Bozo by Foxo Reardon for August 12, 2021

1 Bozo decides that life in the fast lane isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

2 ’Hello, I must be going.

I cannot stay, I only came to say…

I must be going!’ Groucho Marx

3 Never bet on the Umbrella Guy to show.

That last one is marvellous.

1 If I can get a ride going the wrong way they’ll have to come back sometime.

2 Maybe he’s an early version of a spam caller. Just ignore him.

3 She’s a slow starter but I heard she finishes hard.

1. Without Bozanne with him, Bozo finds it hard to gets a lift.

2. Sorry, pal. I is out for lunch.

3. Dang. I had to bets on the slowest horsie.

1) Bozo doesn’t care where he goes as long as he goes. 2) Sorry. Wrong house. 3) Somebody wake Bozo’s horse up.

Although I can say this every day, today’s installments are especially spectacular. Wonderful artwork and perspectives rendering realistic three dimensional imagery on paper, and such great comics without a single character saying a single word.

Once you’ve enjoyed the subject matter of the comics which is done in a witty and skillful way, you should take some time to see every panel and its details to see the splendid artistic skill and talent of the cartoonist Foxo Reardon, in case you went through these comics quickly in the first time. Bozo brings such great joy everyday.

Without a shadow of a doubt, Foxo Reardon was a master cartoonist, one of the best ever, and Bozo is his magnificent masterpiece.

And again, a big thumbs up for Foxo’s Bozo. And a big thanks to Micheal Reardon and Go Comics for giving us this opportunity to enjoy this great hidden gem called Bozo.

1. Can I get a lift anywhere!

2. Don’t mind me, I’m not here.

3. I hope Bozo’s horse didn’t die!

Query: Did Mr. Reardon pronounce “Bozo” the way we’ve all done since the first Bozo The Clown 78s came out, or another way?

Follow-up: Did he pronounce “Foxo” just like the word “fox” with the O after?

I think I’m saying them right, but I have to be careful since that time I made a mistake.

1) Going my way? Apparently not, so Bozo crosses the busy street and hooks a thumb in the opposite direction. Anywhere but here.

2) Knock-knock: A gentleman caller finds that Bozo is going out and ignores him without a word.

3) The Watchers: The crowd is watching something. Bozo is staring at something.

What’s happening in the last panel

Choosing a favorite Bozo strip reminds me of choosing a favorite Beatles’ song.

Just about can’t be done.. Lotsa, “Don’t forget that one..” Could maybe make a 10 song list but it would be way different tomorrow.

Same thing with any other Beatle fan I’ve yakked with over the years. Yet the same songs always tend to show up at the start of the conversations.

Create a Bozo top ten list, I can’t. But today’s #3 strip would always get discussed. As well, a past strip where Bozo exploits the occasion of an open manhole cover to insinuate himself on a lover’s stroll. Almost impossible to discuss that humor. Words fail. I have only the faculty to experience it.

And can’t not mention Bozo walking over the sedan reading a newspaper! It’s a laugh every time I look. And…