Wee Pals, 2014-06-10.
Oliver and Randy are standing together when they are approached by Connie and Sybil.
"Where have you been?" asks Oliver.
"At Sybil's house." says Connie. "She has a new beauty kit"
"Didn't she let you use it?" asks Oliver.
Soon Oliver is on the ground and seeing stars. Connie, looking angry, is walking away.
"It was worth it!" says Oliver.
You know what? I liked this one better last time. Still, I do cut the man some slack as he was 90, and it was a good joke. I still laughed the second time.
Side note, how is this comic still going? Turner died at the start of the year and we're not seeing re-runs yet. How far ahead was he working?
Blondie, 2014-06-11.
Dagwood rushes into the house as Blondie holds the door open for him.
"I forgot my briefcase!" he says as he passes.
"What about your lunch, dear?!" asks Blondie.
"That's what's in the briefcase!" calls Dagwood as he runs off.
If it had been some work-related stuff in the case I'd have no trouble believing that Dagwood had forgotten it, but his lunch? Absurd.
Moose & Molly, 2014-06-12.
The Millers are attending a wedding.
"A beautiful marriage ceremony!" says Moose to the woman beside him. "What are we having at the reception?"
"It's been cancelled!" says the woman cheerfully. "They're rushing out of town!"
Moose bursts into tears.
"Moose always cries at weddings" says Molly. But actually Moose is crying because he was looking forward to the reception because he assumed that there would be plenty of free food.
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2014-06-06
Philosophical Friday: The good, the bad and the ambiguously worded
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| Edge City, 2014-06-02. |
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| Wee Pals, 2014-06-03. |
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| Fort Knox, 2014-06-05. |
2014-03-14
Philosophical Friday: Consistently Good Comics
I thought that today instead of talking about what's wrong with a particular comic I'd just point out a few that there's nothing wrong with, some comics that are pretty much good every day.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee is a mad genius and his version of Spider-Man is lazy, selfish and incompetent and fights some of the most absurd villains, including a guy named Bigelow who did time and therefore started calling himself Big Time and became obsessed with clocks. Or a bad actor who decided to dress as a clown and commit crimes, and had a car that looked like a duck. It's ridiculous and dumb, but it's about a guy who got super-powers by being bitten by a radioactive spider and decided to dress in a weird costume and become a vigilante, so what do you expect?
The Creeps
A strong contender for "best comic", The Creeps uses clever wordplay and unexpected twists to great effect and also sometimes plays with the format to add to the joke.
Cul de Sac
One of the best comics about children, now unfortunately in reruns due to the author's poor health.
Ham Shears
Ham Shears is a pig who moved to the city to find his fortune. He works at Boss's Butcher Shop and lives with Jill and Ingrid. Everyone in this comic is just a little bit odd. Boss thinks that every woman is named Jill. Jill is frighteningly intense about picking apples. Ham Shears is delightfully earnest.
Heathcliff
The other comic about a fat orange cat. The one that's actually good. Not that Garfield doesn't have its points, but Heathcliff is clearly the superior product. Unlike Garfield, Heathcliff goes in more for surreal humour and the unexpected.
Heavenly Nostrils
A comic about a girl and a unicorn. A well-executed take on the child and talking pet formula.
One Big Happy
A comic about kids. Not an original premise but done well and consistently funny.
Pros & Cons
Witty banter between police, lawyers and various others. The art style is a little off-putting at first but it does grow on you. There's also a graphic novel.
Reply All
I think everyone has the same reaction when they see Reply All — this comic looks like garbage. And it does. Donna Lewis really, really can't draw and doesn't seem to even be making any attempt to improve. But the writing's pretty good. If she got someone else to draw it then there wouldn't even be any question about it, it would be a good comic.
Sally Forth
This comic about a pretty ordinary middle-class American family was exactly as unremarkable as it sounds until a few years ago when the writing was taken over by Francesco Marciuliano and the family started going slowly insane. Ted likes to imagine his life is a TV show and may or may not have once been an assassin and one of Hilary's friends can hear other people's thoughts, but the great thing about it is how the crazy stuff is kind of just in the background of this relatively ordinary story.
