tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post114250635169140114..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: NCCC Pointless Soap Division Round 1yellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1143048830251346872006-03-22T12:33:00.000-05:002006-03-22T12:33:00.000-05:00Rex over Mark Trail? That WAS an upset. I would ...Rex over Mark Trail? That WAS an upset. I would have figured that better artwork and June's prodigious rack would have doomed Rex to get eliminated in Round 1.J.Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131211276276689630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142701565104017682006-03-18T12:06:00.000-05:002006-03-18T12:06:00.000-05:00The Gilchrist boys have really ruined Nancy. She m...The Gilchrist boys have really ruined Nancy. She might look a little better, but she's a little too late-20th-century. <BR/><BR/>There was a time, right before Bushmiller died, that the name Plastino started appearing as the signature on the Sunday strips. He was pretty good, but I think he died shortly after Bushmiller did.<BR/><BR/>They should just run old Nancy strips from the 50s and 60s. Pure genius and a new generation could learn to appreciate the perfect placement of three rocks on a grassy hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142693313712128592006-03-18T09:48:00.000-05:002006-03-18T09:48:00.000-05:00Here's someone's take on Nancy if you want to foll...Here's someone's take on <A HREF="http://www.nancynall.com/archives/000929.html" REL="nofollow">Nancy</A> if you want to follow the links. (I recommend right-clicking and opening in a new window.)yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142691652664606062006-03-18T09:20:00.000-05:002006-03-18T09:20:00.000-05:00I knew this would be a tough one. When I was in co...I knew this would be a tough one. <BR/><BR/>When I was in college I worked at the campus radio station. There was a guy who, in a nod to Mayor LaGuardia, would read the comics on the air for the benefit of dorm students who didn't have access to newspapers. (He went on to become a big wheel at DefJam Records and has worked as a music supervisor on several films.) One afternoon he got a call from a listener who wanted to make a request. <BR/><BR/>She asked for that day's Apartment 3-G.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's all I've got just now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142659215514885232006-03-18T00:20:00.000-05:002006-03-18T00:20:00.000-05:00tbg, If you go to the Comics Curmudgeon you will f...tbg, <BR/>If you go to the Comics Curmudgeon you will find a lot of scattered references to Aunt Fritzi, particularly the newer sexier version. Nancy, not so much. I think Bushmiller's influence is being overlooked.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142644301042658572006-03-17T20:11:00.000-05:002006-03-17T20:11:00.000-05:00Best Sentence of the Week:"Of all the lead charact...Best Sentence of the Week:<BR/><BR/>"Of all the lead characters created by Dr. Dallis, Sam Driver has the most keen sense of humor. His wry, dry wit belies his no-nonsense attorney's demeanor."<BR/><BR/>I must admit, though, that I am a Nancyphile. I've been a HUGE fan of Nancy since the late 70s (and of course a reader since before I could read). I can't figure out how to search your site to see if you've covered the genius of Ernie Bushmiller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142633396508144652006-03-17T17:09:00.000-05:002006-03-17T17:09:00.000-05:00I cannot for the life of me figure out Judge Parke...I cannot for the life of me figure out Judge Parker. I need to find some SparkNotes™ to figure out just who is who. I can't tell Sam from Randy or Abbey from any other female character. It's too much to walk into without a roadmap. The rather skimpy <A HREF="http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/jparker/about.htm" REL="nofollow">character bios</A> on the King Features site aren't much help. Sam has been the lead character since 1963, but he's only 33 years old, and he isn't married to Abbey, but they both raise the two hot-to-trot adopted girls. Yieeee! I've got a headache.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1142624530376924462006-03-17T14:42:00.000-05:002006-03-17T14:42:00.000-05:00OK, since YOU brought it up: when (and why) did Ju...OK, since YOU brought it up: when (and why) did Judge Parker become the Sam story and not Judge Parker anymore? How can you retire a comic-strip character? Don't say he ran out of stories, because that's obvious.<BR/><BR/>I used to actually read and follow all the soap opera strips when I was a teenager. I do think the stories moved at a slightly faster pace then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com