Comic Strips 2020: Sumpin Arful

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

Archyduchess posted:

I too am a proud ingestis poetica.

As a proud procrastinatoria inertia, I have some things to say about these Lesbians and their cultural appropriation of my... uh... culture.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 04:16

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# ? Feb 14, 2025 07:14

How Wonderful!: Jul 18, 2006; I only have excellent ideas

Powered Descent posted:

As a proud procrastinatoria inertia, I have some things to say about these Lesbians and their cultural appropriation of my... uh... culture.

We stand on the shoulders of giants.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 05:10

thesonofmothman: Feb 12, 2016; Pelican, a Bag Man

Bingo Bango posted:

The punch line of that strip was so me 10 years ago, it hurts.

Jucika is my new favorite. Finally, a sassy gal who's wearing long underwear!

Yeah, she's pretty lit. Glad to be sharing her with the thread!

# ? Jan 21, 2020 05:17

Samovar: Jun 4, 2011; When I want to relax, I read an essay by Engels. When I want something more serious, I read Corto Maltese.

In today's Corto Maltese: Yes, Corto, the Red Lantern is of a feminine persuasion, did you not listen to H�?, or Abandon ship!, or Abandon sea!

# ? Jan 21, 2020 06:07

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Medenmath posted:

Vintage Valiant (May 08, 1937)

I'm really enjoying this. Young Val is so much more rash than modern Val, you can see he's still just a kid.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 06:55

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

Daddy Daze

Take It From the Tinkersons

Dark Side of the Horse

Fort Knox

# ? Jan 21, 2020 07:04

Johnny Joestar: Oct 21, 2010; Don't shoot him?

...
...

i really hate fort knox for some reason and i can't decide if it's due to it being the same setup literally every single time, the faces that accompany said setup, or the lovely words that change in each panel. it's a masterpiece of banal shittiness

# ? Jan 21, 2020 07:16

Mercedes Colomar: Nov 1, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Correct, that is a good reason to hate it.

Family Circus

Rose is Rose

One Big Happy

Foob

Compu-Toon

Bizarro

# ? Jan 21, 2020 08:49

amigolupus: Aug 25, 2017

FrumpleOrz posted:

Between this and the whole adopting and then abandoning Mars thing, this idiot is really aiming for that Worst Parent of the Year award.

Julet Esqu posted:

lmao as if luann would ever touch anyone who doesn't meet her impossible standards.

Manuel Calavera posted:

gently caress off with that passive-aggressive bullshit.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 08:55

Elysiume: Aug 13, 2009; Alone, she fights.

Johnny Joestar posted:

i really hate fort knox for some reason and i can't decide if it's due to it being the same setup literally every single time, the faces that accompany said setup, or the lovely words that change in each panel. it's a masterpiece of banal shittiness

The setup and punchline are the same in almost every comic: person A talks to person B in panels 1-3, in panel 4 something surprising happens and at least one person gets 2 lines next to their eyes. This punchline is terrible. There are also 4+ mini-jokes in the background. Those punchlines are also terrible. There are at least 5 bad jokes per comic, 400% more bad jokes per comic than one would expect.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 09:23

gleebster: Dec 16, 2006; Only a howler; Pillbug

Juliet Jones, in which Pop treats Karen as a hostile witness.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 10:09

Pastry of the Year: Apr 12, 2013

Arlo and Janis

Tina's Groove Classic (June 26, 2008)

Arlo and Janis Classic (June 26, 1998)

Garfield Classic (June 26, 1988)

# ? Jan 21, 2020 10:50

Tiggum: Oct 23, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Vargo posted:

Big Nate

The plot of Cats is very straight-forward and easy to explain. The cats are competing in a talent contest, but the evil cat is cheating by kidnapping the other contestants. There's a lot about it that's weird and hard to explain, but the plot is easy.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 11:17

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

Docks

Zip

Rip

Dick

Duck

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:11

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

Manuel Calavera posted:

One Big Happy

Nobody describes behavior as "wicked" except boomer fundies, so this tracks.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:19

Shaman Tank Spec: Dec 26, 2003; *blep*

FrumpleOrz posted:

Safe Havens Yeah, plug that baby in the hole.

This is a comic strip where people can just add a couple of drops of ant DNA to a human and transform them into a loving ant man, and 3D print anything they can think of.

What the hell is the drama or tension here supposed to be?

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:44

SubNat: Nov 27, 2008

Moomin and the brigands

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:53

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

Discendo Vox posted:

Dare ya to send it to him

James hasn't been on Twitter since November, which is probably best for everyone involved. Also he won't know what a "Vargo" or a "Goon" is.

Tiggum posted:

The plot of Cats is very straight-forward and easy to explain. The cats are competing in a talent contest, but the evil cat is cheating by kidnapping the other contestants. There's a lot about it that's weird and hard to explain, but the plot is easy.

I mean, this leaves out that the talent contest is meant to determine which cat gets to die and ascend to heaven, but yeah.

BCN

Phoebe

Wallace

Curtis

# ? Jan 21, 2020 14:15

Poil: Mar 17, 2007

Vargo posted:

Phoebe

I didn't know he had two moms, that's suspiciously cool for a newspaper comic. :v:

# ? Jan 21, 2020 14:26

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

I don't know why Max having two moms makes me happy.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 14:28

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

Old School Peanuts (May 29, 1951)

Calvin and Hobbes (Dec 20-21, 1986)

Robbie and Bobby (Feb 2-3, 2015)

# ? Jan 21, 2020 15:05

How Wonderful!: Jul 18, 2006; I only have excellent ideas

Poil posted:

I didn't know he had two moms, that's suspiciously cool for a newspaper comic.

