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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

by larrry 1y 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

technothrasher 1y ago
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.
- larrry 1y ago
  I too am a Charles Addams fan! The best ink painter in cartoons (IMO), and definitely plenty of grin worthy gags. Peter Arno is also another good ink painting cartoonist, although his subject matter has generally aged much more poorly…
baobun 1y ago
But what if there is no Garfield? https://garfieldminusgarfield.net https://garfieldminusgarfield.net https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/tagged/garfield%20minus%20garfield https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/tagged/garfield%20minus%20...
- aidenn0 1y ago
  Those are painful for me rather than funny. Kind of like The Office.
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  My understanding is that they have Jim Davis' approval.
dhosek 1y ago
Yes. Calvin and Hobbes.
- philsnow 1y ago
  Recently doing a re-read with my eight year olds and still laughing, though at a different layer of meaning/funny than when I was eight.
IndySun 1y ago
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. https://viz.co.uk/about-viz/ https://viz.co.uk/about-viz/
- larrry 1y ago
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- vunderba 1y ago
  Never heard of it until now. Is it sort of a British equivalent to America's "MAD" magazine? Still worth reading if you're a scruffy yank?
  - IndySun 1y ago
    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...
vunderba 1y ago
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. https://imgur.com/a/UiCVymg https://imgur.com/a/UiCVymg
- Waterluvian 1y ago
  A “101.5 The Hammer” of Moths absolutely kills me.
fknorangesite 1y ago
> 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.
linsomniac 1y ago
>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.
greenpeast 1y ago
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 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.
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  I love you. Marry me.
IAmBroom 1y ago
I used to read The Neighborhood during a dark period in my life, until I started laughing out loud. Then I'd set the book down and go to sleep happy. It was an amazing therapy.

by larrry 1y 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

technothrasher 1y ago

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.

larrry 1y ago
I too am a Charles Addams fan! The best ink painter in cartoons (IMO), and definitely plenty of grin worthy gags. Peter Arno is also another good ink painting cartoonist, although his subject matter has generally aged much more poorly…

baobun 1y ago

But what if there is no Garfield? https://garfieldminusgarfield.net https://garfieldminusgarfield.net https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/tagged/garfield%20minus%20garfield https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/tagged/garfield%20minus%20...

aidenn0 1y ago
Those are painful for me rather than funny. Kind of like The Office.
IAmBroom 1y ago
My understanding is that they have Jim Davis' approval.

dhosek 1y ago

Yes. Calvin and Hobbes.

philsnow 1y ago
Recently doing a re-read with my eight year olds and still laughing, though at a different layer of meaning/funny than when I was eight.

IndySun 1y ago

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. https://viz.co.uk/about-viz/ https://viz.co.uk/about-viz/

larrry 1y ago
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vunderba 1y ago
Never heard of it until now. Is it sort of a British equivalent to America's "MAD" magazine? Still worth reading if you're a scruffy yank?
- IndySun 1y ago
  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...

vunderba 1y ago

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. https://imgur.com/a/UiCVymg https://imgur.com/a/UiCVymg

Waterluvian 1y ago
A “101.5 The Hammer” of Moths absolutely kills me.

fknorangesite 1y ago

> 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.

linsomniac 1y ago

>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.

greenpeast 1y ago

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 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.

IAmBroom 1y ago
I love you. Marry me.

IAmBroom 1y ago

I used to read The Neighborhood during a dark period in my life, until I started laughing out loud. Then I'd set the book down and go to sleep happy. It was an amazing therapy.