly so that there's plausible deniability in case Disney takes them to court.

Check out this PARTY SUPPLY shop that Eric posed/passed out (there's a fine line) in front of:


Mickey Mouse has never looked fatter. Evidently, he gnawed off his own arm, then ate Goofy while he was at it. Elmo looks to be vacant, but also appears to be tickling the conveniently pants-less Pooh up the pooh-chute, which is why he is gladly flashing two thumbs up. Sponge Bob is on heroin and is a cannibal (sponges can eat other sponges, right?), while Eeyore is clearly a child molester.


Dora is the best, though. Lil' red eyes couldn't possibly be more stoned and for whatever reason she's foaming at the mouth. Who wouldn't want a piece of that, Eeyore?

Also, who wouldn't want to buy products from this party supply store? Thanks for supporting the arts, piñata vender.