zoidyzoid
Professor
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« on: 07-01-2003 05:14 »
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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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zoidyzoid
Professor
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I'd also be interested to know who here has heard of Footrot Flats.
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ooy
Professor
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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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DeucePM
Crustacean
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Penny Arcade, baby.
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Teral
Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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No Dilbert? Surely thou jest, my good man.
Of those, Calvin & Hobbes all the way!
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Mercapto
Professor
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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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zoidyzoid
Professor
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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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M Jackson
Professor
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Peanuts The Far Side Life In Hell Futurama
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Wonderbee31
Starship Captain
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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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DeucePM
Crustacean
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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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zoidyzoid
Professor
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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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zoidyzoid
Professor
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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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zoidyzoid
Professor
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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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SpacemanSpiff
Space Pope
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« Reply #37 on: 07-06-2003 07:19 »
« Last Edit on: 07-06-2003 07:19 »
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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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Guy
Professor
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I love Calvin and Hobbes too. But I've always loved Garfield.
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zoidyzoid
Professor
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Aww, still no votes for Footrot Flats...
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