Heathcliff and Spike have a fight.
>>80854777
This one I can actually understand. That's rather disturbing.
>>80855241
If today wasn't St. Patrick's I would have never got this.
>>80854777
Just like on TV!
>>80856915
No ;_;
>>80854845
Your life will go through a Heathcliffening
>>80855241
So why do Americans always have those red plastic cups at parties?
Do you, actually, or is it a media convention?
Why red though?
what even is this comic
are these even fucking jokes
>>80857048
It's a peaceful comic.
>TFW Gallagher cant into unique fight tornado's
Rinse and repeat. I guess its His ever lasting Montra
>>80857084
Mantra. Montra is probably a kaiju.
>>80856990
Wait, the corn came from the roller, or just the butter?
>>80857170
The butter, but given how Heathcliff's world works I wouldn't be surprised if the corn came from the roller too.
>>80857181
>Heathcliff's special move: CATNADO
>>80857231
actually thats Heathcliff activating his stand
>>80854777
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>>80857191
I keep looking through these expecting to see some element that's actually copy pasted, but no. They're like fingerprints, every single one is just so slightly unique so as to be identifying, the swirls betraying their identity to the trained eye. We could make a game out of this, just cut out one of the catnados and try to figure out which comic it belongs to.
how the fuck do people find heathcliff funny. LIke really, its probably one of the strongest sources of antihumor I've ever seen. It sucks the joy out of me, just by trying to think of how its possibly funny.
>>80854777
>>80857048
gallagher operates on a plane of humor separate from most mortals
>>80857425
>antihumor
>not funny
>>80857151
>>80857191
I don't get newspaper comics in general. I mean, the classics like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, sure, those I can get. They're not Internet-age laugh out loud funny, but they're great for other reasons.
But why were Garfield or Heathcliff ever a thing? Why does Family Circus continue to take up space in print newspapers? It seems they weren't funny even to their target audience, they were rarely ever clever. There's no nostalgia to them. There has to be some sort of explanation for why newspaper comics were like this.
>>80857181
>>80858717
Old people.
>>80858828
Well yeah, there's a generation divide. But from the perspective of the generation that produced these comics, why? Most of these comics are older than oldfags, Heathcliff was conceived during the Cold War and was passed from uncle to nephew, literally a new generation now handles the comic because it's just that old.
Comic books make sense, old Hanna Barbara makes sense, those were made for a specific audience using ideas prevalent at the time. Newspaper comics, though, why? I feel like there's some interesting history here that explains this strange and dying format.
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>>80858270
The correct filename is "when the news just bad"
>>80857023
we do actually. Its because they are easily made, cheap, and disposable. Basically no one wants to wash dozens of glasses afterward or risk a drunk friend breaking one.
As for the color their are others but red is most popular. literally a song called 'red solo cup'
>>80857299
Never doubt Gallagher's commitment to the craft. He was raised in a family of comic makers, and he alone inherited their greatest legacy. He's even an art professor.
Gallagher is, above all else, a true believer in the medium. He has far too much respect to copy-paste. Every strip is drawn by hand, then inked, colored, and lettered by himself each day.
Let's see some of the hack artists of the Big 2 or some of these fly-by-night "webcomic" creators manage that.
>>80858946
Because only old people are still buying newspapers, and paying a cheap licensing fee to the creators syndicate is easier than hiring your own or seeking third-party publishers or individual cartoonists. Beyond that, they're a tradition.
>>80857023
Historically we used to paint everything red because red paint was cheaper, so really old public buildings (like 1800's old) tend to be red.
The plastic cups we use for parties because they're easier to clean up after, you just toss them in the garbage. If you ask any American why red, they'll just tell you it's because it was the cheapest they had at the store. The store stocks red, so we buy red. Clear and blue cups are also popular, but for whatever reason red's just always been the go-to.
Culturally, I just think it's the default now. If you get a blue cup, people are going to notice it's a blue cup so it makes them think you picked it out on purpose because you like blue or something. If you get red, you're not trying to stand out, you're just getting regular-ass plastic cups for everyone.
>>80856109
What's not to get? They're using fresh milk straight from the cows, so it's "green" milk, in the sense that its all-natural.
I don't really see how St. Patrick's Day plays into it.
>>80857340
Another classic Heathcliff.
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>>80859116
The cheapest ones over here are just the white ones. Because, you know, no paint.
>>80859024
They're different pics in my folder
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>>80859116
Yeah I understand the appeal of disposable cups, I was mostly curious about the color, and I guess the cheap coloration history is as good an explanation as any as to why they're culturally dominant.
>>80859506
I dont think its paint.
Seems like a paper thin later of decorative red plastic on top of the white structural plastic.
It would be thermoformed in one motion, stamped out of 2 converging sheets of plastic.
Thats how I imagine it being manufactured at least. A quick google shows other cups mad in a similar fashion.
Also worth noting there are TONS of other party cups available, some much cheaper, but they tend to be made from inferior plastic that is more likely to crack.
>>80857181
>Ora intensifies
If there was no Heathcliff, it would be worth creating one.
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>>80867486
>"If Heathcliff did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him"
>>80854777
Classic!
Based Anon who was making those transparent cut-outs above, can you make a transparent image out of Heathcliff in his giant Heathcliff costume in this one ? >>80863904
>>80857077
>gallagher thinks cats and jeraffs are natural enemies
>>80857340
>top 10 classic anime fights
>>80870076
This one is actually impressive. Creators Syndicate has some balls to take on Disney like that.
>>80870076
>he designs websites
Alright I had a chuckle.How does one man operate making these strips that are horribly unfunny?
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>>80857783
I feel like someone edited the joke on all of these? Like one person does the comic and someone just types random letters and they put the 2 together without ever meeting each other
>>80870076
Heathcliff has a super suit for every occasion.
also he is a filthy Casual
Bum9
bumo
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>>80875616
As great as a 24/7 Heathcliff general would be, it's a disservice to the board to continue to bump a dead thread. It's better to make another one some other time.
>>80881275
>it's a disservice to the board to continue to bump a dead thread
unless it's a storytime orWin-O'.
Anyway, the latest Heathcliff strip says "woof woof."
>>80859116
this reminds me of the time the aussies on /int/ tried to create new banter by spamming RED CUPS towards americans repeatedlythe idea was that since communism used red and americans use red cups, communism won or something stupid like that. It was aimed towards americans and it was the aussies spamming it so naturally everyone jumped on the bandwagon
Daily reminder that you can't stop the garbage ape
>>80882891
He's a cryptid
Today's comic: Heathcliff has a woof woof sign.
>>80873776
Someone was working on a Heathcliff generator here that would randomly match up captions with the comic.
Not only did it become hard to distinguish the real from the fake, but many times the generated ones had a more obvious joke than the real ones.
We need a comic of Heathcliff beating somebody up and replace their faces with Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media
>>80883025
Oh god, did he really do that? D-does he visit this board?
>>80883229
How topical and current lol
>>80883025
can i get sauce on this, google's giving me nothing.
>>80870076
This is quite possibly the unfunniest thing I have ever seen
>>80882767
Aussie Shitposting is strong as usual
>>80887267
Scalie Schoolie
