Comic Strips 2022: Girls Are People!

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I enjoy reading contemporary newspaper comics.	64	26.02%
I hate reading contemporary newspaper comics.	42	17.07%
I enjoy reading historical newspaper comics.	88	35.77%
I enjoy reading newspaper comics from foreign countries.	52	21.14%
Total:	246 votes

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csammis: Aug 26, 2003; Mental Institution

Vargo posted:

Comics Kingdom now has an RIP WILBUR section in their store where you can buy Wilbur merch and framed copies of the death strips:

https://shop.comicskingdom.com/collections/rip-wilbur-weston?s=09

lol that someone saw an insane spike in traffic on Mary Worth and figured out that people would genuinely pay money to commemorate Wilber dying

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:04

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# ? May 28, 2024 03:55

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Murdstone posted:

It's actually surprising to me that drunk people falling off cruise ships is not more common than it is.

as I understand it cruise ship passengers spend 90% of their time quarantined in their cabins with COVID or food poisoning

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:12

OneMoreTime: Feb 20, 2011; *quack*

csammis posted:

lol that someone saw an insane spike in traffic on Mary Worth and figured out that people would genuinely pay money to commemorate Wilber dying

I really can't wait to explain to my girlfriend WHY I bought a Mary Worth shirt.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:26

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

csammis posted:

lol that someone saw an insane spike in traffic on Mary Worth and figured out that people would genuinely pay money to commemorate Wilber dying

They're right but you gotta get it done while the iron is hot. A week from now no one is going to buy that shirt.

Probably.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:33

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

They're going to blow through a lot of paper if they insist on having a separate page for each question.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:48

I AM GRANDO: Aug 20, 2006

Murdstone posted:

They're right but you gotta get it done while the iron is hot. A week from now no one is going to buy that shirt.

Probably.

I�m starting to believe there�s a chance the shipwrecked Castaway desert island Wilbur story might actually happen. Then he�d be big again a year later when that story comes around and he�s rescued.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 19:59

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

Cheer Up Boss Dharma

# ? Jan 12, 2022 20:09

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

I AM GRANDO posted:

I�m starting to believe there�s a chance the shipwrecked Castaway desert island Wilbur story might actually happen. Then he�d be big again a year later when that story comes around and he�s rescued.

I don't know how they're going to do it or how long it will take, but I am 100% sure we have not seen the last of Wilbur.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 20:10

rannum: Nov 3, 2012

Synthbuttrange posted:

lmao why is it official merch

okay so he's DEFINITELY coming back

# ? Jan 12, 2022 20:14

Yvonmukluk: Oct 10, 2012; Everything is Sinister

Bad Machinery

# ? Jan 12, 2022 20:26

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

Wilbur is going to remain in the strip as a ghost.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:08

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

in a crossover with the mystery teens it will be revealed that lem survived and grew up into wilbur

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:10

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

Raskolnikov38 posted:

in a crossover with the mystery teens it will be revealed that lem survived and grew up into wilbur

Impossible, Wilbur very much is not a good laugh once you get to know him.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:24

AndreTheGiantBoned: Oct 28, 2010

First of all, I want to say that I really appreciate the Japanese and Korean translators of this thread.

I really like Uramachi Sakuba, but it hits a pet peeve that I have with Japanese comics, I have seen it in 4 comics already - the crazy skin map one, the Dungeon Meshi, yakuza husband, and this one. Why don't they shut up about the food? "Hmmm it's so tasty" "wow they are just perfect!" who the f*** cares?!

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:29

riderchop: Aug 10, 2010; av by @daikonquest!

Food's good, op

all the ones you've listed have "the cooking and sharing of food" as a theme wtf do you expect

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:31

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

2018 Spiderman

1979 comics

Locher Tracy

Origins of the Sunday Comics

Footrot Flats

The Lockhorns

Mandrake

Johnny Hazard

90s Overboard

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:40

Ardeem: Sep 16, 2010; There is no problem that cannot be solved through sufficient application of lasers and friendship.

AndreTheGiantBoned posted:

First of all, I want to say that I really appreciate the Japanese and Korean translators of this thread.

I really like Uramachi Sakuba, but it hits a pet peeve that I have with Japanese comics, I have seen it in 4 comics already - the crazy skin map one, the Dungeon Meshi, yakuza husband, and this one. Why don't they shut up about the food? "Hmmm it's so tasty" "wow they are just perfect!" who the f*** cares?!

