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| I enjoy reading contemporary newspaper comics. |
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64 | 26.02% |
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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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Potsticker posted:What's black and white and read all over? A zebra with a sunburn, because no one reads newspapers anymore! Waka Waka Waka!
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riderchop posted:Compu-toon by Charles Boyce deserves the world, and a big physical collection. I wish nothing but the best for Charles Boyce and his wonderful understanding of technology. No, none of the jokes ever make sense. It's perfect. Compu-Toon is charming as hell, so I looked up Charles Boyce on Wikipedia and read this paragraph: quote:In February 2008, Boyce was involved in a protest which called for a greater representation of black cartoon artists in newspaper comics. The protest sought to bring attention to the problem of “tokenism” in newspapers, and brings to light the issues that many black comic artists face when trying to publish their works. In addition to Boyce, the artists that participated in the protest were Jerry Craft, Charlos Gary, Steve Watkins, Keith Knight, Bill Murray, and Tim Jackson. For one day, these cartoonists all drew a very similar comic strip, which showed a scene with a white reader looking at a minority-drawn strip and complaining that it is a rip-off of the Boondocks. So if nobody hears from me for a while, it's because I'm looking for Boyce's contribution
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Jan 1, 2022 23:10
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Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (Feb. 06, 1949) That last panel is delightful, I love Vintage Val
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Jan 5, 2022 04:14
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Haifisch posted:Johnny Hazard It's refreshing to see a competent woman agent as a prominent character in "Johnny Hazard"
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Jan 8, 2022 22:20
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Crab Dad posted:Oh sorry not up to date on the latest martial aid catalog. Well, like...what did you think it referred to?
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Jan 8, 2022 23:59
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How Wonderful! posted:8/28/2012 Wilbur should just use that title for everything he writes
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Jan 9, 2022 23:41
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Poor Lupin, and poor everyone else, the other cats are going to miss him, too. I believe he was the oldest cat
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Jan 11, 2022 01:18
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Working overnight was fine for me, but I'm pretty nocturnal and have an appointment to do a sleep study for delayed sleep phase disorder. It's definitely not for everyone, especially not someone with a clearly severe sleep disorder like Dustin. Why isn't anyone concerned about his health? (Because they hate him, but still) (gently caress Ed)
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Jan 11, 2022 06:06
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Murdstone posted:Apparently this is going to be a thing. It's stupid and terrible and I want it
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Jan 12, 2022 03:22
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Crab Dad posted:I mean.... men worked all over as farmers and traders. Got a better place to set up shop than the local big city? Seem like cities have always focused on things men want to separate them from their money. They mean that penis graffiti was extremely common and found on buildings that we've since found weren't brothels
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Jan 17, 2022 00:34
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Crab Dad posted:Either way nothing's been proven other than dudes like to draw dicks on things. I mean, it's been proven that a lot of the buildings we originally thought were brothels, actually weren't precisely because people have always loved obscene graffiti. It had a regular number of brothels, it wasn't full of whorehouses like we used to think Powerful Katrinka fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Jan 17, 2022 |
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Jan 17, 2022 00:53
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goatface posted:What even is pudding, really? The Bloop posted:A miserable little pile of sucrose I just want you to know this was pretty great
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Jan 22, 2022 20:26
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Professor Wayne posted:
Those bushes in the last panel are flipping us off
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Jan 27, 2022 02:51
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Selachian posted:Brenda Starr 1/29-31/48 Oh, the Camp Fire Girls! Started "unofficially" in 1910, the Camp Fire Girls were created as female counterpart to the Boy Scouts, and predate the Girl Scouts (originally called Girl Guides) by two years. It went co-ed in 1975 and is now called Camp Fire Boys and Girls. They don't have the same brand awareness as the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts, on account of not selling stuff like cookies or pop corn, but they're still around. Former Camp Fire Girls include Madonna, Shirley Temple, Gladys Knight, and Janis Joplin. I was also one, but we didn't do outdoor stuff and I never made it past Bluebird.
