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Mine's Calvin and Hobbes. MAN they crack me up more than an egg!!!!:p

Ctrl Alt Del!!!!!

Calvin and Hobbes.

Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com)

One of the best comic strips on the net and its updated daily!

Calvin & Hobbes is great. Also: Achewood (www.achewood.com)

Sinfest, Penny Arcade, Ctrl Alt Del, MegaTokyo, Dominic Deegan.... Must I choose?! :(

if web comics count Cat and Girl its oddly funny in a smart sense

Here’s a free sample compared to all the other free episodes: http://catandgirl.com/view.php?loc=213

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Garfield.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8351/calvinhobbes2td.gif (http://imageshack.us)

No contest. None at all.

Check out these two, they'll rock your socks off.

www.reallifecomics.com

www.sinfest.net

Both are way better than any in the poll.

Oooh, I forgot Doonesbury. Genius strip, that is.

www.sinfest.net
YES! Sinfest for the win.

"Calvin and Hobbes" would be my favorite, with honorable mention to "The Far Side". Both are great bathroom reading material.

The Far Side. Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury, Foxtrot etc. have some great ones, but many of them don't strike me as funny at all. The Far Side is always humorous.

Calvin and Hobbes, easily.

By the way, have you heard about The Complete Calvin and Hobbes? It wighs 22.2 lbs; cost 150$ in America, and 200$ in Canada. And it has EVERY SINGLE CALVIN AND HOBBES STRIP. YES, ALL 3,160 OF THEM.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/Dragonkirby/Non-Kirby/Comics.png

By the way, have you heard about The Complete Calvin and Hobbes? It wighs 22.2 lbs; cost 150$ in America, and 200$ in Canada. And it has EVERY SINGLE CALVIN AND HOBBES STRIP. YES, ALL 3,160 OF THEM.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Yeah, I almost bought it, too. XD

The Far Side. Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury, Foxtrot etc. have some great ones, but many of them don't strike me as funny at all. The Far Side is always humorous.
All Doonesbury strips are funny, just you need to understand references to other things or to have read strips from years ago to find them funny. Many of them are just funny in their own right though.

don't know most of those but the farside and garfield are pretty good. also like doonesbury a lot of the time.

Yeah, I almost bought it, too. XD

Heh, yeah, same here. :p

Oh, and I totally forgot about The Far Side! Since it's so different from Calvin & Hobbes, it's not really competition, so I'll just say they're both my absolute favourites.

The Boondocks, Calvin and Hobbes.

I notice a lot of you like Calvin and Hobbes, which is cool. And there's a Complete Far Side too! Didya know that?????:confused: :) :eek: :cool:

Errantstory isn't a comic strip so I can't vote for it but still... www.errantstory.com

My fave is www.filthylies.net never was the truth so demented.

No Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/), PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/), User Friendly (http://www.userfriendly.org/) or VG Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/) in the poll?

Pfft.

No Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/), PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/), User Friendly (http://www.userfriendly.org/) or VG Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/) in the poll?

Pfft.
Penny Arcade's brilliant. :) Don't know about the other 3...*goes to check them out*

PBF.

http://cheston.com/pbf/archive.html

No Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/), PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/), User Friendly (http://www.userfriendly.org/) or VG Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/) in the poll?

Pfft.

I did not know they even existed! That's why!:rolleyes:

I did not know they even existed! That's why!:rolleyes:

You must be new to teh Internets. Welcome.

No Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/), PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/), User Friendly (http://www.userfriendly.org/) or VG Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/) in the poll?

Pfft.I read PA and VG Cats on a regular basis. They're pretty good.

EDIT: And I've seen the other two around, but really haven't read them that much.

You must be new to teh Internets. Welcome.

It's just I didn't look them up and I didn't think they existed. I've been on the Internet for a long time now.:rolleyes:

It's just I didn't look them up and I didn't think they existed. I've been on the Internet for a long time now.:rolleyes:

NS Generalite Lesson 1: One cannot win an argument with Fass. One can try, but resistance is futile. Lesser men have tried, and failed miserably.

NS Generalite Lesson 1: One cannot win an argument with Fass. One can try, but resistance is futile. Lesser men have tried, and failed miserably.
Shouldn't that be 'Greater men have tried, and failed miserably'?

