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| I enjoy reading contemporary newspaper comics. |
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64 | 26.02% |
| I hate reading contemporary newspaper comics. |
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42 | 17.07% |
| I enjoy reading historical newspaper comics. |
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88 | 35.77% |
| I enjoy reading newspaper comics from foreign countries. |
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52 | 21.14% |
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Calaveron posted:Is Dustin meant to be a millennial? He's 23 right? Wouldn’t that make him a zoomer by now? Dustin's a Zoomer and Ed's Gen X lmao
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Yvonmukluk posted:Bad Machinery Grandpa Joe 
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Jun 23, 2022 04:04
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Ghostlight posted:Nekonaughey Success!
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Jun 23, 2022 04:32
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Slammy posted:Bootsie’s Big ‘50s Oof
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Jun 23, 2022 05:26
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EasyEW posted:Toonerville Folks (July 7-9, 1919; timg'd out of an abundance of caution) This is surprising, I can't remember the last Eppie gag that wasn't her falling on top of something.
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Jun 23, 2022 06:03
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"Um, who's that?"  The fact that the bar owner from Uramachi Sakaba was a bit more vulnerable made her more interesting, Haraiso Days' bar owner always seems in complete control, which makes the drama less exciting. Plus it's just hard to beat the will-they-won't-they with the antiques dealer  It doesn't matter, I still really enjoy the comic.
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Jun 23, 2022 06:08
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Heathcliff Compu-toon  Garfield  Overboard  Monty  For Better or For Worse  Classic Arlo and Janis (July 16, 2000)  Rae The Doe, which you can support by pledging to the author's Patreon  On The Fastrack  Safe Havens 
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Jun 23, 2022 07:06
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Alhazred posted:He has gotten some mild ribbing from other Norwegian comic artists about the art. He has also said he's completely self thaught and that he knows that he can't drawn things like hands properly. I didn't really intend to refer to technical issues with the art with my post (I didn't even notice the hands, tbh); the art is admittedly very lively which is in some ways much nicer than e.g. Tinkersons or several other strips that go for extremely static design. It's nice to see comics where the characters can have very distinct body types and features, although in this case that comes at the price of the general unpleasantness of the visuals, haha. Thanks for the extra info on the visual choices! Makes sense that it'd be seen as interestingly subversive at the time, although shame that the "people look gross" thing is so often also the punchline. (EDIT: Also "completely self-taught" seems like an odd qualifier - I would imagine that most newspaper strips are made by people who don't have formal training in art?)
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Jun 23, 2022 07:07
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riderchop posted:Classic Arlo and Janis (July 16, 2000) What the hell, Arlo 
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Jun 23, 2022 08:11
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Arlo and Janis always features the most sincere and realistic depiction of a person's idle thoughts and daydreams. And I like Haraiso Days a lot too for what it's worth, though I agree with pretty much all the things pointed out. A bit too much hyper-competency from characters, etc. I will note that a big positive is that Haraiso has some designs that really knock it out of the park, the barbarian-witch unit leader here and the giant cyborg frankenstein yakuza as well as the two flunky yakuza designs are great and that's just this one story. Maybe Haraiso is taking what Uramachi Sakaba started and finalizing it, though there'll always be just a little bit of disappointment that Uramachi had to wrap up to do it. BTW the bar owner and artifact guy totally got married, don't @ me.
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Jun 23, 2022 09:26
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Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Vater & Sohn: The greatest adventure  I hope you enjoyed this classic of German comics history. I don't think that's too much to say - just yesterday I browsed my local bookstore and spotted two more new collected editions. At any rate, thanks for reading along!
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Jun 23, 2022 09:53
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davidspackage posted:What the hell, Arlo No, no - I can understand that kind of idle thought. Also, as one translator to another, thanks for the non-English comics, My Lovely Horse.
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Jun 23, 2022 10:13
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Daddy Daze Take It From the Tinkersons  Macanudo  Dark Side of the Horse  Legend of Bill   
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Jun 23, 2022 10:35
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Such a good, timeless comic, and often very sweet. I loved it!
