Comic Strip Megathread XV: So smile, Margo, and move on.

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Darkest Auer: Dec 30, 2006; They're silly; Ramrod XTreme

GorfZaplen posted:

Classic Prince Valiant

It's been said before, but I can't believe I skipped reading Prince Valiant in the previous threads, I'm on the edge of my seat here.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 02:24

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# ? May 24, 2024 13:59

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Jesus Christ, Prince Valiant. :stare:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 02:42

Pvt.Scott: Feb 16, 2007; What God wants, God gets, God help us all

Prince Valiant is going to beat everyone in his path to death with a flagstone and then chuck the king into the pit, isn't he?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 03:02

Wanamingo: Feb 22, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Six Chix

Zippy the Pinhead

Nancy

Arlo and Janis

Wee Pals

Andertoons

Lost Side of Suburbia

Oh hey, it's that character from Tiny Toons.

Zachary Nixon Johnson

Dick Tracy

Let's be fair here, everybody thinks they should get off lightly.

Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

Well poo poo, I called the third one because why would you buy real fruit for that.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 03:26

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Wanamingo posted:

Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

Or, you know, that the guy was standing on the other side of the tree.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 03:34

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Number 4, like all comic strip artists, is an unhinged sociopath who seethes with universal bitterness and hate. He did the deed after overhearing Mr. Manzony say "But does it have to be about cancer all the time?" and then altered Number 1's painting to implicate him. The alteration was uncovered when crime scene investigators found a stick figure squirrel in the painting, mourning the "good old days" before Roe v. Wade.

Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 03:38

Evilreaver: Feb 26, 2007; GEORGE IS GETTIN' AUGMENTED!; Dinosaur Gum

I was sure it was #3, since painting takes a longass time and you can't buy fruit and have most of a painting in the same afternoon (starting at 3 PM+)

# ? Jul 4, 2014 03:46

Calaveron: Aug 7, 2006

And I was sure it was #2 because there were no bits of chipped marble strewn about on the floor.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 04:54

Magic Hate Ball: May 6, 2007; ha ha ha!
you've already paid for this

I love Inspector Danger's hatred and distrust of anything intellectual or artistic.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 04:59

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

And I though it was #1, not because of the shadows but if he was painting over at the coast, would he take it home while it was still wet instead of waiting for it to dry?

# ? Jul 4, 2014 05:38

Pvt.Scott: Feb 16, 2007; What God wants, God gets, God help us all

It was actually suspect #5, a dirty dago undoubtedly up to no good, that Inspector Danger spotted loitering nearby.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 05:45

Ailumao: Nov 4, 2004

Wanamingo posted:

Wee Pals

Wee Pals is the best loving comic. I'm gonna be so sad when it ends.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 06:07

don Jaime: Apr 3, 2004

Geech false-starts.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 06:13

Presto: Nov 22, 2002; Keep calm and Harry on.

GIANT OUIJA BOARD posted:

I haven't read Romeo & Juliet since we had to in sixth grade, but was "Give me, give me!" in the original?

I had to look it up, but yeah it is.

Friar:
(blah blah)...
And this shall free thee from this present shame
If no inconstant toy nor wom'nish fear
Abate thy valor in the acting it.

Juliet:
Give me, give me! O tell me not of fear!

So there's that.

Presto fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:05

Murdstone: Jun 14, 2005; I'm feeling Jimmy

F Minus

Mary Worth

When I first saw this, I thought Mary was doing some sick skateboard move.

Rex Morgan MD

When I first saw this, I thought Sarah was a stoned Asian.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:18

GorfZaplen: Jan 20, 2012

Emmy Lou

Heathcliff

Mandrake the Magician

The Phantom

Pickles

Classic Prince Valiant

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:23

TofuDiva: Aug 22, 2010; Playin' Possum; Muldoon

Wanamingo posted:

Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

Well poo poo, I called the third one because why would you buy real fruit for that.