NS Generalite Lesson 1: One cannot win an argument with Fass. One can try, but resistance is futile. Lesser men have tried, and failed miserably.

I'm not arguing with Fass! Don't turn this into a REAL argument!:mad:

NS Generalite Lesson 1: One cannot win an argument with Fass. One can try, but resistance is futile. Lesser men have tried, and failed miserably.

It's not an argument. It was a joke. He got it. You didn't. Bravo new guy, say I.

ohhh...

PhD Cmics (Piled Higher and Deeper) (http://http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive_list.php)

if you are in grad school, it all hits waaayyy to close to home!

ohhh...

PhD Cmics (Piled Higher and Deeper) (http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive_list.php)

if you are in grad school, it all hits waaayyy to close to home!

Quoted with working link. ;)

Quoted with working link. ;)

oops, ok thanks, yeah I am an idiot....

It's not an argument. It was a joke. He got it. You didn't. Bravo new guy, say I.

I got the Joke, I, too, was making a joke. Apparently you didn't get it. There; we're even.

I got the Joke, I, too, was making a joke. Apparently you didn't get it. There; we're even.

I did see you tried to make joke. :p

I did see you tried to make joke. :p

The internet makes subtle jokes...difficult...

It's not an argument. It was a joke. He got it. You didn't. Bravo new guy, say I.

Oh, well, that's okay! This happens in every forum I join. (Do NOT ask.):) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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No contest. None at all.There is. Far Side comes at a very close second. That's enough to consider it "a contest". :p

Bloom County?! What the hell is THAT?! Where's mah Boondocks?

Meh.

On the webcomics side, I've got Gigaville (http://www.gigaville.com), Eight-Bit Theatre (http://www.nuklearpower.com), and VG Cats. (http://www.vgcats.com) There's also this Generic RPG comic of sorts I like but I can never find when I want to read it.

The Boondocks are great.

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickcomics/20060407/cx_bo_uc/bo20060407

So is Calvin & Hobbes.

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/zzaran/calvin.html

Calvin & Hobbes is the best comic in the history of forever.

People need to learn the difference between a comic strip and a webcomic. Oh, and Far Side barely edged out C&H for me, but only because I'm eccentric like that.

I can't decide between Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side... I have a book by Gary Larson called 'There's a hair in my dirt! A worm's story'. It is so awesome. :D

Charlie Brown can be quite good too.

Webcomics that haven't been mentioned, but I also like -
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/
http://www.partiallyclips.com/index.php
http://somethingpositive.net/index.html
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/
http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/comics.shtml

There is a webcomic version of Calvin and Hobbes called Bradley and The Jumpy Tiger. See it here: http://www.freewebs.com/iferstevens/btjt.htm

Pretty cool.:)

Calvin and Hobbes: The official comic for escapists everywhere. Anyone else have the complete collection? It is great. I also enjoy and own Foxtrot and The Far Side comics.

People need to learn the difference between a comic strip and a webcomic. Oh, and Far Side barely edged out C&H for me, but only because I'm eccentric like that.

What if you print the webcomic?

Pearls Before Swine kicks ass.

Sorry, let me translate:

PbS PWNS!!!!11!!

http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/

Oh yes, Get Fuzzy is also great.

Piranha Club (http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/piranha/about.htm)

Bloom County in its prime was better then and still makes me laugh a hell of a lot more than most anything out there today.

Honorable Mention:

The Boondocks
Non Sequitur
9 Chickweed Lane
The Far Side
Calvin & Hobbes
the occasional Doonesbury

Bloom County?! What the hell is THAT?! Where's mah Boondocks?

Meh.

On the webcomics side, I've got Gigaville (http://www.gigaville.com), Eight-Bit Theatre (http://www.nuklearpower.com), and VG Cats. (http://www.vgcats.com) There's also this Generic RPG comic of sorts I like but I can never find when I want to read it.
Bloom County was Boondocks and Calvin rolled into one from 1970 to 1989. It spawned Sunday-only efforts from creator Berke Breathed called Outland (1989-1991) and the current Opus.

The strip had the political satire weight of Doonesbury but with an understandable angle which was a deliberate reaction to both the over-erudite Doonesbury and over-saccharine Garfield. Try looking it up.

Bloom County in its prime was better then and still makes me laugh a hell of a lot more than most anything out there today.

