Comic Strips 2020: Sumpin Arful

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sweeperbravo: May 18, 2012; AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

Evil Mastermind posted:

Working Daze why do I bother.

I think I've figured it out. I think Z&R come up with a premise and punchline, then work backward to deflate the humor by deliberately mangling the delivery as much as possible. They get a real kick out of it. It's really fun to them. Our anticipated pain is their gain.

Vargo posted:

Curtis

I don't know why, but I love Curtis strips like this where the last panel seems to imply Curtis said his line and then loving leapt out of the room. Curtis you need to eat more fiber

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

Bobulus posted:

DNA-wizard was in charge of writing the job requirements for the ship's crew, and deliberately wrote them to best fit her friend group because she didn't want to be apart from them for the years the trip would take. The mermaid is in charge of maintaining the algae farm that is used to make all their food. I don't remember what the trapeze guy's job is.

...I just remembered that 'the guy who wears a smartphone costume everywhere' is their main computer and has been on this entire trip, and I don't think we've seen him in months and months.

Ah yes, I should have remembered the answer was "nepotism". Also hey look who just appeared again!

# ? Jun 12, 2020 03:43

howe_sam: Mar 7, 2013; Creepy little garbage eaters

curtadams posted:

What's with Rae's eyes, tho? Sometimes she closes them from the bottom and sometimes from the top. Is it some aspect of deer biology, or an anime emotion signaling convention, or what?

I have no idea, but it's weirding me out.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 03:47

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

Schwarzwald posted:

sometimes you're u_u and other times you're more n_n and that's just life

# ? Jun 12, 2020 03:48

Angular Cyrus: May 29, 2007; everything is so much harder than it looks

King Aroo 12/31/53

They'll Do It Every Time 12/30/46

Mopsy 1/8/43

# ? Jun 12, 2020 03:50

fun hater: May 24, 2009; its a neat trick, but you can only do it once

curtadams posted:

What's with Rae's eyes, tho? Sometimes she closes them from the bottom and sometimes from the top. Is it some aspect of deer biology, or an anime emotion signaling convention, or what?

they are two different facial expressions

# ? Jun 12, 2020 03:57

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

sweeperbravo posted:

I think I've figured it out. I think Z&R come up with a premise and punchline, then work backward to deflate the humor by deliberately mangling the delivery as much as possible. They get a real kick out of it. It's really fun to them. Our anticipated pain is their gain.

I think you may have actually cracked the code on this strip. I try not to think too hard about their writing process beyond "lazy office humor" and "nerd reference" but drat that just hits the nail on the head.

The Dinette Set is sure you're one of the good ones.

Working Daze makes me sick.

Super-Fun-Pak Comix hooks 'em young.

Cul De Sac takes what it can get.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:12

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

Breaking Cat News does it all the time, among countless other comics

its fine and normal

# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:18

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

Angular Cyrus posted:

This makes me sad and brings back bad memories

# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:22

fondue: Jul 14, 2002

Vargo posted:

Wallace

The artwork here is so, so good!

# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:56

Angular Cyrus: May 29, 2007; everything is so much harder than it looks

CommonShore posted:

This makes me sad and brings back bad memories

Sorry. To try and make up for it, here's tomorrow's Mopsy.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 05:59

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Sailor Cat posted:

As a straight woman, I side with Zelda because there's this weird zeitgeist that pushes women towards performative lesbianism, regardless of their actual orientation, and it feels exploitative to me. I'm grossed out by the fact that the only consistent queer representation in media is (attractive) queer women, because straight guys get off on it. Where are the gay and bi men in media? There aren't any, because it's not sexy to ad/tv execs. It's not an issue of representation as much as exploitation masquerading as queer representation

As a bisexual man, same.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 06:55

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

The Vosgian Beast posted:

From what I've heard Bushmiller basically modeled Fritzi after his wife, and the character of Phil Fumble was a self-deprecating joke about how he was a dumpy awkward potato person married to a pretty lady.

I will never divorce my beautiful wife Fritzi Ritz

# ? Jun 12, 2020 07:04

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

Intelligent Lives Matter

Daddy Daze

Take It From the Tinkersons

Dark Side of the Horse

Fort Knox

# ? Jun 12, 2020 07:13

Sundae: Dec 1, 2005

The Vosgian Beast posted:

The fact that he lets his self-insert be the butt of the joke is one of many reasons Bushmiller is better than Gilchrist.

