Greatest Comic Strip of All Time

[CivCube]

Bill Watterson is the best American cartoonist. Not only did he create a strip that was conscious of its heritage and fully used it, he grabbed the dying syndicate industry by the horns to make something wholly unique. Even if newspapers weren't on the way out, a print strip like Calvin and Hobbes will never happen again for that reason.

 

[JtheJackal]

Its Peanuts. Its not even a contest. The comic is absolutely brilliant, iconic and funny. It contains the greatest comic characters ever, how so far no one else but myself has voted for Peanuts is beyond baffling. Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side are the only comics in Peanuts league, but they don't top it.

 

[Rik Meleet]

1. Mods cannot add more poll items, they can only change poll items

Yes we can !

2. Mods don't exist to change poll options at whim.
3. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS add an "other" option

Q.E.D.

 

[Camikaze]

There are a ton of great comic strips. My personal favourite is Non Sequitur. I'm also partial to The Wizard of Id, but it's not really as clever.

 

[Lord Baal]

There are a ton of great comic strips. My personal favourite is Non Sequitur. I'm also partial to The Wizard of Id, but it's not really as clever.

I'm also a big fan of The Wizard of Id.

 

[Perfection]

Yes we can !

Congrats on finally figuring it out!

 

[Dachs]

Wizard of Id and BC were both pretty good before Johnny Hart found religion in like the nineties.

 

[Lord Baal]

Just one more thing religions has robbed us of.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Doonesbury is pretty good. So is Mallard Filmore. But Wondermark is king.

 

[Dachs]

Just one more thing religions has robbed us of.

Well, he also died a few years ago.

 

[Cutlass]

Well, he also died a few years ago.

Are you saying that an undead cartoonist is pushing religion on us?

 

[Ajidica]

Calvin and Hobbes all the way, but F- and Cul-de-Sac are pretty good.

 

[MeteorPunch]

Im having a hard time choosing between Calvin and Hobbes and the far side.

Calvin and Hobbes isn't as funny as the Far Side, but it's a greater overall in other categories.

 

[JtheJackal]

 

[admiral-bell]

Doonesbury is pretty good. So is Mallard Filmore. But Wondermark is king.

I am puzzled by the fact that you like both the left-wing Doonesbury and the right-wing Mallard Filmore.

 

[_random_]

Doonesbury is pretty good. So is Mallard Filmore. But Wondermark is king.

I'm puzzled by the fact that you like the funny Doonesbury and the non-funny Mallard Filmore.

 

[Narz]

Calvin & Hobbes > all other comics in the newspaper combined in terms of providing enjoyment when I read the funny papers growing up (80's, 90's).

Not to mention Bill Waterson is a pretty inspiring human being for not merchandizing his characters.

 

[classical_hero]

I like Garfield Minus Garfield.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I like Garfield Minus Garfield.

Try The Square Root of Minus Garfield if you wanna get trippy . . .

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Ah yes, Garfield Minus Garfield. Its awesome, how could I forget about that.

Try The Square Root of Minus Garfield if you wanna get trippy . . .

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