Honorable Mention:

The Boondocks
Non Sequitur
9 Chickweed Lane
The Far Side
Calvin & Hobbes
the occasional Doonesbury

The Boondocks is a good one, but the TV show far surpasses the comic strip.

All Doonesbury strips are funny, just you need to understand references to other things or to have read strips from years ago to find them funny. Many of them are just funny in their own right though.
I disagree. Doonesbury is occasionally too damned esoteric and East Coast to be funny all the time. Relevant all the time it may be, but funny? Half the time at best.

The Boondocks is a good one, but the TV show far surpasses the comic strip.
No. Sorry. The cartoon was clearly rushed. The animation reminds me of the Japanese imports we used to get in the early 80s like StarBlazers. Great art, but lousy motion. The strip is easily better.

"Snafu-Comics", "Cyanide and Happiness" and "8-Bit Theater"

No. Sorry. The cartoon was clearly rushed. The animation reminds me of the Japanese imports we used to get in the early 80s like StarBlazers. Great art, but lousy motion. The strip is easily better.

Uhh... That's the style. It's called Anime.

And for your information, it takes a lot of work to draw like that, and the animation is supposed to look the way it does. It adds an accented flavor to it, whereas "full motion" animation is pretty bland.

I think it's funny that some people will say that a comic strip is better than a TV show just because the "animation isn't that good". Laughable.

NS Generalite Lesson 1: One cannot win an argument with Fass. One can try, but resistance is futile. Lesser men have tried, and failed miserably.
You don't need to win an argument with Fass. He wins it for you by living in his own version of reality, life George W, only liberal and fagcentric. He then proceeds to browbeat you into thinking you're wrong by adopting that superior tone of his. I just let him go about his business and think he's right. It saves time and aggravation.

Uhh... That's the style. It's called Anime.

And for your information, it takes a lot of work to draw like that, and the animation is supposed to look the way it does. It adds an accented flavor to it, whereas "full motion" animation is pretty bland.

I think it's funny that some people will say that a comic strip is better than a TV show just because the "animation isn't that good". Laughable.
I think the comic is better because not only does the animation suck, but the strip was around for far longer and Aaron MacGruder used it to find his voice. I think someone convinced him to go to animation too quickly.

And please, don't presume to lecture me on anime. I'm quite familiar with the style. The FPS ratio of the Boondocks 'toon is too low, and looks very cheap. It doesn't take a lot of work to draw like that -- kids all over the place can draw like that. What takes work is frame rate.

"Asterix" and "Mortadelo y Filemon".

I think the comic is better because not only does the animation suck, but the strip was around for far longer and Aaron MacGruder used it to find his voice. I think someone convinced him to go to animation too quickly.

And please, don't presume to lecture me on anime. I'm quite familiar with the style. The FPS ratio of the Boondocks 'toon is too low, and looks very cheap. It doesn't take a lot of work to draw like that -- kids all over the place can draw like that. What takes work is frame rate.

:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
Ah, the solo rolleyes. Last resort of the witless.

What the fuck is Bloom County?

I voted Zits... but Far Side, Dilbert, Garfield and Peanuts are all great, as is Doonesbury, the Boondocks, Non-Sequiter, and others.

What the fuck is Bloom County?

I voted Zits... but Far Side, Dilbert, Garfield and Peanuts are all great, as is Doonesbury, the Boondocks, Non-Sequiter, and others.
Okay.

You're online, right, I mean, you MUST be. You've posted here.

So Google the title and learn about it. Shouldn't take but a few minutes.

Better yet, read the thread.

Aw, fuck it, I'll repeat:

Bloom County was easily the best comic strip from 1980-1989. Possessed of Doonesbury's political savagery, but with a down-home delivery that was an antidote to the dryness of Doonesbury and the syrupy pseudo-wit of Garfield.

Okay.

You're online, right, I mean, you MUST be. You've posted here.

So Google the title and learn about it. Shouldn't take but a few minutes.

Better yet, read the thread.

Aw, fuck it, I'll repeat:

Bloom County was easily the best comic strip from 1980-1989. Possessed of Doonesbury's political savagery, but with a down-home delivery that was an antidote to the dryness of Doonesbury and the syrupy pseudo-wit of Garfield.

Sounds interesting, but never heard of it. Maybe it's a regional thing? Or just that my paper doesn't have it?

