Some of my favourite Nancy strips are where OJ plays around with visual gags.
In this one, though, I think I like Poochie’s heroic visage compared to her usual goody smile. Assuming that’s Poochie of course, and Fritzi doesn’t have a picture of some random dog.
Fun fact: each of those pictures represents an iconic moment in the history of Nancy’s comic strip. If you go through the archive, you’ll figure it out pretty quick.
No, really. I’m serious. Just read the entire archive. You’ll see.
The only complaint (?) I have with today’s comic is that Nancy would have used a far more economical expenditure of effort to achieve the result. Namely, why go out of her way to procure and set up a ladder? Because once having gone so far as to set up the ladder, it’s really a trivial effort simply set the picture straight at that point. No, a truly labor-minimizing Nancy would have simply knocked the other pictures out of alignment.
I get it: that would have destroyed the twist ending and made this a two-panel (and rather predictable) strip. But I do think that’s what the character would have done. Speaking of effort, I can’t believe I just wrote a two-paragraph treatise on a four-panel comic strip. I think I’ll just leave this comment here and hope nobody else notices that today’s Nancy is behaving out of character.
danketaz Premium Member about 3 years ago
Nancy’s already a success, why would she want to climb.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 3 years ago
Some of my favourite Nancy strips are where OJ plays around with visual gags.
In this one, though, I think I like Poochie’s heroic visage compared to her usual goody smile. Assuming that’s Poochie of course, and Fritzi doesn’t have a picture of some random dog.
Decepticomic about 3 years ago
Fun fact: each of those pictures represents an iconic moment in the history of Nancy’s comic strip. If you go through the archive, you’ll figure it out pretty quick.
No, really. I’m serious. Just read the entire archive. You’ll see.
For real. Would I lie to you? :^)
atomicdog about 3 years ago
I have never seen Poochie look so noble.
Kip Williams about 3 years ago
What a piece of work is Dog! How noble in instinct!
Moon57Shine about 3 years ago
Doesn’t that attract MORE attention to the crooked picture?
Diamonds&Roses Premium Member about 3 years ago
Is OJ ever gonna go back to the robotics arc? I really want to see how that turns out!
InquireWithin about 3 years ago
The only complaint (?) I have with today’s comic is that Nancy would have used a far more economical expenditure of effort to achieve the result. Namely, why go out of her way to procure and set up a ladder? Because once having gone so far as to set up the ladder, it’s really a trivial effort simply set the picture straight at that point. No, a truly labor-minimizing Nancy would have simply knocked the other pictures out of alignment.
I get it: that would have destroyed the twist ending and made this a two-panel (and rather predictable) strip. But I do think that’s what the character would have done. Speaking of effort, I can’t believe I just wrote a two-paragraph treatise on a four-panel comic strip. I think I’ll just leave this comment here and hope nobody else notices that today’s Nancy is behaving out of character.