"Comic Strip Superstar--We Have a Winner!"
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I know it's not but from where I'm sitting that looks like talc.
Who sleeps shall awake, greeting the shadows from the sun
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
Show us the silence in the rise,
So that we may someday understand...
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
Show us the silence in the rise,
So that we may someday understand...
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Re: "Comic Strip Superstar--We Have a Winner!"
Some non-drug related updates:
1. 'Naughty' and 'clever' have very similar expressions
2. Similarly, 'bizarre' and 'recognizable' are dangerously similar
3. damn it DCS enough with the shaving I'm SICK OF THE SHAVING
4. I think DCS kind of missed the point of the actual article
5. Oh yeah there's a naked little girl who's giving me a seductive grin what is wrong with you
Also for what it's worth I kind of want to punch this kid.
As I read this, I couldn't help but think "You know, I've seen a strangely similar diatribe against God before. What is DCS ripping off?" And the it hit me: that stupid Raine Dog strip. The contents are significantly different, but the way the 'argument' is constructed and the way it basically ends on 'believers are idiots' is pretty much the same. Damn. Thing.
Things wrong with this:My editor, John Glynn, brought Scott Adams's "2 of 6" rule to my attention.
Executive summary: there are six basic things that make humor writing good, and a comic strip, or anything else with the aim of being funny, has to incorporate at least two of them.
I drew this, as a visual aid.
http://girlcomicstrip.typepad.com/.a/6a ... 970c-800wi
1. 'Naughty' and 'clever' have very similar expressions
2. Similarly, 'bizarre' and 'recognizable' are dangerously similar
3. damn it DCS enough with the shaving I'm SICK OF THE SHAVING
4. I think DCS kind of missed the point of the actual article
5. Oh yeah there's a naked little girl who's giving me a seductive grin what is wrong with you
For what it's worth, I preferred her without a name.I decided it was worth a chunk of my afternoon to just doodle my central character and let her speak and define herself.
I've given her a name, here, too, or rather she's volunnteered one. Not sure yet how I feel about her having one, but the fact that she's giving me that kind of feedback now is a good sign.
Also for what it's worth I kind of want to punch this kid.
I really like the first pose there.
As I read this, I couldn't help but think "You know, I've seen a strangely similar diatribe against God before. What is DCS ripping off?" And the it hit me: that stupid Raine Dog strip. The contents are significantly different, but the way the 'argument' is constructed and the way it basically ends on 'believers are idiots' is pretty much the same. Damn. Thing.
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Reason: converted creepy girl image inline to url
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I like the idea behind the comic. That's the sort of thing kids might wonder, if expressed possibly above their philosophical and historical level.
Not so much a fan of the naked time.
Not so much a fan of the naked time.
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I like the second one. The joke about a kid understanding why a nick name is affectionate but not actually liking it tickled me. The little nude girl not so much. You can't do naked jokes with a human girl. It feels icky.
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Says who?The little nude girl not so much. You can't do naked jokes with a human girl. It feels icky.
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Says the very link you posted.
At the turn of the 21st century, Coppertone revised drawings of the Coppertone Girl so that they would be less revealing in an era of heightened sensitivity regarding pedophilia.
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Who sleeps shall awake, greeting the shadows from the sun
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
Show us the silence in the rise,
So that we may someday understand...
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
Show us the silence in the rise,
So that we may someday understand...
Re: "Comic Strip Superstar--We Have a Winner!"
The 'panel' where she's looking at the star is cute.
If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (Revelation 2:5, NIV)
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Re: "Comic Strip Superstar--We Have a Winner!"
Her name makes me think of Pat Metheny Group. I approve.
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Re: "Comic Strip Superstar--We Have a Winner!"
1) Girl got syndication for newspaper release? unfortunate...
2) I... oddly like the direction these doodles take, even though I know there's the pretentiousness behind it in the artist... he does portray the innocence and curiosity of a child well, here.
3) HORSE. (?)
2) I... oddly like the direction these doodles take, even though I know there's the pretentiousness behind it in the artist... he does portray the innocence and curiosity of a child well, here.
3) HORSE. (?)
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Personally I find the whole strip pantsless embarrassingly predictable, probably because I caught this show's matinee when the cast were wearing fursuits and tophats.
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Your remark reminds me of the old Infocom text games back from the 1980's. There was the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game written by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky, and the later unrelated game Stationfall writted by Meretzky alone. Both games have the common factor of using footnotes (the player sees a "Footnote 6" reference and types in that to get more information), and Meretzky acknowledges the fact by saying that as the author of both games, he had "the right to rip off his own ideas."Personally I find the whole strip pantsless embarrassingly predictable, probably because I caught this show's matinee when the cast were wearing fursuits and tophats.
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Emma Jane is a seriously lame name, glad her friends called her "Girl". Mary Jane would rock though
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