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Jun 23, 2022 10:44
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Strontium posted:Intelligent Life
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Jun 23, 2022 10:46
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Bizarro The Family Circus  Which reminds me of an old The Parking Lot is Full: 
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Jun 23, 2022 11:43
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Outbursts of Everett True June 21, 1999 
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Jun 23, 2022 12:16
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Thank you for posting this, it was delightful. Vintage Valiant (Nov. 25, 1951)   
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Jun 23, 2022 12:18
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Huh. That's an ... interesting shape for the star. Rhymes with Orange  Get Fuzzy 6/22/02  Brenda Starr 12/27-29/48    Smokey Stover 8/29/48  Everyday Movies 4/18/35  "... sure he's drunk. So I says to him, 'Yeah, this is the Ritz all right, but we haven't any Harlem floor show on tonight, Sir' -- you gotta be polite."
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Jun 23, 2022 12:33
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Hempuli posted:
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Jun 23, 2022 12:45
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Selachian posted:Huh. That's an ... interesting shape for the star. Oh dang, good catch.
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Jun 23, 2022 13:27
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Thanks for posting this and for the context of its creation. Edit: Yo, really good catch on that star shape. Green Intern fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Jun 23, 2022 |
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Jun 23, 2022 13:42
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Classic Nancy 1947
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Jun 23, 2022 13:44
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. What an oddly touching ending. Thanks a lot for posting this! And also for providing context for the comic, it was tragic but very interesting. Alhazred posted:You'd be surprised. Sweden even got a school for comic strip artists where Lina Neidestam (who made Zelda) went. Lise Myhre (who makes Nemi) also have a formal training in art. Oh well, I guess I should've known. Although I'd say that Zelda & Nemi both also look more technically competent; there are a lot of comic strips where the visuals are so crude/minimalistic that I'd definitely imagine that the artist has mostly learned drawing by doodling on their own. Mind you, not saying that that's a bad thing, it's cool that art & craft can be just kinda learned even if guided training can make the process faster and the results sometimes more nuanced/solid.
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Jun 23, 2022 16:10
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. I really enjoyed V&S, it was always charming. Thanks for finding and posting it!
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Jun 23, 2022 16:11
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. A bittersweet ending, especially considering the real-world backstory. Thanks very much. Mutts  Sally Forth  Skippy (September 13, 1934)  Peanuts (June 26, 1975)  Funky Winkerbean "Okay, That's the Premise, Where The Hell's Your Punchline?" Dinner Theater  poo poo, I'm feeling generous today...  Crankshaft  Mutt and Jeff  Rip Haywire  Thimble Theater (January 23, 1939)  Out Our Way (February 27-March 1, 1939; timg'd for the usual reasons.)    And one to grow on. 
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Jun 23, 2022 16:22
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EasyEW posted:Out Our Way (February 27-March 1, 1939; timg'd for the usual reasons.) I think this is the same writer guy that was introduced way back at the start of the cowboy strips? It took me until now to realize it. He's been absent a while.
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Jun 23, 2022 16:56
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I was going to hang a lampshade on that earlier, but yeah, that's our old buddy Wes. Looks like he had an interesting Christmas.
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Jun 23, 2022 17:04
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Jucika "294 - Jucika And The Discreet Waiter" "Vígszínház = Comedy Theatre Of Budapest Záróra = Closing Time Nemzeti Színház = National Theatre Holnap Folytatjuk = We'll pick it up tomorrow" "295 - Jucika And Santa"  "Télapó is actually Ded Moroz-a figure similar to Father Christmas/Santa Claus" "Ded Moroz is a legendary figure similar to Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology. The tradition of Ded Moroz is mostly spread in East Slavic countries and is an important part of Russian culture. Although at the beginning of the Soviet era communist authorities banned Ded Moroz he soon became an important part of the Soviet culture. The literal translation is "Grandpa Frost". Ded Moroz is depicted as bringing presents to well-mannered children, often delivering them in person in December days and secretly under the Christmas tree on night at 31 December on New Year's Eve. In East Slavic cultures, Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka, his granddaughter and helper."
