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The world's stupidest comic strip analyzed on a semi-regular basis.
Links Read the latest Alley Oop strip An Introduction Rhetoric & Rhythm Beginner's Mind The Inherent Conundrum of Operant Behavior Theme and Variations Archives 05/04/2003 - 05/11/2003 05/11/2003 - 05/18/2003 05/18/2003 - 05/25/2003 05/25/2003 - 06/01/2003 06/01/2003 - 06/08/2003 06/15/2003 - 06/22/2003 06/22/2003 - 06/29/2003 07/20/2003 - 07/27/2003 08/10/2003 - 08/17/2003 05/09/2004 - 05/16/2004 06/27/2004 - 07/04/2004 07/11/2004 - 07/18/2004 08/15/2004 - 08/22/2004 08/22/2004 - 08/29/2004 09/05/2004 - 09/12/2004 09/19/2004 - 09/26/2004 09/26/2004 - 10/03/2004 10/03/2004 - 10/10/2004 12/12/2004 - 12/19/2004 01/02/2005 - 01/09/2005 01/09/2005 - 01/16/2005 02/06/2005 - 02/13/2005 02/13/2005 - 02/20/2005 02/27/2005 - 03/06/2005 04/03/2005 - 04/10/2005 04/17/2005 - 04/24/2005 04/24/2005 - 05/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 05/08/2005 05/29/2005 - 06/05/2005 06/19/2005 - 06/26/2005 07/03/2005 - 07/10/2005 07/17/2005 - 07/24/2005 07/24/2005 - 07/31/2005 08/07/2005 - 08/14/2005 08/28/2005 - 09/04/2005 09/25/2005 - 10/02/2005 10/02/2005 - 10/09/2005 10/23/2005 - 10/30/2005 10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005 11/06/2005 - 11/13/2005 11/13/2005 - 11/20/2005 11/27/2005 - 12/04/2005 12/04/2005 - 12/11/2005 12/11/2005 - 12/18/2005 12/18/2005 - 12/25/2005 12/25/2005 - 01/01/2006 01/01/2006 - 01/08/2006 01/08/2006 - 01/15/2006 01/15/2006 - 01/22/2006 01/29/2006 - 02/05/2006 02/05/2006 - 02/12/2006 02/12/2006 - 02/19/2006 02/19/2006 - 02/26/2006 02/26/2006 - 03/05/2006 03/05/2006 - 03/12/2006 03/19/2006 - 03/26/2006 03/26/2006 - 04/02/2006 04/09/2006 - 04/16/2006 04/30/2006 - 05/07/2006 05/14/2006 - 05/21/2006 06/04/2006 - 06/11/2006 06/18/2006 - 06/25/2006 06/25/2006 - 07/02/2006 07/16/2006 - 07/23/2006 08/13/2006 - 08/20/2006 09/03/2006 - 09/10/2006 10/22/2006 - 10/29/2006 11/26/2006 - 12/03/2006 12/10/2006 - 12/17/2006 01/28/2007 - 02/04/2007 02/25/2007 - 03/04/2007 03/18/2007 - 03/25/2007 03/25/2007 - 04/01/2007 06/03/2007 - 06/10/2007 06/24/2007 - 07/01/2007 07/08/2007 - 07/15/2007 07/22/2007 - 07/29/2007 09/16/2007 - 09/23/2007 09/30/2007 - 10/07/2007 12/30/2007 - 01/06/2008 01/27/2008 - 02/03/2008 04/27/2008 - 05/04/2008 05/11/2008 - 05/18/2008 07/27/2008 - 08/03/2008 08/03/2008 - 08/10/2008 08/17/2008 - 08/24/2008 09/21/2008 - 09/28/2008 10/12/2008 - 10/19/2008 11/09/2008 - 11/16/2008 01/18/2009 - 01/25/2009 02/15/2009 - 02/22/2009 04/05/2009 - 04/12/2009 07/12/2009 - 07/19/2009 08/02/2009 - 08/09/2009 09/27/2009 - 10/04/2009 01/24/2010 - 01/31/2010 01/31/2010 - 02/07/2010 04/18/2010 - 04/25/2010 
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Lazy cartooning
When I mentioned in the last post that the Benders would probably be well served to extend the fight sequence over several weeks, I neglected to mention that this would require drawing more than one fight scene that they use over and over and over again. Because, as you can see below, that is precisely what the Benders have done.    In the April 15 strip, we get the first scene of the melee with Oop grimacing as he clups a Lemmian with a red bandana upside the head. Behind him to his left is Foozie with an uncertain look on his face as he is set upon by a clone of the guy that Oop just bashed. And to the right of Oop is Wooly locked in a struggle with three Lemmians - one has grabbed his club, another has his left arm and a third looks like he’s going to hit him while he is being restrained. And immediately behind Oop is a menacing-looking bald-headed Lemmian with both arms up in the air looking like he is going to try and tackle Oop from behind. So far so good. Then on Sunday we get a repeat of the same picture since the Benders have given up on producing new materials for Sunday and just rehash scenes from the previous week. Finally, on Monday, April 20, we resume with the fight.... except that it is simply the exact same fight scene as before only flipped so that whereas earlier Oop was swinging his club with his right hand, now he is singing with his left hand and so forth. So the Benders did as little work as possible. Alley Oop is still in the process of hitting the same guy, Wooly is now off screen, but everything else is just the same as it was the week prior. Then on Tuesday, April 21, we get a change. Oop is STILL hitting the same guy (flipped back again and using his right arm once more) and we can now see Wooly once more still in t he exact same position. The only difference now is that the bald-headed guy behind Oop suddenly has a club in his left hand that he is swinging awkwardly at Oop’s hat. Why the sudden importance being placed on the hat is beyond me. The fact that Oop stops in the middle of a fight to liberate Moo so that he can retrieve his top hat is stupid beyond compare. And it’s not even worth noting that in the split second it takes for the swinging club to strike Oop’s hat, he has already switched his club from his right hand to his left hand. | |
