Comic Strips 2020: Sumpin Arful

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El Spamo: Aug 21, 2003; Fuss and misery

This is when I tune into the latest Blaise adventure

# ? Nov 20, 2020 17:45

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# ? Jan 16, 2025 14:55

Murdstone: Jun 14, 2005

Kennel posted:

Dustin

Seriously what is Kelley's problem with women?

Tiggum posted:

Could have used a bit more explanation, imo. I had no idea what it was supposed to be about. I guess it's a reference to that thing comics do where the new year is a baby and the current year is an old man? Just seeing an injured (homeless?) old man doesn't automatically bring that to mind for me.

I had to think about it for a second to get it, but that just made me appreciate it more.

F Minus

Mark Trail

Mary Worth

The Phantom

Pooch Cafe

Just stop, Gilligan.

Rex Morgan MD

Andertoons

Apartment 3-G

# ? Nov 20, 2020 18:43

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

# ? Nov 20, 2020 18:44

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

Selachian posted:

Rhymes with Orange

No ethical consumption under capitalism.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 18:45

LazyQ: Feb 22, 2011

M�mmil�

# ? Nov 20, 2020 19:33

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; No thanks to Lizzo..

LazyQ posted:

M�mmil�

Grandma is superconservative, isn't she. Where is she visiting, is it a real place in Finland?

# ? Nov 20, 2020 19:45

LazyQ: Feb 22, 2011

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Grandma is superconservative, isn't she. Where is she visiting, is it a real place in Finland?

Merihaka, where the mother and daughter live, and Siltasaari are both in Helsinki. Tarmo Koivisto himself also lives in Merihaka so I assume this is pretty accurate, though there is no Alko near a pier in Siltasaari today.

If you ever plan to visit Finland, Alko is the government-owned chain of stores that has a monopoly on hard liquor, wine and beer over 5.5%

# ? Nov 20, 2020 20:02

SubNat: Nov 27, 2008

Moomin begins a new life

Aka: God that last panel is a mood.

So I'm thinking of grabbing this as my avatar, how do I keep my gangtag after updating my avatar?
I don't think I've seen anyone mention -how- to actually do it on the user end, and there's no mention of it on the update-yer-avatar page.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 20:09

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Johnny Walker posted:

The Phantom

"YOU ALL SAW IT! THE GUARD JUST FELL ASLEEP :byodood:

# ? Nov 20, 2020 20:30

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

The Far Side

Pickles

Zits

Professor Wayne fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Jul 25, 2022

# ? Nov 20, 2020 20:53

RoboRodent: Sep 19, 2012

riderchop posted:

Differences on HRT

Hahaha oh my god I just flashed back to being ten years old

# ? Nov 20, 2020 21:21

Murdstone: Jun 14, 2005

Professor Wayne posted:

i never thought of Larson as a particularly good artist--he's good enough but it's his creativity in his gags where he shines--but that is a drat good giant squid.

Somebody fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Jul 25, 2022

# ? Nov 20, 2020 21:31

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

Johnny Walker posted:

i never thought of Larson as a particularly good artist--he's good enough but it's his creativity in his gags where he shines--but that is a drat good giant squid.

This is like a proto-Liō strip

# ? Nov 20, 2020 21:37

Huxley: Oct 10, 2012; Grimey Drawer

Johnny Walker posted:

i never thought of Larson as a particularly good artist--he's good enough but it's his creativity in his gags where he shines--but that is a drat good giant squid.

I would love the see the Overboard guy do the same gag. The guy would be like, lost inside a very friendly looking paisley sofa.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 21:39

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

SubNat posted:

Moomin begins a new life

Aka: God that last panel is a mood.

So I'm thinking of grabbing this as my avatar, how do I keep my gangtag after updating my avatar?
I don't think I've seen anyone mention -how- to actually do it on the user end, and there's no mention of it on the update-yer-avatar page.

Basically just enter your custom text, and after that put all the gang tags you want inside [img] tags.

So for instance...

code:

Here is some custom text followed by the Sluggo is Lit gang tag.
[img]https://fi.somethingawful.com/images/gangtags/sluggo.gif[/img]

Or here is mine

code:

[b]*blep*[/b]
[img]https://fi.somethingawful.com/images/gangtags/sluggo.gif[/img]
[img]https://fi.somethingawful.com/images/gangtags/tradgames.gif[/img]
[img]https://fi.somethingawful.com/images/gangtags/mini-paint.jpg[/img]

Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Nov 20, 2020

# ? Nov 20, 2020 21:57

SubNat: Nov 27, 2008

Der Shovel posted:

Basically just enter your custom text, and after that put all the gang tags you want inside [img] tags.

Ah, thank you kindly, I tried that first, but was worried as the preview did not actually reflect it --- because I just copy/pasted the url, and forgot to prefix [url]https://[/url] to it, which explains it.
Also the whole thing about the page says that img,timg and video tags are forbidden, made me a bit unsure.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 22:10

fondue: Jul 14, 2002

B Kliban

Pretty sure this is potato Agnew.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 22:44

Yvonmukluk: Oct 10, 2012; Everything is Sinister

Bad Machinery

# ? Nov 20, 2020 23:07

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; No thanks to Lizzo..

Yvonmukluk posted:

Bad Machinery

Mildred is awesome here. :kimchi:

# ? Nov 20, 2020 23:10

Safety Dance: Sep 10, 2007; Five degrees to starboard!

Mikl posted:

These guys are going to get turbomurdered so hard

She straight up shot the last bad guy in the face. These people are going to wind up extremely dead.

# ? Nov 20, 2020 23:38

FrumpleOrz: Feb 12, 2014; Perhaps you have not been to the *Playground*.
The *Playground* is for Taalo and for Orz, but *Campers* can go.
It more fun than several.
You can go there for too much fun.

