You lost me with this one. This strip isn’t funny at all. I hope this character disappears into one-shot oblivion via one of Dr. Space Baby’s wormholes – off-panel, of course.
Oh man. That’s fantastic. Kudos on not being afraid to go there. Though I can imagine some of the other WeakAss doctors being redeemable, I don’t see any kind of win for this guy. Made me laugh though.
Please kill him in a suprising, painful and funny way. Gotta agree with billso, here. Maybe because I can see this being a real doctor, and so he does not stand up to the AH (the comic) standards.
Great job with this one, hilarious, and another kudos for not being afraid to go there. As far as the ‘oh no that is offensive’ crowd, you get them regardless of what you do.
Pretty ballsy, but I love it, especially the “Black friend” photo and the poster behind him. Remember, down here you can’t spell “HERITAGE” without “H-A-T-E.”
@Phil “The Thrill” Looney – You MUST be from around these parts.
If his pants were white, it would have been *too* obvious. As it is, he’s perfect. I love how much bac kstory we get on Dr. Casual Racism in a single panel.
Does he own a “You may have a black confederate ancestor” t-shirt to wear while working in the yard?
Bob, racism isn’t weakass, but casual racism, where you think people getting offended is there own problem, is. If someone’s gona be racist (which I hope they wont be of course) they could at least front up about it.
That first panel is amazing. I mean, the rest is great too, but seriously.
Don’t worry about the negative response. He hits close to home – that’s what makes him effective. I’m sure we all knew a Nurse Emo in middle or high school, too.
This really seems like a subset of Dr New Country. Or maybe you’re going to introduce a Dr. Homophobia, and have New Country and Casual Racism merge with him, thereby creating Dr. Real Country?
Wow…you guys went there. Whoever doesn’t get the joke may very well be Dr. Casual Racism’s residents in training.
I see this kind of crap all the time, especially being out west. I’ve run into folks who say “Damn Mexicans” this and that to me without taking into consideration that I’m hispanic too. I guess that means I’m one of the guys? *shrug* I don’t get that. But I do get this. And I dig. Oh brother, I dig.
This actually makes total sense to me. Santa Claus, M.D. is super-awesome and just plain good, therefore Weakass Hospital has to have someone who’s super-weak and just plain bad. Nurse Emo and the like are weak, but this guy’s super-weak.
I have a theory why Dr. Casual Racism would anger me more than, say, Dr. Leading the Lynch Mob. It’s that you know he acts that way because he thinks everyone else already agrees with him. He’s not going to go off in the woods to write a manifesto… he doesn’t think he needs to convince anyone! He thinks we’re all just too timid and frightened of political/social consequences to speak what’s really on our minds like he is. He thinks he’s plain-spoken and honest. He thinks he’s brave.
In contrast, the hypothetical Dr. Burning Cross is a vicious nutcase, but at least he doesn’t insult your intelligence by assuming that you’re already convinced of his bullcrap.
And then, there’s the fact that Dr. Casual Racism keeps it just below the level where meaningful retaliation is possible. Dr. White Power, on the other hand, would be far more likely to initiate behavior that would leave you within your rights to respond by kicking his ass, but without any legal consequences. It wouldn’t accomplish anything of value, but it’d feel good.
@Deamon Fire: http://www.awesomehospital.com/?p=50 “11 members of Weakler’s staff will join the…team at Awesome Hospital”. We’ve seen Docs Racism, New Country, Prop Comic, Fratboy, Fanfic, and Nurse Emo. Doc Cliche is quoted in the article. That leaves 4 we don’t know about. Though, given that we only know 9 Awesome staff by name, we may not learn about the rest.
Story by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims
Art by Matt Digges
Logo and Lettering by Josh Krach
Death Rays. Mind Control. Teenage Werewolves. When you've got a problem so rad that conventional science can't help, you need to consult the specialists of Awesome Hospital.
Case History
#1: Diagnosis: A rash of Death Ray attacks and a critical case of rocking too hard test the skills of the Awesome Hospital staff.
#2: Malignant: Financial troubles force a merger with the private Weakler & Associates clinic, but will the WeakAss doctors save Awesome Hospital... or destroy it?
#3: Forever: A problem in the past sends Mike, Sven, Arthur and the mysterious Dr. Time Machine across the timestream to operate, but on who... or what?
Bonus Stories
Awesome Hospital Nights: Artist Sheli Hay joins Chris and Chad for a 6-page story about what Dr. Bulldog on a Skateboard does on his off days: He's a private detective.
You lost me with this one. This strip isn’t funny at all. I hope this character disappears into one-shot oblivion via one of Dr. Space Baby’s wormholes – off-panel, of course.
The University of Arizona diploma really clinches it.
Oh man. That’s fantastic. Kudos on not being afraid to go there. Though I can imagine some of the other WeakAss doctors being redeemable, I don’t see any kind of win for this guy. Made me laugh though.
