Yeah. One of the best-drawn comics going right now is Rose Is Rose.
And I HATE the content. Or at least the part with angels.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
'Just Rewards (2)'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Betsy HP - Dec 09, 2004 9:37:11 am PST #6546 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Calli - Dec 09, 2004 9:46:06 am PST #6547 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I love the drawing in Strangers in Paradise. When I have more disposable income I'll be buying every issue.
Consuela - Dec 09, 2004 9:58:37 am PST #6548 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
And I HATE the content.
You and me both. And the Chronicle just dumped "Clear Blue Water", which had pretty bad art, but I was getting attached to the content. Sadly, they retained "Pearls Before Swine", which is badly drawn, stupid, and offensive altogether.
Sigh.
Connie Neil - Dec 09, 2004 10:05:23 am PST #6549 of 10002
brillig
Huh. I like Rose. I even like the angel, though the kitten is best.
Scrappy - Dec 09, 2004 10:07:56 am PST #6550 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I like Rose, too.
DavidS - Dec 09, 2004 10:11:39 am PST #6551 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You and me both. And the Chronicle just dumped "Clear Blue Water", which had pretty bad art, but I was getting attached to the content. Sadly, they retained "Pearls Before Swine", which is badly drawn, stupid, and offensive altogether.
Gah. I hated them both quite a bit. Clear Blue Water had that very grating "twinkle in the eye" factor. Which is also present in Rose. (I'm not anti-sentiment by any means. Love in C&H and even like For Better or Worse a great deal.)
Why must they pick such ugly looking cartoons?
Consuela - Dec 09, 2004 11:01:35 am PST #6552 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Clear Blue Water had that very grating "twinkle in the eye" factor.
What I liked was the tension and the political content, and the fact that the family was going through a rough time. And that she was biracial and he was hispanic and this was presented as no big deal, just another middle-class couple trying to get by. I liked that.
DavidS - Dec 09, 2004 11:11:04 am PST #6553 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What I liked was the tension and the political content, and the fact that the family was going through a rough time. And that she was biracial and he was hispanic and this was presented as no big deal, just another middle-class couple trying to get by. I liked that.
But it was all over the freakin' place. First he's long haired liberal. That doesn't generate enough conflict. He gets a brain swap and now he's a gun toting conservative. It's all about family dynamics, and then it's got this influx of imaginary superheroes. Plus - not funny. Plus - ugly to look at. And the biracial/hispanic etc just looked like lefty-lib pandering to me. I think that's the only reason it ever got put into the paper.
Emlah - Dec 09, 2004 9:56:25 pm PST #6554 of 10002
To every idea a shelf...
Harry Potter question... I had a debate with a work mate today -- sparked off by a customer requesting Book 6 -- because she insisted that Rowling has stated in interviews that the next two books are already written and its now just a matter of her releasing them when she wants to. Now, my understanding is that she has all the events pretty much figured out and the last chapter of the last book is written, but she's been writing the rest as she goes. Trouble is, both of is were debating our sides based on vague assumptions drawn from stuff we've read in interviews. Can anyone shed any light?
sumi - Dec 10, 2004 5:26:30 am PST #6555 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Emlah -- I think that you are right.