tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post3582703588122377786..comments2024-03-22T04:37:47.139-04:00Comments on Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog: Art Collection: "Nancy" Sunday Comic Strip By Ernie Bushmiller, 1967Peteykinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-76750933205707480702012-02-08T16:55:17.937-05:002012-02-08T16:55:17.937-05:00It wasn't meant to be a "slam" on th...It wasn't meant to be a "slam" on the Sunday Dick Tracy strips at all; I love them! It's just that in my opinion, the dailies were much stronger in every way.Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-70660706830752740952012-02-08T10:47:39.682-05:002012-02-08T10:47:39.682-05:00I agree with almost all that you've opined in ...I agree with almost all that you've opined in this column, but with the exception of the merciless slam of the Sunday Dick Tracy. Where else was a youngster be expected to find and collect the fine 'Crime Stopper's Textbook' installments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-45936590579241191652012-02-04T17:35:03.581-05:002012-02-04T17:35:03.581-05:00Srsly. They would look fucken awesome and your vis...Srsly. They would look fucken awesome and your visitors could enjoy, too.Comrade PhysioProfhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-80882321807092115212012-02-04T14:50:54.193-05:002012-02-04T14:50:54.193-05:00I keep them flat. I really should frame a couple o...I keep them flat. I really should frame a couple of them, though, because india ink on bristol board are very stable materials.Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-34214508438120270722012-02-04T14:42:45.925-05:002012-02-04T14:42:45.925-05:00Very cool!
Do you hang your collection on the wal...Very cool!<br /><br />Do you hang your collection on the wall, or keep it in folders or whatever?Comrade PhysioProfhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-46618577513587593772012-02-04T09:40:04.355-05:002012-02-04T09:40:04.355-05:00Wow, Petey, you really have thought this out. What...Wow, Petey, you really have thought this out. Whatever you're on, I want some of it.Karen Zipdrivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394557801356007952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-46893211802247709262012-02-03T23:39:19.604-05:002012-02-03T23:39:19.604-05:00I really admired Watterson for being an asshole an...I really admired Watterson for being an asshole and demanding that his Sunday comics run unaltered in half-page format. It made them SO much better.nixiebunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062384768404466384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-13063926224674643992012-02-03T21:26:49.767-05:002012-02-03T21:26:49.767-05:00Oh, and I hate to say it, but Art Spiegelman is to...Oh, and I hate to say it, but Art Spiegelman is totally wrong about Bushmiller's use of the sacred three rocks, because he also did two-rock and single rock groupings all the time. Spiegelman intimates that Bushmiller exclusively used the three-rock arrangement, but that simply isn't true.Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-74656545470519795462012-02-03T21:23:27.530-05:002012-02-03T21:23:27.530-05:00Charles Schulz was probably the best at making the...Charles Schulz was probably the best at making the Sunday throwaway panels so good and seamless that it isn't obvious at all that they're disposable. Bushmiller's are always really obvious and redundant. <br /><br />The difference in size with or without the throwaway panels is very simple: with the extra panels, it's a half-gage, without, it's one-third of a page. <br /><br />In addition, the second panel is extra-disposable, in that you can format a comic book page by keeping the first panel in the top row, deleting the second panel, moving the fifth and sixth panels down to a third row, and placing the last panel/panels in a fourth row. Versatile!Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-11632488897950236802012-02-03T21:01:30.879-05:002012-02-03T21:01:30.879-05:00I loved the linked quote about the "three roc...I loved the linked quote about the "three rocks." It should be a go-to quote for anyone who needs minimalism explained. Brilliant.samael7https://www.blogger.com/profile/13307706556252825261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-54729328435323255742012-02-03T20:31:07.429-05:002012-02-03T20:31:07.429-05:00"little flabby, with too much setup for the f..."little flabby, with too much setup for the final gag."<br /><br />Since I was a kid I presumed that it was conventional with Sunday funnies to design the first row of panels so that they could be excluded, giving the local paper latitude to make each strip two or three rows tall. I presumed this depended on the preferences of the local paper (and possibly reader input), and there may have been some cost differential for the paper depending on whether the first column was used.<br /><br />These are presumptions I've held for a long time and never researched. I'm going off the fact that between the two Sunday papers from cities nearby where I grew up, certain strips would include the 'splash' row (title panel + 1-2 more panels) in one paper and not the other. The strips were more eye-catching with three rows but the content in the first column was generally superfluous expository stuff (like in this one) or a stand-alone (sometimes seasonal) gag.<br /><br />Thanks as always for the Nancyphrenia, Peter. It always seemed old-fashioned to me as a kid, but there always seemed to be something more 'serious' about it too, like it was better in some ways than even Peanuts, and way better than many of the other long-time survivors like Hi & Lois or Hagar the Horrible (I reserve opinion on B.C. - that one always seemed like a little subversive pleasure to me for some reason).drew in sf in pghnoreply@blogger.com