I don't know what possessed me, but given how lovely Gilchrist was about Fritzi as a character, I googled images for "Gilchrist Fritzi" and oh god, he is/was drawing her as a pinup and selling the art. :suicide:

Now that I've seen it, you all have to suffer too.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/gga-original-aunt-fritzi-fritzi-ritz-bikini-pinup

quote:

This is an 14" x 17" original drawing of the comics pages prettiest good girl, Fritzi Ritz. The art is inked with permanent ink and drawn on acid free Strathmore board so this work will last for many years without fade or yellowing. The subject is a full figure, good girl, "On the Beach" pose of Fritzi in a swim suit. This is not a print but a hand drawn and inked piece crafted by the present day artist, Guy Gilchrist, of the internationally syndicated comic strip, Nancy. Note: This is marked as SOLD on Worthpoint.

This one sold too.

https://www.deviantart.com/guygilchrist/art/Aunt-Fritzi-Pinup-Leopard-67426694 <--- :siren:

Gilchrist has a DeviantArt account :siren:

# ? Jun 12, 2020 07:16

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.

Sailor Cat posted:

As a straight woman, I side with Zelda because there's this weird zeitgeist that pushes women towards performative lesbianism, regardless of their actual orientation, and it feels exploitative to me. I'm grossed out by the fact that the only consistent queer representation in media is (attractive) queer women, because straight guys get off on it. Where are the gay and bi men in media? There aren't any, because it's not sexy to ad/tv execs. It's not an issue of representation as much as exploitation masquerading as queer representation

Unless you are in the U.K., then you have Stephen Moffat in your corner.

God help you.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 07:53

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

Alhazred posted:

Zelda

The other Zelda understandably got most of the attention but I identify with this one speaking as someone with a similar job who is also kind of shithead when it comes to looking for work that would actually be useful.

FrumpleOrz posted:

Kevin & Kell

Can't wait for the gopher to be lectured about how racist he is for suddenly not wanting to date a weasel just because if he met her on the street there's a good chance she'd tried to murder him and eat him. The weasel may or may not get a similar racism learning curve which at best might lead to her not wanting to eat gopher. Eating other sentient beings will of course remain peachy keen.

Some Guy TT fucked around with this message at 07:58 on Jun 12, 2020

# ? Jun 12, 2020 07:56

catlord: Mar 22, 2009; What's on your mind, Axa?

Vargo posted:

Curtis

"Oh no, I might have to use some gizmo to do the thing I like."

My mum's church has been livestreaming their services since the shutdown started? Is it ridiculous? Because with the exception of the Youtube exorcisms, that all seems perfectly reasonable.

Edit: Also, gophers and weasels don't really look alike? Not just around the face but, like, the entire body structure. How is this storyline a thing?

catlord fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Jun 12, 2020

# ? Jun 12, 2020 08:27

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

Shugojin posted:

a doe is a female deer and they do not grow antlers so yes Rae the doe is trans

I didn't put this together until the comic today I am very smart

It makes sense and is a little more obvious if you know that her creator, Olive Rae Brinker, is also trans. The only other main thing you need to know about her is as follows.
https://twitter.com/olivebrinker/status/1234238641901330432
(She's Olive, it's a running twitter joke and I find it cute and charming.)

Family Circus

Rose is Rose

One Big Happy

Foob

Compu-Toon

Bizarro

# ? Jun 12, 2020 08:29

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Nancy

Dustin

Mandrake

Man in Black

"Just painted"
Vasta = Just (recently)/Bath broom, a bunch of birch twigs that are sometimes (quite rarely) used to smack your or someone else's back in sauna, because it... feels good? And has maybe some health benefits? Mostly just a tradition, I guess.

Winter was a paint manufacturer.

Weenie:

# ? Jun 12, 2020 08:50

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.

Some Guy TT posted:

The other Zelda understandably got most of the attention but I identify with this one speaking as someone with a similar job who is also kind of shithead when it comes to looking for work that would actually be useful.

What pisses me off about this comic is that she is working at home, presumably on her own time since this is way before corona.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 11:32

amigolupus: Aug 25, 2017

Bruceski posted:

They were worried that their tenant had been killed in a cave-in.

