If people don’t like the pace of GA, why do they read it?
Isn’t the storyline designed so that each day’s strip is a complete joke in itself, giving you the whole scenario and a punchline? If the story moved too fast and didn’t use each day to bring people up to speed, the random reader could make no sense of it.
I agree that there are days I get eager for it to move along, but that’s because I enjoy the characters so much that I’m excitedly impatient to see what happens; kind of like a kid on a long ride to the fair - “Are we there yet?!!”
I love Mr. Scancarelli’s imaginative artwork and character/story development. Good things come to those who wait. :0)
Well, you do have to read it every day for it to make sense. Taken alone, you’d have to wonder what “wild woman” they’re talking about. Those of us who read it every day know good and well who it is.
I agree, the artwork is excellent. I wonder how long it takes Mr. Scancarelli to draw each day’s script.
This can’t end well. If Bird still has feelings for Gertie, she may leave and the Wallet sibs (Skeezix, Judy, & Corky) will have to find a new live-in caregiver for old Walt. On the other hand, if Bird no longer has feelings for Gertie, well, that’s just plain sad.
Of course Bird still has feelings for Gertie. They are going to get together and live happily ever after, I guarantee it. And after the honeymoon, Gertie will resume caring for Walt. That’s her job, and she’s good at it.
Well, I’m on the record as preferring Dick Moores’ approach to writing, and often wish these narratives weren’t so punchline-driven. The past week or so, though, I’ve enjoyed it as much as anything that’s unfolded this year. I do think, with the amazing number of characters and history in this strip, it’s a shame things move so slowly and so often with new characters like Upton and Bird.
Hey, hey, hey! Let’s not get picking at each other now. Sometimes I don’t always like the story myself. A certain meteor story arc comes to mind. I want to be able to reserve the right to whine, cry, whatever. Seems only fair to let those who don’t happen to like this particular arc have their say. As long as they keep it fair, we should do the same.
And the art is indeed excellent. I can almost put myself in the theater. It makes me think of one back home when I was a kid. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I read GA everyday. No matter what I think of the story arc. Thank you, Mr. Scancarelli.
True that. I personally am partial to Moores’ style– he’s one of my favorite cartoonists, period– but what I like about his style is its simplicity. I think in overall terms Scancarelli is the better artist. Some of his renderings are exquisite, and his detail work puts him up there with Gary Gianni’s Prince Valiant. With lazy art the norm in humorous strips, it’s nice to see someone work it so hard.
Gweedo, I think they were…Scancarelli was Moore’s assistant and took over when Moore died. So he started from Moores, but like most cartoonists who inherit a strip, Scancarelli’s own style has come to define it (the same way Moores’ style defined it after Frank King and Bill Perry).
They’re pretty distinct, I think…Moore did a lot of fine linework but in a simpler style, and his compositions were more straightforward and subdued and deceptively simple. Scancarelli’s work is looser and more dynamic. Moore’s writing was much more subdued, you could call it slower but I think his stories moved at a similar rate of speed.
Steve Bartholomew almost 15 years ago
Done gone ballistic.
axe-grinder almost 15 years ago
GREAT artwork today!
avarner almost 15 years ago
At last!
A sign the end is in sight…….
stringmusicianer almost 15 years ago
How does he do that, the texture in the curtains and the detail in the rope? Excellent drawing.
Xrystalia almost 15 years ago
CONFUSED…
If people don’t like the pace of GA, why do they read it?
Isn’t the storyline designed so that each day’s strip is a complete joke in itself, giving you the whole scenario and a punchline? If the story moved too fast and didn’t use each day to bring people up to speed, the random reader could make no sense of it.
I agree that there are days I get eager for it to move along, but that’s because I enjoy the characters so much that I’m excitedly impatient to see what happens; kind of like a kid on a long ride to the fair - “Are we there yet?!!”
I love Mr. Scancarelli’s imaginative artwork and character/story development. Good things come to those who wait. :0)
axe-grinder almost 15 years ago
Xrystalia said [lots of sensible things]
If you’re confused, you obviously like reading comics you enjoy more than you like complaining about those you don’t!
I’m with you on all counts!
alondra almost 15 years ago
Well, you do have to read it every day for it to make sense. Taken alone, you’d have to wonder what “wild woman” they’re talking about. Those of us who read it every day know good and well who it is.
I agree, the artwork is excellent. I wonder how long it takes Mr. Scancarelli to draw each day’s script.
EarlWash almost 15 years ago
I’m with you optimists. This is a comic strip limited to but a few frames each day after all,..not a fast action episode on a TV screen.
I for one enjoy the day by day suspense. For those who don’t like suspense, move on and quit your whining. Go out doors and play. We’re tired of you.
jumbobrain almost 15 years ago
And if you all want to see what happens when a slowly moving comic strip is NOT well written and drawn, go check out Dick Tracy.
Ronshua almost 15 years ago
Hear , hear , hear , hear , hear and hear !
OldManMountain almost 15 years ago
This can’t end well. If Bird still has feelings for Gertie, she may leave and the Wallet sibs (Skeezix, Judy, & Corky) will have to find a new live-in caregiver for old Walt. On the other hand, if Bird no longer has feelings for Gertie, well, that’s just plain sad.
jackdohany almost 15 years ago
Of course Bird still has feelings for Gertie. They are going to get together and live happily ever after, I guarantee it. And after the honeymoon, Gertie will resume caring for Walt. That’s her job, and she’s good at it.
jumbobrain almost 15 years ago
Crunk,
Well, I’m on the record as preferring Dick Moores’ approach to writing, and often wish these narratives weren’t so punchline-driven. The past week or so, though, I’ve enjoyed it as much as anything that’s unfolded this year. I do think, with the amazing number of characters and history in this strip, it’s a shame things move so slowly and so often with new characters like Upton and Bird.
Durak Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Hey, hey, hey! Let’s not get picking at each other now. Sometimes I don’t always like the story myself. A certain meteor story arc comes to mind. I want to be able to reserve the right to whine, cry, whatever. Seems only fair to let those who don’t happen to like this particular arc have their say. As long as they keep it fair, we should do the same.
And the art is indeed excellent. I can almost put myself in the theater. It makes me think of one back home when I was a kid. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I read GA everyday. No matter what I think of the story arc. Thank you, Mr. Scancarelli.
jumbobrain almost 15 years ago
True that. I personally am partial to Moores’ style– he’s one of my favorite cartoonists, period– but what I like about his style is its simplicity. I think in overall terms Scancarelli is the better artist. Some of his renderings are exquisite, and his detail work puts him up there with Gary Gianni’s Prince Valiant. With lazy art the norm in humorous strips, it’s nice to see someone work it so hard.
jumbobrain almost 15 years ago
Gweedo, I think they were…Scancarelli was Moore’s assistant and took over when Moore died. So he started from Moores, but like most cartoonists who inherit a strip, Scancarelli’s own style has come to define it (the same way Moores’ style defined it after Frank King and Bill Perry).
They’re pretty distinct, I think…Moore did a lot of fine linework but in a simpler style, and his compositions were more straightforward and subdued and deceptively simple. Scancarelli’s work is looser and more dynamic. Moore’s writing was much more subdued, you could call it slower but I think his stories moved at a similar rate of speed.