Over a Century of comics

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Gordo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The comic strip Gordo was written and drawn by the Mexican-American artist Gustavo "Gus" Arriola. The strip ran from 1941 to 1985 and chronicled the life of Gordo ("Fatso"), a bean farmer in Mexico. Other characters in the strip included his dog, Señor Dog; his nephew, Pepito; and Artemisa Rosalinda Gonzalez, a widow determined to marry the bachelor farmer. In 1954, Gordo lost his lease on his land and had to travel throughout Mexico as a tour guide. The character's trips were a vehicle for the strip to introduce Mexico and its people to the wider world. At the height of its popularity the strip appeared in 270 newspapers. The strip was praised by the Mexican government and the California state legislature for its promotion of international understanding.

The local paper stopped carrying Boondocks, with no explanation that I saw. Now I am told that the strip is no longer being produced. True?

One of my favorites that lasted from childhood is Archie. corny, huh?

A comic I used to treasure was Guindon...

Wikipedia on Dick Guindon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Guindon


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Hey, I love virtually all the comics.

The Guindon's I remember most had one or the other of this couple standing in the garden or wherever, saying some words that resonated for me. I loved the drawing... The LA Times carried it but then stopped, and that was quite depressing.

It's new to me. Looks like one I would follow.

Ya know Edgar, I was feeling that maybe Opus and theboys were getting a little dose of "jump the shark" since Bloom County resurfaced as "Outland". The comic strip started to focus too much on the value of the art and not the ideas conveyed therein. Always a danger. Thats why I dont like many of those "manga" style cartoons, they are rather lame in plot o situational content.

Ive never seen a full suite of Boondocks so I cant comment. There are a few of these single panel cartoons like "pluggers" and "Shy;ock fox" that are either meant for reatrded folks or very young kids. I cant figger, but most of the single panel cartoons have no worth since "The Farside" departed.


Another one I really hate is Dilbert. This thing ran out of steam about 1995 when it was funny for a brief time. Now, I find it sad.

Time marches on. The Dick Tracy strip above is merely quaint, not particularly good, but the public loved that strip for many years. It turned 75 this year.

I loved Berkely Breathed in the early days, but can't read his strip anymore

i still read a ton of comic books

i think it's a shame that the medium doesn't get the recognition that it deserves, the best of the lot are every bit as good as the best that "real" books have to offer, and the worse are no worse than much of the disposable fiction one sees on book shelves

I agree, djjd.

Heavy Metal magazine

Do you read this magazine, djjs? I bet ya do.

i read it quite regularily in the late 70's early eighties

right now i'm enjoying a newish marvel series called Runaways

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Walt Wallet, of Gasoline Alley is 105 yrs old in 2006. His mind comes and goes. He did not recognize his own grand daughter in a recent episode. Now, he has wandered away from home, and the Social Security is at his home, on a fact finding visit. Mainly, they want to know if he is still alive. I think that within the next several months, he will die. His wife died some time back.

Gasoline Alley celebrated its 90th anniversary this past week, and Alley Oop, its 75th, about a month or two back.

Pearls Before Swine is one of my favorite newer strips.

Here is another example of Pearls Before Swine

Hi Edgar.. Don't think I've ever posted in this topic of yours before, as I can't remember seeing it.

My favourite comics are the one-panel ones, with The Far Side being the best, in my opinion.

In the past, I've enjoyed Matt Groening's 'Life in Hell'. Here's a sample: