So it's Sunday, and I always read the comics on Sunday, and I was wondering: Does anyone actually ever bother to read Prince Valiant?
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So it's Sunday, and I always read the comics on Sunday, and I was wondering: Does anyone actually ever bother to read Prince Valiant?
I used to, but I've realized that it's impossible to keep track of, since it's been going for something like 500 years, and I don't know any of the characters. Also, it always seems to end on a cliffhanger, which is remarkable for a comic with no action.
What I want to know is, who reads the "serious" comics, like Rex Morgan MD and Mary Worth and all those crappy ones. I mean, jesus, soap operas are on pretty much constantly; they don't have to take up space that would be better given to Get Fuzzy or another copy of Get Fuzzy.
Ha ha. Get Fuzzy is awesome. Cathy is another one that gets on my nerves. We don't get Rex Morgan MD in our town anymore... :D
>Does anyone actually ever bother to read Prince Valiant?
No, but I have a good reason. Our newspaper doesn't print Prince Valiant.
Cathy is annoying. Denice the Menace is cute, I guess, but it's not really funny. Same with Marmaduke and Family Circus.
Bizzaro, Non Sequitur, and Dilbert are awesome.
what ever happened to the tv show, i use to get drunk and watch that, i guess thats why i cant remember why it's not on anymoreQuote:
Dilbert
I think it ran for like 2 seasons and was canned. The episodes are still on Comedy Central from time to time.
I thought get fuzzy was a little lame the past couple of days, but still one of the better comics out there. Pearls before swine is good sometimes too.
Can't forget Foxtrot.
Yeah, the Dilbert cartoon was horrible, I don't think it even made it two seasons.
Comics that need to be put out of their misery because they stopped being funny a LONG time ago (if they ever were to begin with!):
Garfield, Beetle Bailey, Cathy, Wizard of Id, Dennis the Menace, Family Circle, For Better or Worse
Garfield is still a funny classic cartoonQuote:
Comics that need to be put out of their misery because they stopped being funny a LONG time ago (if they ever were to begin with!):
Garfield, Beetle Bailey, Cathy, Wizard of Id, Dennis the Menace, Family Circle, For Better or Worse
Beetle Bailey is pretty dang good and surprisingly close to reality sometimes
Cathy - I'll give you this one
Wizard of Id is again a classic one that is humorous most of the time
Deenis - meh
Family Circle was never suppose to be funny. It is suppose to be wholesome
For Better or Worse is again another comic that isn't suppose to be funny. Its suppose to be wholesome and provide a way for you to connect with the characters (and the author's) life.
Some of my favorites (no particular order):
Get Fuzzy: not always funny and sometimes goes over the dumb edge but 99% of the time is good for a chuckle.
Mutts: That cat is great
Baby Blues: God I hope I never actually get like them but its funny.
Rose is Rose: A really cute comic that is fun to read and makes the day a little lighter sometimes.
Hagar the Horrible: A viking comic, whats not to love.
Fox Trot: No need to explain
Dilbert: No need to explain
Bizaaro: A decent replacement to Far Side
Non Sequitur: More often then not its good for an unexpected joke.
What gets me is Doonesbury and The Boondocks being in with the comics instead of the political page. I read them both everyday and enjoy them even if they are usally going against my political views.
Pearls before Swine
Foxtrot
Get Fuzzy
The Piranha Club
Non Sequitor
Boondocks
I'm usually amused by these. As an added bonus we get Outland on sunday.
Foxtrot I read on a daily basis online, the others I read if I happen to be lucky enough to get a paper that day.
I REALLY miss Far Side and Calvin & Hobbes though.
Dilbert is the only thing that keeps me from going insane at work.
I did read Prince Valiant. As Comic books. I still have them, some 60 comics and it's not complete. Great stuff. I still read them once in a while when I'm sick. Why ? It's easy stuff. It's pictures mostly and I already know the story by heart. The best thing ever for those days that you feel like I am sillyI am sillyI am sillyI am silly and reading a book or starring at a screen is just unbearable.
My paper moved Doonesbury to the Opinion page a while ago, and added another conservative comic to go along with it (can't really think of it's name right now). I think it makes more sense that way, really. The other comic can be funny sometimes, but I think it goes far too often for the "lol liberals r radical!" punch line. Like when they had the dog (two main characters are a liberal dog and a little conservative girl) trying to marry the little girl :rolleyes:Quote:
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I forgot - normally I don't read Monty, but this series was particularly good I thought.
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Our comic page recently had the return of the strip Opus. For some reason I remember it being a lot better then it is now.
> What gets me is Doonesbury and The Boondocks being in with the comics instead of the political page.
Doonesbury's always been in our editorial section. I think it might be with the rest of the comics on Sundays, though.
B.C. Seems to have been getting a tad political recently too.Quote:
What gets me is Doonesbury and The Boondocks being in with the comics instead of the political page.
When Get Fuzzy first started showing up in our paper I thought it was kind of stupid, but I've become a big fan lately. Garfield is good the first ten times you read it and then you realize that the jokes never change. A cat who hates mondays, loves lasagna, and spends the rest of the day sleeping. Oh, and Jon can never get a date.
Older Garfields were real good. The new one's are almost complete rehashes, though. Yeah, BC has been a bit political in the past too. That and Wizard of Id are two of my favorites (got a bunch of the old books of those comics).
Oh, I've found the comic name. It's called Prickly City, and according to something I read, the comic editors all supposedly got sample strips that were much funnier and less political than the strips as of late, and at least one paper is thinking of dropping it.
We started getting that one also Ken. Not funny most of the time but last week with the dog modding the pres debate was pretty good.
Yeah, that wasn't too bad. The current plot line about the dog trying to pull her off of life support while she has a cold is :rolleyes: x 100 though.
What I don't like about that one the most is the half arse drawing. And don't tell me its their "style", suck isn't a "style"