Mine would definitely have to be Mallard Fillmore. Here's an example, for those of you who've never seen it: http://flathat.wm.edu/2003-10-03/programcartoons.jpg
And it's not even because of the political slant, either (I'm liberal). You can make any sort of slant work, if it's funny. This strip, to me, is not funny. It just takes some political issue, gives us a lecture, and forgets to tell a joke.
Another runner-up is Garfield. Why, why, WHY has Jim Davis not retired yet? After 20+ years of drawing a strip, what usually happens is that the cartoonist will run out of original material and resort to lame pop-culture references. Now, pop-culture references can work, but if it's used as a last resort, it's pathetic. This is the exact reason Bill Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes after just ten years: he didn't want it to end up like Garfield.
So what does everyone else think? What's your least favorite comic strip, and why?
2006-07-05 09:14:17 · 13 answers · asked by Qchan05 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Wow, I had to google a couple of these strips.
Bahamacek: It's called "Apartment 3G," and you're right, it is lame.
LoneStar: Yours is one of the ones I had to google. Ugh. I think "saccharine" describes it perfectly.
dolfan: I don't get Funky Winkerbean in my newspaper, but I always got the impression that it wasn't a good strip.
Also, I've got another one: Any sort of soap-opera comic strip, like Judge Parker. Argh! Comic strips are not supposed to be serious!
Great answers, everyone! Keep 'em coming!
2006-07-05 09:50:38 · update #1
my least favorite comic strip? well i have 2. the first one is Cathy. Its way too long and i don't have that much time to sit there and read it. you shouldn't write a book in one strip.
the other one is Family Circus. they make no sense are are stupid. and really repeat themsevles every week.
2006-07-05 09:19:36 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Garfield is pretty lame, but he's still one cool cat. I grew up reading Garfield. (BTW Mallard Fillmore does suck big time).
I guess the one I can't stand is Doonesbury. But I'm Canadian so I guess that's not much a surprise. My favourite is Calvin and Hobbes!
2006-07-05 09:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prince Valiant - weird British Export I think. I hated it but still read it because I wanted to keep the Sunday Funnies (away from my siblings) as long as possible.
I like the quirky Non Sequiter and love The Boondocks
2006-07-05 12:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by le_powe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TO me, Garfield has never ever been funny... its just stupid...
but I think "Prince Valiant" was always my least favorite... taking up all that space with some stupid story about some princes talking and stuff... I could never get why anyone read it or what it was about or if there was some kind of plot or something...
2006-07-06 07:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ether 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't stand "Cathy". I've been told that there are actually women like that character. I am very thankful that I don't know any!!!
Calvin and Hobbes pretty much rocks.
2006-07-05 09:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by bazzmc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate the Soap Opera comics...they suck and take up newspaper space along with crappy ads.
2006-07-05 10:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Celse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dislike Mary Worth a LOT
2006-07-05 09:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by ridgellsar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably that Apartment G or whatever it is called. Yours is a doosie. one of my favorites is Blondie. It relates to my business and workers alot. Cracks me up. Got them all over my office wall.
2006-07-05 09:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah uh that comic wasn't funny at all. blah. I hate the detective comics. Boring!
2006-07-05 09:19:04 · answer #9 · answered by BeC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Phantom. Because it's just so out dated
2006-07-05 12:14:16 · answer #10 · answered by NEOTEH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