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

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

Julet Esqu posted:

Rip Kirby

So uh...what about those $50,000 in unpaid gambling debts?

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Indolent Bastard: Oct 26, 2007; I WON THIS AMAZING AVATAR! I'M A WINNER! WOOOOO!

Monty

Mike du Jour

Intelligent Life

Retail

# ? Apr 7, 2015 15:12

Serious Cephalopod: Jul 1, 2007; This is a Serious post for a Serious thread.

Bloop Bloop Bloop; Pillbug

Indolent Bastard posted:

[b]Monty

This is adorable

# ? Apr 7, 2015 15:49

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

Elysiume posted:

It's weird how old Dilbert is. It was first published in 1989. I feel like all of the original humor and charm is long gone.

Gocomics is running classic Dilbert, so you can judge for yourself.

It took Adams a long time to find the strip's voice (before he found another, more profitable voice for it) so the older strips are still pretty hit or miss, but yeah. There was a whimsical, absurdist sensibility that eventually got scrubbed out and Dilbert was more of a Charlie Brown figure who collected :iceburn:

s instead of dishing them out.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 15:51

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

Indolent Bastard posted:

Mike du Jour

e: on rereading of the MdJ, it's possible that the bunny slowly removed the toupee revealing the egg that he had hid there earlier

# ? Apr 7, 2015 16:35

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

Another day, another Attempted Murder Comix.

Pooch Caf�

And thus did Poncho drown the entire clientele of Pooch Caf�.

Ballard Street

I admit I have a pair of big pants.

flavor.flv fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Apr 7, 2015

# ? Apr 7, 2015 16:45

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

RandomFerret posted:

Another day, another Attempted Murder Comix.

Pooch Caf�

The first panel was added after... Gilligan? ran the strip past his friend, the dumbest guy in the world.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 17:00

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Indolent Bastard posted:

Intelligent Life

Okay, I've read this like five times and I cannot understand what is up with the "snack machine" line in the second panel. Is he saying they should both be next to the snack machine? Does he want company as he gets a snack?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 17:12

GorfZaplen: Jan 20, 2012

Emmy Lou

Mandrake the Magician

The Phantom

# ? Apr 7, 2015 17:23

Midnight Moth: Sep 14, 2007; What the hell, dude??
I'm like, right here.

Evil Mastermind posted:

Okay, I've read this like five times and I cannot understand what is up with the "snack machine" line in the second panel. Is he saying they should both be next to the snack machine? Does he want company as he gets a snack?

Only that people gather around places where there are food instead of standing around in the middle of a hall.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 17:46

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

GorfZaplen posted:

The Phantom

What a wonderful and efficient command structure!

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Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

# ? Apr 7, 2015 17:52

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.

GorfZaplen posted:

The Phantom

Spoilered for those who don't already know, but this is actually heading somewhere. Colonel Weeks is one of the few living men who has met the Unknown Commander face to face.

Skippy (February 7, 1928)

More tiny print that I'm absolutely hopeless with...

Peanuts (April 9, 1968)

Funky Winkerbean

Popeye

Rip Haywire

I'm beyond late today, so Out Our Way will be back with the second load.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 18:48

HalfHazard: Mar 29, 2010

Evil Mastermind posted:

Okay, I've read this like five times and I cannot understand what is up with the "snack machine" line in the second panel. Is he saying they should both be next to the snack machine? Does he want company as he gets a snack?

He's calling the guy fat

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:12

A HUNGRY MOUTH: Nov 3, 2006; date of birth: 02/05/88
manufacturer: mazda
model/year: 2008 mazda6
sexuality: straight, bi-curious
peircings: pusspuss; Nap Ghost

Julet Esqu posted:

Big Ben Bolt

I love the artwork in this strip so much. Holy wow that Bull Greer close-up, perfect.

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

Kevin & Kell

So, not only are you allowing (forcing) him to live a lie, you're allowing him to profit from it too? Awesome.

The Easter Bunny can't allow himself be caught or identified because ????, but someone publicly claiming to be the Easter Bunny (for personal gain) faces no consequences whatsoever

e: and apparently like twenty people already know the Incredible Secret, but if twenty-two people find out, it's curtains for you chum!!

Kennel posted:

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:15

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

HalfHazard posted:

He's calling the guy fat

Nah, he's saying that Gwen should come stand with him by the vending machine.

