Cogito, Ergo Sumana for 2006 December 3 (entry 0)

# (1) 03 Dec 2006, 04:53PM: MC Masala on Comics:

I eventually developed a theory of comic strips: The more punchlines in the last panel, the better they were. The likes of "Shoe" or "B.C." have maybe one punchline per strip. "Dilbert," "Zits" and "Foxtrot" have two. "Get Fuzzy" will have three or more punchlines per strip. "Luann" or "The Born Loser" have about zero.

"The Family Circus," "The Lockhorns" and "Born Loser" often start off disadvantaged in this metric, with their single-panel format. At least "They'll Do It Every Time" and "The Family Circus" try innovations in divvying up that one panel.

There's more here but I figured I should provide you a list of links to the gateway webcomics I recommend in the article.

• Amar Chitra Katha, for Indian comics
• Alien Loves Predator
• Dinosaur Comics
• Achewood
• Something Positive
• Starslip Crisis
• Spamusement!
• Cat and Girl
• The K Chronicles
• Joshua Fruhlinger's The Comics Curmudgeon

Comments:

Posted by Kristen at 04 Dec 2006, 07:24AM

Hi! I sent both you and Leonard pics of Gunnar but both of the email addresses bounced back. Can you email me both of your new emails? Thanks!