@juillet …I got a kick out of reading about how puzzled you are with Sheldon’s 2 PhDs. Honestly, I can’t argue with you on this point. I think anybody who had two PhDs would literally have to be crazy. I’ll give you that one 
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More seriously, the are things said by everybody that I just don’t agree with…or are things said that are really good points for discussion and debate. What are PhD comics?
My problem is that I don’t think PhD comics is a “Comic” anymore. It was 10 years ago. Some of its entries are comics of the same format as Dilbert. Other entries are well referenced graphs and visuals that would be perfectly appropriate in a New York Times education article. Such as…
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1086
Others entries are highly critical cartoons that are closer to the political cartoons you might find in the political editorial section of the newspaper. Such as…
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1144
I guess what I’m saying is that I see PhD comics more as “Media” or “Press” similar to how I would see the Drudgereport or the New York Times. No doubt Dr. Cham should be able to publish what he wants. However, if somebody wants to debate his ideas, scrutinize his opinions, and flat out criticize his work, you can’t pull back and say “Whoa! It is only a comic”. It is not a comic anymore, and it has opened itself up to debate and criticisms. As serious articles discuss the state of academia, they often will reference PhD comics.
For these reasons I disagree with the statement…
I think that at this point, it is “media” similar to a newspaper. Criticism and debate over what it is saying are perfectly fair game.
It is also notoriously hard to avoid as universities regularly invite Dr. Cham to speak, it is plastered over the walls of universities, and it often referred to in articles about the higher education system.