Favourite comic strip

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I was inspired by the Garfield thread to make this poll 
I know it's not a TV or Movie thread, but this seems the best place for it.
It won't last long, I know, but I was just curious, so please no "this is stupid" posts.

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Peanuts is cool.

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I'd also be interested to know who here has heard of Footrot Flats.

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Get Fuzzy.
Oh, of all time? The Far Side.

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B.C. and Cathy made the list, but Get Fuzzy didn't? Dude, get with the times. I'd pick that one if it were there. At least you got Zits on there, though...

Choosing from your list, I gotta go with the golden oldie: Calvin & Hobbes.

EDIT: No Foxtrot either! For shame!

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The far side!

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Originally posted by LAN.gnome:
B.C. and Cathy made the list, but Get Fuzzy didn't? Dude, get with the times. I'd pick that one if it were there.

No Foxtrot either! For shame!

Go easy, I just put a few of my faves and then filled up the rest with other comics I know of. There's only room for 10 options, you know.

Edit: I'm not a Cathy fan either, but it's got a vote already 

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Originally posted by zoidyzoid:
I'd also be interested to know who here has heard of Footrot Flats.

I HAVE! I HAVE!

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  What about Bloom County?

....does no one remember Opus?

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Penny Arcade, baby.

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Cathy? Dear lord, I think my brain is melting...
What's next, Family Circus?

My favorite isn't even up the, "The Boondocks."

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Man, C&H is awesome, but so is the Far Side. I can't make up my mind.

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None of the above... I like them, but my favorite is Foxtrot.

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No Dilbert? Surely thou jest, my good man.

Of those, Calvin & Hobbes all the way!

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Voted for The Far Side, but what?  No Sherman's Lagoon?  Doonsbury?  Krazy Kat?  Life In Hell?

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Originally posted by DeucePM:
Penny Arcade, baby.

I subscribe to the danish computer magazine "PC Player" and when I read the last issue I discovered to my horror they'd started printing PA strips on page 11. Translated into Danish, that is...

It was this one, by the way:
 http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-05-07&res=l

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Originally posted by ooy:
 I HAVE! I HAVE!

Hooray! Do you have any of the books? I've got about 7 or something. Oh, and by the way, I see you are an Aussie- come to the New Aussie Thread in Offtopic!

And to the new round of people bagging me about the poll choices- stuff you all  Sorry, but there's only 10 spots and about a million comic strips to pick from- I admit Dilbert was a glaring ommission though. I don't read Cathy and BC, I just put them in 'cause I've heard of them and I thought some people would like them.

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Peanuts
The Far Side
Life In Hell
Futurama

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garfield
i cant believe he hadnt got any votes before i came along... 

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It is in pretty high company, with Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side though. And come on, someone vote for Footrot Flats!

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I always thought that Calvin&Hobbes was always funny, and the creator really liked to push the limits on what he could do in his strips.

Some strips that you don't have that are really funny, one has to be Foxtrot, the artist on there knows his sci-fi stuff, and all of the characters are funny, not just one in,particular, though I'm a big Jason fan.  I also wonder if anyone here ever read Liberty Meadows, IMO, one of the closest comic strips that could appeal to Futurama fans out there, with shippiness and laughs, it's a good read.

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What the hell is "Bristow", anyway? Is it about the wacky adventures of a family of spies?

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Aw crap, no Foxtrot! Not even 'other!' Meh, I'd choose the Far Side, they've been splitting sides for hwo long now?

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Out of that selection:
1. Far Side
2. Calvin & Hobbes
3. Garfield

I like Hagar the Horrible too.

BTW, is there a book collection of Life in Hell or what?

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Out of those strips, the best is Calvin & Hobbes.

My other favorites include "Zits", "Get Fuzzy!", "Sherman's Lagoon" (the only strip where the main character routinely eats people), "Out of the Gene Pool", "Foxtrot", and "Monty".

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Originally posted by DeucePM:
What the hell is "Bristow", anyway? Is it about the wacky adventures of a family of spies?

It's a (British?) strip about office workers. Kind of like Dilbert except completely different.

