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The Saturday Comics: Apt. 3G (2012)

14 Jul

July 14, 2012

Last year I peeped in the window of Apt 3G, a comic strip that seemed to be written by an aging baby boomer trying to be hip.  And this year?

Ok, this is indefensible. Many strips run a storyline that continues only on Sundays, one that is distinct from the weekday continuity. Other times the Sunday strip continues the weekday storyline. Either way is fine by me. In fact, I think I prefer the separate Sunday storylines. But Apt. 3G does the worst thing possible. While the Sunday strip is the same storyline as the weekday strip, it does not advance the story. It covers THE SAME GROUND as the weekday run. So you can read it on Sunday only, or weekdays only, and not miss a thing. In fact, the argument can be made that the Sunday strip is the way to go since the weekday run stretched what the Sunday covers in one day into five days worth of comics.  Looked at that way the weekday comics are a waste of time. On the other hand the Sunday strip could be a waste of time if you like the daily pace better. But to do the same thing? Uunforgivable.

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The Saturday Comics: Alley Oop (2012)

7 Jul

July 7, 2012

The last time I checked in on Alley Oop I was convinced that he was ripping me off and I still stand by that ridiculous and utterly indefensible position. Check for yourself, I have complete proof that I came up with the concept of Caveman Astronaut long before it appeared in print. CLICK HERE TO SEE PROOF PERFECT THAT I AM THE CREATIVE FORCE HERE.

Meanwhile, let’s see what the poseur is up to now:

What the??? I will never complain about a slow-moving strip again. (Not until next week when I check in on Apt. 3G again. That strip is just plain weird. Come back next week, you’ll see.)

Sooo, what is going on here? “Home planet?” Isn’t it enough that these strangely hairless cavemen are wandering around the 21st Century (with 21st Century relationship issues) without dragging aliens into it too? And just when I got to the point of wondering when they would Wonmug or get off the pot, some other storyline in some other place and what I am assuming some other time starts up.

What the?

While I do understand that some readers have been with Alley Oop for years and we have popped into the middle of an ongoing story, but I also feel that there needs to be some accessibility for new readers.

Alley Oop? See you next year. 

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