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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
Bummer.


Lio's kind of a modern day member of the Addams family.
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
Perfectly dark.
 
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
 
Wow that's hilarious.

I'm going to go read some Calvin and Hobbes now.
 
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
 
Ouch.
 
Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
 
I was never fond of Lio. His humor was always far too much about fantasizing about teaming up with monsters to overpower adults. That, or the stupidity and drunkenness of the adults. It's an inaccurate portrayal of children.

*laughs*
 
Posted by martha (Member # 141) on :
 
That is in poor taste. I, too, would be curious to know what Watterson thinks of it.
 
Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :
 
[Frown]
 
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
 
I thought that was pretty funny.
 
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
So did I.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
Lio is a very hit and miss comic strip for me. Sometimes it's pretty funny, but at least half of the time it's a repetition of the exact same formula, which has a freaky monster instead of a punchline.

--Enigmatic
 
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
 
We thought it was funny.
 
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
 
I thought it was funny.
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
I think Watterson would get a chuckle out of that. I certainly did.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:
I think Watterson would get a chuckle out of that. I certainly did.

Ditto.
 
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
Adding in:

I personally liked the strip. [Smile]
 
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
 
I don't think it's in poor taste at all. Sure it's dark, but that's just how dark humor rolls.
 
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
 
Huh. C&H stopped in 1996? That's... a long time now.

(wikis)

And The Far Side stopped in '95.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by plaid:
Huh. C&H stopped in 1996? That's... a long time now.

(wikis)

And The Far Side stopped in '95.

I remember that time! It was about the era that comics pages really began to suck in my lifetime.
 
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
 
[Frown]
 
Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :
 
I don't think it's in bad taste, it just makes me sad.
 
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
 
Taken with the Watterson-style trees in the background, I think it's more of an homage.
 
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
 
Un-lurks

My childhood ended the moment I discovered there was no more Calvin & Hobbes to be had..

Sad day..

This comic strip still makes me smile though.

-Pepek

Re-lurks
 
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
 
Wow, has it REALLY been since 95???

I remember the last day that comic ran. I was so sad.

If you all remember, Calvin's final line was "let's go exploring!"
 
Posted by Starsnuffer (Member # 8116) on :
 
For Calvin and Hobbes fans: http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19851119

You can search for strips with certain words in them by typing in the search bar, clicking on the current strip will take you to the next one with that same search word in it. (I add this explanation not because I think you're stupid, but because it took me a while to figure it out exactly...)
 
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
 
Starsnuffer, AWESOME site! Thanks!

This strip here became my family motto while I was growing up. We actually have it framed.
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Mars is amazing!
 
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
 
Scratch Fury's take!
 
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
 
Did anyone see the Calvin and Hobbes sketch on "Robot Chicken"?
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Dobbie:
Did anyone see the Calvin and Hobbes sketch on "Robot Chicken"?

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa:
Mars is amazing!

[Razz]
 
Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :
 
It's linked two posts up from yours.
 
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by romanylass:
We thought it was funny.

Resistance is futile.
 


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