Comic Strip Megathread XVII: I have a special recipe (cackle-cackle)

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Strontium: Aug 28, 2009; Dexter didn't much care for the party.

Intelligent Life

Take It From the Tinkersons

Dark Side of the Horse

Viivi & Wagner

# ? May 19, 2017 06:33

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? May 14, 2024 00:11

Pastry of the Year: Apr 12, 2013

Arlo and Janis

Arlo and Janis Classic (Apr. 11, 1995)

Garfield Classic (Apr. 11, 1985)

# ? May 19, 2017 11:02

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Nancy

Dustin

Mandrake

# ? May 19, 2017 15:15

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

I had a power outage yesterday, so just saved yesterdays comics for todays.

Tina's Groove

Family Circus

Rose is Rose

One Big Happy

Foob

Compu-Toon

Bizarro

Dilbert

# ? May 19, 2017 15:25

ZeeToo: Feb 20, 2008; I'm a kitty!

Manuel Calavera posted:

I really appreciate how this comic only uses the blonde's promiscuity as a set-up, not a punchline. It's too easy to go the other way.

# ? May 19, 2017 17:00

computer angel: Sep 9, 2008; Make it a double.

Manuel Calavera posted:

Bizarro

Uh oh, looks like someone's salty today.

# ? May 19, 2017 17:06

Haifisch: Nov 13, 2010; Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!; Taco Defender

Flash Gordon

2000 Spiderman

# ? May 19, 2017 17:37

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Haifisch posted:

2000 Spiderman

Right through a heavy glove. She's got a pretty good set of chompers!

Luann

Bernice, you are so terrible you are making me feel sorry for Luann. Stop it.

The Amazing Spider-Man

Sally Forth

The Heart of Juliet Jones

# ? May 19, 2017 19:04

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Buni

Rhymes with Orange

Pros and Cons

# ? May 19, 2017 19:20

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Julet Esqu posted:

Luann

Bernice, you are so terrible you are making me feel sorry for Luann. Stop it.

Has Bernice actually done anything not terrible since the strip moved to college?

# ? May 19, 2017 20:02

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

I have zero evidence to back this up, but I think Bernice getting more awful lines up with her becoming the de facto main character, which in turn roughly coincides with the younger Evans getting more control over the strip's direction. Before that she was mostly a bland hanger on sort.

Mark Trail

Nothing says creepy like college aged young men.

Pearls Before Swine

The Phantom

Pooch Caf�

GIMME AN N, GIMME A U, GIMME A T, GIMMES AN S

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids

# ? May 19, 2017 20:13

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

# ? May 19, 2017 20:15

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

SomeMathGuy posted:

I have zero evidence to back this up, but I think Bernice getting more awful lines up with her becoming the de facto main character, which in turn roughly coincides with the younger Evans getting more control over the strip's direction. Before that she was mostly a bland hanger on sort.

I think there's some truth, some confirmation bias and also the fact that they cut a bunch of characters from junior high school. I don't know how they went from middle school to college.

Did they even write Delta out? They went from two tokens to one ish.

# ? May 19, 2017 20:20

Aleph Null: Jun 10, 2008; You look very stressed; Tortured By Flan

Julet Esqu posted:

# ? May 19, 2017 20:23

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

...and the pitch! posted:

Did they even write Delta out? They went from two tokens to one ish.

I want to say she ended up going to a different university, thus guaranteeing she would never be seen or heard from again.

# ? May 19, 2017 20:40

How Wonderful!: Jul 18, 2006; I only have excellent ideas

ZeeToo posted:

I really appreciate how this comic only uses the blonde's promiscuity as a set-up, not a punchline. It's too easy to go the other way.

Tina's Groove is one of the only strips that feels like it's actually written in 2017, and not just wedging jokes about selfies into 1983. I really like it.

# ? May 19, 2017 20:53

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

There were two tokens, Delta and Rosa. Both were written out and the entire cast was a beautiful pearly white until enough comments were made about it that Team Evans were like, "Oh, poo poo, fine" and wrote Dez in.

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

# ? May 19, 2017 20:57

kidcoelacanth: Sep 23, 2009

Julet Esqu posted:

There were two tokens, Delta and Rosa. Both were written out and the entire cast was a beautiful pearly white until enough comments were made about it that Team Evans were like, "Oh, poo poo, fine" and wrote Dez in.