"The shadows on the motif indicate that the sun is shining from the east..."

This comic doesn't even bother to use words correctly.* Stupid lame solutions based on spurious clues are bad enough, but pretentious ignorance gets me genuinely angry.

_{*Let's see, who else do we know who does that a lot?}

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:28

NRVNQSR: Mar 1, 2009

TofuDiva posted:

"The shadows on the motif indicate that the sun is shining from the east..."

This comic doesn't even bother to use words correctly.* Stupid lame solutions based on spurious clues are bad enough, but pretentious ignorance gets me genuinely angry.

It's translated from Finnish, isn't it? So the writer may well not be the one at fault.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:35

ukonvasara: Aug 16, 2012; a mixture of gravity and waggery

don Jaime posted:

Geech false-starts.

Man, Geech really loving sucks.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 07:37

TofuDiva: Aug 22, 2010; Playin' Possum; Muldoon

NRVNQSR posted:

It's translated from Finnish, isn't it? So the writer may well not be the one at fault.

I didn't realize it was a translation; somehow I missed that part of the origin of these, and I'm genuinely grateful that folks here take the time to translate stuff. My apologies and appreciation to the translator!

# ? Jul 4, 2014 08:13

GIANT OUIJA BOARD: Aug 22, 2011; 177 Years of Your Dick
All
Night
Non
Stop

Presto posted:

I had to look it up, but yeah it is.

Friar:
(blah blah)...
And this shall free thee from this present shame
If no inconstant toy nor wom'nish fear
Abate thy valor in the acting it.

Juliet:
Give me, give me! O tell me not of fear!

So there's that.

Ah. If he'd included the other half of her line I probably wouldn't have batted an eye, but removing it just sounds wrong, and butchers the meter. gently caress you Brooke.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 08:13

Hel: Oct 9, 2012; Jokatgulm is tedium.
Jokatgulm is pain.
Jokatgulm is suffering.

TofuDiva posted:

"The shadows on the motif indicate that the sun is shining from the east..."

This comic doesn't even bother to use words correctly.* Stupid lame solutions based on spurious clues are bad enough, but pretentious ignorance gets me genuinely angry.

_{*Let's see, who else do we know who does that a lot?}

NRVNQSR posted:

It's translated from Finnish, isn't it? So the writer may well not be the one at fault.

I think it's danish and while I'm not sure I think it shares enough with swedish that I think I know why it's motif. That's because in swedish motiv is what you call that object in the painting or foto, so you would think the word that is almost that same would mean that same. Even Wikipedia thinks they are the same word in different languages.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 08:18

tiistai: Nov 1, 2012; Solo Melodica

Hel is correct about the motif thing.

Fingerpori

- My vacation starts on Monday!
- Next week I'm going be at work completely normally
- That clown is really boring!!

So yeah, it's a mix between "Next week I'm going to work, as usual" and "Next work I'm going to act completely normal at work".

Fok_It

Upcoming t-shirt design:

tiistai fucked around with this message at 11:01 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 10:52

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

Johnny Walker posted:

Mary Worth

When I first saw this, I thought Mary was doing some sick skateboard move.

Normally MW plots are fairly short and after Mary fixes a problem they gratefully bow out of the apartment compound never to be seen again but I can't see how this one ends without Mary becoming the first disciple of the second coming.

Mr. Squishy fucked around with this message at 11:06 on Jul 4, 2014

# ? Jul 4, 2014 11:02

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

# ? Jul 4, 2014 11:20

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

tiistai posted:

- Next week I'm going be at work completely normally
- That clown is really boring!![/i]

So yeah, it's a mix between "Next week I'm going to work, as usual" and "Next work I'm going to act completely normal at work".

It seems like "I'll have a normal week at work next week" would work but that's too many weeks.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 11:23

scarycave: Oct 9, 2012; Dominic Beegan:
Exterminator For Hire

Wanamingo posted:

Lost Side of Suburbia

Oh hey, it's that character from Tiny Toons.