Sounds interesting, but never heard of it. Maybe it's a regional thing? Or just that my paper doesn't have it?
Did you read the post?

1980-1989. Nationally syndicated (by the Washington Post, I think).

It's defunct. It was briefly survived by a Sunday-only continuation called Outland. It was recently resurrected as a Sunday-only strip called Opus (named after what became Bloom County's most recognizable character).

Did you read the post?

1980-1989. Nationally syndicated (by the Washington Post, I think).

It's defunct. It was briefly survived by a Sunday-only continuation called Outland. It was recently resurrected as a Sunday-only strip called Opus (named after what became Bloom County's most recognizable character).

Sorry, kinda out of it.

Sorry, kinda out of it.
No worries. I just drove from Rapid City, SD back to Bismarck, ND and overcaffeinated for the trip. I'm far too "into" it.

You don't need to win an argument with Fass. He wins it for you by living in his own version of reality, life George W, only liberal and fagcentric. He then proceeds to browbeat you into thinking you're wrong by adopting that superior tone of his. I just let him go about his business and think he's right. It saves time and aggravation.

So, basically, my world is that of a gay non-USian? Guess what. I am a gay non-USian.

Mine's Calvin and Hobbes. MAN they crack me up more than an egg!!!!:p

Always Calvin and Hobbes - John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes y'know.

I disagree. Doonesbury is occasionally too damned esoteric and East Coast to be funny all the time. Relevant all the time it may be, but funny? Half the time at best.
In that case, I clearly like my comic strips to be esoteric and East Coast. Not that I actually understand what you mean by 'East Coast'.

What does favorite mean?

What does favorite mean?
It's like "favourite", just without the "u".

Dictionary.com says:
adj
1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" [syn: favorite]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), pet, preferred]
n
1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: front-runner, favorite]
2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
3: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" [syn: favorite]

My two favourite daily comic strips would have to be:

General Protection Fault:
http://www.gpf-comics.com/

And Schlock Mercenary:
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/

www.sinfest.net
Yes, Sinfest is pretty good.

You have may NEVER heard of this, but there's a one-panel comic in the newspaper called "Slylock Fox". I love it! The mysteries are GREAT!!:) :confused: :cool:

So, basically, my world is that of a gay non-USian? Guess what. I am a gay non-USian.
You only make my point.

In that case, I clearly like my comic strips to be esoteric and East Coast. Not that I actually understand what you mean by 'East Coast'.
My apologies -- Northeast-Coast-of-the-US-centric was what I should have typed. It means relying on cultural references or assumptions that are endemic to the area from D.C north to the Canadian border along the Atlantic Ocean.

You have may NEVER heard of this, but there's a one-panel comic in the newspaper called "Slylock Fox". I love it! The mysteries are GREAT!!:) :confused: :cool:
It's a kids' comic. Man, you're funny. No, really.

Weebl 'n Bob.

It's a kids' comic. Man, you're funny. No, really.

I don't care. The mysteries are superb.

Ctrl Alt Del!!!!!


What's Ctrl Alt Del????:confused:

I cant say I have ever heard of any of those comic strips......

You only make my point.

Well, I guess someone has to, since you failed so miserably. Now we just have to guess at what that point was. Not really, though, since I doubt anyone cares.

I love Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Foxtrot, For Better or For Worse, Sherman's Lagoon, and Dilbert.

For webcomics, I love:
Achewood (www.achewood.com)
Cat and Girl (www.catandgirl.com)
Scary Go Round (www.scarygoround.com) (...see a pattern here?)
aaand I guess that's really it.

What's Ctrl Alt Del????:confused:

It's an online comic. Ctrl Alt Del (http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com)

PS. Not for those who value their sanity. :p

As for printed comics, I like Dilbert and Calvin and Hobbes.

Webcomics:
Questionable Content
Rob and Elliot
Indietits
Nothing Nice to Say

It's an online comic. Ctrl Alt Del (http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com)

PS. Not for those who value their sanity. :p

Pff. Sanity, who needs it?

In my newspaper, I always look for Get Fuzzy first, then the Boondocks. So I guess I like them the most.

Calvin and Hobbes definately. I have several collections of them.

Actually, now that I think of it, Sherman's Lagoon is my favorite, but Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite of those on the list. It's too late to change anyway.

