Comment by larrry
Comment by larrry 21 hours ago
Have you ever laughed out loud at a cartoon? I don’t think I have, and I would say I enjoy cartoons quite a bit. A grin is about the best reaction I can give to one myself
Comment by larrry 21 hours ago
Have you ever laughed out loud at a cartoon? I don’t think I have, and I would say I enjoy cartoons quite a bit. A grin is about the best reaction I can give to one myself
>Have you ever laughed out loud at a cartoon?
Generally, I agree with you. But I do remember coming across Parking Lot Is Full one night and having to stifle my laughing so I didn't wake up my wife who was sleeping next to me while I was reading it.
That's totally fair. I had to dig a bit - but I'm pretty sure I may have audibly chuckled when I came across these in the wild.
Have you ever read Viz?
Specifically on the London underground (or your local public transport) during morning rush hour, with a hangover. It's hard not to laugh out loud.
MAD is wacky. This is more England and it's casual gutter talk. All cultures have their own. Do you enjoy any British hum(o)ur?
VIZ is crass, puerile in the extreme, casually (insert your red line here)-ist on many levels, and often repetitive. It uses common slang words, so somewhat culturally revealing. It's 'wrong' on many levels but done with style, albeit sometimes a repugnant style - So you inwardly 'gasp' in revulsion but outwardly stifle a giggle.
The fake small ads are often very very funny.
Lastly, like so many gags that use the 'shock' effect, the humour doesn't last forever; take a look at an early one on Archive...
I'm not sure I've ever laughed out loud at a cartoon, but as a kid, the compilation books of Charles Addams cartoons used to fill me with so much warm pleasure I would read them over and over, and his cartoons still just plain make me happy to this day. I can clearly see that Larson does that same thing for many people.
Maybe you have to be a boomer or Gen X-er to appreciate it?
The test:
https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/390/the-chase
If given the choice, I would have the Viking ship with a kittens-in-a-basket flag.
> Have you ever laughed out loud at a cartoon?
I laughed out loud multiple times clicking on links in this very thread, reading comics I've read dozens (and dozens) of times before.
But what if there is no Garfield?
https://garfieldminusgarfield.net
https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/tagged/garfield%20minus%20...