So if today’s Nancy is influenced by Japanese comics, I tried reading it from right to left, and you know what? It was even dumber than if I had read it the American way!
What’s funny is, you don’t see the stuff in this Sunday page a lot in manga these days. The rivers of tears running down somebody’s cheek, the sweat-drop of embarrassment, the vein in the forehead pounding with annoyance…
It’s true that these elements were once new and dynamic but have become as cliched as the “two guys on a desert island” meme in American cartoon strips.
Captain Charlie over 3 years ago
Japanese comics are also called “manga”
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 3 years ago
Panel 6 is very avatar worthy,
I feel the best joke is in the title panel, though.
top cat james over 3 years ago
Ahhhhh! Ohhhhh!
harkherp over 3 years ago
Is Sluggo stuppin’ Sailor Moon behind Nancy‘s back?
Corwin Haught Premium Member over 3 years ago
Periquita doesn’t have the “scans by… please support the original release” bit
dcdete. over 3 years ago
So if today’s Nancy is influenced by Japanese comics, I tried reading it from right to left, and you know what? It was even dumber than if I had read it the American way!
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
Shoulda had actual Japanese dialogue to complete the utter unreadability. ;D
chidecki Premium Member over 3 years ago
Being a manga reader, I approve this message!
ErikN over 3 years ago
Smartest strip from anyone in recent memory. Love it.
Zontar from Venus over 3 years ago
Don’t forget the bloody nose.
Rolf Rykken Premium Member over 3 years ago
Good seeing the title panel — not included by my local newspaper. : )
Andrew Wheeler over 3 years ago
I think this was originally formatted as two tiers of 3 — it reads best in the order Panel 3-2-1-6-5-4. (Excluding the title, which is separate.)
chaos750 over 3 years ago
I think whoever laid this out for the web didn’t get it. This is what it should look like: https://twitter.com/JapanNewbie/status/1317554231830827010
Doctor Toon over 3 years ago
My problem with English speakers creating manga is that they are doing it wrong
The text should be written right to left if they Really want to do it the Japanese way
Katsuro Premium Member over 3 years ago
What’s funny is, you don’t see the stuff in this Sunday page a lot in manga these days. The rivers of tears running down somebody’s cheek, the sweat-drop of embarrassment, the vein in the forehead pounding with annoyance…
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
It’s true that these elements were once new and dynamic but have become as cliched as the “two guys on a desert island” meme in American cartoon strips.
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
Very clever.
tad1 over 3 years ago
Clever. :)
dvandom over 3 years ago
Format fixed now, thankfully.