Dana Simpson seems like a cool person legitimately doing her best to make a comic with as diverse a cast as she can. It doesn't get talked about as much as some other strips but I really really like Phoebe and Her Unicorn.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 15:17

BigglesSWE: Dec 2, 2014

Phoebe manages to portray childhood shenanigans and innocence without it turning into a saccharine nightmare a la Rose is Rose.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 15:19

kidcoelacanth: Sep 23, 2009

BigglesSWE posted:

Phoebe manages to portray childhood shenanigans and innocence without it turning into a saccharine nightmare a la Rose is Rose.

dana won't respond to my daily letters demanding that phoebe speak in unintelligible baby talk :mad:

# ? Jan 21, 2020 15:26

Good Listener: Sep 2, 2006; Ask me about moons
Fact #1 The Moon is really cool

I saw some of the book collections in the Kids books section of Target over the weekend and it made me happy. Dana seems like good people and I hope kids like the strip too.

Good Listener fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Jan 21, 2020

# ? Jan 21, 2020 15:48

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

Garf

'Cliff

Overboard

Monty

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:28

Poil: Mar 17, 2007

riderchop posted:

Monty

Don't doxx me Fleshy. :saddowns:

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:38

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Phoebe is one of my favorite strips, but I rarely have more to say about it than that.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:43

Johnny Aztec: Jan 29, 2005; by Hand Knit

riderchop posted:

Garf

Overboard

Kitty can have little "Sugar Frosted Lard Balls" as a treat.

Also, I don't "get" this overboard.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:46

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

he can see their breath in the cold air, foiling their murderous campaign

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:53

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Good Listener posted:

I saw some of the book collections in the Kids books section of Target over the weekend and it made me happy. Dana seems like good people and I hope kids like the strip too.

My daughter liked them when she was younger, but she's a teenager now so she thinks she's "outgrown" that sort of thing. I'm sure she'll learn better when she's older.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:59

Zereth: Jul 8, 2003

Tiggum posted:

The plot of Cats is very straight-forward and easy to explain. The cats are competing in a talent contest, but the evil cat is cheating by kidnapping the other contestants. There's a lot about it that's weird and hard to explain, but the plot is easy.

To the best of my understanding, the prize in the talent contest is getting to die.

EDIT: also one of the cats is a war profiteer, used confetti in Mobile, Alabama, mispronounced the name of Arkansas in Arkansas, violated FDA regulations on the inspection of eggs, built, maintained, and/or used a nuclear weapon within the city limits of Chico, California, wore a bullet-proof vest while comitting a murder in New Jersey, and trick or treated in Rehoboth Beach outside the hours of 5 pm to 8 pm.

Zereth fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Jan 21, 2020

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:05

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Zereth posted:

To the best of my understanding, the price in the talent contest is getting to die.

And the reason that's the plot is the whole thing is based on a series of poems about each Jellicle cat, so when adapted into a story that turns into the cats just singing about themselves, which to be fair seems pretty catlike to me.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:09

Zereth: Jul 8, 2003

ugh, the prize. price is a very different thing.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:11

root: Jun 17, 2000; Booska mask replica...

riderchop posted:

'Cliff

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:17

kidcoelacanth: Sep 23, 2009

Selachian posted:

My daughter liked them when she was younger, but she's a teenager now so she thinks she's "outgrown" that sort of thing. I'm sure she'll learn better when she's older.

the idea that phoebe has been around long enough for someone to grow out of it is blowing my loving mind

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:39

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

Haifisch posted:

Places to get poo poo to post
Universal Uclick's GoComics - thanks Elysiume for this guide on how to get to their comics so you can upload them

Just a heads up - Elysiume's CSS no longer works - if you want to get GoComics images, add this to the style editor of your choice:

code:

.item-comic-link-disabled, .js-item-comic-link, .item-comic-image {
    pointer-events: auto !important;
    cursor: default !important;
}

Modesty Blaise

Classic Working Daze

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:41

Good Listener: Sep 2, 2006; Ask me about moons
Fact #1 The Moon is really cool

I forgot to bring this up but after Sunday's Funky, I hope that the movie is not only a bust but also it bankrupts dumb name actor Mason Jarr.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:53

plainswalker75: Feb 22, 2003; Pigs are smarter than Bears, but they can't ride motorcycles; Hair Elf

Zereth posted:

To the best of my understanding, the prize in the talent contest is getting to die.

EDIT: also one of the cats is a war profiteer, used confetti in Mobile, Alabama, mispronounced the name of Arkansas in Arkansas, violated FDA regulations on the inspection of eggs, built, maintained, and/or used a nuclear weapon within the city limits of Chico, California, wore a bullet-proof vest while comitting a murder in New Jersey, and trick or treated in Rehoboth Beach outside the hours of 5 pm to 8 pm.

So Highlander is basically a low-key remake of Cats?

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:53

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# ? Feb 14, 2025 07:14

Zereth: Jul 8, 2003

plainswalker75 posted:

So Highlander is basically a low-key remake of Cats?

I haven't seen any version of Cats myself but one of the cats has "broken every human law"

there's a lot of things that means he has to have done

# ? Jan 21, 2020 18:05

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