Favourite comic strips

LittlePuppetBoy · 08.07.2006, 08:20 AM

what comic strips do you love?

Calvin and Hobbes (a long time favourite)
Far Side
Zits
the Other Coast
Peanuts (of course)

I used to be heavily into Garfield, but now....

Lurker · 08.07.2006, 08:30 AM

Calvin and Hobbes is brilliant

jon boy · 08.07.2006, 08:31 AM

viz is highly underated.

alyasa · 08.07.2006, 09:01 AM

I guess I kinda like Get Fuzzy... by Darby Conley.

!@#$%! · 08.07.2006, 09:03 AM

i like

julius knipl, real estate photographer
+
ben katchor's hotel & farm

(both by ben katchor)

see:

(there are much better ones, that's this week's, & this)

also, "the city" by derf

(same deal here-- my favorite ones are those starring "white middle class suburban man"

Hip Priest · 08.07.2006, 09:05 AM

Calvin and Hobbes, especially this one:

many moons ago, there was one in English papers called Beau Peep that was quite funny, but I wouldn't know if it' still around. I have a couple of old books still, I think. I might search them out tonight and inflict some scans upon you.

Linus, from Peanuts, is cool too. and the strips in Private Eye such as Yobs, The Premiershits and Celeb are worth a read. The Fortena Times used to have one called Guru that was excellent.

luxinterior · 08.07.2006, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittlePuppetBoy

I used to be heavily into Garfield, but now....

A lot of people make fun of Garfield, because obviously it's a piece of crap now. But I still maintain that in the early 80s it was near perfect.

atari 2600 · 08.07.2006, 09:56 AM

This Modern World
Bloom County
The Far Side
Beetle Bailey
Peanuts
Blondie

Bertrand · 08.07.2006, 10:16 AM

Old things such as Cliff Sterrett or Winsor McCay's Little Nemo
http://www.nicksherman.com/home/littleNemo-bed.jpg

jon boy · 08.07.2006, 10:26 AM

i liked get your war on.

foldback · 08.07.2006, 10:48 AM

Toothpaste For Dinner:
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/

Not my favorite, maybe, but it's taken up quite a bit of my time lately.

luxinterior · 08.07.2006, 11:08 AM

To be honest I don't really think most comic strips are funny. I even tend to get bored with strips that are smart but lack any real sense of humor. Political cartoons are a good example of that, although I have come across a few that have made me laugh when they're actually silly. Now something like this...this is funny to me:

http://www.alanrickmangallery.com/?cr=1&rfm=y

Style · 08.07.2006, 11:37 AM

Get Fuzzy, more of a guilty pleasure.

Dilbert, maybe because I have a business degree.

Sherman's Lagoon, usually satisfying.

Pearls & Swine, I think thats what its called, the one with the rat.

Bizarro, I think it's called that, kind of like the far side, but not.

SolidZach · 08.07.2006, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luxinterior

A lot of people make fun of Garfield, because obviously it's a piece of crap now. But I still maintain that in the early 80s it was near perfect.

Yea, the old Garfeild animated movies and comic strips are fucking sweet.

Toilet & Bowels · 08.07.2006, 07:29 PM

maakies
american elf
calvin & hobbes
little nemo

atari 2600 · 08.28.2006, 03:17 PM

from today's metafilter

Calvin and Hobbes rarities, including some comic panels Watterson drew of himself with Calvin. From Platypus Comix which also has a nice Bloom County lost strips page.

DemonBox · 08.28.2006, 03:20 PM

I really enjoy Calvin & Hobbes, The Far Side, Rocky(Martin Kellerman is amazing, I hope he'll maintain his gift forever), Dilbert, Pondus, M, and Bizzaro.

atari 2600 · 08.28.2006, 03:36 PM

I read something the other day where
...For Better or for Worse was voted as the best comic strip of all time

wtf?

luxinterior · 08.28.2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atari 2600

I read something the other day where
...For Better or for Worse was voted as the best comic strip of all time

wtf?

What next? "Rhymes With Orange"?

!@#$%! · 08.28.2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atari 2600

I read something the other day where
...For Better or for Worse was voted as the best comic strip of all time

wtf?

i should puke. but as kegmama says, "the masses are the asses"

there is an even worst one though. horrid. i can't remember the name but it's usually one panel only with stupid little children.

now you know what used to be great? zippy the pinhead. oh yes zippy was great in the 90s. but i haven't seen it in a while.

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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	what comic strips do you love? Calvin and Hobbes (a long time favourite) Far Side Zits the Other Coast Peanuts (of course) I used to be heavily into Garfield, but now.... __________________
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	I guess I kinda like Get Fuzzy... by Darby Conley. __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i like julius knipl, real estate photographer + ben katchor's hotel & farm (both by ben katchor) see: (there are much better ones, that's this week's, & this) also, "the city" by derf (same deal here-- my favorite ones are those starring "white middle class suburban man"
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08.07.2006, 09:05 AM	#6
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Calvin and Hobbes, especially this one: many moons ago, there was one in English papers called Beau Peep that was quite funny, but I wouldn't know if it' still around. I have a couple of old books still, I think. I might search them out tonight and inflict some scans upon you. Linus, from Peanuts, is cool too. and the strips in Private Eye such as Yobs, The Premiershits and Celeb are worth a read. The Fortena Times used to have one called Guru that was excellent. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	This Modern World Bloom County The Far Side Beetle Bailey Peanuts Blondie
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Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,267	Old things such as Cliff Sterrett or Winsor McCay's Little Nemo http://www.nicksherman.com/home/littleNemo-bed.jpg
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	i liked get your war on. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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08.07.2006, 10:48 AM	#11
foldback bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 119	Toothpaste For Dinner: http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/ Not my favorite, maybe, but it's taken up quite a bit of my time lately. __________________ http://www.staticandfeedback.com
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08.07.2006, 11:08 AM	#12
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	To be honest I don't really think most comic strips are funny. I even tend to get bored with strips that are smart but lack any real sense of humor. Political cartoons are a good example of that, although I have come across a few that have made me laugh when they're actually silly. Now something like this...this is funny to me: http://www.alanrickmangallery.com/?cr=1&rfm=y __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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08.07.2006, 11:37 AM	#13
Style stalker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Califronia Posts: 418	Get Fuzzy, more of a guilty pleasure. Dilbert, maybe because I have a business degree. Sherman's Lagoon, usually satisfying. Pearls & Swine, I think thats what its called, the one with the rat. Bizarro, I think it's called that, kind of like the far side, but not.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	maakies american elf calvin & hobbes little nemo
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08.28.2006, 03:17 PM	#16
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	from today's metafilter Calvin and Hobbes rarities, including some comic panels Watterson drew of himself with Calvin. From Platypus Comix which also has a nice Bloom County lost strips page.
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08.28.2006, 03:20 PM	#17
DemonBox the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 840	I really enjoy Calvin & Hobbes, The Far Side, Rocky(Martin Kellerman is amazing, I hope he'll maintain his gift forever), Dilbert, Pondus, M, and Bizzaro.
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08.28.2006, 03:36 PM	#18
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	I read something the other day where ...For Better or for Worse was voted as the best comic strip of all time wtf?
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