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Mmm, new thread smell. By the way, the last thread had 52 titles all told, meaning an average of on per week. If we're going to have more title changes, we're going to have to up our game here. ANYWAY. My first comics of the new year! The Dinette Set by Julie Larson is a window into the lives of the whitest suburbianest trashiest of white suburban trash. The focus is mainly on Burl and Joy Penny (who are abrasive and clueless, respectively) but also includes their neighbors Marlene and Dale, Joy's mother, and the oddly haired Jerry. They go through life obliviously generating the kind of low-grade stupidity that just makes everyone around them sadder. It ended 2010 but is in repeats.  Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts is one of the most hated comics in the history of these threads. Set at a terrible tech company, WD attempts to cover both office and nerd humor and manages to do both horribly and with too many words. Most of the punchlines are sub-Big Bang Theory level gags where the punchline is just "nerd thing". The punchlines that aren't direct references are about the terrible work culture of the company. Oh, and multiple characters have the ability to alter reality for some reason.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix started as a parody of the newspaper comics page by Pulitzer finalist Ruben Bolling. The original version of Super-Fun-Pak Comix appeared occasionally in Ruben's main comic Tom the Dancing Bug, but was eventually split up into a daily strip. It's also in repeats even though Ruben is still creating new content for his main strip. I think some of the comics on this feed are ghost written, but I have no proof one way or the other.  Cul De Sac is by the late, lamented Richard Thompson, who passed away in 2010. Cul De Sac is about the Otterloop family: four-year-old Alice (who is a little hyperactive) and her older brother Petey (a total stick in the mud, professional fussy eater, and my spirit animal), and their parents Madeline and Peter. The Otterloops are practically unique in comic strips in that they all love and care about each other in a very realistic way. Also featuring prominently are the childrens' various friends like Alice's classmates Dill, Beni, and Kevin (and his stupid bucket head), Petey's crush Viola, and Petey's maybe-imaginary "friend" Earnesto.  Cul De Sac is also responsible for one of my favorite comic strips of all time: 
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Johnny Walker posted:Mark Trail
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The Dinette Set gets a big ol' OOF from me. Working Daze is lazy.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is filmed in front of a live studio audience.  Cul De Sac is waiting for the heat to die down. 
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Jan 3, 2021 04:53
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Hwurmp posted:why does the sign say CHOWDER and not CHOWDAH It should be "Chouwduh".
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Jan 3, 2021 16:04
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Johnny Walker posted:Manatee 
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Jan 3, 2021 23:13
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catlord posted:I wish it was easier to get the Sam and Max comics. Unless the price dropped suddenly recently, poo poo's 'spensive. The Dinette Set knows what really breeds contempt.  Working Daze starts the year off with some murder.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix has chosen...poorly.  Cul De Sac is a series of bad descisions. 
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Jan 4, 2021 03:34
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Selachian posted:Buni
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Jan 4, 2021 17:19
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Holy poo poo that Mark Trail isn't an edit! The Dinette Set passes the buck.  Working Daze is still doing repeats.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is always the one you least expect.  Cul De Sac has seen it all before. 
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Jan 5, 2021 04:46
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Selachian posted:Richard's Poor Almanac
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Jan 5, 2021 15:43
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The Dinette Set has, sadly, aged pretty well. Working Daze is incredibly loving shallow.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix isn't surprising, with that attitude.  Cul De Sac baits and switches. 
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Jan 6, 2021 02:38
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Wow, Holbrook actually wrote a simple, amusing tech joke that wasn't immediately outdated once. Broken clock and such, I guess.
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Jan 6, 2021 14:57
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The Dinette Set knows chewing burns calories. Working Daze is finally done with the repeats.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix hasn't aged well.  Cul De Sac manages to pull ahead at the last second. 
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Jan 7, 2021 04:08
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The Dinette Set love the idiot light. Working Daze can't just let him enjoy his game.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix says the quiet part loud.  Cul De Sac isn't in the mood. 
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Jan 8, 2021 03:48
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FrumpleOrz posted:On The Fastrack gently caress OFF
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Jan 8, 2021 04:22
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I love how good a friend Wallace is.
