Candorville by Darrin Bell

Candorville

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  1. Ryan

    Ryan said, 5 months ago

    ok….when is this story arc over with

  2. blather046047

    blather046047 said, 5 months ago

    Yeah, I’m removing this comic from my list.

  3. rvernon

    rvernon said, 5 months ago

    @Ryan

    Um… Since its about the Mayan thing, isn’t that self evident?

  4. TKogon

    TKogon said, 5 months ago

    I like it.

  5. TKogon

    TKogon said, 5 months ago

    I’m excited to see how it ends…tomorrow.

  6. rvernon

    rvernon said, 5 months ago

    The ironic thing is, this may be the most successful story Lemont ever writes, and he’s never going to get the credit for it.

  7. Redkaycei Repoc

    Redkaycei Repoc said, 5 months ago

    I think its a real good arc, have enjoyed it.

  8. Lamberger

    Lamberger said, 5 months ago

    End of the Mayan 20^4 day (160,000 days or 438 year) calendar cycle. It will be Mayan date 13.0.0.0.1 afterwards.

  9. shytimes2

    shytimes2 said, 5 months ago

    I have enjoyed this arc, too.

  10. Ryan

    Ryan said, 5 months ago

    I dont know, maybe its me but I enjoy this strip more when its based on the day-to-day realities of the character’s lives. When Bell is addressing real issues of the urban experience with thought-provoking humor…not when he goes off into stuff like this.

  11. rvernon

    rvernon said, 5 months ago

    @Ryan

    To each his own, I guess. These arcs are what keep me reading. What I like is the unpredictability. I like how it veers from fantasy to horror to politics to routine friendship/family/workplace humor. It’s what makes it different than Boondocks and Doonesbury (although Doonesbury has had its share of fantastical elements, but not this regularly). And the fantasy stories still comment on real issues, only as metaphor. For instance, today YOU see something silly, whereas I see a comment on crass commercialization and on how people would rather be entertained than preached to. It made you think of nothing, but the first thing it made ME think of was all the people who went to see “An Inconvenient Truth” and were entertained but didn’t change anything about their lives to reduce their own carbon footprint.

  12. Ryan

    Ryan said, 5 months ago

    @rvernon

    Hey, I get it. I’ve always understood Bell’s use of this kind of theme to get his points across. But like you said, to each his own. I just dont always enjoy the means of using fantasy to justify getting a specific point across. I love how he uses metaphors, but only when he uses realistic, everyday themes to do it. Like when he does the Mainstream Media fat guy, or when he used to do Jive Rumorton, etc. Its funnier to me when he does it that way. Im just not into the fantasy stuff. But hey, Im just one guy with an opinion.

  13. rvernon

    rvernon said, 5 months ago

    @Ryan

    I miss Jive Rumorton.

  14. Zuhlamon

    Zuhlamon said, 5 months ago

    I’ll just be patient, waiting to watch Susan hanging out over the top of the building.

  15. rvernon

    rvernon said, 5 months ago

    @Zuhlamon

    See? There’s something for everyone.

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