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Feb 1, 2022 02:17
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Slammy posted:So It Seems April 14, 1952 Smooch Comics
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Feb 3, 2022 02:57
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The_Other posted:John Allison Mystery Comic: Giant Days Foreshadowing perhaps? I like it, but that's partly because the girls are like alternate-universe versions of Lottie (Esther), Mildred (Susan) and Shauna with a dash of Little Clair (Daisy)
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Feb 10, 2022 02:05
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DC Money posted:excellent! Ahem
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Feb 13, 2022 01:50
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Pastry of the Year posted:Arlo and Janis Classic (April 6, 2000) Janis, you didn't have to kill that poor cat Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (Oct. 16, 1949) Aleta is unfailingly amazing Powerful Katrinka fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Feb 16, 2022 |
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Feb 16, 2022 04:42
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Fyadophobic posted:I just wanted to note how much I love the way The Powerful Katrinka's stength/muscles are never the butt of the joke, never mocked or put down, only marveled at or admired. And feared, don't forget feared My Lovely Horse posted:Vater und Sohn: The homemade sled (05/1937) This is so wholesome 
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Feb 17, 2022 01:55
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Giant Ethicist posted:Night Visitors Turkish ice cream stunts are a delight, I got to interact with one in Europe who gave me a little bonus baby ice cream cone with candy eyes, for being a good sport
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Feb 18, 2022 02:02
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Haifisch posted:
Santa Royale is in California:
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Feb 19, 2022 19:46
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Mary was living in New York before this(I think?), so for there to be any time zone difference at all 
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Hwurmp posted:Calvin's classmates yelling at him in unison but instead of "BATS AREN'T BUGS" it's "RABBITS ARE RODENTS" Is that the joke, because rabbit's aren't rodents
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Feb 20, 2022 23:55
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It's a walking tour of the walking tour
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Feb 21, 2022 01:04
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Alhazred posted:But again, the boys gets to fight armed pirates, the girls aren't expected to able to deal with one unarmed creep. The boys are doing a race and are traveling in a group with several men from their home, and what kind of idiot thinks that a pair of teenage girls should be left to fend for themselves AGAINST A SEX TRAFFICKER? In a city where they don't speak the loving language? They aren't Heloise, they aren't fighters OR familiar with the modern world, and you DO know that most human trafficking victims aren't just kidnapped in broad daylight off the street by total strangers, right? That they're lured and taken advantage of? Also, no one knows where these girls are, so if they were kidnapped, no one would know where to look for them, or how Also, I'm pretty sure if it was a pair of teenage Mori boys wandering through the city, the Phantom would also discreetly watch over them
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Feb 22, 2022 03:47
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Slammy posted:Outbursts of Everett True March 5, 1919 Shaking hands will henceforth be called "mixing paws," thank you for your attention
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Feb 23, 2022 04:24
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Medenmath posted:
King Arthur knows how to deal with an impulsive, thieving, house-wrecking troublemaker: make him take care of Geoffrey
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Feb 23, 2022 16:10
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Selachian posted:Smokey Stover 5/19/46 Just for perspective, $378.60 in 1946 is $5,458.60 in today's money Murdstone posted:Andertoons Andertoons consistently delivers, and I appreciate you posting it The_Other posted:also, turns out Saoshyant started a John Allison thread in these forums about two weeks ago and I just noticed yesterday (that's what I get for only looking at my subscribed threads). Don't know if I'll keep posting in this thread as it seems kind of silly to have the comic in two places on this forum. Please keep posting them here, I'll just make my witty observations twice. >ahem< The_Other posted:Giant Days x Batman Looks like the Riddler has become the Wriggler
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Feb 25, 2022 03:04
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Hwurmp posted:and Bane has become Bake And Catwoman is being played by Jocelyn Wildstein, good for her
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Feb 25, 2022 03:37
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Samovar posted:In today's Blueberry: Y'know, Western Ol' Painless wasn't nearly as effective as his descendent, or Blueberry gets saved in the nick of time... AGAIN, or Trevor meets with some old friends... I've got to say, since you translated the Chinese character's dialogue in an inoffensive manner, there's probably no need to spoiler the pages he's in. His visual depiction is pretty bland and unremarkable, he's just portrayed in period-appropriate clothing. I appreciate the reasoning for it, though, and it's your call. It's good to remember that you never know who's looking at this thread, as we all learned when Jeffrey got contacted by Gary Larson's people over the last thread.
