tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post8745321891402372014..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: NCCCC 2010 Round 3 - Doonesbury Dopplegangersyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-46307929894199877502010-04-12T20:09:25.417-04:002010-04-12T20:09:25.417-04:00I think politics and comics mix beautifully. But ...I think politics and comics mix beautifully. But that might be because I dislike both, hah.<br /><br />Come visit me.<br />http://ivyandhaley.blogspot.com<br /><br />IvyIvy and Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335952216200416563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-2892969887677979312010-04-10T12:19:49.057-04:002010-04-10T12:19:49.057-04:00wait, the PC girl doesn't have a pacifier in h...wait, the PC girl doesn't have a pacifier in her mouth all the time?treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-48261918951803040642010-04-08T00:53:54.624-04:002010-04-08T00:53:54.624-04:00Prickly City. Ugh. It's even worse than Fillmo...Prickly City. Ugh. It's even worse than Fillmore because it sometime allllmost manages to be fun. That, and the erratic inking, as though Stantis had more talented artists chained in the basement, and was cycling the work between them, make it much more troublesome than Duck of Hate.Carapacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489746197701446680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-64862630936563177792010-04-07T03:37:55.413-04:002010-04-07T03:37:55.413-04:00"Mallard Fillmore" was the obvious conte..."Mallard Fillmore" was the obvious contender, but "Prickly City" manages to be even MORE annoying, and at least the duck isn't some radiation-influenced monstrosity.Charlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390300490315841794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-44656878633186644832010-04-06T23:18:34.633-04:002010-04-06T23:18:34.633-04:00What, no "Day by Day"? Too easy?What, no "Day by Day"? Too easy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-19495005860902904022010-04-06T15:59:59.880-04:002010-04-06T15:59:59.880-04:00Mallard F. doesn't even qualify as a comic. It...Mallard F. doesn't even qualify as a comic. Its creator takes something he heard on the Rush Limbaugh show, writes it down in a panel, and then scribbles a duck saying it. Never any joke, never any story, never even the mildest effort to be insightful or challenging. It's a wonder that he can manage to put even one out every day, considering the massive amounts of codeine cough syrup he must consume.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159566695987711014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-61986026131285026482010-04-06T12:00:01.098-04:002010-04-06T12:00:01.098-04:00Mallard Fillmore is the worst comic, period. It tr...Mallard Fillmore is the worst comic, period. It transcends all categories. So I gave the nod to Prickly City, because it tries harder to mimic the successful formulas of Doonesbury and Bloom County, and thus is even more irritating when it fails (continuously). At least I know going in that Mallard Fillmore is going to be mind-bogglingly stupid; Prickly City is more often apt to string me along before the stupid happens.Sock Puppethttp://freethought-forum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-59026803294405633702010-04-06T09:11:58.796-04:002010-04-06T09:11:58.796-04:00Personally, I avoid political strips like the plag...Personally, I avoid political strips like the plague; even when I agree with their points, they're inevitably so heavy-handed that I just want the artist to shut up.<br /><br />I voted for "Edison Lee" for a very simple reason - I have no idea which side or what goals the artist is holding. With "Mallard Filmore", you get a cartoon animal Glenn Beck; with "Prickly City", you get a "Bloom County" wanna-be without the observational or art skills; with "Non Sequitur", you get Wiley's general insanity. <br /><br />But what is the point of "Edison Lee"? I can't place it except for someone who likes to rant - like you said, it's a really annoying just-finished-my-Poli-Sci-course college kid feeling, and those bastards ruined my college experience. They get enough exposure; they don't need a comic strip, too, dammit.Melahttp://melashaan.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-4022424877086529842010-04-06T02:02:07.310-04:002010-04-06T02:02:07.310-04:00Which politically oriented strip misses the mark t...Which politically oriented strip misses the mark the worst? <br /><br />That would be Doonsebury itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-89398114883016704042010-04-05T22:27:31.304-04:002010-04-05T22:27:31.304-04:00Prickly City has no chance in this category, but i...Prickly City has no chance in this category, but it'll be a front runner for the strip most trying to copy Bloom County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-42094617874396015222010-04-05T22:05:41.994-04:002010-04-05T22:05:41.994-04:00FYI, having a duck named Mallard Filmore was rippe...FYI, having a duck named Mallard Filmore was ripped off from a DC comics series from the early 1980s.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Carrot_and_His_Amazing_Zoo_Crew!Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-44712370695986350582010-04-01T02:05:55.981-04:002010-04-01T02:05:55.981-04:00Gotta go with the duck on this one, for precisely ...Gotta go with the duck on this one, for precisely the reasons you cite. It's not clever, it's just the same nonsense ranting. For all its left-leaning, you have to give Doonesbury points for skewering whoever happens to be in charge.Claudehttp://baltimorediary.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-88339588378178651212010-03-31T11:30:20.319-04:002010-03-31T11:30:20.319-04:00Oh, this is just not fair. I so very much want to ...Oh, this is just not fair. I so very much want to hurt <i>Edison Lee</i> for all it's done, especially since it didn't make it into the first poll, but...goddammit, I just can't make a solid argument for it being a worse political strip (or even a worse strip <i>period</i>) than <i>Mallard Fillmore.</i> I guess part of it probably has to do with the vagueness of its leanings (I'd peg it as more union Democrat, myself, but who the fuck knows?) - after all, it's hard to be truly offensive with your opinions when you're barely expressing any to begin with. Oh well. Next time, <i>Edison Lee,</i> next time...johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792253276772262545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-91331241323005190792010-03-31T05:48:46.259-04:002010-03-31T05:48:46.259-04:00This is an easy one.
Mallard Fillmore: This is th...This is an easy one.<br /><br />Mallard Fillmore: This is the duck's to lose. It's never funny, never insightful. I'm not sure it's ever even actually made a point -- other than a talking point, that is.<br /><br />Prickly City: Another one that's highly problematic and full of political stereotypes. But every once in awhile Stantis manages to actually say something that makes sense or is funny.<br /><br />Edison Lee: I can't really say anything about this. I've never seen this one in the wild. A lot of people seem to dislike it, though. All I can do is shrug and move on.<br /><br />Non Sequitur: Jeez, did Wiley key your car or something? Wiley used to be a political cartoonist and this strip was sort of a daily political cartoon, once upon a time. He doesn't go there all that often anymore, but he's no worse at it than any other political cartoonist who isn't Conrad or Oliphant.<br /><br />Final verdict: the fuckin' duck. He's also now the odds on favorite to take best (worst) of show.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.com