Halloween Saga Part II

strip #190 I SEE DEAD PEOPLE




Oooh! I feel shivers, it's like I'm watching a Hitchcock film! Why didn't he think of this "specific plot" with a minotaur is beyond me. I suggest limited creativity is to blame, but I have been rebutted before.

Look at that fresh looking corpse! Yummy!!!! We learned so much about the habits of those departed in this strip. Apparently the dead don't bother combing their hair anymore, they have more important things to worry about than bad hair days. We also learned that the tongue of the dead is no longer a healthy looking red! That is why doctors ask you to pull out your tongue, it's a quick way to spot zombies BEFORE they need to drop their pants, the lengthy physical examination (without pants)... Now I'm not sure why Gene Simmons pulls his tongue, maybe he's insecure about his health status and wishes someone confirms that neither he or his career is dead. Or maybe he has a lot of doctors in his audience... Maybe it's code for "I can't believe I learned to walk in these platforms". Hey Gene! I know you're a healthy living vivid Minos fan, so why not shed some light on the mystery!!! (I'm not screening calls from celebrities anymore, it was too time consuming. Why are you all so needy with webcomic creators? It is true we have time on our hands, but you're not entitled to all of it, those video games won't play themselves.)

I want to bring your attention to the marvelous blue eyes of our dead dude. Now come on! Try telling me those are not the prettiest blue eyes you have seen on a corpse. I dare you...

Next comic reveals more than this one, and it is available on Friday, as will be the special Halloween voting incentive. Have fun trick-or-treating. Don't forget too much chocolate causes diarrhea, stick to candy. Boogie like a boogeyman.

Halloween Saga Part I

strip #189 LONG DISTANCE PLAN




And so the Halloween festivities begin. For Minos it is a normal week, people don't give him candy therefore he has nothing to look forward to. But this is ONLY part 1. This arc has more body parts, collect the second one on Wednesday, and the third one on Friday!

And don't forget that tomorrow there will be a NEW voting incentive, and on Friday Minos will strut his Halloween glutes in a colorful costume! So this week: TWO Voting incentives. Don't miss them :)

This newsbox may have been unusually lacking in the crazy department, but rest assured, it is deliberate! You can't hype a part 1 too much without spoiling what is up next...

See what's next on this webpage on Wednesday!

The mythology character that I always wanted to meet visits Minos...

strip #188 THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY




And now we all know what happened to the Golden Fleece, it DID NOT die from natural causes!!! Do not trust Historia... We never do, and look how far we got with accurate knowledge.

Next week I am sure you know it is Halloween (well, our pagan readers know, and our Werewolf readers are looking forward to it to walk at night mingling with the locals at the Pub...) and Dumb Bum always does "something" for it, and by "something" I no longer refer to stealing candy from the toddlers, there are PLENTY of other more appropriate days in the year to do that. So we do SOMETHING with this comic and this year is no exception. We will do a SPECIAL THREE PART arc to celebrate Halloween. These are the important dates to look forward to:
1- Monday: Part 1
2- Wednesday: Part 2
3- Friday: Part 3
4- Friday: A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN MINOS VOTING INCENTIVE! It is a tradition to see what Minos will dress as on Halloween! Look at the EXTRA PAGE to see his previous costumes :)

So see you here on Monday!!!

roses are red Minos is blue...

strip #187 BLACK-EYED ME




Minos survives yet another battle only to complain about it, to the only person who doesn't listen! And you thought a dog's life was hard, compared to a minotaur's existence a dog's life is way more like a monkey's life in Banana Republic, at the Banana resort, sitting on a pile of bananas, enjoying a banana split as he waits for the main course: a dish of bananas!

Many readers come on this page to learn about mythology, and the Dumb Bum crew takes your quest for knowledge seriously! So did you know Cerberus had some bad days? He was not going to work, people were walking in and out of the Underworld... Every time a zombie walked in a town, people shook their heads knowing Cerberus got dumped again and was pouting instead of working... Well now you know.

Next update will be catapulted your way on Friday! Why so early??? Simply because we have it ready, and we are proud of the mythological accuracy it overflows with! In fact, my scholar friend read it and... for the first time he didn't pull any of his hair out. True, by now he's bald, but he's a very moody and opinionated scholar. If he had an issue, I would've known. So see you Friday!

