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”
Well, it’s not like I haven’t lost the same pound more than once.
Change for no gain.
Not clear yet how bad the losses are–I’f figured out how to get around one hurdle.
I once belonged to a Diet group called Tops which was take off pounds sensibly. Make that I was an officer? Anyway they awarded charms for pounds lost.
I had so many if I had fallen in a pool with the bracelet I’d have drowned. Mike always swore I just kept losing the same pounds over and over.
What do people think about Diet Coke? I think maybe it is helping to make me gain or not lose. I have to get unaddicted to them.
Personally, I think one is better off eschewing all soft drinks, sugary or not.
Current strip. Gene is pragmatic realist. Mary Lou is not. He is scared, she is excited.
This marriage is never going to go smoothly.
Did I mention how excited we all were at lunch looking at the boxes of seeds? Real gardeners plant seeds.
Re 1-11-17: Being Gus’s daughter, I’d have figured Lou could run a P&L sheet when she was eight years old…and could have fully understood its importance.
I run one, too. I call it a Household Budget.
I think you are right Ghost. Every knowledgeable or even whacky diet program I have been on says to not drink carbonation or artificially sweetened beverages.
1-11-17: But, then again, whose share of the proceeds from the sale of the restaurant is financing this life style?
My friends, real physical people I know and respect, are urging me to file suit against my insurance company over the debacle that Trigger has turned into. One of my Oklahoma friends, a very respected engineer and manufacturer, has even called his personal attorney to discuss my case and is urging me to have him file suit.
What do you all think? Ghost what do you think? I don’t care how wispy you are, I think you are real.
Regarding the diet drinks, there have been articles suggesting that some, maybe all artificial sweeteners interfere with the health of the friendly bacteria in our gut and mess up our ability to eat healthy foods in appropriate quantities. I’ve made a point of avoiding them since mid-August and can report that my weight swings are diminishing.
Now that my back seems to have recovered from the car crash back on September 24, I am trying to get back into the exercise habit. If I ever lose the first twenty pounds instead of just repeatedly losing and regaining 5 pounds, I’ll be sure to brag about it here.
I hope you will.
Good Morning Village and Jimmy!
You guys (and gals) don’t recognize me, but I have been reading this blog on a weekly or so basis since before Katrina hit the coast. And being a late night reader I have a minimal chance of Jimmy actually catching my post. But…
Since Jimmy has started asking so many questions about what we think and explaining about his artistic choices, etc. I have a couple of things I have been wondering about (or maybe I just missed the clues).
First, have Arlo and Janis retired from work? I cannot remember the last time I saw a strip relating to the office routine or co-workers. (As they say… inquiring minds want to know)
And today’s strip (1/11/17) has Gene as the fiscally responsible and Mary Lou as the idealist. But I thought early on that it was the other way around.
And just to weigh in on an old topic; I can see the difference in the ink vs felt tip drawings. I believe the ink allows Jimmy to create angles of the nib to create “shading” and “texture” that the felt tip drawings tend to lack. But for the record, it has always been the content that counts when I read the strip.
So thank you Jimmy for hanging in there for us and I am ready to buy that next book.
It is bigger! And I love the Blondie’s opaque bath salts gag 🙂
Jackie:
No insult intended, and I’m sorry if I caused offense. I honestly thought one of your posts meant that you were looking for the comments and couldn’t find them.
I agree with Morphy about the comments being better in this forum.
Rick sweet thing for being so nice, I am hard to offend! No, I meant they could stay lost!
The Village truly cares and their comments reflect it. No one here makes snarky or mean comments. Heck, we aren’t even critical!
Somewhere in last few days I read some comments directed at another cartoonist and strip and while it obviously wasn’t one I read the person commenting was so rude I wanted to say to him “You just try being funny 365 days a year and draw it too!”
Forgot to say good morning. I am going back to sleep. But I thought a few seconds about drawing and writing a comic strip.
Comics are not bound by reality nor precedent history nor “facts”. They are fiction and as such can change at writer-artist’s whim. A character can be blonde blue eyed and suddenly new cast, he’s got brown hair. Or has a personality change.
The issue arises if the reader is unwilling to accept the change. We want the characters to look or behave in a certain way.
So not unlike a movie, a TV show, a book, Jimmy is not bound to have reality or even consistency in his strip. The big BUTTER is he can’t tick us off where we stop reading.
A good example I think would be Chickweed Lane or Lou Ann, two strips I gave up on. But that is just me.
Jimmy’s problem is staying fresh, not running same jokes over and over. But I know he asks himself, “Would Arlo do that? Would Janis?”
That butter is but or butt but not buttrr.
Elephant herd at:
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/african-safari-camera
Big male, I think, behind shrubbery L of ctr. Hippos + rocks in river.
Peace,
Jackie, re a lawsuit, do as your heart leads you. But remember that the problem with legal action against a corporation, especially a large one, is that they have deeper pockets, more attorneys on staff, and will likely survive most of us. I guess what I’m saying is, that unless you feel very strongly about it or if you, due to financial reasons, cannot let it go…”Life is too short.”
After the dust settles, however it does, find another insurance carrier and then report and document this mess to your state department of insurance. That’s just me, though.
Good morning villagers…
Guess who? Miss one and all…you too GR????
On sister’s phone. Dad having
Prostate surgery.
Say prayers. Love
Debbe
‘Wiki says I overestimated World Population.’
Not by much, and 8B will be right on all too soon. This is the elephant* in the room of most of humanity’s major problems. There is no such thing as a world without population control. Humanity does, however, have it in our power to decide what kind. I fear for my grandchildren.
Peace,
*Elephants have left the Kenya webcam’s view.
Debbe, missing you, too! So much! Praying for your Dad and all of you, too. Love and hugs, sweetie.
Thank you Ghost, that is my opinion too. I am not prone to file suits. I did it once because of principles and to try to right a wrong for others, not just for me. I know about deep pockets. My little (literally small height) attorney went up against Leon Jaworski and a team of a dozen assistants. We changed direction for others and that mattered. A truck doesn’t seem that important.
Good morning all. Awake again.
Debbe, I hope all goes well with your dad’s surgery. Stay calm and strong. Love.
Heavens, it is 66 going to 72 out there with high winds..the rains come tomorrow and go on a week. We are on edge of predicted ice storm.
Oklahoma.
Good morning all. Glad to hear from you Debbe, hope your dad comes through the operation and recovery without any problems.
Jackie and Ghost, I’m not in favor of lawsuits either. But when a corporation ignores its responsibilities to its paying customers, they may be the only way to get results. It seems the Good Hands People were hoping to ignore Jackie till she went away. When that didn’t work, they tried to get out of it as cheaply as they could.
At this point, the lawsuit is like the club in the old joke about training a mule. First you have to get their attention. It might not be necessary to do anything more than have the attorney communicate with them to light a fire under them and get the matter resolved.
Whatever happens, Jackie, good luck. And it’s time to find another insurance company, I think.