created by cartoonist Ben Edlund
in 1986 as a newsletter
mascot
for the New England Comics
chain of Boston
area comic stores. He is an absurdist spoof
of comic book
superhero
es. After its creation, the character spun off into an independent comic book series
in 1988, and gained mainstream popularity through an animated TV series on Fox
in 1994. A short-lived live-action TV series, video game
, and various merchandise have also been based on the character.
A day job.. in an office?! MY WORST NIGHTMARE!!!
Ah ha-ha, chess. The ancient contest of wits. Two opponents: mano a mano. Braino a braino. And look: magnets for ease of travel. You could play chess on the moon.
Ah, savory cheese puffs, made inedible by time and fate.
And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit.
And so, Arthur, we learned that gambling is bad and yet in a certain sense, isn't life itself a gamble? You can never be sure of anything. Like who would have thought that dolphins could go bad and that fish were magnetic? Not me, no sir, not me.
And so, may Evil beware and may Good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
And that's just it, Doc, my mind has always been my Achilles' heel!
ARTHUR! Honk if you love JUSTICE!
Arthur, is this a warm moment or should we be disturbed?
ARTHUR! Monkey outta nowhere!