Comic Strips 2020: Sumpin Arful

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

Zereth posted:

It's the current trend of making your lightbulbs and refrigerator and your door locks and poo poo internet connected. It almost universally has terrible security, so there's a high chance it'll end up as part of a botnet or something. Among other reasons it's almost always a terrible idea. This isn't a term Holbrook made up.

No, but he's going to make a stupid mess of it. I know I won't read it, because I know Holbrook doesn't respect me as a reader. Why will you read it?

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 05:47

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# ¿ Mar 26, 2025 05:25

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

Tha's cool.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 06:35

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

I think every Dick Tracy reader can agree that it can only get better the further away we get from the Lum and Abner garbage.

Anyway, has anyone ever posted The Heart of Juliet Jones before? It's mostly a standard soap opera story. The titular character is a sensible young woman living in the small town of Devon. She's so sensible that she was elected mayor. Most of the drama comes from her younger sister, Eve, who is more romantically inclined. But this story begins with their father, Pop Jones, who is just shutting up the office...

# ¿ Jan 10, 2020 12:02

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

Julet Esqu posted:

It is far superior in every way to this trash:

Then why, by all that is holy, do you post it?

# ¿ Jan 11, 2020 00:56

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

riderchop posted:

i need to be mad at the Evanses to live

So basically this, eh?

Kennel posted:

Well, I'm plenty angry at this Holbrook chap, and I never read his stuff. But to each his own.

Anyway, more Juliet Jones, in which I assume Pop Jones has recognized that the young hood is a woman and will be trying to make her later.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2020 15:47

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

We take up Juliet Jones again, where it seems Pop is anxious to give food away.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2020 11:52

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

Juliet Jones returns us to the bad old days when there was a law against women being criminals, something that Encyclopedia Brown would have known.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2020 11:47

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

dirksteadfast posted:

I know it�s the nature of the industry, but I have not stepped foot in these threads for at least a few years and it�s still mostly the same strips and they all look exactly the same. It�s uncanny and frightening.

You may want to check out Mark Trail. The current author seems to not have any clip art for the flashback he's telling today.

Anyway, Juliet Jones, where today we see that Mayor of Devon, Heronner Juliet Jones, cooks for her father, who feels free to drag home anyone without saying there'll be another person at dinner.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2020 16:00

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

Juliet Jones, in which we find out the would-be stickup artist's name.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2020 12:20

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

Today's (well, October 23, 1962's) Juliet Jones, in which Eve enters and immediately starts prying.

There's no real malice in her, but she is kinda nosy.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2020 12:06

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

Juliet Jones, in which Eve strictly enforces gender norms.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2020 14:53

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

"Trust in God, but tie up your camel." And if we can't take The Golden Voyage of Sinbad as a source of wisdom, the world's done for.

Anyway, here's more Juliet Jones, in which we learn a bit more about Karen.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2020 15:31

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

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

# ¿ Jan 21, 2020 11:09

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

Juliet Jones, in which the narrative has slowed to a crawl. If they don't pick up the pace, dinner's going to get cold.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2020 12:25

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

Folks, Nancy was never very good. It was always repetitive gags about some bratty kids. It's just that under Gilchrist's hand, it was so much worse.

Anyway, Juliet Jones, in which we see that Pop can tell a woman's age in half a minute, and he does.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2020 12:13

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

Juliet Jones, in which Karen isn't even staying for coffee.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2020 12:17

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

That is one fine sea-crocodile.

Anyway, Juliet Jones, where Eve realizes her dress is being stolen

# ¿ Jan 25, 2020 11:32

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

Sunday Juliet Jones is still in the middle of another story, so here's some Pickles.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2020 16:31

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

How Wonderful! posted:

I assume Der Bingle's kid is crying because he's already started smacking it around.

Pogo is something I would like but for two things: it uses dialect writing, which I loathe, and it was topical enough that it often needs footnotes now, which robs it of its humor.

Anyway, here's Juliet Jones, in which Eve is determined to shove hospitality down Karen's throat if necessary.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2020 15:13

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

Juliet Jones, in which a mysterious new character comes to town, one who doesn't relish the jug.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2020 12:44

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

Juliet Jones shows us a glimpse of the part of Devon down by the highway, with neon lights and negotiable-rate motels.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2020 11:46

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

Juliet Jones, in which the mysterious stranger is watching the Jones place. Gee, you don't think he knows Karen, do ya?

# ¿ Jan 30, 2020 11:36

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

Juliet Jones, who is not as unobservant as you might think, has noticed the half man-half tree watching the house.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2020 11:55

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

And now, Juliet Jones, where we learn the tree man's name.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2020 15:05

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

Juliet Jones on a Sunday, which I was waiting for the start of a new story, but I like the last panel, which is really Eve. Shine on, Eve, shine on. Lead with your heart.

Also, I am waiting for the panel where Sir Gawain, in front of Hadrian's wall, prepares to die expensively, because that was bad rear end.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2020 16:34

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

Juliet Jones is probably wondering how this Don knew to look for Karen at the Jones place

# ¿ Feb 3, 2020 12:14

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

Juliet Jones learns that Don was released early for obeying the no-shaving rule.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2020 14:16

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

Yvonmukluk posted:

Dangit! I even had the image queued up on imgur and everything, but I must have forgotten to

Anyway, here's today's Bad Machinery:

People often don't realise that 'It was a dark and stormy night' was only the start of the sentence. Althought i guess in this case it's a reference to Snoopy.

"Somewhere, a dog plagiarized."

# ¿ Feb 5, 2020 03:38

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

Juliet Jones, where Julie struggles to get Eve to keep up.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2020 11:38

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

Juliet Jones, in which Don's whiskers vanish upon his confessing his guilt and repentance.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2020 12:22

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

Juliet Jones, in which Don wants a new start. Hope he told his parole officer.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2020 12:02

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

Pistol_Pete posted:

Yeah, out of all the annoying stuff in Dustin, this running 'joke' gets up my nose the most. Women just don't respond like that when a guy makes a pleasant, respectful approach to them. Perhaps Dustin's parents transmit their opinion that Dustin's utterly worthless by telepathy?

Maybe they do react that way if it's Skelly making what he imagines is a pleasant, respectful approach.

Anyway, Juliet Jones, where Pop doesn't go for any of this halfway house stuff and just shoves Dan in the way of a temptation to embezzlement.

# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 15:40

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

Juliet Jones, in which Karen sure picked the right guy to stick up.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2020 12:28

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

Juliet Jones, where Don continues to make a new start by blurting out that he's an ex-con to anyone who'll listen. Also, I think Chip may dislike baseball.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2020 13:38

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

Juliet Jones, where honest-to-goodness, I didn't peek ahead, and it really does look like baseball is going to be a theme.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2020 12:12

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

Juliet Jones, where ex-cons are common, but baseball players rare and secretive.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2020 12:23

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

Juliet Jones, where it seems I misread Tuesday's strip. It is not baseball that is Don's dread secret, but where he played it. The world seems a little duller just now. Back on Monday with more exciting blackmail action.