She looks more like Baby Doll to be honest.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 12:49

BlankIsBeautiful: Apr 4, 2008; Feeling a little inadequate?

Happy Give Britain The Finger Day! :v:

I'm going to tidy up the garden while cranking my John Phillip Sousa CD, see if some 14yo automotive paint will still cure by test spraying, go to our lake place, probably get fairly drunk and set off a bunch of fireworks tonight. Whee!

Jane's World

This is rapidly turning into a plot for an 80s porn movie.

Non Sequitur

MERKA!

Kliban

'd.. That was pretty loving funny.

9 Chickweed Lane 7/4/2003

Zits

What? As in "X rated"? Huh.

Kevin & Kell

I think that's an :iceburn:

against standardized testing, but I'm not sure. It's written weird.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 13:19

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

GorfZaplen posted:

Emmy Lou

Her spine! :stonk:

# ? Jul 4, 2014 13:33

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

9 Chickweed Lane 7/4/2003

Oh come on, Brooke, you know damned well that Solange would have been freaking out well before getting to the vet.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 13:35

EasyEW: Mar 8, 2006; I've got my father's great big six-shooter with me 'n' if anybody in this woods wants to start somethin' just let 'em--but they DASSN'T.

Skippy (April 15, 1927)

"Just a sec, I heard something in the hall. Hm, howd'ya like that, the floor collapsed. I gotta go."

Peanuts (July 7, 1967)

The Further Trials Of The Immaculately Pure Artist

Wait a minute, wasn't the producer the one who read Les the riot act about making a heartbreaking works of staggering genius? Is this still Funky Winkerbean or is it The Fountainhead with a wishy-washy version of Howard Roark? And if it is, does that mean Les is going to blow up the movie studio?

Popeye

Rip Haywire

Out Our Way (March 23-24, 1925)

The lighter side of your dad being an idiot!

# ? Jul 4, 2014 14:11

Darthemed: Oct 28, 2007; "A data unit?
For me?"; College Slice

Kennel posted:

"Well, Little Face?"

Calvin And Hobbes

_{lookit that ship!}

DOGG

Ripley's

# ? Jul 4, 2014 15:44

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Darthemed posted:

DOGG

The lighter side of terrorising your beloved pet.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 15:50

Mercury Hat: May 28, 2006; SharkTales!
Woo-oo!

Johnny Walker posted:

Mary Worth

This is why you don't plant eucalyptus trees near your retirement community.

Unless it's some evil plot to get an even higher turnover rate, I guess.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 15:51

scarycave: Oct 9, 2012; Dominic Beegan:
Exterminator For Hire

goatface posted:

The lighter side of terrorising your beloved pet.

At a civil war re-enactment, a woman brought her Australian shepherd dog.
It was pretty hard to watch it endure the sound of a cannon fire presentation.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 15:53

BlankIsBeautiful: Apr 4, 2008; Feeling a little inadequate?

goatface posted:

The lighter side of terrorising your beloved pet.

Or your beloved children. There were years when we only made it into the first 5 or 10 minutes or so of a fireworks display before my kids would freak the gently caress out. Now they're all grown and actually have a ball running our annual display.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 16:03

flavor.flv: Apr 18, 2008; I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches

It's friday, and I'm the only one at work. What am I Doing with my Life Comix.

Pooch Caf�

No! Bad comic! We don't need any more teens amirite jokes!

Ballard Street

Okay, this one only works if Bob is the guy standing in the back.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 16:32

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

TofuDiva posted:

I didn't realize it was a translation; somehow I missed that part of the origin of these, and I'm genuinely grateful that folks here take the time to translate stuff. My apologies and appreciation to the translator!

Inspector Danger is actually translated by a professional who works for Universal Uclick, so the weirdness is probably down to the same business model that makes the colours of people's clothes in soap-opera strips change between the weekdays and weekend.

# ? Jul 4, 2014 16:36