Tell me that’s Bill Cosby in the golf picture on his wall.
This was hilarious.
Please kill him in a suprising, painful and funny way. Gotta agree with billso, here. Maybe because I can see this being a real doctor, and so he does not stand up to the AH (the comic) standards.
Great job with this one, hilarious, and another kudos for not being afraid to go there. As far as the ‘oh no that is offensive’ crowd, you get them regardless of what you do.
@merwin Might be a nod to Stephen Colbert’s black friend picture.
Heh, I also like where he got his degree…
Racism isn’t weakass…. or awesome. Just aggressively ignorant..
I’ll bet $10 his BBQ makes you happy.
Racism is pretty weakass.
Am I the only one who caught the University of Arizona diploma? Faaaaaantastic.
Pretty ballsy, but I love it, especially the “Black friend” photo and the poster behind him. Remember, down here you can’t spell “HERITAGE” without “H-A-T-E.”
@Phil “The Thrill” Looney – You MUST be from around these parts.
I like that he seems to take his sartorial cues from Boss Hogg.
If his pants were white, it would have been *too* obvious. As it is, he’s perfect. I love how much bac kstory we get on Dr. Casual Racism in a single panel.
Does he own a “You may have a black confederate ancestor” t-shirt to wear while working in the yard?
Couldn’t you bring in some casual homophobia while you’re at it? That would’ve really completed the picture.
Maybe Dr Fratboy can fill in on that one.
I think Dr. New Country probably has that one covered.
Bob, racism isn’t weakass, but casual racism, where you think people getting offended is there own problem, is. If someone’s gona be racist (which I hope they wont be of course) they could at least front up about it.
Oh hey, I didn’t know my dad was a doctor now.
Casual racists are the worst kind of racists BECAUSE they’re so weakass.
Looks like someone has established themselves as the defacto Buttmonkey.
That first panel is amazing. I mean, the rest is great too, but seriously.
Don’t worry about the negative response. He hits close to home – that’s what makes him effective. I’m sure we all knew a Nurse Emo in middle or high school, too.
I think I just found my favorite non-awesome hospital doctor ever!
The alt text is terrifying.
This really seems like a subset of Dr New Country. Or maybe you’re going to introduce a Dr. Homophobia, and have New Country and Casual Racism merge with him, thereby creating Dr. Real Country?
Wow…you guys went there. Whoever doesn’t get the joke may very well be Dr. Casual Racism’s residents in training.
I see this kind of crap all the time, especially being out west. I’ve run into folks who say “Damn Mexicans” this and that to me without taking into consideration that I’m hispanic too. I guess that means I’m one of the guys? *shrug* I don’t get that. But I do get this. And I dig. Oh brother, I dig.
This actually makes total sense to me. Santa Claus, M.D. is super-awesome and just plain good, therefore Weakass Hospital has to have someone who’s super-weak and just plain bad. Nurse Emo and the like are weak, but this guy’s super-weak.
I have a theory why Dr. Casual Racism would anger me more than, say, Dr. Leading the Lynch Mob. It’s that you know he acts that way because he thinks everyone else already agrees with him. He’s not going to go off in the woods to write a manifesto… he doesn’t think he needs to convince anyone! He thinks we’re all just too timid and frightened of political/social consequences to speak what’s really on our minds like he is. He thinks he’s plain-spoken and honest. He thinks he’s brave.
In contrast, the hypothetical Dr. Burning Cross is a vicious nutcase, but at least he doesn’t insult your intelligence by assuming that you’re already convinced of his bullcrap.
And then, there’s the fact that Dr. Casual Racism keeps it just below the level where meaningful retaliation is possible. Dr. White Power, on the other hand, would be far more likely to initiate behavior that would leave you within your rights to respond by kicking his ass, but without any legal consequences. It wouldn’t accomplish anything of value, but it’d feel good.
“Oh, c’mon, honey, it’s just a surname. A very weird surname, but I’m sure everything will be okay!”
[later]
“God damn it! If only we had some sort of indication that he’d be like that! A warning in his surname or something, if you will!”
The really scary part is that they’ve been steadily getting worse, and there’s 4 more to go. What could be worse than this?
There’s 4 more to go? When did that happen?
Really? University of Arizona? That’s weak, man.
@Deamon Fire: http://www.awesomehospital.com/?p=50 “11 members of Weakler’s staff will join the…team at Awesome Hospital”. We’ve seen Docs Racism, New Country, Prop Comic, Fratboy, Fanfic, and Nurse Emo. Doc Cliche is quoted in the article. That leaves 4 we don’t know about. Though, given that we only know 9 Awesome staff by name, we may not learn about the rest.
Yet.
This doctor makes hating all of the other Weakass ones seem a bit… petty.
Awesome. Again, I’m glad you went there.
Humor is what will eventually eradicate racism–this is great.
Man that was hilarious. You guys are on the ball with this arc
my personal favorite…