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Title: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Vudak on February 25, 2009, 07:51:27 AM

My girlfriend found a newspaper comics collection of Baby Blues somehow and brought it over for me.  I don't recall it ever being in my local paper, which is a shame because it's pretty good.  I've actually sat down and started reading through a whole collection for the first time since Calvin & Hobbes or The Far Side.  I have a few friends about to have children and I figure I'll give a collection of these for a present.

I'm curious as to how the authors get to make their Sunday strips as they see fit.  They don't follow the normal panel-line restrictions, but then again I haven't looked into that issue since Watterson, and don't know if paper's allow more leeway now.  I suppose it's possible they just put their Sundays up on a webpage or something, too.

It got me thinking what other comics might be out there...  What are some local favorites of yours?

Here's the Baby Blues homepage, by the way:

http://www.babyblues.com/index.php (http://www.babyblues.com/index.php)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Nwbie on February 25, 2009, 09:19:35 AM

One of my favorites

http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: hubsonfire on February 25, 2009, 09:26:32 AM

^ and Get Fuzzy- I don't think anything else in the Comics section around here is remotely close to being comic.

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: BlauK on February 25, 2009, 10:26:00 AM

"Zits" is pretty good for those who are already a bit past the "Baby Blues" (which I have also enjoyed a lot) :)
It is the one I always save for last in our local newspaper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zits_(comic_strip)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Treize69 on February 25, 2009, 10:30:21 AM

I'm still a huge fan of "Mother Goose and Grimm", have been since I was a kid. It was always my second, behind "Calvin and Hobbes".

I cut this one out and put it on my desk at work just this past Sunday in fact.

(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0222.gif)

And their most recent completed runner...

(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0216.gif)
(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0217.gif)
(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0218.gif)
(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0219.gif)
(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0220.gif)
(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0221.gif)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: MrBill on February 25, 2009, 10:49:41 AM

My Fav.

http://www.chase3000.com/userpages/calvinhobbes/ (http://www.chase3000.com/userpages/calvinhobbes/)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Treize69 on February 25, 2009, 11:03:05 AM

(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_1994/MGG0410.gif)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Sox62 on February 25, 2009, 11:33:30 AM

(http://progressiveboink.com/nick/images/calvinandhobbes/CH940127.JPG)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: CAVPFCDD on February 25, 2009, 12:54:00 PM

fellas fellas, there is clearly no contest, Far side is easily the greatest comic ever

had a daily calender with a new Far Side each day, best thing ever, this is easily the funniest comic out there

(http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Canal/3184/comics/coathanger.jpg)
(http://www.apluswebmaster.net/gods-pc2.jpg)
(http://www.saidbak.dk/images/nervous_dogs.gif)
(http://garyploski.com/wp-content/uploads/far-side-cat-fud.jpg)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Treize69 on February 25, 2009, 01:31:16 PM

This one is 15 years old and now newly appropriate.

(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_1994/MGG0920.gif)

And...

(http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_1995/MGG0421.gif)

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Vudak on February 25, 2009, 02:05:34 PM

Quote from: CAVPFCDD on February 25, 2009, 12:54:00 PM

fellas fellas, there is clearly no contest, Far side is easily the greatest comic ever

had a daily calender with a new Far Side each day, best thing ever, this is easily the funniest comic out there

I'd have to agree with you that it's the funniest...  Calvin & Hobbes will always remain my favorite from an art-appreciation standpoint though.

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: Shuffler on February 25, 2009, 02:14:19 PM

Far Side +1

I have a book on Beetle Bailey that my in-laws gave me a couple of years a go for christmas. Has gold inlay and such in hard cover.

Title: Re: Baby Blues (and other newspaper comics)
Post by: kotrenin on February 25, 2009, 03:31:36 PM

God how I miss Far Side and Calvin.  I've been sticking to Non Sequitur and Fox Trot (Fox Trot is in the Sunday paper only now.)  Get Fuzzy is real good too.