Blandly obvious names are more common for pets in comics (e.g., Dawg in “Hi & Lois,” Kitty in “Sally Forth”), because they make it easier for new readers to understand who’s being talked about when offscreen.
This comic strip is one of the laziest around. Look at the secretary in the first five panels. Nothing more than a cut and paste job. And then there are the inane ones with guy who tells unfunny, obtuse jokes which are used whenever they can’t come with an idea. This strip can’t hold a candle to Pearls Before Swine.
LookingGlass Premium Member over 1 year ago
It appears that “Duane” is missing an s – at the end of his last name!!!
;-)
Dobby53 Premium Member over 1 year ago
HA! Firing a shot over the bow of Pearls Before Swine, eh Duane?
uniquename over 1 year ago
Not sure Duane adds much, but the last name tells it all.
Wlly Blly over 1 year ago
Kinda proves his point, doesn’t it?
Moh'slifelife over 1 year ago
he’s talking about pearls, isnt he?
IshkaBibel1 over 1 year ago
It is all very meta
ChessPirate over 1 year ago
Or “Zeeba”, as he is more “affectionately” known… ☺
Bradley Walker over 1 year ago
I agree about lazy cartoonists, but usually I take it to mean Single-Panel Sunday Strips.
raybarb44 over 1 year ago
He’s definitely no Dick Butkus……
Stephen Gilberg over 1 year ago
Blandly obvious names are more common for pets in comics (e.g., Dawg in “Hi & Lois,” Kitty in “Sally Forth”), because they make it easier for new readers to understand who’s being talked about when offscreen.
El Almirante Premium Member over 1 year ago
This comic strip is one of the laziest around. Look at the secretary in the first five panels. Nothing more than a cut and paste job. And then there are the inane ones with guy who tells unfunny, obtuse jokes which are used whenever they can’t come with an idea. This strip can’t hold a candle to Pearls Before Swine.