Today’s classic was a subtle—or not—plug for this blog that appeared in newspapers in 2008. When cartoonists first began to insert web addresses and such into printed newspaper comics, a lot of editors weren’t keen on the practice. They felt as if they were forced to share a property after they’d paid for exclusive rights. It was even muttered that syndicates and cartoonists perhaps should pay for “advertising.” The editors might have had a point, but, muttering or no, that horse left the barn a long time ago. What we now call “social media” are an intrinsic fact of life. What, you thought we were going to talk about the art of inking? We will, but not today. Instead, I want to call your attention to the new GoComics web site, which went live this week. I will refrain from comment now, but I very much would like to know your opinion.
312 responses to “The new GoComics site is up”
I just read Keith’s comment about not being able to download comics from GoComics any more. That’s a real bummer. I like to download comics onto my computer and/or to send them as email attachments. I’ll have to figure out some other way now.
Intrigued by the new site’s “Read A&J from the Beginning” button, I found it doesn’t really go back *that* far. But I did find this classic, and laughed out loud again: http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2005/06/23
Ken I did that last night. Seems I remember it started with May, 1994 and I thought strip began long before that.
When did strip begin?
That is why I said Jimmy was so much better now because I was reading those early strips in bed. With a bottle of white Moscato wine. Finished half of wine and strips.
July 29, 1985.
My finger is still bleeding and hurts. So much for being a self assured chopping expert!
Jackie, since it is your prescription you know better than I, does blood thinner plus bleeding wound need professional care?
Looked back, that is a four and a half hour bleed.
Sorry if I’m being too intrusive, my alert level is heightened. If I am accurate, and I do not mean to be stalker-ish:
A woman over fifty, who monitors blood sugar, is on a calorie restricted diet, recently recovered from bed-sickness, on blood thinners, has a small slice wound that has continuously bleed for nearly five hours. If you are still conscious, I humbly advise calling your local Nurse Line, so a professional can hear your voice, and ask appropriate questions.
You add value here Jackie. Please take care.
Anyone with the technical skills, associated social-site connections, and knowledge of Jackie’s locale; is invited to forward last four posts to appropriate local authority or care-giver.
One hour elapsed. Hope no one feels I over-reacted.
Jackie, prayers for all to be well in your world.
Moving on.
Morphy we got bleeding stopped. My nail salon glued me up with super glue. I just kept bupping the cut and it would start up again.
Bumping and opening jagged cut which was with serrated steak knife. Blood thinner you don’t coagulation well.
Most days I have workmen around who check on me. Like today.
When I was traveling all over and going remote places with danger of cuts my cardiologist took me off Plavix because he was afraid I’d bleed out. I got a blocked artery instead. So now back on them.
Sounds like I need to get a quote from Ghost for a protective detail. I do not think he’d let me bleed out.
“Finished half of wine and strips.”
I had a lady friend like that, Jackie.
Siri on wheels? Or HAL?
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-bionic-woman-chinese-robot-charm.html
Glad to see my worry was for naught.
On your other thoughts today, Jackie- Dumplings, biscuits, pastry all the bakery goodies, are at their absolute best before whatever fatty ingredient used, butter, oil, or lard, cools from the oven the first time. Once arrived at room temperature, each re-heat just makes it — well not worse, just never quite as good. That’s why bakeries sell more doughnuts at 4:30 am, not pm. Scratch chicken and dumplings? Yes, please! Extra helpings?!
I fired up my Fire 8 HD to see how gocomics looks on it. Et up with ads, mostly. Like cxp, I have ABP on my PC, and I see no gocomics ads there. My overall impression…meh. As I said, I only use the gocomics site to check less than a handful of daily cartoons.
Ref 1-10-17 A&J: ML’s body language in the first panel tells me she is trying to convince Gene that what she is saying is true. Her body language in the final panel tells me she believes she has. Gene’s response says otherwise.
Good read on current strip’s dilemma, GR6. On AdBlocking, back when I used Opera browser the plug-in or widget or what not, showed this page as zero ads, and I whitelisted it. Now that I use Vivaldi, highly recommend by the way, Avira came integrated. It is not as prohibitive, so I get to see some, bad, ads. But I do not see how to whitelist. Wonder if it is actually an ad filter/director rather than blocker. Might have to investigate that.
Sorry, wasn’t clear, those ads are on other sites. Jimmy’s remains untainted.
Thank you, Jimmy.
Jackie Monies:
The comments on gocomics.com can be found by clicking the icon that looks a speech balloon in many comic strips.
Keith, don’t know if you will see this, but if you use firefox, there is an add-on called yesscript that lets you turn off the javascript that is keeping you from downloading the comics.
I haven’t made my mind up about the new gocomics site except I do like the larger strips.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlo_and_Janis I found this interesting.
Organic, in a check-before-post maneuver, I saw yours. So to you also:
I looked at Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG, Wikipedia entry and website. Seems very well respected and something a fledgling browser would like to be associated with. However, there is no mention of a Vivaldi browser partner ship, or any description of an AdBlocker like product. If I stare at it long enough, the Red Bumbershoot logo seems slightly rounder on my browser address bar, compared to the website logo. The possibility of a lookalike bad actor remains.
Anyone have information?
Keith, my eyes can skip right past ads, too. We are lucky to be wired that way!
Gosh darn it, Jackie! You didn’t have to cut your finger just to keep me company! I hope you are okay. Serrated knives are right up there with the coarse side of the grater for nasty injuries, in my book. I padded my cut with gauze for the first day till some of the ouchiness stopped.
Actually a little super glue can help stop the bleeding. My wife slipped on our porch and I decided to take her to urgent care. When she came out with a bandage I asked the Dr. how many stitches and he said that he super glued it.
I can no longer hear the words “super glue” without thinking of Ron White.
I have a set of ceramic knives. From Kyocera. The same outfit that makes mobile phones, I suppose. (“You’ll cut your ear off, kid!”) If you think serrated knives are dangerous, don’t get ceramic ones.
No, Jackie, I wouldn’t let you bleed out. I have enough tourniquets on hand to prevent that, assuming decapitation is not involved.