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   Three Steps Over Japan said, 4 months ago

   The barsturds!
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   wecatsgocomics said, 4 months ago

   First time I viewed this comic. Last time, too.
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   Gary McSpook said, 4 months ago

   @wecatsgocomics

   Don’t you find any charm in the fine quality of his artwork? Give it some time and you might find yourself engaged by his characters, and his curious tale of evil men who are destroying a historic fishing area, and those bent on stopping them. If nothing else, even if you aren’t satisfied with his effort, why rub it in?
   Ben Towle obviously puts a great deal of effort into his creation here. Why be so callous about your dissatisfaction with it?
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   randayn said, 4 months ago

   @Gary McSpook

   Well stated.
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   surfstuff55 said, 4 months ago

   @Gary McSpook

   wecat"s looking for cats… If the strip doesn"t have cats, he won"t come back. His loss
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   win said, 4 months ago

   Damn Yankees!
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   LizardPriest said, 4 months ago

   The mayor does know how to push the buttons of a decorated officer of the Confederate Navy.
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   olddog1 said, 4 months ago

   @wecatsgocomics

   Good. Stay away.
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   mplaffey said, 4 months ago

   I like it . I wish it was more then once a week
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    Josh said, 4 months ago

    @Gary McSpook

    I agree. I think this strip has shown a lot of potential.
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    Barry44 said, 4 months ago

    @wecatsgocomics

    How can you judge anything with just one visit?
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    Demonick said, 4 months ago

    @wecatsgocomics

    Jeez. You don’t care for the comic that’s fine but no need to tear Ben down!!! There is obvious effort and care in this work!!! But you don’t care, you just want your quick punchline.
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    corjo2 said, 4 months ago

    Love the art, hooked on the story.
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    Ben Towle said, 4 months ago

    @Gary McSpook

    Thanks for the kind words, Gary. And you know what? Not everything’s for everybody—and that’s perfectly OK. I’m not sure how many of these long-form narrative strips are running now at gocomics, but not a whole lot for sure. If someone comes to this strip looking for gags, they’re naturally going to be disappointed.
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    Ben Towle said, 4 months ago

    @mplaffey

    My New Year’s resolution this year was to “ramp up production.” I don’t want to switch to twice a week, though, until I I’ve built up enough of a backlog that I know I’ll never miss a post. I’m doing pretty well so far in January. If I can keep up this pace I’ll increase posting maybe this spring.
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