It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Estimated Prophet
This yet another fine example of Muir's present state of brainless, ignorant fascism that thinks it's patriotism.
Joined with yet more of his strangely homoerotic portraits of his idealized alter ego, which is so sad, in so many ways.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because all desire, the ashes and the fire, turning this night inside, and the light from you.
Strips like this underline how badly Muir has progressed as an artist.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because my antediluvian baby.
All sorts of compensating going on in this strip.
All sorts.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because L. Sprague de Camp.
Yes, the people who don't worship a failed president, don't insist that science is wrong, don't claim that the white race is superior and always wins, and when it doesn't, that's because the other people cheated somehow... they're the cult.
And there are five lights. Five lights.
It's the Day's Day of Day's! Because we're running with the shadows of the night.
That kid looks like the malevolent love child of Pebbles Flintstone and Bam-Bam Rubble.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because strong as I am.
I knew anti-vax bullshit was coming, I just didn't expect it to be this mind-boggingly dumb.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because thou art the man.
The desperate attempt to insist that all we have just seen is wholesome begins.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because in their ships with painted sails.
...The combination of misogyny and leering creepiness that pretends it isn't what it is makes for a new low in this awful, awful strip.
That's all I'm saying. We can see this strip, and what it is speaks for itself.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I got a girl called Bony Moronie.
It's amazing how Russian Guyovitch is treated as knowledgeable about a country that collapsed when he was a toddler. And how little Muir clearly knows about post-Communist Russia.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because belly fever made me feel alright.
Muir has done the 'Damon and Jan have a show together' thing before, and each time, it's quickly petered out, both due to the fact that it's a dull plotline that Muir can't do much with and he lacks the ability to keep track of it. It's likely to be worse now that the meagre ideological differences between the pair have collapsed, but to be fair to Muir, he's clearly prepping for things to wrap up quick if he gets bored.
Or just forgets about things. Again.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Watch Dog.
Muir's really spinning his wheels on this one, isn't he?
And I mean what I said about this one looking like a potato person. It's pretty clear whatever sketch he's getting this from is pretty degraded, probably from countless filters and tracings.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Midnight Blue.
Well, clearly this is going to be a major plot thread in the weeks ahead. Or it will go nowhere, and get retconned out of existence.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I feel the magic between you and I.
It's pretty clear a lot of this is because Muir has no idea what to do with Skye since making her a full hivemind member and removing much of what appears to have fueled his clear sexual attraction to the character.
There's something so sad about a man who can't admit that he likes tattoos on women, because they don't fit the bizarre Rat Pack era definition of sexy he insists is the end-all and be-all on the matter.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Lake Shore Drive.
A reminder that Muir appears to live in some gated community in Florida which is probably why his rustic Texan ranch operates by magic.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because when it starts, the meter clicks and it goes running all through the night.
And here we see Muir insisting his racism and transphobia are just him being for workers and women, that his sucking up to foreign dictators that he now sees as allied to the cause is him being a man of peace. And remember, he might insist something else tomorrow, because he's awful.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the Jade Bow.
The fascinating thing about this is that Muir is apparently so enraged by a display of quiet competence, that he must craft a completely imaginary whirlwind of incompetence around it that brings to mind the man Muir worships and insists was wonderful. And it's hard not to get the impression that Muir realizes this on some level.
Also, first mention of Covid in some time, and it's practically second-hand. But Muir is so plugged in with the issues of the day, he is.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Loyal Bones and Chivalrous Heart.
So, another confirmation that Muir has only the vaguest ideas of what's going on in Argentina. Or Colombia. Or the US.
Makes sense.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Seven Swords Descend From Mount Heaven.
Muir's really spinning his wheels on this one. I'm now wondering how many cartoons he's going to get out of essentially these two panels over and over.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the Tale of the Extraordinary Hero From Beyond the Great Wall.
Meanwhile, in the real world, the Arizona "audit" is looking for bamboo fibers while losing court cases and quite possibly its venue.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the Bride with White Hair.
I'm going to skip the latest bit of Muir projection mixed with misogyny to note that he clearly has no idea what the political situation in Argentina is. Which just underlines how these days the strip is watching a man blabber about things he knows nothing about, while imagining he understands them completely.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Sword of Wisdom, Demon in the Heart.
...I'm remembering the classic Simpsons episode where a declaration that a deep frier can fry a buffalo in a few minutes causes Homer to declare he wants a fried buffalo now.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Romance of the Dragon and Phoenix Precious Hairpins.
Ahh, fascism. The system that can go from 'We must return to traditional values' to 'We must smash these false humanistic values that hold back progress' in a heartbeat, because the point is backing whatever is cruel and will produce their ideal world of them being a privileged sociopathic bully forever.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Paladins in Troubled Times.
So, does Muir hate the Democrats for being warmongers, or for being insufficiently bloodthirsty?
The answer is yes.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Iron Knight, Silver Vase.
And now Muir insists he's a man of peace, unlike those violent horrible Democrats, just ignore everything he used to say on this subject. (Interestingly enough, at first, this strip was about how we were abandoning Afghanistan, though Muir might just pull that one out again. Whether it shows up again or not, it's a fine display that Muir has no real consistency on this subject, just a blind hatred of what he sees as the Left.)
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Muir continues to insist that the Capitol Riot was just happy, innocent fun remains both a thing and an illustration of his lack of any real patriotism, understanding of issues and general decency.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Sword Force, Pearl Shrine.
You know, it's the sheer range of stupid woman-hating awful in this one strip that gets me. It's almost impressive, in an awful way.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin.
A reminder that Muir lives in Florida, not Texas, and would likely find Actual Texas a deep disappointment.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Crane Startles Kunlun.
Remember how during the Trump years, Muir treated a chaotic lunatic regime as if it were a paragon of strong rule, regularly showing Trump in conference with properly deferential underlings who Muir would then dutifully unperson when they turned on his dear leader? And now he treats the Biden administration as a coup with no clear chain of command.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Sword of the Yue Maiden.
It says something that Muir's strawmen have become incoherent messes because his beliefs are now an incoherent mess that cries victimhood while boasting about how tough it is.
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Moon Cloud.
As if he were spooking animals. But of course, Captain Mitty won't kill the brutes. That would be wrong, wink, wink.
