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EasyEW posted:Crankshaft I know it's not the same character, but once again we have a put-upon woman freaking out because some man is presenting his unsustainable cockamamie idea and expecting her to fall down to her knees in awe. I know we talk about how sexist Batiuk's writing but this poo poo sucks, especially given how this poor woman would undoubtedly have to do at least thrice her usual amount of work just to get the smirking schmuck's plans go smoothly. Julet Esqu posted:Luann Stultus Maximus posted:Jeep Wrangler, house in the suburbs, butterfly tattoo, exclusively dates cops and firefighters, more quietly racist than said boyfriends but still pretty racist? Wow, you guys weren't kidding. The way the scene presents Luann not just as someone who found their calling as a nurse, but as A Hero (with authority figures validating her) really does give off 'one of those racist nurse' vibes. Murdstone posted:Mark Trail One thing that's subtly lazy about nuTrail is how we've never actually seen the trails be an adventure-nature family, like the promotional images for it said. Either Mark is almost always sent to work elsewhere or Cherry's too busy dealing with some inane HOA bullshit, and neither of them spend any actual time with their kid. Jules talked about giving Cherry her own adventures, but it really just comes across as an excuse so she doesn't have to write dialogue for three people all the time and keep their characterization consistent. Makes me wonder if Jules was ever actually serious about the whole family adventure pitch in the first place or if she seriously thought "family adventure, but with one family member always absent" still counts. Drimble Wedge posted:I didn't realize I was this behind but I don't think anyone was missing Scary Gary that much. I like Scary Gary, so thanks for posting it. 
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I read scary gary but moreso when there are fewer at once, if that makes sense.
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Scary Gary is great and I will take it whenever you can stock it, shopkeep.amigolupus posted:Makes me wonder if Jules was ever actually serious about the whole family adventure pitch in the first place or if she seriously thought "family adventure, but with one family member always absent" still counts. Mark was originally working for Cherry in the first week or storyline or so. I think Jules is such a lousy storyteller she accidentally sexism since Cherry exclusively gets low stakes nonsense. Mixing the family together and having them participate in different types of stories together would be a lot more natural, yeah. Considering Cherry's origins as "I hang out with a bear" and her boar-herder brother it's some magical incompetence to turn her into the dainty lady with HOA adventures. My favorite part of Jules' pitch is that she thought Rusty was treated like a dog as far as narrative importance and competence went. She fixed that by making him by far the stupidest and most childish character, even for a literal preteen.
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Doomykins posted:Mark was originally working for Cherry in the first week or storyline or so.
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Powered Descent posted:The Family Circus Whoa, a Family Circus that I actually laughed at? Maybe more of a sensible chuckle, but still
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JethroMcB posted:Rose is Rose What the gently caress is this
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Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (Apr. 21, 1963) 
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Luann First she's officially declared a goddamn hero, and now she's promoted to professor! What a big day for our sweet perfect girl Luann!! (Jesus Christ, lady, "keep that creative bunch busy"?? Class is loving cancelled. Let these kids go home.) Gil Thorp 
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Julet Esqu posted:(Jesus Christ, lady, "keep that creative bunch busy"?? Class is loving cancelled. Let these kids go home.)
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann It keeps being said, but I am constantly astonished by how these dipshits have absolutely ZERO clue of what a university is, or what happens in a university.
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quote:The_Other posted:From the Crabgrass Instagram quote:So…. This arc. Well, that was a confusing mess, wasn’t it? Probably even more so if you missed a few key updates. Thankfully they’re all here for you to go back and read from the beginning of you’re moved to. I think this is one that I wrote with print books in mind. It’s just doesn’t go as smoothly on a daily update schedule (especially when Instagram like to forget to deliver updates that aren’t videos to followers). Months long arcs always feel like a ride that you were ready to get off of long ago on a, but they make great reading in a collection. Anywho, we got a couple new characters out of the mix so look forward to seeing them. And thanks for hanging in there with me once again. This reaction from Bondia surprises me, because I thought the Freaky Friday story was actually one of the more coherent semi-fantasy arcs, and never really got actively bad until the substitute teacher turns out to be a goblin and the kids clumsily namedrop all the other semi-fantasy plots they'd been doing. I'd actually go so far as to say it was a fairly good story right up until the goblin reveal. "This substitute teacher has magic powers and is also kind of a dick for no obvious reason" is a pretty good character, I think, similar kind of appeal as the one from Take It From The Tinkersons. Making him a goblin doesn't really add anything. Anywho yes I am doing more of The Wandering Culinarian since by sheer dumb coincidence the next food is one I'd actually recently discussed in casual conversation with the point of contention being what's the "true" constituent element, if any, of Budae Jjigae, or as I'm going to localize it, Military Stew. The format's a little weird- they seem to be pulled from a different source than the other scans and are formatted to read as a single, long vertical image. I don't know what kind of devices anyone else uses to read comics, but I find the longer ones, when available, are always easier to read, especially with the older strips, so even with the separate images I wonder whether I should be bothering to reproduce the newsprint layout.
