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

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

GorfZaplen posted:

The Phantom

We knew it was coming, and yet it's still so disappointing.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 15:39

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# ? May 26, 2024 08:55

Ensign_Ricky: Jan 4, 2008; Daddy Warlord
of the
Children of the Corn

_{or something...}

Ghostlight posted:

I'm glad we cleared that up.

Now read that last panel in the voice of Phil Ken Sebben.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 15:42

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

I don't know about tickets, but yes. All stores are supposed to open at the same time, and not doing so can get you in trouble because at the very least the mall management will contact your store's head office and let them know that whoever it was that was supposed to open the store showed up an hour late.

I think I told this story here before, but back when I worked retail I had a manager who'd open the store a half-hour late, then change his punch-in time in the system like nobody would notice that the store didn't open until 30-45 minutes after the rest of the mall, or that nobody would call the district manager to complain.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 15:47

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

Evil Mastermind posted:

I don't know about tickets, but yes. All stores are supposed to open at the same time, and not doing so can get you in trouble because at the very least the mall management will contact your store's head office and let them know that whoever it was that was supposed to open the store showed up an hour late.

I think I told this story here before, but back when I worked retail I had a manager who'd open the store a half-hour late, then change his punch-in time in the system like nobody would notice that the store didn't open until 30-45 minutes after the rest of the mall, or that nobody would call the district manager to complain.

Can confirm. The mall cops called the legit police on me because I left the coffee pot on in our dumb little soft pretzel kiosk. I had to drive 25 minutes back to shut it off even though they had a key. Comics in a bit, I'm swamped and shouldn't even be typing this.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 16:11

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

i hold cage with bird

i put cloth over it

cage vanishes

# ? Sep 8, 2015 16:44

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Well, I figure since the creators of Luann take pride in the fact that the strip has taken on more grown-up topics in the past, such as Luann's period and whatnot, that there might be a chance that they would handle the decriminalization of marijuana and the corresponding shift in cultural attitudes toward same with--

Luann

Never mind. You guys are right. I don't want them to do a weed story anymore. I don't know what I was thinking.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Captain's face.

Sally Forth

The Heart of Juliet Jones

# ? Sep 8, 2015 16:55

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Julet Esqu posted:

Luann

Between this, Funky, and Mary Worth, I've got a feeling this is gonna be a bad week for this thread. :ohdear:

"You know what this dorm party needs? Fire!"

Calling it now: there's going to be an accident with the fire and Bernice is going to get in big trouble, thus highlighting The Dangers Of Drugs.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 16:59

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

This Namor story has been going on like two weeks now and he has yet to make any sexual overtures at MJ. What is going on??

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:06

Sundae: Dec 1, 2005

quote:

I live in the middle of Amish country in Pennsylvania, so I can't wait to see where this is going. Just when I thought my guilty-pleasure comic couldn't get any better. :peanut:

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:09

Poil: Mar 17, 2007

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

Can confirm. The mall cops called the legit police on me because I left the coffee pot on in our dumb little soft pretzel kiosk. I had to drive 25 minutes back to shut it off even though they had a key.

I've spent the day in lectures about fire safety, so I approve of that so you are less likely to leave it on in the future. Now excuse me while I check the heat on my cell phone charger every two minutes. :ohdear:

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:14

Cricken_Nigfops: Oct 25, 2011; CROM!

Julet Esqu posted:

The Heart of Juliet Jones

That last panel just screams "When isn't she?"

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:44

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

EasyEW posted:

Rip Haywire

Sundae posted:

I live in the middle of Amish country in Pennsylvania, so I can't wait to see where this is going. Just when I thought my guilty-pleasure comic couldn't get any better.

Yeah, Rip Haywire is so far over the top that it's great to read. Cobra dressing up as a shapely cow really made my day.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:56

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

Johnny Aztec posted:

Her face in the first panel is a thing of nightmares.

It runs in the family. For he who sees the Phantom's face, dies a horrible death.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 17:57

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

Ensign_Ricky posted:

Now read that last panel in the voice of Phil Ken Sebben.

Ha Ha! Surprise twist!

# ? Sep 8, 2015 18:28

Mercedes Colomar: Nov 1, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Tina's Groove

Family Circus

Rose is Rose

One Big Happy

Foob

Compu-Toon

Bizarro

Dilbert

# ? Sep 8, 2015 20:10

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

I have no idea what happened over on GoComics because Firefox absolutely refuses to open the larger versions of Mark Trail. I actually had to fire up IE ( :barf:

) to get it to work. Not sure at this point if it's a Firefox thing, or a GoComics thing. It worked just fine last week. Anyway, let's just start with Mark Effing Trail as I'm now three days behind...

