# Best Comic Strips **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593 "2003-05-12T01:55:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/21 "2003-05-12T07:42:08Z")
_Bloom County_, in it’s time, was by far the best. It hasn’t aged very well, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/22 "2003-05-12T10:27:03Z")
Here’s a vote for Bloom County as best ever. The cast of characters was much richer for this strip than for Calvin and that gave this strip more different directions that it could explore. The drawings were well done, comics done by someone that can draw are always better than comics done by someone that can’t (need I say Cathy?). The humor was first rate, at times downright silly but at other times the sarcasm was biting. Best current strip- Prince Valiant. This is the highlight of my Sundays. The artwork is at a whole other level and the story lines are imaginative and suspenseful. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/23 "2003-05-12T11:11:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Foolonthehill \* > **One of the things that sets Calvin & Hobbes apart is the drawings themselves. They are done with a brush, not a pen.** I’ve been wrong plenty, but I don’t think this is right. Can anyone verify? **Bloom County** was indeed the best ever. Calvin & Hobbes could sometimes get just a bit _too_ whimsical for my taste. Just because it was mentioned in this thread and I’m a negative sort of son-of-a-bitch, I would also like to add that **Non-Sequitor** is crap. It tries way too hard to be zany and cuttin-edge, but it is really just trite and unoriginal, and that includes its quasi-intellectual title. But I only feel the need to add this because no one ever asked me before. ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/24 "2003-05-12T15:54:18Z")
Best ever: _Krazy Kat_ ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/25 "2003-05-12T16:03:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*Farside, Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County are really popular on the board. \*\* Those are three of my all time favorites. My current favorite is **For Better or For Worse.** ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/26 "2003-05-12T16:04:32Z")
Best ever: The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes Best currently: Dilbert ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/27 "2003-05-12T16:52:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*Current: Get Fuzzy > > All time: Calvin & Hobbes #1 best ever! \*\* I’ll second you on this. Get Fuzzy isn’t as well known right now but it’s my current #1. Get Fuzzy with Bucky, Sachel, and Rob. And I miss Calvin and Hobbs. Someday they might make a comeback. ---
**Author:** ![InquisitiveIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@InquisitiveIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InquisitiveIdiot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/28 "2003-05-12T17:59:22Z")
Funny that no one here has mentioned azumanga daioh. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/29 "2003-05-12T18:14:12Z")
My favorites ever are **Peanuts** **Barnaby** **Krazy Kat** **Little Nemo in Slumberland** and **Calvin and Hobbes**. My favorite print strip today is probably **For Better or For Worse**. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/30 "2003-05-12T18:34:43Z")
Definately **Pogo** … **Little Abner** , also, even though the strip declined in later years. I’d also suggest **Terry and the Pirates** ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/31 "2003-05-12T19:26:22Z")
**Far Side Bloom County Calvin & Hobbs** and **The Neighborhood** ---
**Author:** ![Anal\_Scurvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/32 "2003-05-12T20:11:39Z")
Bloom County was the best. Currently: [Tom the Dancing Bug](http://www.uclick.com/client/wpc/td/) [Bob the Angry Flower](http://www.angryflower.com) ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/33 "2003-05-12T20:25:55Z")
Calvin & Hobbes the Peanuts ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/34 "2003-05-12T20:41:05Z")
I’d say _The Far Side_ for sheer cleverness and wit. _Maakies_ for best artwork and dark humor. [www.maakies.com](http://www.maakies.com) Check it out if you like dark humor. Its the best! * * * “Being drunk is the best feeling in my poor world.”- Drink Crow ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/35 "2003-05-12T20:47:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Darth Nader \* > \*\*_Bloom County_, in it’s time, was by far the best. It hasn’t aged very well, I’m afraid. \*\* I disagree. I recently reread the entire set of **Bloom County** books and realized again what a great imaginative mind Berke Breathed has. My favorite story lines were the Opus/Lola Granola relationship, Steve Dallas and his mother, and Oliver Wendell Jones and his father. Best. Comic Strip. Ever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/36 "2003-05-12T21:09:06Z")
Looks like I’m not alone in my love for Calvin and Hobbes. My fav still in syndication is The Boondocks. Good stuff, but C&H it is not. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/37 "2003-05-12T21:49:46Z")
Boondocks and Get Fuzzy are the only reason I read the comics page any more. Stupid Yahoo homepage doesn’t have Get Fuzzy so I look at FoxTrot instead which used to be riotous but has fallen off. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/38 "2003-05-12T22:05:54Z")
Apparently, I am the only one with the courage to claim _Calvin & Hobbes_ is the best strip ever.😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/39 "2003-05-12T22:39:06Z")
Best ever: _Calvin and Hobbes_ Best now: _Zits_ ---
**Author:** ![Anal\_Scurvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comic-strips/174593/40 "2003-05-12T23:35:01Z")
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