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Feb 27, 2022 21:09
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Slammy posted:So It Seems May 13, 1952 The ads on the back of the comics are great. "Do you smell BAD, Podner?"
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Mar 4, 2022 03:50
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Howard Beale posted:I am old enough that I went to high school with girls who dressed in Candace's fashion, and nobody gave them collective finger-pointing poo poo for it at all. I know some girls got into arguments and trouble with what teachers considered overly revealing clothing, but that was nothing on Candace's level. This shaming storyline is really disgusting. Lucky, my school had a hall monitor/support staff whose sole job seemed to be getting girls in trouble for wearing tank tops with thin straps. I remember a friend of mine sailing into our chemistry class and asking to borrow my extra shirt because the lady was right behind her; that woman actually came into our classroom to make sure my friend had covered her shameful spaghetti straps. They even tried to ban spaghetti strap, off-shoulder, and strapless style dresses from senior prom; we got the school board to stop that, though. edit: that's a crappy top post, here's an old and relevant Family Circus 
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Mar 6, 2022 02:45
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Selachian posted:Brenda Starr 4/25/48 Holy poo poo, Birdie is a beast I love your edits
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Mar 10, 2022 01:59
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Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (Mar. 05, 1950) I have a lot of respect for Boltar's commitment to never wearing a shirt, no matter the weather
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Mar 11, 2022 02:02
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Selachian posted:Smokey Stover 9/1/46 See that sign in the last panel? "Smoky Stover" creator Bill Holman liked to include "Notary Sojac" signs in his strips among the many background gags. As it turns out, that was Holman's way of "wishing my readers Merry Christmas throughout the year." He had read an article in the newspaper that listed Christmas greetings in different languages, along with a phonetic spelling; "notary sojac" was the pronunciation of Nodlaig Sodhach, Merry Christmas in Gaelic. Except that there's no such language as Gaelic, it's called Irish or Welsh or Scottish--maybe Scottish Gaelic or whatever, but don't let anyone catch you using the G word if you're in the British Isles, they don't like it. (I got lectured so badly about that in Ireland by like six people at once, it was ridiculous.) Besides that, nodlaig sodhach doesn't mean anything in any Gaelic language. "Nodlaig" appears to be a mashup of the Irish and Scottish words for Christmas, nodlog and nollaig respectively. "Sodhach" is just nonsense that vaguely resembles Irish for "happy," sásta, if you squint your eyes and have a couple drinks. Still, it's a nice sentiment from Bill Holman.
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Mar 12, 2022 01:52
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Selachian posted:Brenda Starr 5/16/48 I can't help reading Hy's dialogue in Jack McBrayer's voice
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Mar 18, 2022 21:37
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Echoeing the love for "Uramachi Sakaba," thank you for posting it, Giant Ethicist! Quick question for anyone, but where did the current thread title come from?
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Mar 20, 2022 23:21
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The Bloop posted:I assume Rufus Regan was a real person who payed to be in the strip like the fursonas in K&K "Paid," not "payed"
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Mar 26, 2022 20:44
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~Coxy posted:Modesty Blaise: The Gravedigger Set-Up This is fantastic, just so you know
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Mar 29, 2022 00:14
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"One does not simply walk out of Francisville," I like the little jokes you throw in sometimes. I appreciate the attention to proper geography, too
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Selachian posted:Brenda Starr 6/21-23/48 "Smelly," I think
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