That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 26, 2023

“The big money will be in take-out restaurant menus.”

/// Fourteen-fifties— the time was now ripe

for his mass-produced movable type.

Printed pages unfurled

and they changed the whole world.

It seems Gutenberg’s worth all the hype.

“This is the receipt from Walgreens.”

It is probably a flyer for solar, or siding…

But you can’t change the font size on that thing.

Books may become rare. If the Internet/Cloud fails (think Carrington Event) we will really be “reset”.

50 shades of grey, OF COURSE ITS IN BLACK AND WHITE YOU NUMBSKULL!!!

“And by signing right here, you are authorizing the Nigerian prince to release the money he has in his London bank account to you, the only person he feels he can trust.”

“Proof that you are a lying, cheating b…”

“That’s very impressive, but I don’t know how to read.”

And even though you knew they couldn’t read, it was still annoying having people look over your shoulder as you enjoyed your reading.

“I placed an enlarged picture of the model over 3 folded pages and strategically placed it in the center of the book. I call it a ‘centerfold.’ Do you think it will catch on?”

This could be a real game changer -/

But they haven’t considered the danger:/

When the herd got the word/

What disruption occurred !/

Life is strange, but history’s stranger..

" Look, we’ll start the Bible, then later we’ll print the real hardcore stuff. "

And the news will be read aloud in the town square by a crier with anger and rage, no matter the subject.

Where are the pictures? If I’m going to spend time “reading”, I need pictures to prod my imagination.

Great, now I’ll have to pay even more for “fan service”.

See, when you do get a car, the repairs will be covered after the manufactures warranty expirers.

Ah, yes, the printing press. Like the still camera, the movie camera, the VCR, and the home computer, out of the fiscal reach of almost all, and on shaky ground – until people figured out you could use it for porn, which raised demand enough to bring the price down enough to insure its survival.

“Yes, it’s nice, but I have an idea for a graphic novel. Very graphic.”

Imagine all the uses – books, magazines, catalogs! And when a pandemic hits, they can all be used for toilet paper.

Pappa, you make my husband spend to much time printing the newspaper…his handsare full of ink………..

The invention of the printing press: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Paintings in the Museum Plantin-Moretus" site=commons.wikimedia.org 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Seghers, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3154 (June 26, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the sparse info I found about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the March 24, 2014, strip being the prior. GoComics has deactivated the hyperlinks and removed the new lines in my comment and reply there; but, perhaps the text remains informative.

“Well, as you can see here on page 461, section VI, subsection 9-c, you consigned your family over to our company in perpetuity… you did read the entire thing before you signed, didn’t you?”

This guy named Hefner is asking if we can print pictures with it.

“You left the original in the photocopier AGAIN!”

“Plus, it’s a great way to make money … sheets of money, in the back room, after hours.”

we got to sell this quick, porn won’t be legal for long.

I haven’t decided what to put on page three yet, any suggestions?

Perhaps yo’ mama?

“Watch and learn, son. This is how you get them to go for the extended warranty.”

And this is your new extended warranty. Sign here.

Desperately trying to read the fine print in the terms and conditions.

Way off topic, I see but still…“Corneille, sweetie, must we really hold this pose for 32 years with NO COFFEE?”

Yeah, it works fine. But it sure seems like a lot of work for a grocery list

The thrill of the birch bark canoe/

is reserved for the privileged few/

With Alaskan retreats/

For judicial elites:/

I don’t have friends such as those guys- do you?

For Tuesday:

“Thunderation, Billy! They’s Injuns out thar! Only three miles from Grossingers! Oy gevalt!”

This model does not jam. But if you were to use inferior quality paper this is how you would clear a jam.