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Hey, Vista Bill, how do you write upside down? // For what itās worth, since the ānewā Go Comics, font size and color are gone, even underlining! Not to mention, no more attached pictures.
@ Blunebottle: One of the pictures on that page shows a comic book where āMy Little Margieā is sharing a soda with someone who looks a lot like Archie! Just wait until I tell Betty and Veronica!
I do not know these two āconvention-alā ladies, but Little Margie seems to share stylistic traits with the Harold Teen characters. I cannot say the same for Big Margie, who seems more naturalistic. But Little Margieās strength-plus-simpleness seems to be a deliberate trope, meant to be exploited later in the arc. At this point, whether Big Margie is Good or Evil is not discernible, though she has an elvish face, for what that may be worth. Both appear to be CosUCon staffers, whether paid or volunteer, hence Conventionalā¦.
Big Margieās face in panel 3: Nah, I donāt think sheās a bad guy. But I find it interesting that, because sheās not particularly pretty, some of us have already assumed that she will be nefarious!
Letās face it: Dick Tracy tradition is that ugly people are criminals. Much as I love Dick Tracy, I have not cared for this aspect of ālooks-ism.ā
You know, if Mike, Joe, and Shelley wanted to really surprise us, they could have an arc where all the good guys are ugly, even disfigured, while all the bad guys are beautiful people!
If you want to know what cosplayers do, check out an art site named Deviant Art (www.deviantart.com). On the homepage, type cosplay in the search window, and youāll find almost 4 1/2 million entries from cosplayers around the world, doing everything from anime to Disney.
Some of the costumes are incredibly detailed (including full suits of armor), and look like something youād see in a feature film. And no, itās not a porn site; in fact, they even have censors for those who try to push the envelope.
I donāt mind shelleys work at all.. its a nice change of pace. and its a heckuva lot better than I could do (and probably anyone else on this board for that matter, so unless youre a professional, save the snarky comments)
jonahhex1 almost 8 years ago
Convention programs eh?
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
Heroes?
Or Villains ā¦?
Don Bagert Premium Member almost 8 years ago
More borrowed characters, or new ones?
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
Canāt quite tell if those are fashion sketches or cosplay photos on the office wall in panel #1.
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
I wonder if the āMargiesā are based on real people, living or dead.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray almost 8 years ago
Big Margie is a big bee-yotch ! Ā Big bazooms are wasted on her. The other lady seems quite nice and they look like convention workers to me.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray almost 8 years ago
Night-Gaunt49 GC DESIDER said, sometime yesterday,
@ the Great one, Gweedo itās legal here Murray
You are the master of rhyming, thatās for sure!
Ā
Rhymin Simonās inna haowwwse !
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
Whereās Bill?
Hello-oo-oo ā¦?
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
Probably unrelated, but ā¦
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/eroomnala/LM.html
Vista Bill Raley and Cometā¢ almost 8 years ago
Ā”ĒuoŹÉ¹ĒŹĒ ĘuıuɹoÉÆ pooĘ
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
āHow many different āAnimeā conventions āareā there,ā you may ask.
Short answer: More than a few.
This page offers a list by date, as well as links to convention homepages, and guest lists where available ā¦
http://animecons.com/events/
22ph almost 8 years ago
Looks like Big Margie is going to be a big problem at the cosplay convention.
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
Hey, Vista Bill, how do you write upside down? // For what itās worth, since the ānewā Go Comics, font size and color are gone, even underlining! Not to mention, no more attached pictures.
blunebottle almost 8 years ago
āBigā (little) Margie isnāt patterned after Gale Storm by any chance, is she?
http://www.famousfix.com/post/my-little-margie-18034896
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
@ Blunebottle: One of the pictures on that page shows a comic book where āMy Little Margieā is sharing a soda with someone who looks a lot like Archie! Just wait until I tell Betty and Veronica!
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
Okay, Vista Bill, I tried it and it came out ĘuoɹŹ!
