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curtadams
Mar 24, 2019

How Wonderful! posted:

I hope there's a swerve and it turns out Murania is real in the funky Winkerverse and we spend a year with them escaping the clutches of the subterranean empress.
That would be a great twist and it would fit in with the surrealistic style of the early comic, with a sentient computer and a character who could use pizzas as music records. It's too bad Batiuk dropped that flavor because it would allow more variety for the comedy side of the strip, instead of almost always relying on snide comments and lame puns.

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amigolupus
Aug 25, 2017


I really didn't need to see Dethany in a cheesecake-y pose.

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

amigolupus posted:

I really didn't need to see Dethany in a cheesecake-y pose.

Dethany Dendrobia, from On The Carpet

Discendo Vox
Mar 21, 2013

Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded. Centrism isn't change -- not even incremental change. It is *control*. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it.
Please put on a shirt, miss dendrobia

Weembles
Apr 19, 2004

Haifisch posted:


Dick Tracy



I hope the next strip includes the awkward conversation where he has to ask for his phone back.

Hempuli
Nov 15, 2011



B. Virtanen

I apparently forgot one page from the consult saga. For miss Jantunen's name, here's some trivia. When we got to the point in Finland where people needed official surnames instead of the usual local identifiers, there was some work to invent unique (or uniqueish) surnames for families. Older families with existing Swedish surnames often translated their surname into Finnish, but for a lot of poorer folks the surname was just pulled out of thin air by taking some everyday noun and applying the ending "-nen" to the end. Thus we have names like Jokinen, Lahtinen, Järvinen (i.e. something like "Riversby, Baysby, Lakesby") which to a Finnish ear have a fairly distinct "generic" sound to them. For reasons I don't know "Juntunen" & "Jantunen" have become generic names for janitors/custodians, and I guess secretaries in this case.

ANSU


Another one I really like, dunno why.

Johnny Walker posted:

I don't comment on it, but I've been enjoying it. Good nonsense is hard to find.
Thanks! Glad to hear that :)

Hempuli fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Aug 7, 2020

riderchop
Aug 10, 2010

av by @daikonquest!

kidcoelacanth posted:

I feel like we don't talk enough about how much Fort Knox sucks.

i simply close my eyes and pretend i do not see it every time, so i have nothing to discuss


also what's up i spent the last two days playing forza horizon 4 so here's comics

Garfield




Heathcliff




Overboard





Monty




oh gently caress yes it's time for anime jokes




Rae the Doe's web archives, i'm just doing two of these, i need to get back to Forza

Toxic People


Done With a Big Project

Julet Esqu
May 6, 2007




riderchop
Aug 10, 2010

av by @daikonquest!
i'd rather read more gunther comics than more bernice comics

JethroMcB
Jan 23, 2004

We're normal now.
We love your family.

riderchop posted:

i'd rather read more gunther comics than more bernice comics

Bring back Moe the Cat, the star of the comic

Actually write a letter to your editor complaining about the fact that we saw Bernice on the goddamn toilet yesterday

Haifisch posted:

Dick Tracy


I'm suddenly imagining a future where Dethany dies in this Dick Tracy storyline and On the Fastrack just turns into 3 panels of empty space every day

Murdstone
Jun 14, 2005



Nenonen posted:

Glad you asked! Finnish antiquated beer tax law had four categories based on alcohol content. Category III had up to 4.7% alcohol and was the strongest beer you could buy from grocery stores. Category IV above 4.7% was limited to Alko state monopoly stores to limit drunkness.

X stands for booze. As in XXX on a moonshine bottle that has been distilled three times.
I love what I learn from this thread. Thanks!

Haifisch posted:

Locher Tracy

drat HE'S GOOD

Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011

EasyEW posted:

Crankshaft



Am I the only one getting really annoyed at how Batuik is ceaselessly making GBS threads on Crankshaft for buying a nicer hose to use for his gardening? So the old man has a hobby, so what? Leave him alone and let him enjoy it in peace!

Bobulus posted:

(The irony that Retail frequently complains about Christmas sales starting just after Halloween is pretty great for this reason)

After?

Alhazred
Feb 16, 2011




Zelda

Strontium
Aug 28, 2009

Dexter didn't much care for the party.
Intelligent Life







Daddy Daze


Take It From the Tinkersons


Dark Side of the Horse


Fort Knox

Tiggum
Oct 23, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


How are the lights in the kitchen going to bother anyone? Are they sleeping with their bedroom doors open?

JethroMcB posted:

I'm suddenly imagining a future where Dethany dies in this Dick Tracy storyline and On the Fastrack just turns into 3 panels of empty space every day
That would violate causality and destroy Safe Havens as well.

His Divine Shadow
Aug 7, 2000

I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do.

Hempuli posted:

B. Virtanen

I apparently forgot one page from the consult saga. For miss Jantunen's name, here's some trivia. When we got to the point in Finland where people needed official surnames instead of the usual local identifiers, there was some work to invent unique (or uniqueish) surnames for families. Older families with existing Swedish surnames often translated their surname into Finnish, but for a lot of poorer folks the surname was just pulled out of thin air by taking some everyday noun and applying the ending "-nen" to the end. Thus we have names like Jokinen, Lahtinen, Järvinen (i.e. something like "Riversby, Baysby, Lakesby") which to a Finnish ear have a fairly distinct "generic" sound to them. For reasons I don't know "Juntunen" & "Jantunen" have become generic names for janitors/custodians, and I guess secretaries in this case.


