Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for January 12, 2016

Jay looks spiffy

Thanks guys – great tribute

What is that background picture? It doesn’t look like anything that I’ve ever seen before.Also, I don’t see Rita in the pic.

Quite appropriate, gents. RIP.

@corpcasselbury – Pierrot (or “Blue Clown”) costume. Designed by Natasha Korniloff for the “Ashes to Ashes” video and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album cover, 1980. Just search David Bowie Clown Costume.

Rita actually looks good in that ensemble and hair. And dare I ask what Ed is supposed to be?

@Osgood Konklin – That is a likeness from David Bowie’s “Station to Station” album cover.

John and Scott, thanks for the wonderful tribute. You’ve really encapsulated the intricacy of the man and his style that influenced so many. Oh and great reference to “The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars”. Thanks gents

@Kara Kalel – Not sure who is wearing the striped jump suit, but it appears to be a version of his Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust suit, which he apparently had many versions of.

Nice tribute.

Agreed. The comments above and today’s strip are a nice remembrance to a talented man, David Bowie. His life and career will not be long forgotten.

Labyrinth was/is a family favorite movie ever since I was little. I know Bowie did some great things in the entertainment world but for some reason Labyrinth is the one thing I love him the most for. “You remind me of the babe…”

Preferred Diamond Dogs myself….

but Rita seems to fit fine as the Goblin Queen

Very nice, gentlemen. Very nice!

Ground Control to Major Tom – RIP

tnx! for some reason I thought that there would be some sentence from the Labyrinth, which I believe is kind of popular in geekdom (like the Princess Bride), but this is really cool too. Tnx again

hmm.. previous comments came out in inverted order for some reason, but reading other comments (about the water bottle) I see there are two Goblin Queens in the office, it seems.. who is the one with the costume?

The Boss?!?!?

Scary Monsters (the song, not the album), China Girl

Great tribute!

Well done!

today is supposed to be about David Bowie, but I ended up listening to b52s (private Idaho, rock lobster, roam) and Human League (Lebanon). I guess that was (is) the point of new wave, just have fun. I guess a costume party is about that too. Good call

Nicely done – thanks, guys.

Fantabulous tribute! Well done.…Jay looks awesome! He should wear clothes like that more often.

Awesome tribute, guys!

Respect.

Love Roy’s comment to Kathy. This is a wonderful tribute. Thanks, guys.

I really miss him already! RIP Ziggy

Thanx for today’s toon!!

Nice tribute! He went too soon.

can’t get it out of my head. Yesterday I wrote somewhere else that Bowie may have been like ‘the Rolling Stones’ of new wave. Everybody knows the Stones, every body has listened to a few songs from them, but nearly nobody keeps listening them, or the whole time or their whole albums. Yet every big rock band mentions them as one of their influences. Same with Bowie (or Kraftwerk in electronic music), who did not just made the songs, but helped in creating the image and feeling of new wave; the rest was punk music with synthesizers.check ‘Xmal Deutschland – Mondlicht (moon light)’let’s dance (pun intended)