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Jun 23, 2022 17:29
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Modesty Blaise #8: The Vikings 
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Jun 23, 2022 17:31
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A+J https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SjwO17gsqU
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Jun 23, 2022 17:49
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My Lovely Horse posted:Well, I think this one deserves a higher res version - click through for original size. Selachian posted:Huh. That's an ... interesting shape for the star. F Minus  Mark Trail  If he gets rescued by a sasquatch...actually I think I would be OK with that. Mary Worth  The Phantom  Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Andertoons  Apartment 3-G 
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Jun 23, 2022 18:23
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I could absolutely not to any better, I just want to be clear about that up front, but LOL that phantom
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Jun 23, 2022 18:46
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Lunch
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Jun 23, 2022 19:15
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Alhazred posted:You'd be surprised. Sweden even got a school for comic strip artists where Lina Neidestam (who made Zelda) went. Lise Myhre (who makes Nemi) also have a formal training in art. Hempuli posted:Oh well, I guess I should've known. Although I'd say that Zelda & Nemi both also look more technically competent; there are a lot of comic strips where the visuals are so crude/minimalistic that I'd definitely imagine that the artist has mostly learned drawing by doodling on their own. Mind you, not saying that that's a bad thing, it's cool that art & craft can be just kinda learned even if guided training can make the process faster and the results sometimes more nuanced/solid. There's one in the US, too, Joe Kubert School. A lot of notable comics people came from there
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Jun 23, 2022 19:18
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Bad Machinery
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Jun 23, 2022 20:06
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Murdstone posted:Mary Worth 1. This sucks. Please don't romanticize trying to get an abuse victim on a rebound. 2. The Star Wars figures on the windowsill look like they're across the street waiting for the bus.
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Jun 23, 2022 20:19
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Green Intern posted:1. This sucks. Please don't romanticize trying to get an abuse victim on a rebound. They really do it weirded me out for a moment
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Jun 23, 2022 20:23
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Green Intern posted:2. The Star Wars figures on the windowsill look like they're across the street waiting for the bus. It never occurred to me to read it any other way. I 100% thought like, abuse victim girl was coming back dressed in costume (with friends??) for some reason.
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Murdstone posted:Mark Trail Can the sasquatch teach Jules basic perspective lmfao look at the size of that halfpipe in panel 1. note the adult humans running by it at half its size, now look at panel 3. look at it. is Rusty 12 feet tall, is this teenager being absolutely loving pulped by a giant sheet of plywood or sheet metal, look at his hands, look at that, look at his face literally shrink in panel 3 I guess that is a hell of an impact, look, look, look!!! what the hell! oh and of course Rusty literally teleported to be in that position between those panels, hahahahahaha! This is it. This is why I read Mark Trail. This is some god drat Dominic Deegan level poo poo. And why is the forest on fire? Did Cricket Bro crash his one car that produces a still mostly self-contained fire into the most popular tree in the woods, prompting the entire forest to erupt in flames out of.. anger? Maybe that's why this halfpipe just collapsed for no reason with nothing affecting it nearby. OK wait, wait, I can explain this one. Uhh, Cricket Bro violated more OSHA to save money on cheap halfpipes. No, wait.. I can do you one better. The convection caused by the fires damaged the halfpipe! maybe convection warped the metal and caused the halfpipe to lose all shape and definition as it arcs upwards in the third panel What is this "I've never had a deadline in my life oh my god scribble something and put it out the door now now now" shlock, have there ever been other newspaper comics that've broken down in real time? Usually they get health problems or die but even Thimble Theater kept going and you might not notice unless you read the author names changing. Cripes we just had the "well at least the new authors aren't creeps like the old authors" discussion but god drat what horrible company to keep and beat by default, to carry on the proud Mark Trail tradition of giving up on the art. And I think the Diabete Yetis arc was probably better drawn than this! Even the colorist doesn't care. Even the crash sound effect is sad and defeated. I know newspaper comics have no standards but take this strip back behind the shed and put it out of its misery. Doomykins fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Jun 23, 2022 |
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