Comic Strips 2024: Just Act Cool and Flex a Little

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

Daddy Daze is spoiler'd due to bereavement arc.

Take It From The Tinkersons

Macanudo

Dark Side Of The Horse

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# ? May 23, 2024 02:49

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

Heathcliff

Compu-toon

Garfield

Overboard

Monty

For Better or For Worse

Classic Arlo and Janis (April 14, 2002)

On The Fastrack

Zippy The Pinhead

Rae The Doe, which you can support by pledging to the author's Patreon

No Safe Havens on Sundays!

# ? Mar 17, 2024 07:14

Medenmath: Jan 18, 2003

catlord posted:

Fun fact, if you read The Song of Roland, you quickly realise that Roland sucks and it's his fault everyone dies.

My mum is very proud of her little bit of Basque heritage, and it amuses me to no end that in real life they're the ones who killed Roland (for entirely understandable reasons) and the chroniclers were just like "we'd rather claim it was the Saracens than admit it was those fuckers up in the hills."

I'd like to read Roland at some point, but to be honest I don't know much about it.

Mister Olympus posted:

the less comprehensible, the better, i say. love that window into a completely unrecognizable past

My favorite old comics are the ones where the context is totally alien but the basic situation is instantly understandable and relatable.

Prince Valiant

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Breadmaster: Jun 14, 2010

Welp, Modern Val knows where the stone is, so it's only a matter of time before Witgar dies and Val gets his sword back.

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Chicken Parmigiana: Sep 12, 2007

riderchop posted:

Rae The Doe, which you can support by pledging to the author's Patreon

Where's Larry. He's funny!

# ? Mar 17, 2024 08:11

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.

Chicken Parmigiana posted:

This is a good gag and made me smile.

(I normally scroll past the ancient American comic strips because too often the old-timey ho-down gurpity-doo th' shucks n' fer gol' wal goober-berries � chee! � banter is nigh incomprehensible to me, especially when written in eye dialect. Sometimes I put the effort in but the humour is rarely worth it.)

Mister Olympus posted:

the less comprehensible, the better, i say. love that window into a completely unrecognizable past

catlord posted:

I deeply appreciate Hippocrass's historical comics post, but I have to admit that the only ones I consistently read are Polly and her Pals and The Gumps, plus occasionally Gasoline Alley when it seems more comprehensible to someone like me who knows jack poo poo about cars. Which, thinking about it, are the ones that don't have too much eye dialect in them, plus aren't the most densely packed compared to some others.

I don't mind a bit of eye dialect, but I think I prefer it used with a bit of restraint.

Chicken Parmigiana posted:

Oh, same, to be clear! I think there's value in it and I'm glad that stuff gets posted. It's just 'not for me', most of the time. Occasionally I'm in the right mindset and have the time to slow down and take some of it in. It's interesting, at the very least.

I also appreciate Selachian giving me the chance to read Pogo, even if I choose not to more often than not, just because so many cartoonists I admire have named it as a favourite � to say nothing of the fact that They Might Be Giants have done a couple of low-key cover versions of Pogo songs over the years. I was always curious about it.

Honestly, part of the draw to the older comics is just exploring the history and development of the comic strip. There's definitely a different feel to them compared to more recent strips.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 09:05

Mister Olympus: Oct 31, 2011; Buzzard, Who Steals From Dead Bodies

yeah i really enjoyed that back when dippy duck was just starting out in 1906 or whenever and nobody loves a fat man was happening. watching people figure out in real-time which way word bubbles should be ordered was super fascinating

# ? Mar 17, 2024 09:20

Antivehicular: Dec 30, 2011; I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give

I'm kind of fascinated by the Herriman strips and the clear evolution from sort of staid sitcom-y premises to the eventual weirdness of Krazy Kat

# ? Mar 17, 2024 09:24

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.

It's also neat learning how comic strips start influencing the world outside of the newspaper.
Krazy Kat being the first comic strip to have merchandise, The Gumps more or less kickstarting radio programs, starting the trend of comic strip characters running for president, and turning Sidney Smith into the first millionaire cartoonist, McCay's attempts to turn Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend into a movie franchise. A lot of the commercialism around comics and cartoons was basically there from the beginning.

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Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Hostile V posted:

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# ? Mar 17, 2024 11:03

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

Sorry, internet issues got in the way of yesterday, so have a longer-than usual post

Corto Maltese

Blueberry

# ? Mar 17, 2024 11:52

ukonvasara: Aug 16, 2012; a mixture of gravity and waggery

Alhazred posted:

Kevin and Kell are coming! Kevin and Kell are coming!

# ? Mar 17, 2024 12:05

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

Medenmath posted:

I'd like to read Roland at some point, but to be honest I don't know much about it.

My favorite old comics are the ones where the context is totally alien but the basic situation is instantly understandable and relatable.

Prince Valiant

I love this cat.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 12:29

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Noor

Fun fact: In Norway we have a term for people who are overly sensitive to getting their hair combed and brushed, it's "hair-sensitive".

# ? Mar 17, 2024 13:03

Mercury Hat: May 28, 2006; SharkTales!
Woo-oo!

Alhazred posted:

Noor

Translation question just because I'm curious. Was this originally the English "Mister" or the Italian equivalent.

Also thanks for the work you put into these, women's pro soccer is a fun change of pace from the usual comic strip subjects.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 13:27

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Mercury Hat posted:

Translation question just because I'm curious. Was this originally the English "Mister" or the Italian equivalent.