I'd be more charitable with that impression if Holbrook hasn't shown that he only brought up the quarantine because he can use it as a source for jokes. Like how the hedgehog forgetting her mask is just a set-up for "haha look i always have my mask on my hidden under my quills" rather than genuinely forgetting because she was worried about her tenant. Or how the weasel just casually takes off her mask to reveal her species.

How Wonderful! posted:

Yeah, it's funny to me because there are numerous DtWOF strips where Mo is making the exact same argument, and I think it lands better because for one thing Mo as a lesbian has stakes in this issue, and for another there are usually a few other characters on hand to functionally say "shut the gently caress up Mo," which allows Bechdel to make the useful point without committing to didacticism.

If a straight person pulled that poo poo on me I'd be like don't you have 80,000 NBC sitcoms you could be relating to right now, get out of my face. Don't get me wrong, I like Zelda most of the time and I think Zelda is absolutely supposed to be that gal but sheesh. Sheesh.

Other things that DtWOF does better is that not only do Mo's friends tell her to shut up, they also offer counterarguments to help give nuance to the discussion. Bechdel also turns it into a short storyline or brings it up again down the line to explore it some more, so I really feel like she actually cares about the topic.

StrixNebulosa posted:

fastrack: it feels like they're on zoom calls literally all the time. why. how is that productive.

Because Holbrook thinks that checking up on your workers three times a day is a cool and good thing, and that Dethany doing this is somehow different from her abusive boss doing it because Dethany smiles at her ~~corporate peons~~ co-workers.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 11:38

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

EasyEW posted:

Out Our Way (August 2, 1934)

# ? Jun 12, 2020 12:39

YeahTubaMike: Mar 24, 2005; *hic* Gotta finish thish . . .; Doctor Rope

Sundae posted:

I don't know what possessed me, but given how lovely Gilchrist was about Fritzi as a character, I googled images for "Gilchrist Fritzi" and oh god, he is/was drawing her as a pinup and selling the art. Now that I've seen it, you all have to suffer too.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/gga-original-aunt-fritzi-fritzi-ritz-bikini-pinup

This one sold too.

https://www.deviantart.com/guygilchrist/art/Aunt-Fritzi-Pinup-Leopard-67426694 <--- Gilchrist has a DeviantArt account

When I saw these, I immediately thought about what Brooke McEldowney's Edda pinups would look like. :gonk:

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:11

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Guest Author Bill Holbrook

Get Fuzzy 6/11/00

Rob's shirt is the logo of the 1982 World's Fair, the one that created the giant mirrorball-topped tower from that episode of The Simpsons.

I Was a Hooker for the FBI 5/4/41

Smokey Stover 12/8/35

Selachian fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Jun 12, 2020

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:13

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Selachian posted:

Uh, I don't know, maybe she could say that's she's a journalist and she's there for work. But would he ever believe such an outlandish story?

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:32

kidcoelacanth: Sep 23, 2009

YeahTubaMike posted:

When I saw these, I immediately thought about what Brooke McEldowney's Edda pinups would look like.

Why wonder, just look at literally any of the actual strips

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:34

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

YeahTubaMike posted:

When I saw these, I immediately thought about what Brooke McEldowney's Edda pinups would look like.

Remember the "Edda is a fashion model" month?

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:42

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

YeahTubaMike posted:

When I saw these, I immediately thought about what Brooke McEldowney's Edda pinups would look like.

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:57

Drakyn: Dec 26, 2012

Vargo posted:

Wallace

Darwin eventually came to disagree with you, Wallace. But then again, he had to go and turn them into work.

quote:

By 1846, Darwin had married, started raising a family, and taken up residence in the house he�d call �home� for four decades. He proceeded to spend the next eight years on what became a barnacle project of epic proportions. Day after day, Darwin would toil away in his study, dissecting and classifying his subjects. Soon, the room was overflowing with box upon box of barnacle specimens from all over the globe, delivered to his door by mail. As one might expect, this was hard, monotonous work. �I hate a barnacle as no man ever did before,� Darwin vented, �not even a Sailor in a slow-moving ship.�

quote:

So, how did all this affect his private life? Well, a weaker marriage might�ve been sorely tested by the stockpiling of lord knows how many barnacles inside the house. But Darwin�s wife and children quickly got used to being around scores of dead crustaceans. Case in point, while visiting a friend�s home, Darwin�s son George was shocked to learn that the boy�s father didn�t have a study. Bewildered, he asked, �But where does he do his barnacles?

# ? Jun 12, 2020 13:57