And this particular Macanudo episode can, I think, be understood as a kind of “cartoonist’s day off” strip, itself a subgenre of “fourth wall”. Like, little Billy filling in since Dad is napping …
I see a number of CIDUs every now and then, but I always feel a) it’s a pop culture reference I’ll never get but it obvious to the world at large, b) the cartoonist is scraping the bottom of the barrel, desperate to meet a deadline. As a result of both those, plus advanced age, I tend to forget about them. I’ll try to do better in the future.
beckoningchasm, no need to feel bad, but please do send them! One person’s pop reference is another’s CIDU, of course.
As an editor I’ve posted several items where I was sure I knew the cartoonist’s intent, and subsequent comments proved me right, but that’s not the point. It’s a community and we have fun riffing on the ideas–THAT’S the point!
Well, not exactly a CIDU but today’s Luann has the title character gobsmacked that she has to apply to get into a four year university after 20+ years at the local Junior College. I don’t understand how this strip survives…
Consul, Luann fans are a species unto themselves. If you value your sanity, never wade into the comment section.
I read it myself because I like the way he draws women. They’re always appealing. (The men always look like potatoes, and not very fresh potatoes.)
Oh, am I ever with you. I also mostly lurk at Comics Curmudgeon where the rage at the ‘Trufans’ flows like Vesuvius. I read the strip occasionally just to see how bad it can get and today’s was a lulu. The guidance counselor character looks like something out of Jay Ward.
Oh, am I ever with you. I mostly lurk on Comics Curmudgeon where the ire towards ‘Trufans’ flows like Vesuvius. I occasionally read the strip to see how bad it can get and today was a lulu.
The guidance counselor looks like a Mud City Mangler from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. I had a couple of corroborating image links when I first posted this comment but I think they were rejected.
I don’t understand why only Luann comes into criticism for using comic-book time. Everyone complains about her being in junior college for “20 years” (it’s been like 12) but has no problem with the Peanuts kids aging up by only a few years during the entire 50-year run, or Dennis Mitchell being perpetually 5-anna-half.
Powers– I don’t criticize Luann for using comic book time. In the history of the comic strip, only a handful have aged their characters. Some kind of gracefully (Gasoline Alley) and some quite poorly (Funky Winkerbean). The point seems be “the Joke,” and if they can pull that off, the rest is unimportant.
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And this particular Macanudo episode can, I think, be understood as a kind of “cartoonist’s day off” strip, itself a subgenre of “fourth wall”. Like, little Billy filling in since Dad is napping …
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I see a number of CIDUs every now and then, but I always feel a) it’s a pop culture reference I’ll never get but it obvious to the world at large, b) the cartoonist is scraping the bottom of the barrel, desperate to meet a deadline. As a result of both those, plus advanced age, I tend to forget about them. I’ll try to do better in the future.
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beckoningchasm, no need to feel bad, but please do send them! One person’s pop reference is another’s CIDU, of course.
As an editor I’ve posted several items where I was sure I knew the cartoonist’s intent, and subsequent comments proved me right, but that’s not the point. It’s a community and we have fun riffing on the ideas–THAT’S the point!
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Well, not exactly a CIDU but today’s Luann has the title character gobsmacked that she has to apply to get into a four year university after 20+ years at the local Junior College. I don’t understand how this strip survives…
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Consul, Luann fans are a species unto themselves. If you value your sanity, never wade into the comment section.
I read it myself because I like the way he draws women. They’re always appealing. (The men always look like potatoes, and not very fresh potatoes.)
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Oh, am I ever with you. I also mostly lurk at Comics Curmudgeon where the rage at the ‘Trufans’ flows like Vesuvius. I read the strip occasionally just to see how bad it can get and today’s was a lulu. The guidance counselor character looks like something out of Jay Ward.
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Oh, am I ever with you. I mostly lurk on Comics Curmudgeon where the ire towards ‘Trufans’ flows like Vesuvius. I occasionally read the strip to see how bad it can get and today was a lulu.
The guidance counselor looks like a Mud City Mangler from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. I had a couple of corroborating image links when I first posted this comment but I think they were rejected.
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I don’t understand why only Luann comes into criticism for using comic-book time. Everyone complains about her being in junior college for “20 years” (it’s been like 12) but has no problem with the Peanuts kids aging up by only a few years during the entire 50-year run, or Dennis Mitchell being perpetually 5-anna-half.
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I sent in one recently…perhaps I used the wrong address? Is it now only through the form?
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“I read it myself because I like the way he draws women.”
There are always the Liberty Meadows reruns:
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Powers– I don’t criticize Luann for using comic book time. In the history of the comic strip, only a handful have aged their characters. Some kind of gracefully (Gasoline Alley) and some quite poorly (Funky Winkerbean). The point seems be “the Joke,” and if they can pull that off, the rest is unimportant.
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