# what is your favorite comic strip? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891 "2002-04-10T19:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sandalfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sandalfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandalfeet)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/1 "2002-04-10T19:57:12Z")
Mine is foxtrot 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/2 "2002-04-10T19:59:45Z")
All Time : Calvin & Hobbes Currently Running: (Tie) Dilbert & Get Fuzzy Zev Steinhardt (not a comic strip) ---
**Author:** ![EVO95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@EVO95](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EVO95)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/3 "2002-04-10T20:00:16Z")
It’s Zits whut gits me fits. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/4 "2002-04-10T20:02:11Z")
Current favorite is _The Boondocks,_ because (a) it’s got no-holds-barred writing that dares to tackle the big issues, and (b) the anime-inspired art is rather neat. ---
**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/5 "2002-04-10T20:07:03Z")
Boondocks. It’s the only one that makes me laugh out loud anymore. Today’s was great. My all time favorite is the Far Side. ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/6 "2002-04-10T20:08:19Z")
[Sluggy Freelance](http://www.sluggy.com) and [Get Fuzzy](http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy). I’m also somewhat partial to [Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet](http://www.ucomics.com/helen/viewtmhel.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/7 "2002-04-10T20:17:38Z")
Jerry on the Job: [http://lileks.com/comics/jerry/index.html](http://lileks.com/comics/jerry/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/8 "2002-04-10T20:33:30Z")
My 3 favorites are: 1. Foxtrot 2. Zits 3. Get Fuzzy ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/9 "2002-04-10T20:43:17Z")
Mine are, in order: 1. Dilbert 2. Doonesbury 3. Calvin & Hobbes (repeats) 4. Foxtrot ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/10 "2002-04-10T21:52:24Z")
1. Sluggy Freelance 2. Calvin & Hobbes 3. For Better Or For Worse 4. The Boondocks 5. Zits And that’s the end of that chapter. ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/11 "2002-04-10T22:31:32Z")
Calvin and Hobbes! But since there aren’t any new strips, I think Mutts is pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/12 "2002-04-10T22:44:05Z")
The Lockhorns ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/13 "2002-04-10T23:05:44Z")
**Get Fuzzy** is my current fave. FBOFW is good too, as is Foxtrot. Dilbert is worthy, as is Stone Soup. Between Friends isn’t bad either. Most everything else is dismissable. Zits is ok, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/14 "2002-04-10T23:07:09Z")
There are many, but these would be my three favorites: Foxtrot For Better or for Worse Peanuts (classic strip) ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/15 "2002-04-10T23:16:41Z")
All time faves have already been named. The ones I like these days: Zippy Get Fuzzy Monty (used to be Robotman, still miss Robotman) Bizzaro Zits and Foxtrot get honorable mentions ---
**Author:** ![Iguana\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@Iguana\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iguana_Boy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/16 "2002-04-10T23:17:19Z")
Foxtrot is good, Zits also, but current favs are Get Fuzzy (linked above) and [Sherman’s Lagoon](http://cgi.dnai.com/~fillmore/cgi-bin/sviewer.pl). ---
**Author:** ![Semp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Semp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Semp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/17 "2002-04-11T00:05:50Z")
Get Fuzzy. I especially like the fact that the author (Darby Conley) has finally been able to put together storylines that last more than three days, and has gotten the ferret involved. The current story thread is about a month long, which is like a record for the strip. I’ve also liked Arlo & Janis for years. It has characters that are probably the most grounded and easy-to-believe outside of For Better Or For Worse (the recent crocodile subbing for Arlo notwithstanding). But unlike FBOFW, it isn’t preachy/topical. And I’ll call myself a fan of the Blondie & Dagwood strip (which could be called Blondie & Dagwood, Blondie, Dagwood, or Mr. Dithers Abuses His Employees for all I know, I don’t think I’ve ever actually bothered to look at the name of the strip). As opposed to other zombie-like strips where the current artist is the third- or fourth-generation to script it, its recycled stuff is quaintly entertaining to me. And, oh yes, Blondie is hot. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/18 "2002-04-11T00:51:46Z")
All time: [ul] [li]Krazy Kat[/li][li]Pogo[/li][li]Barnaby[/li][li]Doonesbury[/li][li]Peanuts[/li][li]Calvin and Hobbes[/li][/ul] Current: [ul] [li]Dilbert[/li][li]Doonesbury[/li][li]Foxtrot[/li][li]Rose is Rose[/li][li]Boondocks[/li][li]Piranha Club[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/19 "2002-04-11T00:57:10Z")
I’ve always been a Mr. Boffo man myself. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891/20 "2002-04-11T01:46:12Z")
**Heart of the City** by Mark Tatulli. Heart reminds me of me - artistic, curious, and feisty (okay, pushy). Start on [February 15, 2002](http://www.ucomics.com/heartofthecity/viewhc.cfm?uc_full_date=20020215&uc_comic=hc&uc_daction=X) for his “Lord of the Rings” parody. Start here for his [“Wizard of Oz” parody.](http://www.ucomics.com/heartofthecity/viewhc.cfm?uc_full_date=20000717&uc_comic=hc&uc_daction=X) [The essential ingredient for a great meatball](http://www.ucomics.com/heartofthecity/viewhc.cfm?uc_full_date=20001113&uc_comic=hc&uc_daction=X) and keep reading, of course. The local paper doesn’t carry it. Thank goodness for on-line. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-comic-strip/102891.md?page=2)