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PetraCore posted:Yeah, one thing I have been wondering is what sort of research Foster was able to access in the 40s. It's still not an excuse for some of the cringier parts of this arc, like Val prioritizing the white murderers over the people understandably wanting justice for an entire village being massacred, and Foster going 'and that's why this actually existing group of people had pale skin and blue eyes!!', but it makes me more lenient towards just plain inaccuracies, and more critical of attitude. If that makes sense? I have pretty mixed feelings about this whole arc. Some of it is quite sensitive and portrays the native characters in a way that at least seems like an honest attempt at both accuracy and humanity (there's a cute bit coming up in a little while where the Indians play a game of lacrosse and are all poo poo-talking each other about it that I think is fun), but other parts are unfortunately exactly what you'd expect from a story from the forties. There are a few turns of phrase in some of the upcoming strips that are particularly uncomfortable, and the story that leads up to everyone sailing back to Europe is slightly problematic, unfortunately (hint: Aleta's status as a "goddess" plays a central role). It doesn't surprise me that Tillicum's name comes from some random word in an unrelated language, but on the other hand she's not a bad character, all things considered. At least Foster's realist art style prevents anything ever getting too gross visually - no neon-red Disney Peter Pan Indians to worry about.
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The_Other posted:Steeple: Clotted Crime Part 2 – Two Backs Oh it'll definitely show up on camera 
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Medenmath posted:I have pretty mixed feelings about this whole arc. Some of it is quite sensitive and portrays the native characters in a way that at least seems like an honest attempt at both accuracy and humanity (there's a cute bit coming up in a little while where the Indians play a game of lacrosse and are all poo poo-talking each other about it that I think is fun), but other parts are unfortunately exactly what you'd expect from a story from the forties. There are a few turns of phrase in some of the upcoming strips that are particularly uncomfortable, and the story that leads up to everyone sailing back to Europe is slightly problematic, unfortunately (hint: Aleta's status as a "goddess" plays a central role). It doesn't surprise me that Tillicum's name comes from some random word in an unrelated language, but on the other hand she's not a bad character, all things considered. To be fair, sometimes stuff is just kind of... Like this. I have a book, a children's book that was my mother's and she gave to me recently when we were talking about it. It's a 1946 reprint of a 1930 book that is a collection of stories about a group of first nations children learning lessons from moral fables told by the magical talking totem pole (actually their ventriloquist grandma). We don't think the stories are traditional. They're pretty standard children's fairy tale style fables but with Chinook words and a little bit of folklore and culture mixed in. The author is straight up a mystery, and we haven't been able to determine if she was white or haida or what, because it's kind of an obscure book and nobody talks about it. It's pretty woke for a white woman in 1930, but we just have no idea. But also, it's just kind of a bunch of cute stories that equate to "don't steal" and "don't look down on people who are different from you" and "be generous," and that's hard to hate. Full disclosure, I'm white, we're all white, we just have a very good appreciation for stories in my family and I grew up with a whole collection of first nations picture books, some of which were definitely traditional stories. We also had gentile Hanukkah.
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The Bloop posted:That Dustin is the worst Dustin is absolutely the author mouthpiece in that one.
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RoboRodent posted:Well, it's less "historical inaccuracy" and more "appropriating a word from one culture in order to give your writing about another culture more weight, because you don't differentiate between them even though, in practice, they were very different." Boy oh boy, does reading Blueberry put posts like THIS to mind. On that note, in today's Blueberry!: Sharp is an incredibly irritating man, or McClure and Red know 枪杆子里面出政权, or It's ok, Jethro - I always had difficulty with long division, too   
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:OK, let's see. This is the Zimmermann Telegram, where the government of Germany, in a desperate bid to derail the US from sending troops to Europe, tried to recruit Mexico on their side. They courted Mexico's favor by promising that they would back their claims on former Mexican territories lost to the United States in wars in return for Mexico invading the US from the south, ie. "winked at her". F Minus  Go for the unleaded. Mark Trail  I like pancakes, but between this and Haywire I'm really sick of the "Pancakes! lol" gags. Mary Worth  Wilbur's plan is working.  The Phantom  Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Andertoons  Apartment 3-G 
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Murdstone posted:I had no idea And He Did was so metaphorical. Wow! Man Wilbur is going to be rolling in so much puppy.
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Vargo posted:Wallace the Brave Spud is wise to distrust the stars. The elder gods live up there. 
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Mary Worth: if this ends up being about the superiority of dog owners over cat owners I will flip the gently caress out Luann: re-inventing the smush room, like 15 years later
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My Lovely Horse posted:hey good news Kip baby, we can hook up in the common area now, just scooch past my stark naked roommate there and join me under the quilts for some privacy Yeah honestly that’s the most believable part of all that from my college years experience. Hell who hasn’t split one room with twin queen beds to smash your girlfriends on the cheap?
