(EDIT: LOOKS LIKE THE IMAGE ISN’T LOADING FOR NOW, J WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FIX THAT SOON. BY “SOON” I MEAN SOMETIME TODAY… HOPEFULLY.  ’CAUSE HE HAS WORK AND SCHOOL.  FOR NOW, CHECK THE STRIP OUT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.  DON’T FORGET TO BECOME A FAN.

IT’S FIXED YOU JERK -j

YOU’RE THE JERK, YOU JERK!!! – JOE

No, your the jerk. Don’t make me do something mean to you! Jerk – J
First person who can tell me the names of each character and movie that is quoted in the panels above (i.e. whoever can google it the fastest) wins a prize of 7 billion internets.

Honorable mention Sam Jackson quotes:

“You know me. It’s my duty to please that booty.” – John Shaft, Shaft

“AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.” – Ordell Robbie, Jackie Brown

“Like Jesus Christ said, “I’m a suffa’ you. I’m a suffa’ you!” – Lazarus, Black Snake Moan

“I should’ve known way back when. You know why, David? Because of the kids. They called me Mr. Glass.” – Elijah Price, Unbreakable

“You tell me where my suit is, woman!” – Frozone, The Incredibles

And every other line he does in Pulp Fiction.

Go with me on this one, folks:

If I remember correctly, Bryan Singer stated during production of the film that “Superman Returns” continues the continuity of “Superman” and “Superman II.”

In “Superman II,” Lois Lane and Supes do the nasty (for the first and only time) after he uses a Kryptonian machine that strips him of his powers.  At the end of that movie, he uses the machine to get his powers back and defeat General Zod.  He also erases Lois Lane’s memory of his secret identity and their intimate encounter by kissing her.  (Yeah, weird…)

In “Superman Returns,” when the super-kid kills that henchman with the piano, Lois realized without a doubt that he was the son of Superman.  But if you remember, Superman erased her memory of the kid’s conception!  Shouldn’t she have been wondering how his super-sperm knocked her up?

The movie tries to play it off by referencing Lois’ article titled “My Night With Superman.”  But if you remember from Superman I, that article was about Lois’ first interview with him, not some steamy sexual rendezvous.

So, what I want to know is, how come Lois didn’t cry “Rape!”  And how come the writers didn’t catch this plot hole?

Here’s where the strips start to look really good.  Coincidentally, it’s also where I started drawing some.

What’s that you say?  ”20-foot arms?”

First of all, screw you, pal!  Second of all, don’t you know James Bond has REALLY long arms?  That’s how he gets all the chicks!

While some may be concerned that the songs that the penguins sing may date the strip a bit, I’m not too worried.  ”Smack My Bitch Up” is a classic.  I think if I were a penguin, my heart song would be either “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer or any song by Chevelle.

Here we are, back at where it all began.  This was first published in December of 2007, when For The Reels was first conceived.  My twin brother Jon and I were always interested in comic books and movies and decided to combine the two in a weekly strip we’d put online.  We developed a handful of ideas that day, but this “Departed” one came first solely because it was resting on our apartment’s coffee table and I saw it first.  I thought this joke effectively demonstrated the type of crazy-ass humor we were shooting for, and the movie was amazing.  As far as the art goes… it gets better, trust me!