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
I do not know these two āconvention-alā ladies, but Little Margie seems to share stylistic traits with the Harold Teen characters. I cannot say the same for Big Margie, who seems more naturalistic. But Little Margieās strength-plus-simpleness seems to be a deliberate trope, meant to be exploited later in the arc. At this point, whether Big Margie is Good or Evil is not discernible, though she has an elvish face, for what that may be worth. Both appear to be CosUCon staffers, whether paid or volunteer, hence Conventionalā¦.
Premature speculation is fun!
DaJellyBelly almost 8 years ago
Maybe itās just me. But in the second panel, Big Margieās facial features remind me of Flat Top.
Bill Hand almost 8 years ago
Big Margie has a Doonesbury look about her eyes.
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
@ DaJellyBelly: You have a point there. Anyface thinks Big Margie is in the style of Doonesbury characters, and he has a point there, too.
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
Big Margieās face in panel 3: Nah, I donāt think sheās a bad guy. But I find it interesting that, because sheās not particularly pretty, some of us have already assumed that she will be nefarious!
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
Letās face it: Dick Tracy tradition is that ugly people are criminals. Much as I love Dick Tracy, I have not cared for this aspect of ālooks-ism.ā
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
You know, if Mike, Joe, and Shelley wanted to really surprise us, they could have an arc where all the good guys are ugly, even disfigured, while all the bad guys are beautiful people!
Cheapskate0 almost 8 years ago
And before anyone beats me to it, that was a meme in the movie Shallow Hal!
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Is Joe Staton no longer on the strip, or is this temporary for the Harold Teen segment? Does anyone know?
A R V reader almost 8 years ago
I donāt mind crossover comics, but if Broom Hilda or Alley Oop appears out of nowhere then Iāve seen everything.
h.v.greenman almost 8 years ago
Is it just my lack of sleep, or does Big Margieās hair style and eyes make her look like she might be a relative of āFlat Topā
tsull2121 almost 8 years ago
This story would probably more fun (and interesting) to me if I knew what in the holy bejeezus was going on and who the characters were
Can't Sleep almost 8 years ago
If you want to know what cosplayers do, check out an art site named Deviant Art (www.deviantart.com). On the homepage, type cosplay in the search window, and youāll find almost 4 1/2 million entries from cosplayers around the world, doing everything from anime to Disney.
Some of the costumes are incredibly detailed (including full suits of armor), and look like something youād see in a feature film. And no, itās not a porn site; in fact, they even have censors for those who try to push the envelope.
mikeg52 almost 8 years ago
Be sure and tell them Large Marge sent you !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUxqxZi3Cc
steveyorkdesigns almost 8 years ago
This is shaping up to be as spine-tingling as the billionairesā auction.
CynthiaLeigh almost 8 years ago
Where is the regular artist? This one is awful Honeymoon yesterday looked weird not cute and pretty.
MooseBreathMints almost 8 years ago
āHer hair is Harpo gold, her lips sweet surpriseHer hands are never cold, sheās got Doonesbury eyes
tsull2121 almost 8 years ago
I donāt mind shelleys work at all.. its a nice change of pace. and its a heckuva lot better than I could do (and probably anyone else on this board for that matter, so unless youre a professional, save the snarky comments)
avenger09 almost 8 years ago
1:15 EST and weāve hit 100 posts
Current Anyface post count ā ONLY 17! Must be a slow day!! LOL!!!
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
The Dick Tracy Depot ran a brief piece on Shelleyās prior turn as guest artist a few years back ā¦
http://dicktracy.info/stepping/
And on the recent āHarold Teenā crossover strips ā¦
http://dicktracy.info/shelley-pleger-and-mike-curtis-bring-back-harold-teen/
JPuzzleWhiz almost 8 years ago
Okay gang, Iām going to go out on a limb, here:
I say that the crime element (if there is one) in this story will involve counterfeit CosUCon merchandise!
Can't Sleep almost 8 years ago
Only six cases that size? Those cons attract thousands (and thousands). I hope they have 50 more boxes still on the truck.