It was originally the english "Mister".

quote:

Also thanks for the work you put into these, women's pro soccer is a fun change of pace from the usual comic strip subjects.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 13:41

Pancho Jueves: Aug 20, 2007; BEST FRIENDS!!

Pluggers

I'm sorry sir, this is Pluggers. Macanudo is three strips down.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 13:58

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

Medenmath posted:

I'd like to read Roland at some point, but to be honest I don't know much about it.

Starting point:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Roland

# ? Mar 17, 2024 13:59

Forum accident: Jun 15, 2006; All hail Thor...the THUNDER GOD!

Frank and Ernest

(4/11/1994)

(4/12/1994)

Ziggy

(10/11/1971)

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manero: Jan 30, 2006

riderchop posted:

Zippy The Pinhead

Checks out:

# ? Mar 17, 2024 14:26

Vargo: Dec 27, 2008; 'Cuz it's KILLIN' ME!

Breaking Cat News

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Wallace the Brave

Heart of the City

Curtis

# ? Mar 17, 2024 14:34

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.

Mutts

Sally Forth

Peanuts, speaking of merchandising. (March 19, 1977)

Crankshaft

Thimble Theater (October 20, 1940)

Popeye

# ? Mar 17, 2024 14:39

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

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Starting point:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Roland

don't listen to this dork, start with King's "Carrie" and then read everything in publication order.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 14:54

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Bizarro

The Family Circus

Slylock Fox

Flash Gordon

FoxTrot

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Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Rhymes with Orange

Get Fuzzy 3/16/04

Brenda Starr 11/2/52

Smokey Stover 5/22/60

Everyday Movies 5/6/37

"A pretty good job of patching they do, ain't it, Mopey?"

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil 5/2/43

And hopefully that's the end of this story.

Closer Than We Think! 5/22/60

# ? Mar 17, 2024 16:07

ellie the beep: Jun 15, 2007; Vaginas, my subject.
Plane hulls, my medium.

Powered Descent posted:

Flash Gordon

"big smart -- she dont even know im here"

i love the characterization here, the unsophisticated assassin feeling glee at getting one over on the sophisticated dale getting immediately followed by the escalating whuh-oh as the assassin sees flash and is seen by bok

really loving schkade's run so far

# ? Mar 17, 2024 16:09

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

Vargo posted:

Curtis

Powered Descent posted:

Flash Gordon

It's quite the effect having this be the first Sunday recap char whose panels are almost entirely drawn from their POV.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 16:23

Darthemed: Oct 28, 2007; "A data unit?
For me?"; College Slice

Retail

Popcom

# ? Mar 17, 2024 16:38

Malachite_Dragon: Mar 31, 2010; Weaving Merry Christmas magic

Suck it, Josh.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 16:59

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

Oh no the consequences of my actions.

Kind of funny to see Josh get extra characterization after he's been made his most detestable. A few months ago he'd just smile and rationalize it as serving the company.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 17:06

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Selachian posted:

Closer Than We Think! 5/22/60

Well, we got a few VTOL planes, but certainly nothing for commercial transit.

Seeing a Harrier just hover there is extremely cool, I should add.

THORN, October 29-November 1, 1984

# ? Mar 17, 2024 17:59

I AM GRANDO: Aug 20, 2006

I wonder if Mr.X can change his size because Jeff Smith realized his drawings were inconsistent between the first two strips.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 18:06

coronatae: Oct 14, 2012

Alhazred posted:

Fun fact: In Norway we have a term for people who are overly sensitive to getting their hair combed and brushed, it's "hair-sensitive".

The English equivalent would be "tenderheaded"

Also shouting out my love for WAR for the millionth billionth time. This chapter has been so well done.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 18:23

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

I assume Mr. X is a reference to the MX missile, which was pretty controversial in the early 80s.

I AM GRANDO posted:

I wonder if Mr.X can change his size because Jeff Smith realized his drawings were inconsistent between the first two strips.

It might also be because the MX program, in the way of most Pentagon weapons programs, kept getting more and more expensive and complicated as it went on.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 18:43

don Jaime: Apr 3, 2004

Vargo posted:

Wallace the Brave

Wait, what happened to the leprechaun hunt? This is St Patrick�s Day itself, where�s my leprechaun?

# ? Mar 17, 2024 18:54

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.

Wake up got. Be visible soon. Ouch.

Krazy Kat(December 8, 1918)

Gasoline Alley(August 3, 1919)

Little Nemo(May 3, 1908)

# ? Mar 17, 2024 19:13

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Esa Ahto

Nancy

Dustin

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Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

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Drakyn: Dec 26, 2012

ukonvasara posted:

Kevin and Kell are coming! Kevin and Kell are coming!

If only they'd been responsible about that we wouldn't have to deal with invincible murder bunny, the world's most insufferable character.
....wait. 'Invincible murder rabbit.' My god, she's Bun-Bun from Sluggy Freelance but with less edge and more vore. And I guess that means she's the world's second-most insufferable character.

Alhazred posted:

Noor
[...]

[...]

A couple of doubles in here, but there's worse things to see than more noor (nore).

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# ? May 23, 2024 02:49

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Selachian posted:

I assume Mr. X is a reference to the MX missile, which was pretty controversial in the early 80s.

It might also be because the MX program, in the way of most Pentagon weapons programs, kept getting more and more expensive and complicated as it went on.

I think you're reading way too much into this;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_X

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