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Well, that's a good way to descibe it. And I like Dilbert, especially with Dogbert. The cartoon wasn't so bad either.

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I can't believe nobody voted for B.C.!! It's like they're cavemen, but always teach us a lesson about how to worship God anyways!!

I voted for Calvin and Hobbes, although I also like The Far Side, The Boondocks, Doonesbury, Bloom County, and, of course, Life in Hell.

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My all time favorite is Calvin and Hobbes, hands down.  I have been reading that strip and collecting the books ever since I was in the first grade.  (I am in college now)

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Originally posted by Atticus:
My all time favorite is Calvin and Hobbes, hands down.  I have been reading that strip and collecting the books ever since I was in the first grade.  (I am in college now)

wow! 

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Calvin and Hobbes is a worthy winner. It's funny and smart, and never became stale or repetetive. Bill Watterson is good at making intelligent social commentary without getting preachy.

Who else has the Calvin and Hobbes 10th anniversary book?

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I do!

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Zits. It's funny because its true! Also Garfiels is a good comic!

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Me!  I was 7 when the last Calvin & Hobbes newspaper comic strip was printed, but when I was little I looked forward to the sunday strips every week.  The Sunday strips were like magic...they were really cool because the layout was like a big picture full of little pictures instead of rows of boxes.  I kind of sympahized with Calvin at the time, being 6 years old and everything.  I loved to see him going on adventures with his tiger.  Now that I'm a little older I have more of an appreciation for the deeper meaning of some of the stuff.  And reading Watterson's comments is really enlightening.  He's such an inspiration as far as cartoonists go.  But I can't write him a fan-letter because he's a hermit....
I think Hobbes is the reason I'm all cat-obsessed...my cat Tiki reminds me so much of him.  It's great to walk in the front door and immediately be attacked.    Oh crap, I'm babbling. :| </end pointless nostalgic rant>

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[edit] Sorry about this double post, the first one didn't show up at first.
 

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I love the tenth anniversary book! It gives you an insight into the mind of a genius 
It's got a selection of great strips and Bill Watterson's comments are fascinating.

Originally posted by Mango:
Me! I was 7 when the last Calvin & Hobbes newspaper comic strip was printed, but when I was little I looked forward to the sunday strips every week. The Sunday strips were like magic...they were really cool because the layout was like a big picture full of little pictures instead of rows of boxes. I kind of sympahized with Calvin at the time, being 6 years old and everything. I loved to see him going on adventures with his tiger. Now that I'm a little older I have more of an appreciation for the deeper meaning of some of the stuff. And reading Watterson's comments is really enlightening. He's such an inspiration as far as cartoonists go. But I can't write him a fan-letter because he's a hermit....
I think Hobbes is the reason I'm all cat-obsessed...my cat Tiki reminds me so much of him. It's great to walk in the front door and immediately be attacked.  Oh crap, I'm babbling. :| </end pointless nostalgic rant>

That wasn't pointless, it was true 
Like you said, most of the strips work on multiple levels, and I think that's what makes Calvin and Hobbes so great.

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Originally posted by zoidyzoid:
I was inspired by the Garfield thread to make this poll   

And that is why I, Gocad, voted for Garfield! 

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i guess nobody will be able to guess what i voted for.

anyway, calvin & hobbes is cool from several points of view. it has strips that initially make you laugh just because of the sheer stupidity of the humour (anybody remember the tyrannosaur-in-f-14-strip?), but it also has very deep and philosophical strips (which are funny nontheless).
the artwork is awesome because bill watterson manages to create a lot of atmosphere with only few pencil strokes.

and i can also relate to calvin's attitude...   

 

Originally posted by zoidyzoid:
Who else has the Calvin and Hobbes 10th anniversary book?

i do. it's pretty cool.

by far most the interesting calvin & hobbes book is the sunday pages 1985 - 1995 - an exhibiton catalogue though, because of the comments by bill watterson (i know there're also comments in the anniversary book, but they're different) and most importantly: because you can see the newspaper strip and the hand-drawn, unedited black & white version. this is pretty cool.

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I love Calvin and Hobbes too. But I've always loved Garfield.

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Aww, still no votes for Footrot Flats...