Sunday Funnies
Sunday SPPs are a little less dull. The rhythm is different, and, well, they're in color. But here are today's:
Candorville by Darrin Bell
Dilbert by Scott Adams (SPPW debut for Mr. Adams)
Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley
and...
Earlier this week 9 Chickweed Lane was noted for its two panel silent reaction. Today's Herman reprint brings us a three panels of set-up-the-punchline silence! And, as a bonus, there's even a silent first panel.
A while ago I worked with an old Russian woman who thought Herman was the funniest thing in the universe. "I love the Herman," she would say. I never really understood why, but I just read on comics.com that Herman was the first Western comic to be printed in East Germany. So, maybe somehow Herman was seen in the communist world as a shining beacon of freedom, a sample of the glorious wonders of democracy. Herman, ladies and gentlemen, equals hope.
posted by Matt Gill at 3:18 PM
3 Comments:
I'm new to this blog, I was lead here from a members-only message board owned by and devoted to the world's best geek rapper MC Frontalot... anyway, is there a list somewhere of which funnies are carried by the LA Times? I only want to know so I'll know which comics not to bother reporting to you when I see a SPP.
I also am new to the blog, but have been intrigued by the concept. It has led me to look at the comics in a different light.
My daughter was equally interested as we perused Sunday's offerings:
In the Boston Globe, in addition to those mentioned, we were treated to "Opus", "Monty", "Arlo and Janis" (silent save the last panel), "For Better or for Worse", "Adam @ Home", and "Rose is Rose". Another local paper's funnies adds "Garfield" to the mix.
Good stuff!
Michael, thank you for you comments. I'm glad if this goofy little blog increases your appreciation of the daily comics. But I really don't know what I'm talking about. For a really good introduction to what comics are and can be, read the book Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. But thanks for reading and commenting. See you in the funny papers.
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