Man, Cherry is pissed in the second panel.

My God, he is reading this thread, isn't he!

Jane's World

Non Sequitur

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Kliban's Cats

Ok?

9 Chickweed Lane 9/8/2004

Meatloaf, if prepared correctly, is really good. Stop bitching.

Zits

Kevin & Kell

BlankIsBeautiful fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Sep 8, 2015

# ? Sep 8, 2015 20:18

catlord: Mar 22, 2009; What's on your mind, Axa?

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

Non Sequitur

I swear I've read Non Sequitur for a good while and I don't remember the accents being so pronounced (save for Eddie). Oh well, better than that God drat kid in Rose is Rose.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 21:33

Roland Jones: Aug 18, 2011; by Nyc_Tattoo

catlord posted:

I swear I've read Non Sequitur for a good while and I don't remember the accents being so pronounced (save for Eddie). Oh well, better than that God drat kid in Rose is Rose.

Yeah, at least these accents are obviously accents and convey the way they're talking well enough, even if it's over-the-top. The Rose Is Rose baby's talk is phonetically identical to normal speech, thus failing at its intended purpose, it's just spelled in a way that makes reading it irritating.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 21:46

Senior Woodchuck: Aug 29, 2006; When you're lost out there and you're all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home

CommaToes posted:

I think since Jon only comes every summer to visit his grandparents, something will happen that causes him to not come next summer.

Oooh, Funky Winkerbean crossover!

# ? Sep 8, 2015 23:23

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

GorfZaplen posted:

The Phantom

THOSE VOTES AREN'T YOURS TO GIVE AWAY YOU GODDAMN MORON

ONE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP CAN JUST CHOOSE THE NEXT CHIEF ALL ON HIS OWN AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS CALL IT A PERFECT DEMOCRACY

TONY DEPAUL I AM TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU

WHY DID YOU WRITE THIS GARBAGE

ANSWER MY QUESTION

YOU PIECE OF poo poo

# ? Sep 8, 2015 23:36

SomeMathGuy: Oct 4, 2014; The people were ASTONISHED at his doctrine.

Clearly DePaul is writing subtle pro-secret ballot propaganda. A bold and controversial stance if it were... I dunno, 120 years ago, which sounds about right for political positions in most newspaper comics.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 23:51

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

CommaToes posted:

I think since Jon only comes every summer to visit his grandparents, something will happen that causes him to not come next summer.

I hope not. That seems to easy and not really like how Sal would handle it.

# ? Sep 8, 2015 23:57

The Modern Leper: Dec 25, 2008; You must be a masochist

Guys... guys...

http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-brad-anderson-creator-marmaduke-225058

quote:

As confirmed by the National Cartoonists Society, Marmaduke creator Brad Anderson has died. No cause of death was given, but the NCS� statement says it was �unexpected.� He was 91.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 02:32

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

gently caress YOU KIPAWA YOU WASTED ALL OUR GODDAMN TIME.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 02:36

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

Really this is all fatty's fault for not wanting to ditch his dumb job and go live in the phantom's treasure cave with high speed internet, full time

# ? Sep 9, 2015 03:08

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

I still have a hard time believing this is the same comic that gave us the Gravelines Prison storyline two(?) years ago.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 03:10

Slammy: Mar 30, 2011; Great speech.
PPHPFT!!

Rarebit Fiend (click for huge)

Outbusts of Everett True

Fritzi Ritz

Sick, Sick, Sick (click for big)

Just like me at the gay bar. Sunrise, sunset.

Wee Pals

Yep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Conference_on_Children_and_Youth

# ? Sep 9, 2015 03:16

VictorGrunn: Feb 15, 2004; Ye Guilty

RandomFerret posted:

THOSE VOTES AREN'T YOURS TO GIVE AWAY YOU GODDAMN MORON

Stay out of this. It's a Bandar matter.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 03:27

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Phantom Classic

Ha! Remember that storyline in New Phantom a while back where Phantom beat the poo poo out of some dude while his kids were on the phone and then fired a gun out the window to bring the cops around and Goons lost their goddamn minds? Turns out that's an established thing he's been doing since the old days!

Radio Patrol

Kind of hard to read this combo of narration box and dialog, but I like the effect.

