From 1993-2002, The Parking Lot is Full was the comic strip love child of artist Jack McLaren and writer Pat Spacek. Starting as crude little strips published in their university newspaper, the comic quickly took on a life of its own, eventually becoming one of the most popular and infamous comic strips on the internet. After nine years of ups and downs, the creators decided that they'd said everything they wanted to say, so the comic was wrapped up and all the toys put away.
This joke-a-day webcomic show a very dark sense of humor and is very macabre. It still remains one of the best old-school webcomics ever made and is definitely worth a try.
The original domain name has expired, but you can find the full archive on the memorial website
. Some comics have been removed, for various reasons, from the archive. Most of these missing comics can be found on this blog.
Feel free to upload these comics on the Internet Archive's digital library for the sake of further assisting the comic's preservation.
This webcomic provides examples of:
- Abusive Parents: The "It's Goofy time!" strip, which shows a boy shuddering in horror when his dad shows up wearing a Goofy mask and holding a belt.
- All Hail the Great God Mickey!: An inversion. Disney characters, including Mickey, are actually gods of Atlantis, as evidenced from sunken statues in one strip.
- Cerebus Syndrome: For years the comic was a Black Comedy with no continuity, thus little empathy to the characters. The last months were a storyline with Characters Dropping Like Flies and betrayal everywhere. This included skeletonized arms of puppeteers.
- Dada Comics: Loaded with Black Comedy.
- Disobey This Message: Provided the trope picture until it was found violating the rules.The banner: QUESTION ALL AUTHORITY
A man: Why should I?
Comment: Just remember. You're unique. Just like everyone else. - Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!: The father in the "It's Goofy time!" strip has a belt in his hands, about to deliver "Goofy time" to his son.
- I'm a Humanitarian:
- Eat your teacher's brain◊ to pass the algebra exam.
- Clone yourself to eat nothing but yourself.
- Eat your teacher's brain
- Little Known Facts: A Running Gag. The comic is even finished with it.Little-known Fact #6875:
There has never been a comic called “The Parking Lot is Full”. - Monster Clown:
- A recurring character used as the comic logo. He also appears in the last◊ two◊ strips.
- There also were several murderous clowns◊ that looked more normal.
- A recurring character used as the comic logo. He also appears in the last
- Non-Indicative Title: There is no mention of parking lots.
- Scars Are Forever: Which makes them the best souvenir to purchase◊ in Disneyland.
- Shooting Superman: Gallows, actually◊.You can't kill Superman by hanging him.
Remember that. - Spotlight-Stealing Squad: The "Rocko & Socko" storyline completely takes over the strip for the last year.
- Story Arc: That one about sock puppets wrapped the webcomic up.
- Unusual Euphemism: An abusive father yells, "It's Goofy time!" while wielding a belt in his hands. His son's reaction says it all.
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Jellokinesis◊, a rare mental power to make jello wobble.