Smooth talker...

strip #186 BULLSEYE




It's a FIRST! We updated ahead of time... Maybe we are sick, in fact I know we are... Look at the gag we came up with, and the entire team is proud of it! You now all know Minos' idea of a compliment. If he tells you nothing about your new haircut, your new shoes, your pancake recipe or your children... You should be HAPPY!

The Dumb Bum crew finally decided to give in to International and Social Pressure... I'm ashamed to say this, I'm annoyed that technology always requires me doing something, but it happens once again. Gone is the old, simple, simplistic, old, rustic, efficient, old RSS feed. I'm angry, and yet I announce the NEW and GREAT RSS feed for Minos the Minotaur has arrived. One that will require more work from me, and more technological sane-freshness for you. Why didn't you like the old??? Click the image below, and subscribe to the NEW RSS, so I wont be working for my grandma only... Why should I live with the times Grandma? What is so wrong with permanently living in 2004? The jeans were fitting better, and it's not because the doughnuts caught up on me, don't be judgmental grandma! (It was a good year 2004, my dog wasn't fix yet! I mean it was a good year for him, you should've seen his face in 2005...)



PAM PAM PAM PAAAAMMM: ANNOUNCEMENT
THE EXTRA PAGE is now working!!! After so many years, it is finally crowded with funny stuff, like it was meant to be. There are lots of surprises and memories there, so check it out! Why didn't I use the "Pam Pam Pam PAAAM" for the RSS feed? It has an image! What would I do for the extra page then? I already blew the budget on a HOT AIR Balloon last week... A sad day for all, it is not the type of balloon or air you're thinking about! For 2$ I was fed beans and sat in a bath till I was gas-free...

Next comic will be on Wednesday! Just because I have not updated on a Wednesday for a while...

Not a horse face in sight

strip #185 MISTER CONGENIALITY




Bolanus is now beautiful again! He denies ever not being beautiful and his lawyer forbids us from proving him wrong. His face bag will be auctioned to whoever offers us money first. YES! There is an actual paper bag that is willing to get shipped to YOU! For very little... It might be soaked. Or very soaked.... with AUTHENTIC centaur tears!!!! All mad scientists reading this comic, dreaming of cloning centaurs, THIS is the chance you've been waiting for, authentic centaur DNA!

On another note, Dumb Bum Comics now enforces a "No Money Back Guarantee on ANYTHING!" policy.

Our European friends are getting this comic update late (according to them) since it is now "Friday" in some Eastern European countries... But of course I don't live there, I buy all my cheese here, imported cheese, so life is full of compromises.

Nothing cheesy about the next comic! It's dramatic, a heavyweight read, full of fireworks! It will be here on Monday, even if you are in Siberia in will be there on Monday! (Just don't wait for it outside in your underpants)

The kisssss of Minosssss

strip #184 SCENT OF A KILLER




I will like to start this newsbox by reassuring the readers that no animals, reptilians, or half-breeds were hurt during the making of this strip! For all I know, snakes are GREAT actors, so don't call PETA :(

And Minos fails at ending his life once again, but discovers something of historical proportions: IF Cleopatra was less high-maintenance, she would probably be still alive today! Ok, I over did it, let me re-phrase: she would've been alive for another day or so, till someone caught up with her and killed her, BUT she would've avoided giving snakes a bad reputation!

Today is Thanksgiving day in Canada (YES we do celebrate it BEFORE our American neighbors. Who would be thankful for a crappy parade following theirs? Our Parade Budget is minimal compared to them, there would be no point attempting any festivities after that huge animated Turkey Mascot... Canadians are very self-conscious about mascot sizes, there is even much lobbying in Canada to move our New-Year's eve a few days earlier! I hope they will do it, because the last 5 years nobody attends my backyard Festive Countdown. And I invest dozens of dollars in snacks, boas, imitation ham, and a digital clock! If more people came I could afford firecrackers with the 50$ Entry fee... We could even have REAL ham!) so the Dumb Bum staff is anxiously waiting to get thanked for their hard work and dedication... And I won't do it! If I start thanking them, they'll soon ask to get paid, unionized, gang-up against me... :(

Our Next Minos Update will be featuring a beloved centaur! You know who it is, but he is not quite like you remember him... Is it a perm? See you on Thursday with hairspray!

