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http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i3/kansas.html Never underestimate the zeal of research scientists with too much time on their hands.
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greatn posted:I will admit my strength is writing, not art. I have this week's strips in the can already except Sundays. I'm going to take up that offer of the gentleman who wanted to be an inattentive colorer, would anyone be interested in doing the art to my scripts? If not I'll keep on drawing it myself.
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Wanamingo posted:Zippy the Pinhead
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Wanamingo posted:
When it comes down to defending the ideals of America vs the political reality of America, very much so. Which is a reason that a dumb superhero comic is still better than the utter trash that is Zippy.
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Luann Right or wrong, you're being a bad friend. The Amazing Spider-Man  Sally Forth  The Heart of Juliet Jones 
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Honestly, has Bernice ever been a good friend?
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She's satisfied the Luann metrics for being a good friend. That is: doing nothing to demonstrate it, but having us repeatedly be told that it is the case.
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As long as I've been regularly reading Luann, Bernice has existed to consistently poo poo on anything Luann is trying to do or dream. In real life this would make Luann the weak-willed victim of an emotionally abusive monster who manipulates her by destroying her self-esteem, but this is Luann and the Evanses say Bernice is Luann's best friend and Tiff is her worst enemy, so there you have it. Bernice is a great friend and Tiffany is an awful bitch and any girl would be lucky to have a thoughtful young man like Gunther as her boyfriend.
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Julet Esqu posted:As long as I've been regularly reading Luann, Bernice has existed to consistently poo poo on anything Luann is trying to do or dream. In real life this would make Luann the weak-willed victim of an emotionally abusive monster who manipulates her by destroying her self-esteem, but this is Luann and the Evanses say Bernice is Luann's best friend and Tiff is her worst enemy, so there you have it. Bernice is a great friend and Tiffany is an awful bitch and any girl would be lucky to have a thoughtful young man like Gunther as her boyfriend. Luann specifically asked for Bernice to hate Pru for her, so this is more of a 'Luann gets exactly what she asked for' situation.
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This is a bit (way) late, but did anyone else lose their interest in Zippy after that storyline earlier this year with the actors playing Zippy and Zerbina being completely unhappy and tried running away before realizing that they were better off playing characters they completely hated? Call me a sentimental complete idiot, but I can't read the strip anymore without thinking "those poor completely and absolutely fake actors with their completely and absolutely terrible acting jobs."
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Tunicate posted:Luann specifically asked for Bernice to hate Pru for her, so this is more of a 'Luann gets exactly what she asked for' situation. Yeah, I was noting earlier that the roles were completely switched here; Bernice seemed skeptical of the Prudence-hate until these last few strips if I recall correctly.
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Roland Jones posted:Yeah, I was noting earlier that the roles were completely switched here; Bernice seemed skeptical of the Prudence-hate until these last few strips if I recall correctly. She's probably being all analyst-hatey to teach Luann a lesson.
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Howard Beale posted:She's probably poorly written.
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I might add that I'm pretty sure they don't teach that kind of mumbo jumbo in psych, abnormal or otherwise.
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  Bernice offered (and at the time it was a really nice thing to say). Luann gave an ambiguous answer that might have been agreement or might have been a polite attempt at a brush-off. Regardless, Luann clearly doesn't want to ride the hate tank now, so it's time for Bern to cool it.
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Kumaton posted:This is a bit (way) late, but did anyone else lose their interest in Zippy Yes
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Johnny Walker posted:Whoa we can almost see knees here. I knew I'd seen that bear somewhere before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eItsuqs6S30
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drat, Nancy is being such a poo poo lately. Someone used to post Fritzi Ritz before Nancy. I'm curious how nancy came to be in the strip.
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greatn posted:A3G Might wanna check that image link.
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Julet Esqu posted:Sally Forth Rule 34 (and maybe the other books in the series it's a part of) by Charles Stross is written in second person. It's really annoying and doesn't seem to add anything to the story unless there was something I was missing. I really didn't get the hype for it.
