Evil, evil Smurfs

I have really grown tired of Cthulhu-based humor. Now, I won't stand on my soapbox and lament that the great horrors of Lovecraft (and many others) have been reduced to the butt of jokes. But when this post describes several new Cthulhu figures as "a Cthulhu version of the Smurfs," I think that Cthulhu-based humor has jumped the shark, gotten back to shore, and is now heading back to Milwaukee.

In my mind, if you want to do evil Smurfs, then do evil Smurfs. These guys have the right idea... well, maybe not, but they have the URL, at least. And maybe it is because I know more about the Smurfs than most men (though I would never claim to be an expert--I just know the standard Smurf trivia like how Smurfette started life as a brunette). But I'd rather see something cute turned evil (anyone remember Bert is Evil?) than something evil (or at least unknowable and indifferent to the plight of humanity as he lies sleeping) turned cute. Well, maybe you can do the evil-to-cute thing once or twice, but I think "cute Cthulhu" has played itself out.

Enough already.