Who'll Be Next?

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I sleep beneath a golden hill.

Astonishing that even Skye is showing up at the parade before the hat montage.

"I Salute You, Hat On A Cross!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because the larch.

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And it goes on.  And on.

"Thank Goodness Our Friends Teleported Away!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because ominous grey clouds.

Muir shows his usual mastery of pacing and perception in his art.

That being none.

"Why Are Our Faces Off-Model?"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because I'm just a simple man.

I think the cast is supposed to have turned around and be walking away from the grave, but it's impossible to be sure.

"Or What's A Heaven For?"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Conchy Joe.

On the one hand, this is an honest attempt to Muir to channel an actual loss, instead of paranoid delusion, into art.  Which is what makes the other hand so painful--the utter lack of skill Muir possesses after years of coddling by fans who applaud his squiggles turns what he hopes to be mournful pictures into a series of darkish blurs.

POSTSCRIPT--Muir originally published this on August 1st, after a many days break from the strip. It--and many later weeks were then officially pushed back five days after the fact. This blog is thus doing the same thing during The Project as we aim to get everything in order.

"Who Will Be Sam Elliot Without Being Sam Elliot NOW?"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because it's Hitler on Ice.

 Goodbye, Texan Dad.  You were a flat character based on regional stereotypes with nothing interesting about you at all, and your death elicits no real emotional response.

"But Building A Giant Wall Is Cool!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because oleander.

Has Muir realized, on some barely conscious level, his various drives are contradictory, or this is just the usual joke with no build, or joke for that matter?

"We Should Totally Start Armageddon Over This!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Mr. Dooley.

I wonder how Muir's going to deal with his latest hero's ties with Putin?

By ignoring it, of course.  Stupid question.

"Leave? In Our Moment Of Triumph?!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because I see my Marianne walking away.

And once again, Muir manages to make Skye more sympathetic from her smug, idiot sister.  Even though she is still horrible.

"All You Need To Know Is He's A Murderous Psychopath. Because I Say So."

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Dark Eyes.

So, Muir has no real idea who Kaine is, does he?

"PURGE THE TRAITOR!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because who put the bop in the bop-de-bop?

And thus ends one of the great mancrushes in Muir's fevered history.

It Was Shaped... Sort Of Like A Comeback...

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because the Tall Man.

I think even Muir has lost track of what he's writing about...

"A Real Leader Would Be Killing Those Uppity Protesters."

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because aroo.

Remember--it's all a one way problem. 

Oh, and cops are GREAT when they're pointed at the blah people, oppressors when they're pointed at the not-blah people, and when in the latter situation the not-blahs start threatening folks--doesn't count.  Only blah people are a problem.

"I Read It On A Right-Wing Site, So It Must Be True."

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because terrifying in its wrath.

And Muir claims to know better than the Founding Fathers.

Nothing to see here.  Move along.

"I Mean, Muslims Are All Liberals, Right?"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Man of La Mancha.

The problem with insisting everyone else is a member of the same sinister conspiracy is that it winds up going like the Fu Manchu books, where a bunch of people with nothing in common are suddenly all one organization.

Sexyfail Continues...

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because hilarity ensues.

I think even Muir is starting to find all this tedious, though he can't bother to admit it.

So Many Issues Aired At Once...

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the Panther.

There's apparently no filter on Muir's subconscious anymore.  A combination of liquor and crazy has eaten it away, like a shoddy sewer pipe.

Those Horrible, Horrible Faces...

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because hold the basin.

Well, it's good to see that Muir's grasp of politics is about the same as his understanding of human anatomy...

"Have Some Nudity To Help Cover Over The Fact That This Year's Fundraiser Dragged On Forever..."

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Long Lankin.

And Muir can still not do sexy.  No matter how hard he tries.

"More Money! More Money!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Echelon's Song.

This is the saddest bit of online solicitation I've seen from Muir yet.

And I've been at this for awhile, remember.

"Now, Go Elsewhere And Devour Some Souls."

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because cheeseburger.

He still cannot draw children worth a damn.

"You Are All Stupid And Bad!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because rumble bumble.

Yes, Jan so represents liberal thought, what with her almost always agreeing with you.

Charming.

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because the Woman with the Velvet Necklace.

Wow.  All of Muir's foibles in one terrible strip. 

"This Can't Possibly Go Wrong!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because overcast.

How many times will Muir subject us to his secession fantasies?  How many times...?

"Enjoy Your Scrumptious Breakfast, Traitor!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because recycling bin.

And... it's most of the same panels. 

"Crazyrant GOOOOO!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Billy the Kid.

Well, at least he's no longer bragging about a European political development he knows nothing about...

"Damn The Evidence! She Had To Be Guilty!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Hee-Haw.

Old man shouts at clouds, the comic strip.

David Icke Approves.

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because the shoals of herring.

At this point, we've gone beyond 'Does Muir know anything about the Brexit?' to 'Does Muir know anything at all in his present state?'.

"And Ain't That What America's About?"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Abaqa Khan.

Ahh, yes.  Nothing menacing meant by that. 

Not at all.

"Nudity! Money! RANTING!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because Bolero.

Father Jack Hackett was more coherent than Muir is these days.

"Dey Is Totally French Aristos!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because na na na na na!

Does Muir even know why the French Revolution happened?

"And Don't Forget The Secret Islamo-Mexican-Terrorist File!"

It's the Day's Day of Days!  Because jambalaya.

...

It's increasingly clear that the cast don't live in our world.  Or even a reasonable facsimile.