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Poil posted:You can't just let children go home before their guardians can come and collect them. Schwarzwald posted:Whoever it was that first noted that the comic never really moved out of middle school was dead on the money.
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I just went through an EMT course and got my certification at the end of last year, and for some reason the idea that Luann could potentially see it as her destiny infuriates the gently caress out of me. Probably because I know how badly the Evanses would gently caress it up.
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Zamboni Rodeo posted:I just went through an EMT course and got my certification at the end of last year, and for some reason the idea that Luann could potentially see it as her destiny infuriates the gently caress out of me. good luck rescuing all those poor cats stuck in trees
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But then she could go to the same fires as Brad and have middle-school sibling bants while people lose their lives and livelihoods.
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Are you kidding me with this poo poo Chicken Parmigiana posted:What the gently caress is this The ongoing delusion that Girl Baby embodies a concept of innocence and whimsy so pure that it deserves the dedication of any level of creative talent and reader attention.
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amigolupus posted:I know it's not the same character, but once again we have a put-upon woman freaking out because some man is presenting his unsustainable cockamamie idea and expecting her to fall down to her knees in awe. I know we talk about how sexist Batiuk's writing but this poo poo sucks, especially given how this poor woman would undoubtedly have to do at least thrice her usual amount of work just to get the smirking schmuck's plans go smoothly. Oh yeah, same tune, different lyrics:  Mutts  Sally Forth  Peanuts (May 21, 1977)  Crankshaft  "Surprised" won't be the word for it, depending on whether that retcon to make her Class of '72 is still in effect or not. Rip Haywire  Li'l Abner (July 30-August 1, 1936)  Thimble Theater (December 21, 1940)  Out Our Way (September 21-23, 1944; spoiler for noose humor)   
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Transmodiar posted:Modesty Blaise: Take Me To Your Leader So why did the british government call in Modesty Blaise and Willy to deal with aliens? Just in case they need somebody in a bikini to do a roundhouse kick?
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I AM GRANDO posted:So why did the british government call in Modesty Blaise and Willy to deal with aliens? Just in case they need somebody in a bikini to do a roundhouse kick? the British government, i.e. Tarrant, leans on Modesty and Willie whenever he doesn't know what the gently caress, which is often
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I AM GRANDO posted:So why did the british government call in Modesty Blaise and Willy to deal with aliens? Just in case they need somebody in a bikini to do a roundhouse kick? My guess is that Tarrant smells a rat, and so he's bringing the two best rat terriers he knows.
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EasyEW posted:Sally Forth
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EasyEW posted:Sally Forth "Follow-up question, do you want it turned into one? Because you'd probably make more money and be happier in the long run."
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Powered Descent posted:My guess is that Tarrant smells a rat, and so he's bringing the two best rat terriers he knows. If the aliens are real he can trust them to keep a secret, and if they're not he can trust they to think in ways the others don't when figuring that out.
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maltesh posted:"Ah, they've got a bit under a month to prepare their small town theater to host a major motion picture studio's summer blockbuster premiere with no promised money, assistance, or communication. it'll be fine." I work at a theater which is frequently rented for studio and industry events and I am biting my tongue so hard at this storyline I can taste metal Howard Beale fucked around with this message at 21:49 on May 18, 2024 |
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Giant Ethicist posted:Hacchin-Pamos Same, little dude.
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Didn't Luann's painting or sculpture professor made her a teacher's assistant or something? Because I remembered that the second she got a bit of power, Luann immediately let it go to her head and she started harassing Tara. The professor just made a huge mistake leaving Luanni n charge. EasyEW posted:Crankshaft Beside the fact she's already nearing her 70s by now, this reveal sucks because you know Batiuk is treating it as the woman being pregnant as a reward for the man. Howard Beale posted:I work at a theater which is frequently rented for studio and industry events and I am biting my tongue so hard at this storyline I can taste metal You can tell from how FW handled Lisa's Story: The Movie (Cancelled): The Movie For Realsies This Time that Batiuk is both seething and simping toward Hollywood. He hates those big, Hollywood execs who can't appreciate So it doesn't matter that blonde lady has misgivings about using their small-time theater for a massive industry event or how she'll have to do a ton of work to prepare for the event with a limited amount of time (and they haven't even talked about being paid for it), they should feel honored that a movie star is deigning to give them a chance to feel part of Hollywood.
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Aces High posted:"Follow-up question, do you want it turned into one? Because you'd probably make more money and be happier in the long run." I like the old bats. Hope they stick around.
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Selachian posted:
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howe_sam posted:They're sitting in the wrong spots Because it's in Japanese they sit right-to-left, instead of left-to-right.
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