Best comic strip ever

Batman · Post by **Batman** » 2003-11-29 02:28pm

Bloom County, all the way.

Opus is back?YES!!!!

With Calvin & Hobbes a close second.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-29 02:38pm

Calvin and Hobbes. I can't think of any strip it had where I was dissapointed with the punchline (if it had one, of course). It was ended while it was still in it's prime, so that looking back, there is no resentment at all.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2003-11-29 04:10pm

The Far Side here. one of the best damned satire strips i've ever read. never cared much for doonsbury though, it always seemed a bit too serious for my liking.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-11-29 04:17pm

Why isn't Get Fuzzy on the list? Bucky Katt demands Vengence!

*fires up old avatar*

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-11-29 04:21pm

Lonestar wrote:Why isn't Get Fuzzy on the list?

Because I never heard of it before.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-11-29 10:11pm

Dilbert. It makes me laugh six days a week.

Compare to Get Fuzzy, which makes me laugh three times a week.

Compare to The Far Side, which (reading the collections) is about two times.

Compare to Calvin and Hobbes which (reading the collections) makes me laugh once a week.

Compare to Garfield which (these days) makes me laugh once every two weeks.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-11-29 10:15pm

Perinquus wrote:
Lonestar wrote:Why isn't Get Fuzzy on the list?
Because I never heard of it before.

By Darby Conley. I strongly recommend it.

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/getfuzzy/ ... stery.html

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-11-29 10:18pm

Chardok wrote:We need YT30000 to come in here and "Reeducate" the calvin and Hobbes unbeliever. the Best series of strips ever was the one with the Transmogrifier ray! LMMFAO!

Yes, that was funny. But don't go and tell everyone about my freshly-minted HAB division. Yet.

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EDIT: And for misspelling my name I send you to Saddam's human shredder. Saddam's, where all the food is recycled.

CrimsonRaine · Post by **CrimsonRaine** » 2003-11-29 10:25pm

The Far Side, all the way. In my mind, it was made for the quick witted. I used to hand them to a lot of my friends and get the response: "I don't get it."

Ahh..

Crimson Raine

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-11-29 11:05pm

Calvin and Hobbs would be my all time favorite. It's sad that it had to end when it did, as it seemed before it's time. I still have the Sunday paper featuring it's last episode. Other favorites of mine include The Far Side for it's downright silliness, and now-a-days Zits, for reminding me of what my life just four years ago was like.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-11-29 11:29pm

Calvin and Hobbes, all they way. I grew up with it and it is pure classic. Wish it was still in the papers.

It makes me sad though, realizing where I can't go back to. Nostalgia can really suck. Still, Calvin rocks.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-11-30 12:07am

Perinquus wrote: Because I never heard of it before.

Wha..? Phillistine! You're as ignorant as a Baptist in a College Biology course!

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-11-30 12:12am

Lonestar wrote:
Perinquus wrote: Because I never heard of it before.
Wha..? Phillistine! You're as ignorant as a Baptist in a College Biology course!

Look, just because your favorite comic strip is insignificant, and all but unknown is no reason to take it out on me.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-11-30 12:15am

Lonestar wrote: Wha..? Phillistine! You're as ignorant as a Baptist in a College Biology course!

Jesus dude! I know flaming on this board is somewhat acceptable and encouraged, but that was just a bit out of line. It's not like he's John Clarke or anything.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-11-30 12:28am

Perinquus wrote: Look, just because your favorite comic strip is insignificant, and all but unknown is no reason to take it out on me.

Insignificant?

A Guy living in the past wrote: By contrast, Bloom County, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes have all had me convulsed with uncontrollable ...

Buddy, all three of your favorite comics are '80s-early '90's icons. I suppose you think New Kids on the Block and Vanilla Ice are the height of pop culture. Don't talk to me about insignifigant, when my strip has 500 newspapers globally and your favorites have....show of hands?

2nd Lt. Wicked Pilot Sir wrote:Jesus dude! I know flaming on this board is somewhat acceptable and encouraged, but that was just a bit out of line. It's not like he's John Clarke or anything.

I'm sorry, but someone has to edujamacte him.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-11-30 12:33am

Lonestar wrote:Buddy, all three of your favorite comics are '80s-early '90's icons.

So they are. And your point is?

Lonestar wrote:I suppose you think New Kids on the Block and Vanilla Ice are the height of pop culture.

I'm not sure how you are making that connection from the fact that I like Bloom County, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes. The words non sequitur spring to mind here.

Lonestar wrote:Don't talk to me about insignifigant, when my strip has 500 newspapers globally and your favorites have....show of hands?

Gosh 500!

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-11-30 12:36am

Perinquus wrote:So they are. And your point is?

That was it, really.

I'm not sure how you are making that connection from the fact that I like Bloom County, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes. The words non sequitur spring to mind here.

The comic?

Gosh 500!

Hey, it's been out 3 years. That's outstanding progress from a Local cartoon (Boston) to a Global one. Go read a few strips on comics.com

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-11-30 12:38am

Rex Morgan MD

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-11-30 12:43am

While C/H and the Far Side are my favorites, Dilbert and Overboard follow from afar.

By the way, I'm amazed at what shit also gets churned out by the newspapers. Family Circus/Circle springs to mind, as do a hundred different 'soap opera' comics, Cathy (it's the same joke OVER AND OVER AGAIN!), and 'One Big Happy'.

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2003-11-30 12:45am

Calvin and Hobbes! It's so fun to re-read, especially since our local libraries carry C&H.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-11-30 12:48am

Incidently, after I become Lord Protector of North America, Liberty Meadows will be returned to newspapers.

David · Post by **David** » 2003-11-30 12:58am

I didn't want to start a whole new thread just for this, but I figured everyone would get a kick out of it.

Radio stations routinely pay money to people so that they will tell their most embarrassing stories on the air. Here is the what is believed to be a story of a "lucky" winner of one of these contests.

I was due later that week for an appointment with the gynaecologist, when early one morning I received a call from his office saying that I had been rescheduled for early that morning at 9:30 AM. I had just packed everyone off to work and school and it was around 8:45 already. The trip to his office usually took about 35 minutes so I didn't have any time to spare. As most women do, I'm sure, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such visits, but this time I wasn't going to be able to make the full effort. So I rushed upstairs, threw off my dressing gown, wet the washcloth and gave myself a wash in "that area" in front of the sink, taking extra care to make sure that I was presentable. I threw the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment.

I was in the waiting room only a few minutes when he called me in. Knowing the procedure, as I am sure all women do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the other side of the room and pretended I was in Hawaii or some other place a million miles away from here. I was a little surprised when he said,

"My... we have taken a little extra effort this morning, haven't we?" but I didn't respond.

The appointment over, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home. The rest of the day went normal, some shopping, cleaning and the evening meal, etc. At 8:30 that evening my 14 year old daughter was getting ready for a school dance, when she called down from the bathroom,

"Mom... where's my washcloth?" I told her to get another from the cabinet. She called back,

"No, I need the one that was here by the sink. It had all my glitter and sparkles in it."

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-11-30 02:34am

One you never said it had to be a comedy strip, that's why I chose a dramatic series strip, just to be perverse....

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-11-30 03:50am

-snickers at David's reply-

Anyhow, I still remain with Foxtrot.

However, The Far Side is a VERY close second, IMO, and I agree with CrimsonRaine ~ definitely made for the quick-witted.

Dilbert and C&H are not far behind.

~ver

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2003-11-30 05:08am

Go Calvin!

I hope for the day that Watterson follows Larson's example and releases a Complete Collection. My Farside Complete Collection just kicks ass.

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