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This is such sad news. Cul de Sac is the kindest and sweetest comic I've ever read apart from Moomin, and probably the funniest too. Richard Thompson was the best at writing kids and parents with genuine warmth. Really going to miss him. Let's post some of our favourite Cul de Sacs. Lots of choices, but this is one of my favourites that I could find on Google:  I love how totally defeated Timmy Fretwork looks.
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aw drat, that's a goddamn shame. from back when he announced he was quitting 
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I think this one is probably my favourite. 
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Jul 27, 2016 19:08
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Wisp posted:This is such sad news. Cul de Sac is the kindest and sweetest comic I've ever read apart from Moomin, and probably the funniest too. Richard Thompson was the best at writing kids and parents with genuine warmth. Really going to miss him.  You can't tie down a banjo man.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:08
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https://twitter.com/evandorkin/status/758357919666667521
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Jul 27, 2016 19:21
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Awful news. Goodbye  Thanks to everyone posting their favourite Cul de Sacs, though. Keep going!
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Jul 27, 2016 19:27
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Mister Beeg posted:Aw man. And it was also just reported that cartoonist Jack Davis has died, too. Goddammit, he was my favorite artist in Mad Magazine.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:33
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Forktoss posted:Awful news. Goodbye I was going to find that comic with the story of the monster that eats mall shoppers, but on the way ran into this, which is great.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:39
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That's one of the two places my mind always goes when I think about CDS. The other is the clown jack-in-the-box, which may be the greatest delayed punch line in the history of newspaper comics. I can't find those, but I'm sure someone else around here has them.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:41
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  I'd also post the sequence where Petey has to play in a holiday concert and ends up with an out-of-body experience narrating everything he does, if I could find it. Richard's Poor Almanac is pretty funny too.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:44
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I went to Heroescon about 6 years ago when Thompson was there. I got a collection from him. Everyone in my family were huge Cul-De-Sac fans, so I asked if it was possible for him to draw an Alice for a mom since she had helped me get to the convention. It only took him a few minutes, but he drew the absolute best art. The entire time he was witty and charming, despite having been diagnosed less than a year earlier. He loved hearing about how much my family enjoyed the comic and was such a pleasure to be around.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:46
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Obit for Richard Thompson at the Washington Post.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:52
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Evil Mastermind posted:That's one of the two places my mind always goes when I think about CDS. My other is Petey's "PEVEY" jersey. I don't know why, but it was always my favorite. Most of my favorite things involved Petey, though.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:57
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Oh.  I love the Pulpy Joe strip, and this one: 
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Jul 27, 2016 19:58
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I don't think I've ever read a strip that got children, or the relationship between parents and children, better than Cul de Sac. You could tell he understood the inner workings of kids' minds, and I don't think there's ever been a comic strip family with more natural chemistry than the Otterloops
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Jul 27, 2016 19:59
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Evil Mastermind posted:
The long delayed punchline to the clown in the ceiling was my favourite. I just started to re-read my copy of the Complete CDS last week; I've even got a couple of the smaller collections in French as a way of keeping up my reading ability (and learning bonkers new vocab - the translations are really good). This news makes me so sad. But what a legacy he has left behind.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:05
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I can't believe how few strips I have saved. Keep posting them so I can grab them all now. 
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Calaveron posted:I don't think I've ever read a strip that got children, or the relationship between parents and children, better than Cul de Sac. You could tell he understood the inner workings of kids' minds, and I don't think there's ever been a comic strip family with more natural chemistry than the Otterloops In addition to this, it also never had jokes that came from a place of hate or or anger. It was never sarcastic or mean. Even when Alice was yelling about Kevin's stupid bucket head, it was because she wasn't getting attention, which is exactly how a kid acts. It was a silly comic that was there just to have fun.
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Deep down I had hope of someday there being a triumphant return of Richard Thompson and Cul de Sac. I know it was foolish but it's true. Here's a link to the Washington Post piece about him. Here's the "Make the Pie Higher" comic that got him early attention.  And here's a few of my favorite CDS strips I've got handy.     It would have been nice to get more, but at least we got what we did. And now the regularly scheduled comics. F Minus  Mary Worth  Jeez, Tommy put the pill bottle down for 2 seconds. Rex Morgan MD  "Don't go correctinating my similes, ya got me, kid?" Secret Agent X-9  Apartment 3-G  OK so what I think happened is this girl has been sending love letters to her brother, posing as LuAnn, which is creepy as hell.