Rip Kirby

Big Ben Bolt

# ? Sep 9, 2015 03:39

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

RandomFerret posted:

THOSE VOTES AREN'T YOURS TO GIVE AWAY YOU GODDAMN MORON

ONE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP CAN JUST CHOOSE THE NEXT CHIEF ALL ON HIS OWN AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS CALL IT A PERFECT DEMOCRACY

TONY DEPAUL I AM TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU

WHY DID YOU WRITE THIS GARBAGE

ANSWER MY QUESTION

YOU PIECE OF poo poo

No see, all those people who voted for Kipawa declared their loyalty to him. He declared his loyalty to Guran. It's basically the US electoral system.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 04:19

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

Green Intern posted:

No see, all those people who voted for Kipawa declared their loyalty to him. He declared his loyalty to Guran. It's basically the US electoral system.

Instituting our primary style elections is the dumbest thing about this strip yet.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 04:39

Spiderdrake: May 12, 2001

Evil Mastermind posted:

I still have a hard time believing this is the same comic that gave us the Gravelines Prison storyline two(?) years ago.

Seriously what the gently caress happened to the Phantom? This bandar matter poo poo was preceded by what, Phantom brilliantly murdering a dude in public and then just walking away from it and ... uh, the creepy amnesia strips where he writes about women to procreate with in his secret instinctive by torchlight journal? Was that an edit? I can't tell what the edits are anymore. help.

Am I just not understanding the metaphors here?

# ? Sep 9, 2015 06:36

GorfZaplen: Jan 20, 2012

Mandrake the Magician

The Phantom is still going on, for some reason

# ? Sep 9, 2015 06:41

SomeMathGuy: Oct 4, 2014; The people were ASTONISHED at his doctrine.

Spiderdrake posted:

uh, the creepy amnesia strips where he writes about women to procreate with in his secret instinctive by torchlight journal? Was that an edit? I can't tell what the edits are anymore. help.

That was not an edit, terrifyingly. I'm not sure why daily Phantom has undergone such a meteoric downfall but when I'm thinking back on this election arc and the John X arc it's... something, alright.

Isn't the same creative team on the Sunday strips? How are those managing to be so markedly less poo poo?

e: But on a happier note, man I hope that necklace in Mandrake turns out to be some kind of assassination attempt.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 06:41

plainswalker75: Feb 22, 2003; Pigs are smarter than Bears, but they can't ride motorcycles; Hair Elf

VictorGrunn posted:

Stay out of this. It's a Bandar matter.

Bandar culture is 5000 years old; you're a foreigner, so you can't understand.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 07:16

Aardmania: Jan 1, 2007; Ruining newspapers since 1993.; Shredded Hen

Julet Esqu posted:

Radio Patrol

Kind of hard to read this combo of narration box and dialog, but I like the effect.

It looks like it was a design choice that allowed the bottom portion of the strip to be cropped out if the newspaper needed to because of the wartime newsprint shortages. If you go back through the previous strips that were posted, the date is usually placed near the middle of the panel instead of at the bottom.

Here's an example of a cropped Blondie that I found in the archives:

# ? Sep 9, 2015 07:44

Shaman Tank Spec: Dec 26, 2003; *blep*

RandomFerret posted:

THOSE VOTES AREN'T YOURS TO GIVE AWAY YOU GODDAMN MORON

ONE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP CAN JUST CHOOSE THE NEXT CHIEF ALL ON HIS OWN AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS CALL IT A PERFECT DEMOCRACY

TONY DEPAUL I AM TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU

WHY DID YOU WRITE THIS GARBAGE

ANSWER MY QUESTION

YOU PIECE OF poo poo

I think the best part is yet to come when GURAN, HONORED LEADER of the BANDAR says "For MY part, I choose this other guy!" and dumps all his stones back in his bowl.

E: nope nevermind

Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 09:52 on Sep 9, 2015

# ? Sep 9, 2015 09:49

Calaveron: Aug 7, 2006

I'm sorry, but I don't think you can call the death of a 91 year old man "unexpected"

# ? Sep 9, 2015 10:15

CommaToes: Dec 15, 2006; Ecce Buffo

RandomFerret posted:

THOSE VOTES AREN'T YOURS TO GIVE AWAY YOU GODDAMN MORON

ONE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP CAN JUST CHOOSE THE NEXT CHIEF ALL ON HIS OWN AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS CALL IT A PERFECT DEMOCRACY

TONY DEPAUL I AM TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU

WHY DID YOU WRITE THIS GARBAGE

ANSWER MY QUESTION

YOU PIECE OF poo poo