tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post7664666728447899039..comments2023-11-05T04:08:55.749-08:00Comments on Duck and Cover: That damned cavemanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-73734157275722675572008-08-21T13:32:00.000-07:002008-08-21T13:32:00.000-07:00B.C. was a lot of things. "Profound" was not one ...B.C. was a lot of things. "Profound" was not one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-80197191638597295222007-07-10T21:09:00.000-07:002007-07-10T21:09:00.000-07:00In Tinsley's defense, the Evil Sun was much, much ...In Tinsley's defense, the Evil Sun was much, much cooler than anything Hart did in the last ten years, so I whole-heartedly endorse that preemption. In fact, I'm still holding out hope for the spin-off strip covering the adventures of the Evil Sun and his sidekick, Angst-filled Teenage Rat.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829912497096632377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-25955093099077439702007-07-10T08:10:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:10:00.000-07:00yeah, he was a well established cartoonist with a ...yeah, he was a well established cartoonist with a huge newspaper clientele by the time he went kooky with the religion. He would have had to go in Mein Kampf territory for him to lose a significant amount of newspaper. That would not be courage it would be insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-25784832899548441752007-07-09T21:49:00.000-07:002007-07-09T21:49:00.000-07:00Let's see... the strip started in 1958.Hart (re)fo...Let's see... the strip started in 1958.<BR/><BR/>Hart (re)found Christianity in 1977.<BR/><BR/>So that makes... 19 years that Bruce Tinsley conveniently forgot that DIDN'T involve heavy-handed Christianity messages and the typical slams conservatives make towards others. From all account, the cartoon was apparently enjoyed by many during this earliest time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-15057461855105551712007-07-09T13:43:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:43:00.000-07:00It's important to not forget that politics aside, ...It's important to not forget that politics aside, Tinsley is a crappy artist with no sense of humor at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-70038327856662884452007-07-09T12:34:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:34:00.000-07:00Even his bitching about "ya think?" was able to pr...Even his bitching about "ya think?" was able to preempt his tribute to his hero.<BR/><BR/>I used to love BC, back in the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-74783468570392838632007-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:00His strip, this one, or any other strip, will neve...His strip, this one, or any other strip, will never hold a candle to Calvin and Hobbes. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-18586367619777301202007-07-09T08:34:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:34:00.000-07:00"I also personally think Johnny Hart would be appa...<I>"I also personally think Johnny Hart would be appalled at how poorly Mallard was able to draw Thor."</I><BR/><BR/>...or whoever the fuck, there were like four characters who looked like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-63241806732500032032007-07-09T08:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:10:00.000-07:00I like how Tinshley places his own strip alongside...I like how Tinshley places his own strip alongside "B.C.," "The Far Side," "Doonesbury," and "Peanuts."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-63752500053989022932007-07-09T06:26:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:26:00.000-07:00He stands up for his faith against the 15% of thos...He stands up for his faith against the 15% of those in the country who didn't share it. <BR/><BR/>Courage.Scanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599448481536132752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-68830589929666894362007-07-09T06:24:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:24:00.000-07:00The drawing is horrible because it is actually Pet...The drawing is horrible because it is actually Peter or is it? <BR/><BR/>He's on a wheel, or is he? <BR/><BR/>I think Thor was the only one who rode the wheel, but the hairline makes it clearly Peter.<BR/><BR/>Either way he hasn't been edgy since he made fun of beatniks.<BR/><BR/>And he was only absurd when he had cavemen worshipping Jesus before he ever existed. Otherwise the strip would be called AD.Scanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599448481536132752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-92074372305542382972007-07-09T05:20:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:20:00.000-07:00I just now realized that Thor is supposed to be st...I just now realized that Thor is supposed to be standing on a stone wheel with a stick through it. Honestly, for all the world it looks to me like a set of gray buttocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-72157296235528080892007-07-09T00:46:00.000-07:002007-07-09T00:46:00.000-07:00*actually reads strip*and he stood up for his fait...*actually reads strip*<BR/><BR/><I>and he stood up for his faith against all odds</I><BR/><BR/>Oh my GOD. That is so typical of Tinsley: portraying some deskbound scribbler pushing WASP ideals in the safety of WASP society as some fearless "Culture Warrior" fighting off the unwashed hordes who...well, who criticize him occasionally for his lightly-veiled hateful bigotry. It's just that usually Tinny's talking about <I>himself.</I><BR/><BR/>THIS is what Tinny thinks is "defending one's faith against all odds:"<BR/><BR/>http://wondermark.com/tcsd/stripdoc_3.html<BR/><BR/>(You'll have to dig around for the B.C. strip where the Hebrew menorah is burned into a cross; even less ambiguity there.)<BR/><BR/>"...Against all odds." Ugh. Tinny loves to describe himself as "speaking truth to power," which is one of the very rare times his strip is laugh-out-loud hilarious. He's claimed to have gotten death threats for his Purple-Heartworthy exploits (*snicker*).<BR/><BR/>..."Profound as <I>Peanuts</I>?" Oh Lord...if my eyes keep rolling like this, they're gonna twist right out of the sockets.<BR/><BR/>Moron.BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-31747651369503931372007-07-09T00:42:00.000-07:002007-07-09T00:42:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-52027589338237620332007-07-08T23:33:00.000-07:002007-07-08T23:33:00.000-07:00...talking to his pet goldfish about "B.C."That's ...<I>...talking to his pet goldfish about "B.C."</I><BR/><BR/>That's actually funnier than every <I>Mallard</I> and <I>B.C.</I> strip combined.BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-35166319379354447042007-07-08T23:19:00.000-07:002007-07-08T23:19:00.000-07:00This isn't the first time a B.C. character appeare...This isn't the first time a B.C. character appeared in "Mallard."<BR/><BR/>One strip few years ago had Mallard talking to his pet goldfish about "B.C." Don't remember any other details, though.<BR/><BR/>If anyone can find it, please post the link. It's somewhere at Jewish World Review website.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.com