Special of the day

strip #183 WORDS OF RELIEF




Rest assured, we're not going to follow-up on this gag, we have no intention of showing that letter going south and under... My interest in gravity has its limits.

And for those of you who missed the point (for those that didn't miss it, I'm sorry but there is always a VERY SMALL percentage that need everything spelled out for them) this comic had a moral: You take the bad, you work on it, and turn it into a positive. So I guess Minos just made it as a philosophical comic, a self-improvement comic, an intellectual comic, a read-between-the-lines comic! He was going to break that wall sooner or later, we just gave him a little push.

We would like to thank Josie Thippet-Smith from London UK, you did so much for us that words can't even paint a general sketchy picture!!!

We wish NOT to thank Yamin Bouillon (aka ZappYB) whose actions caused us to require the help of Josie, using up the favor she owed us (THE ONLY favor EVER owed to Dumb Bum). We are bitter and not forgetful. Avoid public forums ZappYB!

Next comic will arrive favorless on Monday, maybe Tuesday... See you then!

PSIT! There is a NEW VOTING INCENTIVE, so get clicking!

A message from high up above

strip #182 BAD NEWS NOW




Minos is disappointed again, but this time he should've seen it coming, after all it started on the wrong high note after what he saw when the message came. Cheeky messages are always bad omens.

And now some random words: camel, bagpipe, dingbats, evisceration, knot, lobotomy, finger-pointing, hot-looking-monkey, disintegrated foam from an 80's turntable storage box, real story, hunch, diapers. Ah the diapers!

Now the psychiatrist game begins! 10$ to the first psychiatrist who can tell me why I came up with those words, when I omitted: backpack, thunder, javelin, Mister Spock and hyperbole. I'm very worry about my mental processing, why would ANYONE leave out "hyperbole"???

Believe it or not the letter-plot isn't over just yet. We will see it's end next time, and next time will be on Hyperbole Friday!

Risky take-off...

strip #181 YOU GOT HOT MAIL




For all of you out there who love to complain and bicker about the poor performance, unreliable service, cheesy apps, bad background colors, stalker-friendly social media services available to you, THIS is what they had to deal with back in antiquity! Nobody was even daring to look up and see if rain clouds were approaching. The skies were not safe!!! So enjoy Yahoo!

What else is good, worthy of mentioning on a weekend? Not much you say? Nonsense! You are so terribly misinformed. Our CAST PAGE has been updated with new profiles!!! You know you want to read it! All the cool kids are reading it right now... Are you that lame? Didn't think so, read it here.

Next comic we will find out all about the content of that letter. Let us hope Minos will not be too scarred to read. Find out on Tuesday.

Ding Doong Dong

Yesterday's comic update :D

strip #180 NEEDS MORE COWBELL




Who can have enough cowbell? Like really? Ok, maybe that shepherd has gotten enough cowbell to last a lifetime, but that's only one man... You can tell by the size of his hand he was born to slap cows (read whatever you want in that).

As of Today, THIS TUESDAY in not officially named "Minos the Minotaur Tuesday" yet :( Maybe one of you, great readers, is working for a corrupt government and you can twist enough arms, sleep with enough mayors, bribe enough bribables to make Minos the Minotaur Tuesday a reality we can ALL be proud of. And maybe we can celebrate the event also! I presently have an unopened bag of Cheesy-puffs that I am willing to donate to the party. But hurry, for tomorrow is Cheesy-Puff-Wednesday, and I hate skipping those! After all, they only come once a week... Unless I cheat and pretend I thought Saturday was Wednesday, then I get them twice a week!

Minos is rolling! The price of gas must have gone down, but next update will be on Cheesy-Puff Saturday, but we will all pretend it is Wednesday.

L is for...

A new Minotaur Alphabet Lesson is here!

VOTE for MINOS at Top Web Comics to find out what the letter "L" stands for, according to our Minotaur... :)


L... is for... Love? Loony? Lucubrate?

Only one way to find out...

Cheers and here's to a fun October for everyone. Moo.