Wee Pals
Morrie Turner created this comic in 1965 and continued to produce it until his death earlier this year, and it stayed funny and relevant the entire time. Amazingly, Turner worked so far ahead that we're still seeing new content even now, and hopefully it'll go into reruns when those run out.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee is a mad genius and his version of Spider-Man is lazy, selfish and incompetent and fights some of the most absurd villains, including a guy named Bigelow who did time and therefore started calling himself Big Time and became obsessed with clocks. Or a bad actor who decided to dress as a clown and commit crimes, and had a car that looked like a duck. It's ridiculous and dumb, but it's about a guy who got super-powers by being bitten by a radioactive spider and decided to dress in a weird costume and become a vigilante, so what do you expect?
The Creeps
A strong contender for "best comic", The Creeps uses clever wordplay and unexpected twists to great effect and also sometimes plays with the format to add to the joke.
Cul de Sac
One of the best comics about children, now unfortunately in reruns due to the author's poor health.
Ham Shears
Ham Shears is a pig who moved to the city to find his fortune. He works at Boss's Butcher Shop and lives with Jill and Ingrid. Everyone in this comic is just a little bit odd. Boss thinks that every woman is named Jill. Jill is frighteningly intense about picking apples. Ham Shears is delightfully earnest.
Heathcliff
The other comic about a fat orange cat. The one that's actually good. Not that Garfield doesn't have its points, but Heathcliff is clearly the superior product. Unlike Garfield, Heathcliff goes in more for surreal humour and the unexpected.
Heavenly Nostrils
A comic about a girl and a unicorn. A well-executed take on the child and talking pet formula.
One Big Happy
A comic about kids. Not an original premise but done well and consistently funny.
Pros & Cons
Witty banter between police, lawyers and various others. The art style is a little off-putting at first but it does grow on you. There's also a graphic novel.
Reply All
I think everyone has the same reaction when they see Reply All — this comic looks like garbage. And it does. Donna Lewis really, really can't draw and doesn't seem to even be making any attempt to improve. But the writing's pretty good. If she got someone else to draw it then there wouldn't even be any question about it, it would be a good comic.
Sally Forth
This comic about a pretty ordinary middle-class American family was exactly as unremarkable as it sounds until a few years ago when the writing was taken over by Francesco Marciuliano and the family started going slowly insane. Ted likes to imagine his life is a TV show and may or may not have once been an assassin and one of Hilary's friends can hear other people's thoughts, but the great thing about it is how the crazy stuff is kind of just in the background of this relatively ordinary story.
Wee Pals
Morrie Turner created this comic in 1965 and continued to produce it until his death earlier this year, and it stayed funny and relevant the entire time. Amazingly, Turner worked so far ahead that we're still seeing new content even now, and hopefully it'll go into reruns when those run out.
2013-09-29
Wee Pals
"I'm doing my homework, Trinh." says Nipper. "By the way, what's the date?"
"The sweet fruit of a palm tree ?" says Trinh, misunderstanding the question.
Wee Pals, 2013-09-24.
"The sweet fruit of a palm tree ?" says Trinh, misunderstanding the question.
Wee Pals, 2013-09-24.
2013-09-24
2013-08-16
Pondering Wee Pals
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| Wee Pals, 2013-08-12. |
2013-07-12
Highlighting Wee Pals
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| Wee Pals, 2013-07-09. |
2013-07-07
Pondering Wee Pals
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| Wee Pals, 2013-07-03. |
2013-06-20
Pondering Wee Pals
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| Wee Pals, 2013-06-05. |
South Vietnam! In English you have to use nouns and verbs! Unlike Vietnamese, where I suppose they name neither objects nor actions.
It would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that Morrie Turner will be 90 this year and probably really does think that South Vietnam is still a country. Still, you've got to give him credit. Wee Pals is a lot better than most of the old comic strips that are still running in newspapers.
2013-05-28
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