That consultat looks like Alexander Stubb, if it's on purpose it's really fitting.

How Wonderful!
Jul 18, 2006


I only have excellent ideas
I like that the Tinkersons family being vegetarian is coming up again although I could've sworn they were just eating wings like a few weeks ago. Granted there are really good vegetarian wings out there but I don't know if I'd necessarily go to the parts of PA this comic takes place in IIRC to look for them.

Haifisch
Nov 12, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender

Tiggum posted:

That would violate causality and destroy Safe Havens as well.
I'm not seeing the downside here.

Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011


This is a hell of a take coming from a woman who complains about not being able to hold on to a boyfriend because she works so much.

Yvonmukluk
Oct 10, 2012

Everything is Sinister


Bad Machinery

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.


Some Guy TT posted:

This is a hell of a take coming from a woman who complains about not being able to hold on to a boyfriend because she works so much.

Well, Zelda is supposed to be a complete wreck of a human being.

BigglesSWE
Dec 2, 2014

Samovar posted:

Well, Zelda is supposed to be a complete wreck of a human being.

While also often dropping truthbombs that her shallow friends can’t seem to comprehend.

It’s a very mixed bag of a comic.

Hempuli
Nov 15, 2011



His Divine Shadow posted:

That consultat looks like Alexander Stubb, if it's on purpose it's really fitting.

I assume the square glasses, haircut etc. are intended to create a stereotypical image of a modern, young entrepreneur, of the "innovations" type.

Green Intern
Dec 29, 2008

Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Weembles posted:

I hope the next strip includes the awkward conversation where he has to ask for his phone back.

Don’t worry, the phone is a hologram.

StrixNebulosa
Feb 14, 2012

You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Strontium posted:

Intelligent Life




I don't read this stupid comic anymore but my eyes spotted that mask with a face on it and I read and it... what the gently caress, these aren't bad? Topical but not insulting, with the usually trash main character explaining to the strip's idiot that he can wear a mask... and he does so. :psyduck:

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

Arlo and Janis



Tina's Groove Classic (December 23, 2008)



Arlo and Janis Classic (December 23, 1998)



Garfield Classic (December 23, 1988)

BigglesSWE
Dec 2, 2014

StrixNebulosa posted:

I don't read this stupid comic anymore but my eyes spotted that mask with a face on it and I read and it... what the gently caress, these aren't bad? Topical but not insulting, with the usually trash main character explaining to the strip's idiot that he can wear a mask... and he does so. :psyduck:

While a horrible comic, I can’t recall it ever had a chud-vibe so dunno if this is that surprising.

Kennel
May 1, 2008

BAWWW-UNH!
Surgeon's Tales

"...and his other hand in a puddle of water 30 feet away."



Nancy


Dustin


Mandrake


Man in Black


Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011

Normally the jock character is the most relatable because he's the only one with meaningful flaws.

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

Mr. Boop



Selachian
Oct 9, 2012

Rhymes with Orange



Get Fuzzy 8/6/00



Brenda Starr 5/31/42

Spoilered for minstrel show dialect.





See, it's funny because she's a personal maid but thinks it's "personality" maid.

At least the paper doll doesn't look that bad ... it definitely could have been worse.

Smokey Stover 1/3/37



Happy new year and quit doing that to the dog!

Edge of Patronization



"Yes, stand back and avert your eyes, you delicate, innocent wumman, while I explore the wreck I've never seen before and you've probably seen hundreds of times!"

Darthemed
Oct 28, 2007

"A data unit?
For me?
"


College Slice
Docks




Retail




Dick

EBB
Feb 15, 2005


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0_f5fkrCTA

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
I hope she burns down the house and then police investigate, notice a pattern of fires and arrest TJ. Then Bernice can either decide to admit she burned down the house or let TJ take the fall and go to prison for insurance fraud and attempted murder.

Alhazred
Feb 16, 2011





Is there a reason why the Phantom is being such a dick about this?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
He's not meant to be nice, he's supposed to be an otherworldly deliverer of justice. He's got to maintain the brand.

Professor Wayne
Aug 27, 2008

So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.
But you better stay away from his brand.

Vargo
Dec 27, 2008

'Cuz it's KILLIN' ME!
Does anyone have the "I forbid you to promote my brand" panel handy, by the way? I need it for something.

Tiggum
Oct 23, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


StrixNebulosa posted:

I don't read this stupid comic anymore but my eyes spotted that mask with a face on it and I read and it... what the gently caress, these aren't bad? Topical but not insulting, with the usually trash main character explaining to the strip's idiot that he can wear a mask... and he does so. :psyduck:
Barry was always the most tolerable character.

Vargo posted:

Does anyone have the "I forbid you to promote my brand" panel handy, by the way? I need it for something.

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Johnny Aztec
Jan 29, 2005

by Hand Knit

Tiggum posted:

Barry was always the most tolerable character.



To anyone is confused about this: There was a guy that was going to take the Mythos of the Phantom and start merchandising it and whatnot.
The Phantom dosed this guy with LSD and started screaming at him.

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