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ah welcome stranger from America, our tents are your tents, this is our privacy hut smack in the middle of camp
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The_Other posted:Also, for fans of Giant Days, Allison has been practicing drawing the cast for upcoming conventions and posting the images on his twitter. Here are a few: These just make me irrationally angry that Allison keeps pairing up with Max Sarin.
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Murdstone posted:I had no idea And He Did was so metaphorical. Wow! I wish he'd started doing these deep WWI comics earlier instead of putting us through years of "offensively insensitive German caricature dismisses America, ARR BRAVE BOYS kill him, P.S. send your kids and children to join up today, P.P.S. yes even if they're underage we won't tell if you won't WINKY FACE".
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Rand Brittain posted:Why wouldn't he pair up with Sarin? She's great, and being partnered with other artists gives him more time to work on multiple projects. Because Allison has a very particular style in his artwork that just does not translate well when Sarin takes over. This came up here when "Wicked Things" was released; everyone is vamping for the camera and staged/posed in grossly exaggerated ways. It's even more ridiculous in "Giant Days." Meanwhile the characters, as drawn by Allison, just look like they're in on the joke. From sly to vamp, it's all in the presentation. From a technical perspective, Sarin's art is fine, but if you've been reading the Bobbinsverse for a while the styles are completely different. And I prefer Allison's. YMMV. Doomykins posted:Who cares?
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Transmodiar posted:You, evidently! Hoisted by my own petard! Jucika "306 - Jucika And The High C Note!"  That's cruel.  "307 - Jucika Gets Flowers"  "Last panel rough translation: Women's day greetings from the company" Extra for Strip 306, Pusztai illustrated a whole page. 
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Rand Brittain posted:Why wouldn't he pair up with Sarin? She's great, and being partnered with other artists gives him more time to work on multiple projects. I think folks get inordinately bent out of shape about the differences in art styles between the different books. Sarin's art looks great to me. Allison's own art has shifted a lot over the past couple of decades and it seems odd to get so mad about seeing yet another style used to portray his characters when the man himself has gone from crabbed doodles to adobe art to his more contemporary hand-drawn work. Obviously everybody has their own taste and if somebody doesn't like Sarin's art, that's their affair, but the vitriol that periodically crops up in the thread seems out of proportion to the actual difference it makes.
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I'm really enjoying Uramachi Sakaba. It gives off hints of Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko and Battle Angel, but it's still very much itself. Is it serialized in print anywhere?
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Kid Fenris posted:I'm really enjoying Uramachi Sakaba. It gives off hints of Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko and Battle Angel, but it's still very much itself. Is it serialized in print anywhere? The only actual physical prints are basically just zines straight from the author, but there is a kindle edition too. (The only English translation is mine, though.)
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Crabgrass  Support Tauhid's Patreon here. Old School Peanuts (Jan 23-24, 1953)   Calvin and Hobbes (Feb 10-13, 1990)     Blind Alley   https://kumerish.com/blind-alley
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Ghostlight posted:Sadbear  Oh QRais, you're such a kidder  The only way he could've improved this would be having the bear mimic Dani's expression in the final shot of the film.
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My Lovely Horse posted:hey good news Kip baby, we can hook up in the common area now, just scooch past my stark naked roommate there and join me under the quilts for some privacy One of my roommate's girlfriends loved telling the story about how when she first saw me in our common area, I was kicked back on the phone in nothing but tighty-whities.
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Just Dan Again posted:I think folks get inordinately bent out of shape about the differences in art styles between the different books. Sarin's art looks great to me. Allison's own art has shifted a lot over the past couple of decades and it seems odd to get so mad about seeing yet another style used to portray his characters when the man himself has gone from crabbed doodles to adobe art to his more contemporary hand-drawn work. Obviously everybody has their own taste and if somebody doesn't like Sarin's art, that's their affair, but the vitriol that periodically crops up in the thread seems out of proportion to the actual difference it makes. I don't know that it's fair to call it vitriol. Transmodiar openly admitted his distaste was irrational.
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Just under the line again... Sally Forth  Pearls Before Swine  Skippy (February 9, 1934)  Peanuts (October 11, 1974)  Funky Winkerbean  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...um, Crankshaft  Mutt and Jeff  Rip Haywire  Thimble Theater (May 10, 1938)  Out Our Way (July 15-17, 1937; spoiler for the usual reasons)    Toonerville Folks (March 4-6, 1918)    Dok's "Not Even Safe To Leave Your Windows Open Anymore" Duck (October 25, 1913)  Little Lefty (June 24-26, 1935)    Blondie (From Zero) (March 16-18, 1931) 
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EasyEW posted:
"A bit late. But if it's any consolation, if I'd had your penny sock five hours ago, I'd probably be in jail and it would be in an evidence locker."
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Professor Wayne posted:The Far Side I need help again. Slammy posted:Wee Pals January 13, 1966 This one is just begging for a template version. EasyEW posted:Peanuts (October 11, 1974) Lucy seems to have crossed a line here. Multiple times apparently. Why is she still allowed in Schroeder's house?
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