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Jan 8, 2021 16:59
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The Dinette Set just wants to share. Working Daze knows the season never ends.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is kind of a director's commentary.  Cul De Sac reaches an insurmountable difference.  
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Jan 9, 2021 03:10
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SubNat posted:Holbrook really has a knack for making utterly loathsome characters.
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Jan 10, 2021 00:17
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Why is Luann friends with Bernice, again? The Dinette Set smelt it.  Working Daze needs to just let this character die.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is high-impact comedy.  Cul De Sac has a happy ending (I hope). 
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Jan 10, 2021 04:28
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The Dinette Set knows recycling is where you find it. Working Daze is full of poo poo.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix isn't for you.  Cul De Sac is just a legend...OR IS IT? 
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Jan 11, 2021 04:53
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The Dinette Set isn't for you. Working Daze builds the "suspense".  Super-Fun-Pak Comix has one job.  Cul De Sac missed out big time. 
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Jan 12, 2021 04:33
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The Dinette Set is not the target audience. Working Daze almost manages to not return to the status quo.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is deep, man.  Cul De Sac is missing out. 
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EasyEW posted:9 "Oh God, This poo poo Again" Lane
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Jan 14, 2021 04:51
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Yvonmukluk posted:Bad Machinery
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Jan 14, 2021 23:58
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The Dinette Set shares the household duties. Working Daze GAH!!!  Super-Fun-Pak Comix gets inside the creator's mind.  Cul De Sac cheers each other up. 
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Jan 15, 2021 15:18
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EasyEW posted:9 Chickweed Lane The Dinette Set dresses to its body type.  Working Daze pays off.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is a fair cop.  Cul De Sac and her big mouth! 
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Jan 16, 2021 04:22
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The Dinette Set is no looker, either. Working Daze yeah I got nothing.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is feeling no pain.  Cul De Sac said the quiet part loud. 
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Jan 17, 2021 18:07
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Not even pretending to have a punchline. The Dinette Set is about to meet by accident.  Working Daze god just shut up.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix is my favorite Twilight Zone episode.  Cul De Sac goes completely off-brand. 
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Jan 18, 2021 03:56
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Mikl posted:Classic Kevin and Kell (February 1-5, 1999)
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Jan 18, 2021 15:41
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The Dinette Set is how you looked stuff up before smartphones. Working Daze is a Thing now.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix can't live with itself.  Cul De Sac is me in every meeting I've ever been in. 
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Jan 19, 2021 03:52
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Yvonmukluk posted:The problem is that Allison decided Wen-Tack, while apparently canon, wasn't really good enough to merit being posted online (which seems a bit harsh), so it can't be found easily.
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The Dinette Set is the first in line. Working Daze somehow manages to pull a mask joke.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix plays favorites.  Cul De Sac explores the dichotomy of man. 
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The Dinette Set knows there's no such thing as unskilled labor. Working Daze god this really is going to be a loving "thing".  Super-Fun-Pak Comix cuts & pastes.  Cul De Sac finally shows us the pupper. 
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Jan 21, 2021 03:28
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Slammy posted:Dark Laughter (November 4, 1939) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a2rRggz_-M
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Julet Esqu posted:
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Jan 21, 2021 22:30
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The Dinette Set was off by four years. Working Daze isn't getting any better.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix knows the classics never go out of style.  Cul De Sac didn't want to see the dog anyway.  wirf
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Jan 22, 2021 03:56
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FrumpleOrz posted:On The Fastrack
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Jan 22, 2021 23:49
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The Dinette Set was dead when we got here. Working Daze is threatening us with another week of this.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix gets further than I did.  Cul De Sac is subdued. 
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Jan 23, 2021 03:46
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Selachian posted:Bonus ad! A look at all the things postwar Americans expected science to bring them any day -- including jetpacks.
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Jan 23, 2021 22:01
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Vargo posted:Wallace Wallace is such a good comic. The Dinette Set snipes.  Working Daze jumps on the bandwagon like it always does.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix reminds us once again to Occupy Richie Rich.  Cul De Sac gets rave reviews. 
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The Dinette Set plans for the future. Working Daze doesn't actually make you a geek.  Super-Fun-Pak Comix doxxes me.  Cul De Sac would totally post in this thread. 
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