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riderchop posted:Classic Arlo and Janis (August 02, 2001) Sure is hard out there for pasty white guys who can't say the n-word. 
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:Sure is hard out there for pasty white guys who can't say the n-word.
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Vargo posted:Heart of the City That's a pretty good one.
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Zereth posted:I don't think we're supposed to be sympathizing with the guy on the left. I know, and Arlo has a pretty good reaction to it. I'm reacting to that type of guy.
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Bizarro The Family Circus  ...I don't actually know the answer to that one. I always thought big shoe, but now that I'm thinking of it, I have no actual basis for that. You win this round, Jeffy.  Slylock Fox 
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:I know, and Arlo has a pretty good reaction to it. I'm reacting to that type of guy. 
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Jucika "122 - Jucika Goes On Vacation" "vasútállomás = train station, italbolt = liquor store" "123 - Jucika's Summer" NSFW Nudity 
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Some Guy TT posted:Now this is why I'm so hard on modern Popeye's version of Pappy- the interpretation of him being a well-meaning but obnoxious sailor is just a lot more interesting and funny than his being a generic Bad Dad. Olive & Popeye, featuring Generic Bad Dad.  Mutts  Sally Forth  Skippy (July 25, 1935)  Peanuts (July 8, 1976)  Crankshaft  Mutt and Jeff  Rip Haywire  Thimble Theater (February 8, 1940)  Out Our Way (March 26-28, 1942)   
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So I just realized that my interpretation of Choi Kwan as "Left-handy" is actually wrong. The syllable "왼" is usually interpreted as "left" in the context of arms but can also be read as meaning "no" arm. This whole time I thought "Left-handy" was supposed to be an ironic nickname and it's only the page I'm working on right now where I saw it in a context that it could be read another way. Some of this might have been wishful thinking on my part, since "Left-handy" is a more easily parsed term than "No-army" which is what I should have been using. For extra fun, the core word "외" is also the same word that's used to describe the Demons of Baseball themselves (외인). I didn't make the same mistake there because "baseball team of left people" obviously makes no sense, so an interpretation of out or beyond seemed more logical. Strange to think that this whole time I'd never run into the Korean word for a guy with a missing arm before, or at least long enough for me to really think about it anyway. For the sake of continuity, I think I'm stuck with the nickname interpretation in contexts where it makes sense, namely informal social situations as opposed to announcements.
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EasyEW posted:Sally Forth how long is this trip supposed to be??? or is this a comic run-time joke
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readingatwork posted:Crabgrass I don't know what to think of Crabgrass going all in on these suburban magical realism arcs. It's certainly a highly specific niche that no one else is doing right now, but it's really wrecking my sense of what is or is not supposed to be plausible in the worldbuilding given that the kids are otherwise presented as having entirely mundane kid interests.
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Some Guy TT posted:I don't know what to think of Crabgrass going all in on these suburban magical realism arcs. It's certainly a highly specific niche that no one else is doing right now, but it's really wrecking my sense of what is or is not supposed to be plausible in the worldbuilding given that the kids are otherwise presented as having entirely mundane kid interests. I generally like them, though I feel like this story arc is kinda losing me a bit.
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I've decided I don't like the new look or storytelling in crabgrass as much as the previous of either It's still an above average strip, I just think it lost some charm for me personally
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we'll see where this one goes in the end, but I have to admit that I'm loving how he took the one strip that he has redone a few times to spin out a story about the Deep Lore of the neighbourhood.
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Crabgrass had Mascotland already so modern magical antics isn't a bad direction to take. I am agreed on this current arc running a bit long but maybe the new kids will deliver the explanation and all four will act and give us a climax in the next week or two. 
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Doomykins posted:Crabgrass had Mascotland already so modern magical antics isn't a bad direction to take. I am agreed on this current arc running a bit long but maybe the new kids will deliver the explanation and all four will act and give us a climax in the next week or two. Don't forget kids with mutant powers and the genius helmet from last summer. Though that might have been re-worked into a dream.
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Kennel posted:Dustin The Lighter Side of Undiagnosed ADHD
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Haraiso Days Seems like an awful fast turnaround from “street punk” to “detective” but OK. After School Ghost Stories  My not translating the sound effect might make it a little unclear, but Viewpoint Guy accidentally punched the telephone pole.
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Crabgrass is cute and fun and I enjoy it, but yeah I only got two complaints: the arcs go on a little too long and it also seems kind of inconsistent about being set in the 80s. I can't cite any specific strip, I just feel like there have been more than a few anachronisms
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I thought Bondia was clear about picking and choosing his favorite aspects of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
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EasyEW posted:Sally Forth You're still near the ocean. Go to the motel. Make the best of it. You'll have a story to tell when you get home. Luann  "Gee whiz, Bets, I liked it better when you were the only one inconveniencing herself for the sake of our relationship" Gil Thorp 
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Kennel posted:Mandrake Darthemed posted:pug shots F Minus  Mark Trail  Mary Worth  *pumps shotgun* The Phantom  Think they'll kill off the chief's son? Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Andertoons  Apartment 3-G 
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Gun 'em down Mary.Murdstone posted:Mark Trail "I saw smoke and got out of my car to see the train wreckage that happened within the last few hours/yesterday. Anyway I know that stuff was leaking for days before I was in the area and that the police/train authorities did it intentionally." It's cool you know all that stuff Rex, been reading the script? I'd hate to make even my pedantic rear end reread New Trail but I wonder how many times Jules has just had somebody exposition dump the entire plot of an arc instead of doing literally any set up. And I guess backgrounds are the latest casualty of rushing the art.
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Steeple 16: Hell on Wheels Part 1 John Allison's Patreon John Allison's Gumroad store Steeple website John Allison posted:Billie certainly has some powers. Who else could get Reverend Penrose to sniff a tailpipe? It’s no one’s idea of a good time. Four pages next week as part one concludes! The_Other fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Jul 7, 2023 |
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Julet Esqu posted:Gil Thorp 1. They really sent those kids to juvie. 2. I thought Thorp's former assistant coach was leaving for another school, or a lower-grade coaching position at the same school, not being a cop.
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My Lovely Horse posted:look I do not think making light of homelessness is a very good premise for a comic strip No kidding. These suck.
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Some Guy TT posted:I don't know what to think of Crabgrass going all in on these suburban magical realism arcs. It's certainly a highly specific niche that no one else is doing right now, but it's really wrecking my sense of what is or is not supposed to be plausible in the worldbuilding given that the kids are otherwise presented as having entirely mundane kid interests. I don't think highly consistent worldbuilding is or should be the number one priority of most newspaper comic strips. I think it's just a fun thing the writer enjoys. I certainly would have loved it as a kid more than another 'kids in the suburbs' strip. Also the fact that it's seemingly real world kids encountering these strange things and they have normal relateable kid interests is like... A kidlit staple.
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don Jaime posted:No kidding. These suck. at least it's funnier than home free, on account of actually having punchlines
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