Comic Strips 2023: It's not a fetish or anything, I swear

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Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

I can't believe Luann is now gunning for Bernice's position as most unbearable

# ? Jan 7, 2023 22:54

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# ? May 23, 2024 22:11

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

I can't believe that they're running a story about how a middle aged woman and a college... sophmore? are sharing/trading/critiquing their mermaid porn.

# ? Jan 7, 2023 23:09

Transmodiar: Jul 9, 2005; You're a terrible person, Mildred.

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# ? Jan 7, 2023 23:09

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

CommonShore posted:

I can't believe that they're running a story about how a middle aged woman and a college... sophmore? are sharing/trading/critiquing their mermaid porn.

Oh good, it's not just me who thinks that aspect of this is weird. Especially since Bernice is one of the pre-college characters (wiki says she's been Luann's best friend since third grade).

I forget how this recurring bit even started in the first place, but it's Team Evans so it's safe to assume they have no idea how normal people interact with each other.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 00:26

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

I'm not sure whose side we're supposed to be on in this Luann storyline. On one hand, yeah, it's a little weird having Bernice and Luann's mum bonding over porn, but on the other hand Luann certainly seems to be being portrayed as an incredible prude that doesn't quite feel like we're supposed to agree with her. But this is Luann, so who knows.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 02:17

Technowolf: Nov 4, 2009

Haifisch posted:

Oh good, it's not just me who thinks that aspect of this is weird. Especially since Bernice is one of the pre-college characters (wiki says she's been Luann's best friend since third grade).

I forget how this recurring bit even started in the first place, but it's Team Evans so it's safe to assume they have no idea how normal people interact with each other.

IIRC, Bernice had to move in with Luann's family because ~~nobody else likes her~~there wasn't any room at the dorms or something like that, and Luann's mom loaned her a book to help her get to sleep.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 02:43

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

catlord posted:

I'm not sure whose side we're supposed to be on in this Luann storyline. On one hand, yeah, it's a little weird having Bernice and Luann's mum bonding over porn, but on the other hand Luann certainly seems to be being portrayed as an incredible prude that doesn't quite feel like we're supposed to agree with her. But this is Luann, so who knows.

I'm reading it as Luann is disapproving at how tacky and absurd their porn is.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 02:47

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

Haifisch posted:

Oh good, it's not just me who thinks that aspect of this is weird. Especially since Bernice is one of the pre-college characters (wiki says she's been Luann's best friend since third grade).

I forget how this recurring bit even started in the first place, but it's Team Evans so it's safe to assume they have no idea how normal people interact with each other.

Imagine the person who writes the Luann wiki

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:27

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

Powered Descent posted:

You know, come to think of it, I can't recall Jughead ever having the slightest interest in the opposite sex. (Or the same sex, for that matter.) He's mostly just an observer and commentator of Archie's antics, like a slightly snarky Greek chorus who's always ready for a meal.

Back in the wayback (the 1970s) he was a girl hater. I think there was a big Ethel that was always chasing him.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:31

Shugojin: Sep 6, 2007; THE TAIL THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT...

catlord posted:

I'm not sure whose side we're supposed to be on in this Luann storyline. On one hand, yeah, it's a little weird having Bernice and Luann's mum bonding over porn, but on the other hand Luann certainly seems to be being portrayed as an incredible prude that doesn't quite feel like we're supposed to agree with her. But this is Luann, so who knows.

to be fair i'd be making fun of my mom relentlessly if i found out she was reading trashy mermaid romance novels so

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:36

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

Sweaty IT Nerd posted:

Back in the wayback (the 1970s) he was a girl hater. I think there was a big Ethel that was always chasing him.

I was really into Archies as a tween and I had heaps of old dog eared digests going back pretty far and they contained stories going back to the 50s.

