Life Under Quarantine: Mr. Bull regrets he's unable to lunch today

Thanks to the pandemic, I have nothing to put on my April Darth Vader planner calendar.


Sigh. Guess I'll go play Monopoly by myself. Again.

Life Under Quarantine: Sic transit gloria chalki

The rain washed away my excellent sidewalk chalk drawing.


I still love y'all, Brooklyn.

Life Under Quarantine: Lookin' Outside

There are two guys on my front stoop talking at each other face to face. Unless you're quarantined inside together, dudes, go the heck home.

And you're not allowed to look at my excellent sidewalk art.

Life Under Quarantine: Yes, my bottom and cheeks are bared / Be prepared

People have been asking online for others to post the last photo they took before sheltering at home. Here's mine:


BULLY IS NO FOOL

Bully Eats Food: Well, they offered

Dear Mister Snickers: please send me one of these.

Life Under Quarantine: Chalk Talk

Today One Thousand Years in the Future in Comics, April 1, 2993: That one never goes out of style

from Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 series) #41 (DC, March 1993), script by Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum, pencils by Chris Sprouse, inks by Karl Story, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by John Workman

The 1992 2020 Marvel Age Calendar: In April I will just stay set / And smoke a Winston cigarette

Alas! Instead of the usual monthly 1992 calendar that we can use again in this shelter-at-home era of 2020, Marvel Age #112 instead provided us with this kinda-silly house ad:


Granted, this issue does give us the bovine excellence of Mark Texeira's TexCow:


But that doesn't solve the problem of needing an April 1992 calendar you can use to count of the many, many days we're all stayin' indoors. Tell ya what: here's the Winston Cigarettes Page-a-Day calendar for April 1992.


So smoke 'em if you got 'em tear off the pages every day to keep track of the rich, delicious taste and cool menthol that only aa Winston can give you each day you don't go out without gloves and a mask and unless you really need to, okay? Remember: it tastes good like a calendar should!

PS: Don't smoke, kids. I'm dead now. Don't smoke.

PPS: I'm not dead.

Also not dead: The X-Men's Kitty Pryde, because the very first time she tried smoking...


Panel from Uncanny X-Men #186 (August 1985), script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by John Romita, Jr., finishes by Dan Green, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Tom Orzechowski
...and Ms. Pryde never smoked ever again.


Panels from Generation Next #2 (April 1995), script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Chris Bachalo, inks by Mark Buckingham, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Richard Starkings
OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD KITTY

Today in Comics History, March 31: Ben Grimm Goes to DashCon

Hey hey hey Baxter Building Boosters! What day is it?

Today the Human Torch plays a April Fool's joke on the Thing, in one of the finest Ben Grimm stories put down on paper! (Seriously, you need to get it. It's in Marvel Fanfare #15, and I don't know why it hasn't been reprinted twenty times. Ask for it by name!


from Marvel Fanfare #15 (Marvel, July 1984); script, pencils, inks, and colors by Barry Windsor-Smith; letters by Jim Novak
But wait, Bully! (you're saying) Why are you posting this a day too early? Have you made a mistake? (you ask). Well, no (I say). I'm not the one who made a mistake.


In any case, get a good night's sleep, and have a peaceful and serene April Fool's Day tomorrow. Don't do anything too extreme: I don't think our hearts can stand it this year.

Today in Comics History, March 30, 1981: Big Blue meets...well, don't look directly at it.

from Doomsday Clock #10 (DC, July 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh

Stuff Bully Got: Comic books from Sterling Silver Comics!

Hooray! Today's the day I opened my pull list shipment from Sterling Silver Comics! Lookit all this cool stuff! I can't wait to read these!

Today in Comics History, March 27, 1941: Filming of that Kate Bush video does not go smoothly

from James Bond: Origin #2 (Dynamite, October 2018); script by Jeff Parker; pencils, inks, and colors by Bob Q; letters by Simon Bowland

Today in Comics History, March 26, 1941: Sgt. Pepper takes James Bond to a pretty lousy petting zoo

from James Bond: Origin #2 (Dynamite, October 2018); script by Jeff Parker; pencils, inks, and colors by Bob Q; letters by Simon Bowland

Bully Eats Food: Popcorn!

In addition to getting a house today, we had popcorn too!


So even tho' we're stuck inside, it was a pretty great day. Hope yours was too!


"Popcorn" by Hot Butter (Musicor, Musicor), written by Gershon Kingsley

Stuff Bully Got: A House

Since we're stuck inside (thanks, pandemic!) John said I could have a gift! It's a box! Hooray!

Today in Comics History, March 23: I fall to pieces without you

from Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Dick Giordano, colors by Tony Tollin, letters by John Costanza
Aw, that's just a comic book gimmick. I'm sure he's okay.


cover of Heroes in Crisis #6 (April 2019), art by Ryan Sook
Whoops.

Life Under Quarantine: Fun activity napkins

These activity napkins are great fun while we're stuck inside!


A: Chocolate milkshake with ground up malted milk balls, stripes of fudge, and peanut butter.

...

Now I want a milkshake and I'm stuck inside.

Bully and His Pals: Talking with my identical cousin from Indiana over videochat

The Adventures of Bully: Fun Activity Page

What am I saying with this onion ring speech balloon? Submit your photoshopped answers now!

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 80: This is clearly a mirror universe because the burglar is running past Spidey from left to right instead of from right to left as in the original comic book*

Panels from "Marvel Legacy Primer: The Amazing Spider-Man" in Amazing Spider-Man #789 (December 2017), script by Robbie Thompson, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by John Dell, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Joe Caramagna
*Where's my No-Prize, Stan?!?