shaxper
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Post by shaxper on May 1, 2019 17:41:29 GMT -5
I'm sold and seeking this out right away. Hooray! It really is hot sophisticated intellectual bon mots and the art is amateur hour, but I think it's just the funniest thing. (Everybody of us who wrote for Comics SHould Be Good in the mid-to-late 2000s loved it, so I'm not completely alone.) I ordered the first five issues off Ebay earlier today, as this sounds like exactly what I need in my life right now. Were there more issues published? |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 1, 2019 17:49:09 GMT -5
As far as I know there were only the five issues. Buut I could be wrong. "My Monkey's Name Is Jennifer" is another one on my all-time funniest list, and I JUST learned there was a second volume.
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Post by chadwilliam on May 1, 2019 20:50:45 GMT -5
So many funny moments from...
Silver Age Superman. 1. I remember one panel with Perry White on the phone with some gangster. Gangster: Our organization doesn't like all those stories your reporter Kent has been writing about us. Next time we see him, we'll deal with him permanently if you get my drift. Perry: Your tough talk doesn't scare me! Do your worst! Hangs up the phone.
Perry ( thinking): uh oh. Those guys could be trouble. I better warn Clark! Gee thanks, Perry. 2. Another story had Superman cramming his mouth full of cigars so as to create a smokescreen of sorts. Just the sight of Superman smoking something like 20 cigars while simultaneously lighting them with his heat vision was good enough for me. Superman 1633. One of those Imaginary Stories from late in the Silver Age had Superman reclining in his chair with his feet up reading the newspaper when some old foe of his pokes his head in his window with a "How's it going, Superman?" "Dimension Master? You again? Still trying to take over Earth, eh?" Cue Superman being shot by laser. Just the relaxed nature of an elder Superman in retirement enjoying a lazy Sunday getting into scrapes with whichever bad guy happens to stroll by his window at a given time made me laugh. Superman 215
Silver Age Batman
1. In one of Alfred's Imaginary Stories featuring a retired, elderly Batman, The Joker invites Batman to sit down for a nice glass of lemonade to reminisce over old times. After he's finished watering his lawn first. Batman 144
2. Batman and The Joker have switched bodies. Worrying that the change might be permanent, Dick Grayson and Alfred come up with all sorts of scenarios the future might throw at them. The Joker dressed in Bruce Wayne's golf playing clothes asking his buddies about his swing is one of them. Also, the sight of Batman in The Joker's body running across the lawn of Wayne Manor on his way to solving a case made me laugh given the juxtaposition between Batman's serious concerns at that moment and the broad, happy grin on The Joker's face as his gangly body runs in that stiff manner Sheldon Moldoff often used for such action moments. Batman 85
MAD
1. It's been said that MAD really took off when they parodied Superman in issue 4. I see what they mean. That opening splash panel of an unashamedly happy Superduper man punching an old man on crutches in the chest as an adoring crowd cheers him on is wonderful. 2. They once did a look at how villains in movies are so much nicer than the so called good guy. To illustrate, they'd have a scene with said bad guy telling the good guy "I apologize for how untidy things are around here, but since I don't think you'll be staying with us long, I wanted Bruno to ensure our torture chamber was in perfect working condition before anything else. I myself, must depart for I can't stand the sound of screaming, but I'm sure he'll keep you entertained." MAD then pointed out that the "bad guy" was 1. Considerate. 2. Conscious of the importance of being tidy. 3. Efficient. 4. Sensitive to other people's pain. 5. A host concerned that his guests don't get bored. Meanwhile, the so-called good guy spouts something like. "Cram it, you fat pig! I'd like to get my hands around your filthy neck and show you just what I think of you and your dump!". MAD interjects with the fact that the "good guy" is 1. Rude. 2. Boisterous. 3. Violent. 4. Insulting. 5. Boorish. |
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Post by beccabear67 on May 2, 2019 0:02:22 GMT -5
I think mostly of Gilbert Shelton, Peter Bagge, Robert Crumb, Greg Irons, Skip Williamson... in those naughty underground comix. Also the really old Mads and what Terry Gilliam cartoons for print I've seen.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 2, 2019 0:50:16 GMT -5
The Goon gave me a lot of laughs. The Goon is so good. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on May 2, 2019 4:37:15 GMT -5
DR & Quinch...2000AD
Hands down.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 2, 2019 8:49:53 GMT -5
My father had, and possibly still has, that yearbook parody, and I remember reading it so many times when I was in middle school and high school. At that point, I wasn't getting every joke, but so much of it resonated with me. Next time I'm over there, I'm going to take a look for it and see if it's still sitting around their house. Thanks for bringing back a great memory. You're more than welcome. Both reward close reading and inevitably, you find something new every time you return to them. I love that the newspaper is in many ways a sequel to the yearbook. One nice touch: the yearbook's owner is Larry Kroger, whom we will eventually see again pledging the Delta fraternity in "Animal House." (A couple of other "AH" tie-ins: "Vernon Wormer" is the name of the gym teacher, and Faun Rosenberg seems inspired by Faun Liebowitz of Dacron High School. |
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Post by String on May 2, 2019 19:05:27 GMT -5
The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes
As for comic book, Groo would be near the top of my list. Any and all Lord Julius' appearances/conversations in Cerebus (especially when he's paired with Duke Leonardi and Elrod)
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 2, 2019 20:00:35 GMT -5
Yeah, when it's actually trying to be funny, Cerebus is really, really, really funny.
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Post by Confessor on May 2, 2019 21:34:44 GMT -5
DR & Quinch...2000AD Hands down. I have vague memories of reading this in 2000 AD back in the early '80s, but it was never one of my favourite strips back then. As an adult and a huge fan of Alan Moore's work, the TPB collection has been on my wants list for years. I really must get round to getting a copy and reading it one of these days. |
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Post by Confessor on May 2, 2019 21:37:57 GMT -5
I was thinking of picking The Far Side by Gary Larson too, but because it consists of single panel gags, rather than sequential art, I decided that it didn't really fit the theme or the thread (only my subjective opinion though, you understand). But man, oh man, I have absolutely screamed with laughter at The Far Side on occasion. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 3, 2019 13:38:50 GMT -5
So Little Lulu. I swear to God. I don't think anyone's done panel-to-panel storytelling in comic better than John Stanley. He just has the best.... comic.... timingofany comics creator ever.
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Post by Bronze age andy on May 3, 2019 13:45:55 GMT -5
Comes down to 3 for me:
- The JLI
- Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (especially the Horrors of Ivan)
- The Atomics, the AAA Pop issues. The facial expressions get me every time.
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Post by junkmonkey on May 3, 2019 14:36:09 GMT -5
The funniest thing I ever read was a silly, very punk, eight page mashup fanzine (two photocopied sheets stapled together in the middle) that featured Betty and Veronica getting it together during WW2 in panels chopped from a British Commando comic. I nearly nearly wet myself with laughter. I'd post a pic of the cover and a link to the authors but my daughter nicked it and I have no idea where it is.
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Post by Graphic Autist on May 3, 2019 20:08:24 GMT -5
I was 11 when this came out, and I still find it hilarious. I need to re-read Bloom County as an adult.  |
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