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treasureplane posted:Krazy Kat (April 14, 1929) I won't even pretend to understand this comic half the time. E: When I was a kid I got a big omnibus book of Krazy Kat comics from my local library and remember enjoying it quite a bit back then. Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Nov 25, 2015 |
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Understanding Krazy Kat is an art form. The first thing you need to do is ignore the centre panel. It's just there to throw you off. If you were reading this in an actual newspaper, you would be expected to cut that panel out with scissors first and set it aside, to be appreciated separately at the end of the year. Second thing is you have to know is that while each individual strip is a comedy, the overall story is a tragedy. Every character is suffering from his own fatal flaw. At the time, homosexuality was considered a mental disorder. The kat is called 'krazy' not because he talks funny, but because he is in love with another man, and on top of it, that man is an irredeemable bigot. Ignatz hates Krazy. This isn't like Tom and Jerry, where they fight most of the time but can find common ground now and then. He hates everything that Krazy is. He throws bricks at Krazy's head because he can't stand to get any closer than that. If he could bear to be right next to Krazy for long enough, he'd try to kill him. Officer Pupp understand all of this, and is sympathetic to Krazy, but he also knows what times he's living in. There are no hate crime laws, and even if he did try to charge Ignatz with anything higher than a misdemeanor, no jury would convict a God-fearing American defending himself against a gay foreigner who doesn't know his place. So he does his best to keep them separated, he tries to talk Krazy out of his infatuation, and sticks Ignatz in the drunk tank for a while whenever he catches him in the act. It's the most he can do. flavor.flv fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Nov 25, 2015 |
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Bloom County 2015 Skippy (September 26, 1928)  Peanuts (November 27, 1968)  At least collection agencies don't take it personally. Funky Winkerbean  Jen knows that west coast cuisine is okay, but they really don't know how to make a pizza that tastes like failure and the looming specter of death. Rip Haywire  Out Our Way (April 27-28, 1928)   Thimble Theater (June 13, 1929) 
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Freezing pizza sounds like an awful idea.
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It's not delivery, well actually it is delivery. But it's a delivery of frozen pizzas! I always scroll past Funky. Is there a reason why a guy having food-encrusted garbage stacked waist high is supposed to be endearing?
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Comix that Demand Respect Pooch Café  Droolia knew that would happen. She's always been smarter than Poncho. Most dogs in the strip are at least a little smarter than Poncho, but she's smart enough to trick him into things. Ballard Street  I forgot to eat breakfast this morning. Why are you doing this to me, Ballard Street? Lost Side of Suburbia   Nightjars are real animals, shivaree sirens aren't. I think that's symbolism for the transition in the conversation.
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Endless Mike posted:Freezing pizza sounds like an awful idea. Works out alright for Lou Malnatti's. They flash freeze, though, and I feel like that wouldn't be the case with Montoni's, but Funky gonna Funky I guess.
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Professor Wayne posted:Is there a reason why a guy having food-encrusted garbage stacked waist high is supposed to be endearing? But in Funky Winkerbean, it's probably safer to assume that it's meant as an expression of relief that coming out to Hollywood hasn't changed them. They may be surrounded by pleasant temperatures, beautiful people, and amazing restaurants covering almost the entire globe's cuisine, but they remain true to their miserable lovely roots -- grousing to each other about work in their lovely, foul-smelling office all day, then trudging home to their lovely, foul-smelling apartment at night to eat the same loving meal over and over again with the curtains drawn. And even then, they wish they could have the kraft-singles-and-ketchup-encrusted cardboard sadness disk that their miserable hometown thinks is 'pizza.' What a relief for Jess, to know that her husband shares her complete lack of interest in better things! The thing I want to know is, did Tom Batiuk flame out spectacularly in Hollywood at some point, or is he nursing some grudge over having his own 'Lust for Lisa' cancer script rejected? Because this is the second time he's gone to the "Hollywood is a terrible place for writers and artists to work" well in as many years.
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I seem to recall a sour grapes-y blogpost or something about how he never made the leap to TV or film like Peanuts or Garfield. He's jealous, not jaded.
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Manuel Calavera posted:Rose is Rose Even in 50 years time the world's richest nation will still rely on charitable handouts to feed its poorest citizens. Hell of a message from Rose is Rose.
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Julet Esqu posted:Radio Patrol Bulgy and Muscles are the perfect names for these two goons.
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