The Lockhorns

Brewster Rockit Space Guy

On The Fastrack

Safe Havens

Kevin & Kell

Mother Goose & Grimm

Hagar The Horrible

Sherman's Lagoon

Ella Cinders

Zorro

# ? Nov 21, 2020 00:24

Parahexavoctal: Oct 10, 2004; I AM NOT BEING PAID TO CORRECT OTHER PEOPLE'S POSTS! DONKEY!!

In this installment of The Timid Soul, look at all the little details of bathroom accessories - toothbrushes, monogrammed towels, razor on the edge of the sink.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 01:06

nishi koichi: Feb 16, 2007; everyone feels that way and gives up.
that's how they get away with it.

SubNat posted:

Moomin begins a new life

Aka: God that last panel is a mood.

So I'm thinking of grabbing this as my avatar, how do I keep my gangtag after updating my avatar?
I don't think I've seen anyone mention -how- to actually do it on the user end, and there's no mention of it on the update-yer-avatar page.

moominpappa�s got me pegged. right down to the christie novel

# ? Nov 21, 2020 02:20

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Parahexavoctal posted:

In this installment of The Timid Soul, look at all the little details of bathroom accessories - toothbrushes, monogrammed towels, razor on the edge of the sink.

I think you accidentally made a comic about completely normal and sensible behavior, Webster. :mad:

# ? Nov 21, 2020 02:23

Slammy: Mar 30, 2011; Great speech.
PPHPFT!!

And He Did! (September 20, 1917)

Outbursts of Everett True (December 6, 1917)

Hitz and Mrs. (August 1923)

Gay and Her Gang (December 8, 1928)

Dark Laughter (February 5, 1938 click for big)

�Well I got to be good to him, don�t I? I tol� that relief investigator I had a dependent an� they�s liable to investigate most any time.�

They'll Do It Every Time (May 21, 1941)

Patty-Jo �n� Ginger (December 18, 1948)

�You�re CRAZY � What good IS it if it doesn�t emphasize anything?�

Dinky Fellas (January 26, 1965)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker

# ? Nov 21, 2020 03:01

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

fondue posted:

B Kliban

What the christ

# ? Nov 21, 2020 03:43

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

Stand back! Mo's in a mood!

Dykes to Watch Out For #119 (1991)

This one hits home for me because I'm a lesbian with serious plans to raise a baby in the near future. My wife and I (well, my wife especially) are also both in more respectable careers than we probably thought we'd be in in our twenties. Anyway I'm always happy with the strips where Mo is just sitting in somebody else's house being a pill.

How Wonderful! fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Nov 21, 2020

# ? Nov 21, 2020 04:04

BigglesSWE: Dec 2, 2014

Johnny Walker posted:

i never thought of Larson as a particularly good artist--he's good enough but it's his creativity in his gags where he shines--but that is a drat good giant squid.

My only gripe with his art in general is that I�ve always felt he can�t convey movement very well. Everything looks very static to me.

It�s a moot point regardless, good gags are good.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 04:07

Parahexavoctal: Oct 10, 2004; I AM NOT BEING PAID TO CORRECT OTHER PEOPLE'S POSTS! DONKEY!!

While rummaging through old newspapers looking for more The Timid Soul, I found this 1937 curiosity.

It's by Howard Baer, about whom I haven't been able to find very much, and it was called "Too Late to Classify". It was in the middle of a page of classified ads, and it may have been intended solely to advertise the concept of help-wanted ads.

It feels kind of Kliban-ish, except that if Kliban had done it, the words would be "gently caress" and "poo poo", etc.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 05:16

amigolupus: Aug 25, 2017

How Wonderful! posted:

Stand back! Mo's in a mood!

Dykes to Watch Out For #119 (1991)

This one hits home for me because I'm a lesbian with serious plans to raise a baby in the near future. My wife and I (well, my wife especially) are also both in more respectable careers than we probably thought we'd be in in our twenties. Anyway I'm always happy with the strips where Mo is just sitting in somebody else's house being a pill.

I really like that whenever Mo's being a huge jerk or giving the others a sermon, the other characters push back and aren't afraid to tell her off. Yes, Jez did a jerk move by hiring someone else when it was implied that she promised that she would promote either Mo or Lois, but Mo homing in on Thea's disability as the reason she got hired is really assholish.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 05:53

davidspackage: May 16, 2007; Nap Ghost

EBB posted:

What the christ

That one seems like the kind of phrase you wake up with at 4 am and hurriedly write down to do something with later.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 06:12

Haifisch: Nov 12, 2010; Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!; Taco Defender

2017 Spiderman

1978 comics

And here's one for the 'are these actual Japanese kanji?' collection:

Did something happen with China at the start of November 1978? The paper I'm getting these from has had a week or two of China-related articles on or near the front page every day.

Locher Tracy

This is definitely how dressing defendants for court works.

Origins of the Sunday Comics

Footrot Flats

# ? Nov 21, 2020 06:12

Ghostlight: Sep 25, 2009; maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me

BigglesSWE posted:

My only gripe with his art in general is that I�ve always felt he can�t convey movement very well. Everything looks very static to me.

It�s a moot point regardless, good gags are good.

for me that's always been a strength of his art. i feel like the way farside is presented mimics being a work of art, the framed single panel with statement underneath mirroring that of an old painting, framed, with title embossed beneath. it asks you to consider it not just as a piece of art, but as art on display, as a museum goer to the absurd, unreal, world it inhabits and documents. the frozen images of his subjects conveying that we aren't intended to be the first-hand witnesses of these accounts, aren't peeking into this world ourselves through the work of the artist, but are instead fully reliant on the artist to capture it and put it on display.

# ? Nov 21, 2020 06:23