Character of the Week, June 22nd - Homestar Runner
June 22, 2007 - Characters
This week's character is Homestar Runner. It's a shame I haven't mentioned him earlier, since he's possibly the best character of all.
Homestar's website has been online for years, and I've been following the Homestar Runner flash cartoons for years. They're hilarious. The past few months have been a bit lax on the humor, but these things wax and wane.
I've got a near-full set of Homestar Runner figurines on my desk: Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Bubs, Coach Z, Marzipan, and Strong Sad. I gave Pom Pom to a friend who really likes Pom Pom, and Homestar Runner himself seems to have been stolen in the break-in.
If you've never heard of Homestar Runner, a few good places to start would be the Strong Bad is in jail cartoon, Cool Things, The Interview, or the immortal Strong Bad emails that introduce fhqwhgads and Trogdor, the burninator.
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Dear Strongbad,
About a year ago, some guy broke into our office and you're not going to believe what he did! OK, so... I'm going to tell you. He ....