This has the same energy as a that tumblr post about the guy who keeps walking into gay bars and then getting mad they're full of gay people.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:52

davidspackage: May 16, 2007; Nap Ghost

AndreTheGiantBoned posted:

I really like Uramachi Sakuba, but it hits a pet peeve that I have with Japanese comics, I have seen it in 4 comics already - the crazy skin map one, the Dungeon Meshi, yakuza husband, and this one. Why don't they shut up about the food? "Hmmm it's so tasty" "wow they are just perfect!" who the f*** cares?!

It always makes me a little sad to see how basically any culture except generic western culture celebrates food and the sharing thereof. I wish that'd been my experience growing up.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 21:56

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

Extremely descriptive inner monologue is also just a huge thing in manga in general, food or not.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 22:02

Doomykins: Jun 28, 2008; Didn't you mean to ask about flowers?

can you really call it manga if reading it doesn't make you hungry

I find reading Dungeon Meshi and getting mad about the food love to be the absolutely funniest rock headed thing possible.

# ? Jan 12, 2022 22:04

STINK1985: Sep 4, 2007

Now that we're on the topic, I really like the way the food in Uramachi Sakaba is drawn. It seems like it'd be tricky to make food look delicious in black & white, but Maruoka nails it. Makes me want to try these dishes lol

# ? Jan 12, 2022 22:47

Giant Ethicist: Jun 9, 2013; Looks like she got on a loaf of bread instead of a bus again...

"Reveling in the joy of cheap but delicious bar food" is definitely one of the central literary themes of Uramachi Sakaba - but that said, this chapter is about these two doofuses:

ChaCha Chako

# ? Jan 12, 2022 23:22

rannum: Nov 3, 2012

Chacha

# ? Jan 12, 2022 23:26

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

riderchop posted:

Food's good, op

all the ones you've listed have "the cooking and sharing of food" as a theme wtf do you expect

Just read a shonen action manga! Nobody in Dragon Ball ever goes on and on about how amazing food is. Especially not these two cool guys!

ah gently caress

# ? Jan 12, 2022 23:29

Bibliotechno Music: Dec 30, 2008

Aragones

Love is Hell

Sylvia

Marlys!

# ? Jan 13, 2022 00:13

riderchop: Aug 10, 2010; av by @daikonquest!

Bibliotechno Music posted:

Aragones

I forgot to say, thanks for posting this!!! I've been reading through Groo and some Mad collections of him here and there the past couple years, it's really great stuff.

# ? Jan 13, 2022 00:23

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

Murdstone posted:

It's actually surprising to me that drunk people falling off cruise ships is not more common than it is.

It's pretty common, they just don't publicize it because it'd be bad for business.

Here's a case of a crew disappearance that Disney covered up:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Rebecca_Coriam

# ? Jan 13, 2022 00:35

AndreTheGiantBoned: Oct 28, 2010

Yes, getting mad about food in Dungeon Meshi is dumb, sorry about that.
I am also aware that food is a central theme in Uramachi, I just find it by far its least interesting aspect.

# ? Jan 13, 2022 00:41

Drakyn: Dec 26, 2012

EasyEW posted:

Funky Winklebean

I legitimately have no idea if we're meant to find this guy to be humorous or just the worst person to ever live. It'd be easier if everyone else in Funky wasn't ALSO a wryly-smirking rear end in a top hat exulting in how huge they are in their small pond.

Samovar posted:

Selachian posted:

Get Fuzzy 1/11/02

History will look upon this as your Everett True moment, Darby.

# ? Jan 13, 2022 00:43

Drimble Wedge: Mar 10, 2008; Self-contained

Scary Gary

# ? Jan 13, 2022 01:13

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

The Far Side

Pickles

Zits

# ? Jan 13, 2022 01:16

Xbone: Nov 3, 2013

Haifisch posted:

# ? Jan 13, 2022 01:48

JethroMcB: Jan 23, 2004; We're normal now.
We love your family.

Professor Wayne posted:

I knew it felt like I'd seen this joke within the last month:

It's a good gag that works in both panels, but I prefer the bear one.

# ? Jan 13, 2022 02:23

readingatwork: Jan 8, 2009; Hello Fatty!; Fun Shoe

Crabgrass is on break for a while.

Old School Peanuts (Apr 13, 1953)

Calvin and Hobbes (Jul 22-23, 1990)

Solid visual gag. I approve.

No Blind Alley today

# ? Jan 13, 2022 03:20

EasyEW: Mar 8, 2006; I've got my father's great big six-shooter with me 'n' if anybody in this woods wants to start somethin' just let 'em--but they DASSN'T.