I voted for The Far Side. I used to get one of those calendars every year...

Now... if you count online comics... www.nuklearpower.com
Brian is a genius. :)

Actually, now that I think of it, Sherman's Lagoon is my favorite, but Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite of those on the list. It's too late to change anyway.

I forgot about Sherman's Lagoon. Pure laughter.

In print: Its a four way Tie: Calvin and Hobbes (first among equals), Dilbert, Doonsebury, and Bloom County, with notable runners up: Farside, Foxtrot and Boondocks

On the Web omic side, the penultimate bringer of the funny and Webcomic without equal is none other than
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/images/SchlockLogo-LeftChunk.gif
Seriously, I mea who can even come close to "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates"?

Second is a close tie between GU comics (http://gucomics.com) and Penny Arcade (http://penny-arcade.com)
After that we are left with Something Positive (http://www.somethingpositive.net/), Nukees (http://www.nukees.com/), Userfriendly (http://ars.userfriendly.org/), Starslip Crisis (http://www.starslipcrisis.com/index.shtml) and last, but certainly not least, Short Packed (http://www.shortpacked.com/)

I love this one:
http://www.qwantz.com

Actually, now that I think of it, Sherman's Lagoon is my favorite, but Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite of those on the list. It's too late to change anyway.

Sherman's Lagoon! Forgot that, too.

So it's Calvin & Hobbes, Far Side, Sherman's Lagoon for me.

Soory, too lazy to read the thread :eek:
Has anyone mentioned "Zippy the Pinhead"?
Non-sequitor 4 teh winzzorz!!1@1!

Of the syndicated comics, my favorites are Dilbert, Foxtrot, and The Boondocks.

However, most of my favorites are webcomics:

- 8-bit Theatre (http://www.nuklearpower.com/)
- VG-Cats (http://www.vgcats.com/)
- Dragon Tails (http://www.dragon-tails.com/)
- Bruno the Bandit (http://www.brunothebandit.com/)
- Dominic Deegan (http://www.dominic-deegan.com/)
- Kevin and Kell (http://www.kevinandkell.com/index.html)
- Megatokyo (http://www.megatokyo.com/)
- The Suburban Jungle (http://www.suburbanjungle.com/)
- WTF (http://www.wtfcomics.com/)
- Friendly Hostility (http://friendlyhostility.com/)
- Catharsis (http://www.catharsiscomic.com/)
- Alien Loves Predator (http://alienlovespredator.com/index.php)

To name a few...

Ive got almost all the "Calvin and Hobbes" books, they're unbeatable. I also like Dilbert, though.

Ive got almost all the "Calvin and Hobbes" books, they're unbeatable. I also like Dilbert, though.


Before I got The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, I had 3 of the Treasuries.

I was a big Bloom County fan. Too bad the strip was discontinued. It was a perfect lampoon of our politics and culture. The characters were fantastic as well.

You know what comic strip we haven't mentioned? BEETLE BAILEY.:rolleyes:

I'm only the second person to put Foxtrot? Damn.

You know what comic strip we haven't MENTIONED???


RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!:eek: :eek:

You know what comic strip we haven't mentioned? BEETLE BAILEY.:rolleyes:

I think there was a reason for that.

Another vote for the great Calvini and his helpful rope assistant. Bill Watterson is absofrappinlutely brilliant.

THE FAR SIDE! hells yeah!! :D

I think there was a reason for that.

Another vote for the great Calvini and his helpful rope assistant. Bill Watterson is absofrappinlutely brilliant.




U R TEH MOSTEST RIGHT PERSON IN TEH UNIVERSE 'N BEYOND. PERIOD.

Pfft, Im more right. The Calvin and hobbes complete collection is my official philosiphy book.

You know, I used to find Garfield funny when I was little, now that I'm 22, it just seems dull and not that funny.

I like Zits, Non-Sequincter, Charlie Brown, etc.

Non-Sequincter

Is that like a bedazzled sphincter that had all its flair fall off?

Is that like a bedazzled sphincter that had all its flair fall off?


It's a comic strip even I can't understand.

It's a comic strip even I can't understand.

Non-Sequitur.

Pbk

Peanuts, Far side, Calvin & Hobbes: All great, classic strips.
But why wasn't 'Tom the Dancing Bug' included in the poll?

Foxtrot is just awesome.