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SpacePig posted:In addition to this, it also never had jokes that came from a place of hate or or anger. It was never sarcastic or mean. Even when Alice was yelling about Kevin's stupid bucket head, it was because she wasn't getting attention, which is exactly how a kid acts. It was a silly comic that was there just to have fun. Yeah, it's a lot like HLTS in that respect.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:10
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Oh man, we're gonna get a Nancy "tribute" aren't we?
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Jul 27, 2016 20:14
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It's impossible to pick my favourite Cul de Sac but here's one I really loved:
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Jul 27, 2016 20:24
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Endless Mike posted:Oh man, we're gonna get a Nancy "tribute" aren't we? By tribute, do you mean Nancy reading her horoscope or something and we just so happen to see a single panel of a poorly drawn version of the characters on the back of her newspaper, right next to a panel of Kermit, a panel of Charlie Brown, and a panel of Ziggy?
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Culdesac was a big reason why I posted here. Richard Thompson's art was and still is gorgeous, evocative and so refreshing. You could feel the characters in how they were drawn and the love of life that every character had. He knew just how to chose his words his lines and the timing of his jokes. I wanted to keep posting it because something that good needed to be shared with the world. I will truly miss Richard. He was right up there with the great illustrators of the modern age for me and he always will be. I am glad that cds is still being posted here and I still read it every day. It still makes me happy, but I will miss Richard Thompson. The world is a little dimmer for his passing, but while he was with us, it shone so brightly.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:28
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In my heart I know that Luann Titles Guy is responsible for this.
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Jul 27, 2016 21:43
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JaggerMcDagger posted:By tribute, do you mean Nancy reading her horoscope or something and we just so happen to see a single panel of a poorly drawn version of the characters on the back of her newspaper, right next to a panel of Kermit, a panel of Charlie Brown, and a panel of Ziggy? Gilchrist's taste in comics seems to be much like his taste in music -- if it ain't at least 40 years old, he don't care. Anyway, here are my regular comics, which aren't as good as CdS. Buni  Rhymes with Orange  Pros and Cons 
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Jul 27, 2016 21:47
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Cul de Sac was never in my local paper. It's one of the reasons I visit this thread every day, even if I hardly ever post. Newspaper comics are generally trash, but Cul de Sac is great. I have a copy of one of the collections on my desk at work, stuffed between random business books and a Calvin and Hobbes collection. Think I'll let it sit on the top of the stack for a while.
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I Wish I Were Gary Larson, or, Foolish Mortals Curse of the Undead! or, Scary Gary  Moving. Spiritually enriching. Sublime. “High” art, or, Gasoline Alley  Phoebe and her Unicorn, or, Heavenly Nostrils  Descent into Madness, or, Ziggy  Ye Olde Fox Trot  Best Comic in the Thread, or, Cul de Sac Yeah, well, gently caress the world today. 
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Kevyitä multia, herra Thompson! You were the greatest and I'm glad that Guy Gilchrist will never be allowed to touch CDS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzUboz98WYk Nenonen fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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Welp, I've been meaning to do it, but haven't had the free cash. Had some credit at Amazon and bought the CDS collection today.Odonata posted:Curse of the Undead! or, Scary Gary  homage or theft?
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Richard Thompson had so many wonderful strips that it's hard to think of them all, though I've seen several favorites here already. Anyway, BIG SHIRLEY!
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Jul 28, 2016 01:03
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Richard's Poor Almanac is great. Cul de Sac is a treasure. Goddamn it. Rarebit Fiend (click for huge)  Outbursts of Everett True  And He Did.   Guess If They Are Married!  Good Time Guy (click for big)  Gross Exaggerations (click for big)  The Gay Thirties (November 1934)  Mopsy  They’ll Do It Everytime (October 1939)  Feiffer (click for big)  Jaf  Wee Pals (click for big) (August 1970)  Mr. Tweedy  Andy Capp (click for big) 
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Johnny Walker posted:Does it have anything to do with this old-school SA thing? Yes that is it exactly. Vreenak. I think I just learned that Romulan's name.
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Jul 28, 2016 01:33
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Slammy posted:
Ah PJ Pieholes. Thompson's favorite made up restaurant name. 
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Jul 28, 2016 01:35
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Six Chix Zippy the Pinhead  Nancy  Arlo and Janis  Andertoons  Pluggers 
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Jul 28, 2016 01:52
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Here's the "Pearls Before Swine" comic that was supposed to run today:
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Jul 28, 2016 02:31
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Wanamingo posted:Nancy Look at the proportions on that Fritzi. Gilchrist started with the boobs, then realized he was running out of space for butt.
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How many comic strip authors have I ever in my whole life actually broke down into tears about? One.   
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