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Tumblr of scotch posted:No, it did used to be good. There was a time when it was just general surrealist humor. These days it's just smug hipster superiority with the occasional "LGBT people sure are funny, amirite?" Don't forget the monthly "selfie" joke.
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Peanuts (December 12-13, 1969)  Funky Winkerbean   And the relationship drama that we've been building up to for months just withers and dies in the gutter between two daily strips. That's expert storytelling right there. Crankshaft   Rip Haywire   Out Our Way (February 3-4, 1930)   Thimble Theater (June 28 and 30, 1930)  
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Some Guy TT posted:Mind, I'm well aware of the stupid stuff like that theory where gravity is all matter doubling, or the Dilbert shaped house he lives in. I just don't remember anybody being all that harsh on him until his political opinions started to go against the popular grain. To me, the completely nonpolitical reason that Dilbert is a less good comic than it used to be is that Adams is now fabulously wealthy and successful and has, as a result, lost touch with the pointless drudgery that made Dilbert relatable to so many American office workers. I originally wrote a longer post, but what it boils down to is that Dilbert is simply a better comic when Dilbert is a loser who can't win. If he's constantly getting rad  on the PTB and his other inferior coworkers, it's less sympathetic. Adams' politics and/or weird spiritual beliefs are just extra fuel to bitch about, but they're not the core problem with modern Dilbert. Phantom Classic   Radio Patrol   Rip Kirby   Big Ben Bolt  
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Dilbert is still good more often than not, at the very least delivering consistently serviceable punchlines.
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The Classic Dinette Set coordinates colors. Working Daze is more invested in a TV show than its kid.  Super-Fun-Pak-Comix needs to watch its mouth. 
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Julet Esqu posted:
Yep, but not before she actually does call the Avengers so they can save the day while Spidey watches. Also:  
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Johnny Walker posted:Rex Morgan MD A lot of Rex Morgan plots are.
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RandomPauI posted:Is the guy who does Piranha Soup 102 years old or something?
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EasyEW posted:And the relationship drama that we've been building up to for months just withers and dies in the gutter between two daily strips. That's expert storytelling right there. Credit where credit is due, I did not expect Batiuk of all writers to go with the "this would all be easily resolved if people just explained things to each other" option. I'd call it an amusing twist on the formula if I didn't suspect that it's actually just being shoved aside for something even more tedious. Mark Trail  Pearls Before Swine  The Phantom  Pooch Café 
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SomeMathGuy posted:Credit where credit is due, I did not expect Batiuk of all writers to go with the "this would all be easily resolved if people just explained things to each other" option. I'd call it an amusing twist on the formula if I didn't suspect that it's actually just being shoved aside for something even more tedious. That, and it seems to be going for a look at how this poo poo is always harder on the girl, which is interesting.
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SomeMathGuy posted:The Phantom I'm loving how pleased the Phantom is with his own joke, that no one else even heard. I'm just imagining him back in the skull cave writing his journal: "... and then I asked them if they get carsick in the back seat, which was funny because they were still unconscious..."
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Evil Mastermind posted:Working Daze is more invested in a TV show than its kid. Tiggum posted:I'm loving how pleased the Phantom is with his own joke, that no one else even heard. I'm just imagining him back in the skull cave writing his journal: I like how it looks like Phantom is not so much punching the guy as he's just running really fast with his fist protruded. 
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EasyEW posted:Out Our Way (February 3-4, 1930) WickedHate posted:You don't have to be politically attuned to be invested in the messages of the show, but if your complaint is "the kid's are annoying" you're not paying attention to the right things. You're not supposed to take Riley seriously. So it sucks... got it. I already figured that out. I heart bacon fucked around with this message at 13:14 on Dec 11, 2016 |
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It's burgin' time! 
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Arlo and Janis Arlo and Janis Classic (Oct. 1, 1994) 
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Pastry of the Year posted:Arlo and Janis 
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Strontium posted:Intelligent Life Christ, what an rear end in a top hat. Especially if they have to work the next day.
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Julet Esqu posted:Radio Patrol Evil Mastermind posted:Working Daze is more invested in a TV show than its kid. Esplanade posted:Also: SomeMathGuy posted:The Phantom (panel)  Dream of the Rarebit Fiend (click for huge)  And He Did. (October, 1915)  Guess If They Are Married! (August, 1915, click for big)   Illustrated Comical Joke (1916)  Outbursts of Everett True (February, 1916)  The Gay Thirties (March, 1935, click for big))  They'll Do It Every Time (February, 1940, click for big)  Mopsy (August, 1940)  Tweedy (September, 1956, click for big)  Jaf (1969)  Feiffer (1970, click for big)  Andy Capp (November, 1970, click for big)  Wee Pals (December, 1970, click for big)  Richard's Poor Almanac (click for big)   Dick Tracy (September, 2009, click for big) 
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BigDave posted:He had more control then you probably think. I'm basing that off of a half remembered and possibly false thing about him grumping about things he wasn't allowed to do 
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I don't normally post Sunday Luann, but I guess this time I kind of have to. Notice the Evanses got an invite: jackreacher posted:This has to be the best wedding ever. The Amazing Spider-Man   Sally Forth  The Heart of Juliet Jones  Prince Valiant  Phantom Classic  Big Ben Bolt  
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Julet Esqu posted:I don't normally post Sunday Luann, but I guess this time I kind of have to. Notice the Evanses got an invite: Also Gernice and Bunther. Way to stick with your dumb rear end plot points Evanses.
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Slammy posted:Richard's Poor Almanac (click for big) These hit way too close to home. 
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F Minus Mary Worth  Rex Morgan MD  "The results are in: I'm afraid she's a Sarahpalegic." Jungle Jim 
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Dr. Dos posted:Am I misremembering Bizarro as being good? I don't remember it always being full of "These people are bad because they are doing an inconsequential thing I don't like" I remember liking it when it ran in my paper back when I was around 15 or so. This would have been mid 00's.
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Johnny Walker posted:Rex Morgan MD Everyone in this scene is a body snatcher trying to fool all the others by behaving as the humans do
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Johnny Walker posted:Mary Worth I like to imagine that Mary Worth is a Mad-Lib and all the bold words are the ones someone picked.
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I used to read Brenda Starr that way. edit - Well that and pulling out the coded messages.
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I've been reading this thread since the earliest FOOB days. I don't 'enjoy' Working Daze, Dilbert, modern Mark Trail, and umpteen other things, but Working Daze DOES have its origin in print media. It's only a single panel, and frankly it's perfectly slotted just after a dose of Dinette Set. Print origins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Daze Additionally, Zakour worked with Roberts on the Rugrats comic strip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Daze There's no reason to stop posting it, as far as I can tell. Also, honestly, with print on the decline most artists are likely to be digitally syndicated? Here's an example of Zakour helping on the Rugrat team. Mea Culpa fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Dec 12, 2016 |
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Also, a big shout out to Evil Mastermind for providing the extra punchlines!
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Johnny Walker posted:Mary Worth The only way this could get better is if Iris goes out to dinner with Zak, it does lead to "something more," and we discover that it's been so long since she's been with anyone other than Wilbur that she thinks foreplay involves talking about your favorite sandwiches.
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WickedHate posted:Honey Come Chatka Well, I guess I know what I'll have stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 
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