tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462848707564356665.post41927428987218984..comments2019-04-27T15:05:05.349-04:00Comments on A Work in Progress: The Excruciating Demise of the American Comic StripUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462848707564356665.post-89720529684309946042008-06-02T16:26:00.000-04:002008-06-02T16:26:00.000-04:00Hey Paul,Thanks for stopping by. I agree, CALVIN A...Hey Paul,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I agree, CALVIN AND HOBBES and THE FAR SIDE are exceptions to the rule regarding the rise and fall of the comic strip. <BR/><BR/>As far as other strips that I used to read that I found funny, but not so much anymore because it lost its original voice or for whatever reason, I just don't care much about the characters anymore. I never said I thought these strips were laugh out loud funny, I agree - most aren't. <BR/><BR/>BEETLE BAILEY, DILBERT, FAMILY CIRCUS, WIZARD OF ID are some that I enjoyed. While we said CALVIN AND HOBBES wasn't a good example, I do have to say that I would hold that one up as a poster child for American comic strips. What is today's leading comic strip? I couldn't answer that. <BR/><BR/>I'll check out the ones you mentioned, thanks.FinnFactoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294746194490030379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462848707564356665.post-84209592901354173102008-06-02T11:54:00.000-04:002008-06-02T11:54:00.000-04:00So what other strips, besides "Calvin and Hobbes,"...So what other strips, besides "Calvin and Hobbes," did you used to read that "aren't funny anymore?" I'm taking "The Far Side" off the table, because, like "Calvin," it transcended the medium. So what else ya got?<BR/><BR/>If those are the only examples you have, then I'd say you were never a comics fan to begin with. I'm inclined to believe that anyway, since holding up "Calvin" as an example isn't much of an argument.<BR/><BR/>Many of the best-respected comic strips from "the good old days" weren't laugh-out-loud funny either. "Pogo" and "Li'l Abner" were social satire, and were rarely rib-splittingly funny. And "Peanuts", the grand-daddy of them all, was sweetly sentimental.<BR/><BR/>As for today's new strips, there's lots out there that are frequently funny (no strip EVER was always funny). Check out "Brewster Rockit", "The Duplex", and "Pearls Before Swine" and give them a few days. Many folks love "Get Fuzzy", although it's not my cup of tea. But (and here's the key) just because I don't like it doesn't mean it's not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462848707564356665.post-21243958466147010932008-06-02T00:06:00.000-04:002008-06-02T00:06:00.000-04:00It's a true, albeit sad statement. If you can sugg...It's a true, albeit sad statement. If you can suggest sites for others to check out to capture some of the better comics on the net, I'm sure others would appreciate it.FinnFactoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294746194490030379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462848707564356665.post-21289563373465931322008-05-30T00:25:00.000-04:002008-05-30T00:25:00.000-04:00The newspaper funnies are indeed not what they wer...The newspaper funnies are indeed not what they were at all. Very very few funny or interesting comics in the funnies. On the flip side, there are TONS of awesome independent comic artists now doing amazing stuff. The good stuff's not in the syndicated strips anymore.Breadwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969502072915971769noreply@blogger.com