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

Good thing we got Bernice, who definitely isn't the concept of boredom given human shape at all

# ? May 19, 2017 20:58

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

Julet Esqu posted:

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

She got cancer?

# ? May 19, 2017 21:01

Aleph Null: Jun 10, 2008; You look very stressed; Tortured By Flan

Julet Esqu posted:

There were two tokens, Delta and Rosa. Both were written out and the entire cast was a beautiful pearly white until enough comments were made about it that Team Evans were like, "Oh, poo poo, fine" and wrote Dez in.

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

lol

# ? May 19, 2017 21:04

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Julet Esqu posted:

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

To be fair, though, I don't think any of us want to see what kind of mess the Evanses would wind up creating trying to write a character who's active in social justice circles.

# ? May 19, 2017 21:10

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

catlord posted:

She got cancer?

She had Hodjkin's, but she got better.

Evil Mastermind posted:

To be fair, though, I don't think any of us want to see what kind of mess the Evanses would wind up creating trying to write a character who's active in social justice circles.

They would absolutely make a pig's ear out of it. Also there's no way they wouldn't have idiots whining in the comments that the strip's too liberal, no matter how mild they made her activism. I can see why they might be inclined to tiptoe around hotbutton issues. But none of this is the same as "she's super boring, there are no stories to tell."

Also I found this page today and I think it's my favorite thing I've seen in a little while.

# ? May 19, 2017 21:42

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

Julet Esqu posted:

There were two tokens, Delta and Rosa. Both were written out and the entire cast was a beautiful pearly white until enough comments were made about it that Team Evans were like, "Oh, poo poo, fine" and wrote Dez in.

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

Rosa definitely got the better write out and was the other token I mentioned. I just didn't want to give any credit to those lovely Gunther stories.

edit: I even know her last name since it is a tip of the cap to Sergio

# ? May 19, 2017 21:48

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

F Minus

Mary Worth

My God, she's probably been in there for almost an hour now! What an ordeal!

Rex Morgan MD

I seriously don't remember if Beatty actually wrote out the teacher/administrator at a nursing school job or not. If I remember right it wasn't quite what she thought it would be I guess.

Secret Agent X-9

Apartment 3-G

# ? May 19, 2017 21:54

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

Johnny Walker posted:

Mary Worth

My God, she's probably been in there for almost an hour now! What an ordeal!

what did locking her in the bathroom even accomplish

# ? May 19, 2017 21:57

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

Plot twist: she went to the bathroom to smoke.

# ? May 19, 2017 22:00

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

Raskolnikov38 posted:

what did locking her in the bathroom even accomplish

It was obviously intended to place doubt into Derek's mind as to his wife's capabilities and intelligence as part of a long-term gaslighting plan to end the marriage.

# ? May 19, 2017 22:04

Countblanc: Apr 20, 2005; _{Help a hero out!}

she's going to accuse the singer of having done it and Derek will call her crazy and paranoid, and then he'll leave her for the singer

# ? May 19, 2017 22:18

sweeperbravo: May 18, 2012; AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

Julet Esqu posted:

i feel weird agreeing this much with a gocomics poster

# ? May 19, 2017 22:44

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

Kennel posted:

Nancy

It's been done.

# ? May 19, 2017 23:05

Dr. Video Games 0081: Jan 19, 2005

I don't think you could lock someone in a bathroom like that without maintenance's key. It also seems like a fairly high stakes crime for just wanting to pull a little tail

# ? May 20, 2017 00:20

treasureplane: Jul 12, 2008; throwing darts in lovers' eyes, &c.

King Aroo (February 27, 1952)

Nancy (April 15, 1944)

Wash Tubbs (December 13, 1929)

Gasoline Alley (January 11, 1924)

Lil' Abner (September 10, 1937)

Barney Google (January 12, 1923)

Alley Oop (April 13, 1934)

# ? May 20, 2017 00:22

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

Julet Esqu posted:

There were two tokens, Delta and Rosa. Both were written out and the entire cast was a beautiful pearly white until enough comments were made about it that Team Evans were like, "Oh, poo poo, fine" and wrote Dez in.

The in-story reason for Delta's exit was that she went to another college. The IRL reason was that Greg thought she was boring and that there was nothing to write about her. And really, what stories are there to tell about a young black cancer survivor with a penchant for activism and social justice in this day and age?

We all know how rich a story-mine a cancer victim is though. Why, they could be filling an entire week with just the talk of organising a charity run.

# ? May 20, 2017 02:02