Calvin and Hobbes

Ripley's

# ? Apr 7, 2015 20:30

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Darthemed posted:

Ripley's

That one looks like he's surprise sexing the tiger rather than taking a selfie :pervert:

# ? Apr 7, 2015 20:59

Bismuth: Jun 11, 2010; by Azathoth; Hell Gem

Why is the tiger black?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:03

Ghostlight: Sep 25, 2009; maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me

omg you can't just ask why someone is black

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:10

Nevets: Sep 11, 2002; Be they sad or be they well,
I'll make their lives a hell

It's an African tiger.

The reddish tigers are Indian.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:13

Bismuth: Jun 11, 2010; by Azathoth; Hell Gem

I'm sorry, why is the tiger african-american?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:16

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

Darthemed posted:

Calvin and Hobbes

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Maybe I'm missing something but I don't really get the fascination with this comic, Calvin just seems like an unlikable piece of poo poo a lot of the time.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:56

gleebster: Dec 16, 2006; Only a howler; Pillbug

Slammy posted:

I always hear about these things here first.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:57

Wanamingo: Feb 22, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Bismuth posted:

I'm sorry, why is the tiger african-american?

It's got revitiligo, you jerk, and it would appreciate you not pointing it out.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 21:58

Zanzibar Ham: Mar 17, 2009; You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.; Grimey Drawer

Hel posted:

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't really get the fascination with this comic, Calvin just seems like an unlikable piece of poo poo a lot of the time.

Hobbes is cool, which makes up for it to me.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:03

Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

Mehuyael posted:

Hobbes is cool, which makes up for it to me.

It's like Achewood. It's not often Laugh out loud funny, but once you know the characters, it is at least amusing.

_{frankly he just needs his rear end beat a few times and that'll be the end of a lot of his spoiled brat nonsense.}

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:38

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

Johnny Aztec posted:

It's like Achewood. It's not often Laugh out loud funny, but once you know the characters, it is at least amusing.

_{frankly he just needs his rear end beat a few times and that'll be the end of a lot of his spoiled brat nonsense.}

I find your post problematic.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:40

skipThings: May 21, 2007; Tell me more about this
"Wireless fun-adaptor" you were speaking of.

Johnny Aztec posted:

It's like Achewood. It's not often Laugh out loud funny, but once you know the characters, it is at least amusing.

_{frankly he just needs his rear end beat a few times and that'll be the end of a lot of his spoiled brat nonsense.}

Oh Boy, let's have this discussion in every comic thread !!

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:50

Calaveron: Aug 7, 2006

Hel posted:

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't really get the fascination with this comic, Calvin just seems like an unlikable piece of poo poo a lot of the time.

The later years are better, when it becomes more about pontificating the nature of man and his role in a cold, uncaring universe.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 23:10

Wanamingo: Feb 22, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Six Chix

Zippy the Pinhead

Nancy

Arlo and Janis

Andertoons

Lost Side of Suburbia

Dick Tracy

Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

# ? Apr 7, 2015 23:42

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Wanamingo posted:

Nancy

So here's a question.

Do you think Gilchrist plans the sightlines in these comics ahead of time, or does he draw out the comic, look at it, and think "geez, I hope it's clear that she's looking at the only other thing in the comic. I better draw a dashed line from her eyes to the thing just to be on the safe side."?

# ? Apr 8, 2015 00:11

dirksteadfast: Oct 10, 2010

The thing with Calvin is he is written as an intelligent (to an extent, he isn't the best academically), imaginative young kid. I can totally see why some people might be put off or not connect with him (not calling them dumb or unimaginative though), considering he is often rude and disrespectful to others. But then you see him on his own with Hobbes or getting beat up by Moe and it's easier to sympathize or at least empathize with his character.

I don't think we're meant to agree with or root for Calvin all the time, and Watterson wasn't afraid to show Calvin's actions having negative consequences (or be straight up put in his place by Hobbes). But I always got the sense that at his core he's a good person with a lot of potential once he started to apply himself.

(It also helps I grew up reading Calvin and Hobbes, so I'm fully aware of its rose tint)

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Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

The chupacabra and boogeyman are in cahoots? :eyepop:

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Howard Beale: Feb 22, 2001; It's like this, Peanut

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Pastry of the Year: Apr 12, 2013

Howard Beale posted:

# ? Apr 8, 2015 02:31

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.

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