{"id":9980,"date":"2013-09-16T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snarkitupfuzzball.nexiliscom.com\/?p=9980"},"modified":"2013-09-16T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T02:19:10","slug":"nothing-less-than-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarkitupfuzzball.nexiliscom.com\/?p=9980","title":{"rendered":"Nothing less than a crime…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…that’s when newspapers (and even online comic sites) are TOO DAMNED CHEAP<\/em><\/strong> to print the first “throw-away panels” of a Sunday comic strip.\u00a0 To see the online throwaways, you often have to click and beep and bounce and sneak through ads and miscellaneous crap in order to be rewarded\u00a0 (HINT: if there’s a “Buy a Print” option button, click on it — it usually shows you the ENTIRE strip, often in a much larger (readable) format).\u00a0 Of course, these extra square inches may only serve to prolong the agony of a non-funny strip, but for God’s sake, let the reader be the judge!<\/em>\u00a0 And if you get your Sunday comics by paper, you just might be SOL.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, these panels are unexpectedly poignant, or slyly humorous, or just a lark on the cartoonist’s part, often to the benefit what might otherwise be considered a trite, tired comic.\u00a0 Sometimes, the bit of extra space helps round out a long build up to a very satisfying conclusion.\u00a0 9 Chickweed Lane<\/em> often uses long, wordless Sunday panels to a successful effect (Edda and Amos running around, swimming and diving, or playing musical instructions, Edda and\/or Seth dancing, Solange doing very feline things).\u00a0 And, yes, this is<\/em><\/strong> credit where credit is due.<\/p>\n

15 September’s Hi and Lois<\/em>, one I rarely<\/em> read, has a great intro (yes, I was coaxed into “checking it out”):<\/p>\n

\"Hi<\/a><\/p>\n

Even in the non-thowaway first panel, you can see a tiny Charlie Brown and a tiny Hagar walking away from church.\u00a0 Cross-over comic strips are a kick (not only do the Brownes and Walkers include their familys’ strips (Beetle Bailey<\/em> and Hagar the Horrible<\/em>), but also Marvin<\/em>, Zits<\/em>, Dennis the Menace<\/em>, Tiger<\/em> and Peanuts<\/em>. (I dunno…maybe Charlie Brown is one of those Browns, too.)<\/p>\n

Okay.\u00a0 I love crossovers in comics.\u00a0 I love sneaky bits.\u00a0 And so I bow to Hi, Lois and their creators by mashing them unmercifully.<\/p>\n

And on a Sunday yet!<\/em><\/p>\n

In church!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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