Jughead has usually been what I'll call asexual - perfectly happy to sit down with Betty or Veronica for a conversation but thinks that the other guys are idiots for turning their lives inside out and quite frequently getting the poo poo kicked out of them in the pursuit of women. Sometimes he's written as being something of a woman hater, but in more of a phobic way like "aaaaaa eeeek girls get away from me" usually, but occasionally straight-up misogyny. And then sometimes he's paired up with tall gangly Ethel out of what feels like a sense of narrative balance/symmetry (i.e. every boy has a girl because they'd obviously want/need one).

Probably 50/25/25, respectively, from the 50s to the early 90s. After that idk I stopped reading them.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:39

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

Yeah maybe hater is going too far. He was just so far from the Archies and Reggies of the world with their unending pursuit.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:41

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

Shugojin posted:

to be fair i'd be making fun of my mom relentlessly if i found out she was reading trashy mermaid romance novels so

I could easily see this being a hilarious storyline in like, Arlo and Janis or something.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 03:42

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

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Calvin and Hobbes (Oct 27 - Nov 1, 1992)

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# ? Jan 8, 2023 04:08

Vox Valentine: May 31, 2013; Solving all of life's problems through enhanced casting of Occam's Razor. Reward yourself with an imaginary chalice.

It's...Yeah It's Uncomfortable For Mom Luann And Bernice To Be Bonding Over This, They Are At Least Adults But The Topic Of "Steamy Harlequin Romance Novels" Is A Bit Too Weird For My Tastes For A Boring Take On "Does My Mom Favor My Friend Over Me?!" Especially When Said Friend Really Needs To Be Kinkshamed/Get Help

# ? Jan 8, 2023 04:09

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.

Sweaty IT Nerd posted:

Back in the wayback (the 1970s) he was a girl hater. I think there was a big Ethel that was always chasing him.

Apparently they've dialed Ethel's negative character extremes back quite a bit in recent decades, but um...she's also gone through some design changes.

That last one's a miniseries, and on the one hand, it takes a serious approach to the number being a high school crowd's designated punchline would do on you in the long term. On the other hand...well, there is such a thing as overcorrecting.

Our Boarding House (April 30-May 2, 1923)

Toonerville Folks (July 5-7, 1920)

TOMBOY TAYLOR -- Using a bucket of bran to lead the cow onward, Tomboy Taylor carries out her threat to wreck the club-house after the members had black balled her just because she was girl.

PATHETIC FIGURES -- The man who heard his wife coming down the hall just as he had finally succeeded in closing and strapping the big trunk.

Dok's "Kind of Forgot the Whole 'Ducks Can Fly' Bit" Duck (July 10, 1914)

Little Lefty, in which we're suddenly getting the Sunday Worker again. (October 31-November 3, 1937)

EasyEW fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Jan 8, 2023

# ? Jan 8, 2023 04:40

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

They actually let him keep it.

EasyEW posted:

Apparently they've dialed Ethel's negative character extremes back quite a bit in recent decades, but um...she's also gone through some design changes.

That last one's a miniseries, and on the one hand, it takes a serious approach to the number being a high school crowd's designated punchline would do on you in the long term. On the other hand...well, there is such a thing as overcorrecting.

That glowup has nothing on Grundy in the Riverdale show

# ? Jan 8, 2023 04:56

Sweaty IT Nerd: Jul 13, 2007

Big Ethel Energy

I may never stop laughing.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 05:32

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Professor Wayne posted:

That glowup has nothing on Grundy in the Riverdale show

The resemblance is uncanny!

# ? Jan 8, 2023 05:33

Howard Beale: Feb 22, 2001; It's like this, Peanut

EasyEW posted:

Apparently they've dialed Ethel's negative character extremes back quite a bit in recent decades, but um...she's also gone through some design changes.

You want to talk glowups, that's one of Al Hartley's born-again Spire comics, where Big Ethel imagines herself turning glamorous and famous yet empty and dead without Jesus in her heart

# ? Jan 8, 2023 05:58

PainterofCrap: Oct 17, 2002; hey bebe

My Lovely Horse posted:

And an artist, let's be honest.

One thing I've been chewing on for a while: the bassigator is not a very good faux cryptid. They don't tend to be "two animals mashed together". Unless Rusty actually isn't into cryptids but into [/i]folksy tales[/i] like the jackalope or Jersey devil.

Or they find an alligator gar

Endless Mike posted:

wtf why isn't Wilbur drunk and hitting on Nan

Reception is after the wedding.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 06:16

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

PainterofCrap posted:

Or they find an alligator gar

Reception is after the wedding.

As if that would hold Wilbur back

# ? Jan 8, 2023 06:25

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

Daddy Daze

Take It From the Tinkersons

Macanudo

Dark Side of the Horse

# ? Jan 8, 2023 07:11

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

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# ? Jan 8, 2023 07:20

davidspackage: May 16, 2007; Nap Ghost

EasyEW posted:

Apparently they've dialed Ethel's negative character extremes back quite a bit in recent decades, but um...she's also gone through some design changes.

That last one's a miniseries, and on the one hand, it takes a serious approach to the number being a high school crowd's designated punchline would do on you in the long term. On the other hand...well, there is such a thing as overcorrecting.

Oh no she's hot

# ? Jan 8, 2023 07:35

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

riderchop posted:

Overboard

Wait a minute. Scratch is an anthropomorphic cat. But he doesn't do any of the normal crew stuff. He isn't allowed to hunt the mice. So why do they even keep him around? Before this comic I'd have just said "because they value his friendship" but I'm hard-pressed to imagine any friendship so powerful it would compel me to clean someone's poo poo for them when they could just do it themselves.

quote:

Safe Havens

This sounds uh pretty existentially horrifying? Am I supposed to think it's funny?

Samovar posted:

In today's Blueberry: Oh yeah - late 1800s America loving sucked socially, politically and morally, or Trouble brewing..., or Campbell gets thrown a bone

Eh, if anything I'd say this comic is being way too positive about Americas social, political, and moral state in the late 1800s if this big fancy Bostonian writer is acting flabbergasted at the notion of lynch mobs.

Some Guy TT fucked around with this message at 07:57 on Jan 8, 2023

# ? Jan 8, 2023 07:52

someone awful.: Sep 7, 2007

Some Guy TT posted:

This sounds uh pretty existentially horrifying? Am I supposed to think it's funny?

first time accidentally reading a holbrook? :v:

# ? Jan 8, 2023 07:56

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# ? Jan 8, 2023 08:11

Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻

Some Guy TT posted:

Eh, if anything I'd say this comic is being way too positive about Americas social, political, and moral state in the late 1800s if this big fancy Bostonian writer is acting flabbergasted at the notion of lynch mobs.

I think it's more the case that an elected official would demand a capital punishment for a non-capital punishment crime in Campbell's case.

But it is true that Campbell is quite the foppish dandy; and, on that note, in today's Blueberry: Blueberry neglects to read the fine print, or Virgil has a terrible bed-side manner, or Doc waxes philosophically

# ? Jan 8, 2023 09:12

His Divine Shadow: Aug 7, 2000; I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do.

readingatwork posted:

Crabgrass

What math do you need to do when looking at an analog klock that you don't when looking at a digital?

Even my adhd kids learned the round clock before the digital... And it makes it visually more easy to count hours IMO.

# ? Jan 8, 2023 10:56

Malachite_Dragon: Mar 31, 2010; Weaving Merry Christmas magic

I dunno, but for some reason analog clocks didn't click for me as a kid until i saw one with roman numerals on it :shrug:

couldn't begin to tell you why *that* made all the difference. I still prefer digital clocks

# ? Jan 8, 2023 11:31

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

The Demons of Baseball

# ? Jan 8, 2023 11:42

manero: Jan 30, 2006

Nancy 1943

Sputter likes it rough

# ? Jan 8, 2023 12:18

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DO AS NANCY SAYS

# ? Jan 8, 2023 12:37

everyone wear hats now: Jul 29, 2010

The Creeps

# ? Jan 8, 2023 13:25

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

The Antique Dealer�s Tale

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# ? Jan 8, 2023 13:57

Hippocrass: Aug 18, 2015; That third panel of the first comic just makes it. It's still funny if you remove it, but that panel included just makes it top tier.