A COMIC THAT MAKES YOU SMILE!
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- Are you an impassive reader or an expressive reader? What cracks that poker face?
Day 15 of 31 Days of Comics presented an easy prompt for once, allowing me an opportunity to think a bit about what smiling while reading may possibly mean to me.
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When discovering hidden stories in Don Rosa’s background I always smile
This is so true. It’s like getting 50% more comic book for free.
I know they are obvious choices, but recently reading Asterix and Tintin for my kids makes me smile a lot.
And how do your kids like them? Especially your smiling reading of them? 🙂
@@ftloc They are still a bit young for these books but they think it's hilarious when characters are getting hit over the head. They like the Thompson twins a lot too.
And it makes me smile a lot to read stuff that makes them laugh.
The funniest part for them was in Red Rackhams Treasure, when all the people trying to claim inheritance of the treasure stampede over the Thompson's heads. They couldn't stop laughing at that bit.
Wallace the Brave. A comic strip that always makes me smile. It reminds me of reading comics as a kid, well worth picking up the books!
A comic I'm not familiar with!
@@ftloc You're going to love it.
I recently started reading Tove Jansson's Moomin. Every story so far has made me smile. I think it's the innocence and the surprising wit of the Moomin family that make me smile.
Moomin is a magnificent and fitting pick!
I really love this thread and your recent content! My choice for this day would be: Captain America runs for President - Captain America #250...to this day it still makes me smile. Not only is the art by John Byrne stunning but it features the best versions of the Avengers, especially the Beast!
Thank you so much! And I have not read that story, but it has my curiosity now!
Hmm... maybe A Bride's Story. Which I read because you mentioned it in the video on gorgeous comics. Also definitely Usagi Yojimbo makes me smile.
You know I strongly agree with both!
That Bride's Story scene at the woodcarver's, especially "I'd like a hawk please", has made me snort out loud while reading, and even remembering it as I type puts a smile on my face!
I'm so glad you've enjoyed A Bride's Story, such a gem!
I’ll say that some of the comics that make me smile are some silver age comics- Jack Kirby’s Challengers Of The Unknown and Superman especially the ones drawn by Al Plastino. Sure it’s nostalgia , but they bring me back to a more innocent time in comics and I love the naïveté and also the sheer imagination in the writing and art- the do put a smile on my face.
I'm the same way with a lot of Superman, particularly Curt Swan from the 70s, as I hope to chat about in an upcoming video! 😁
- My favorite comic: Nausicaa of the valley of the wind by Hayao Miyazaki
- A comic to reccomend to anyone: Peanuts by Charles Schulz
- A great adaptation: 1984 by Fido Nesti
- A great love story: A taste of chlorine by Bastien Vivés
- My first comic pursued: Dampyr (various artists - italian comic series)
- Nonfiction comic: Pyongyang by Guy Delisle.
- Confort comic: Tin Tin by Hergé
- Gorgeous comic: Castle in the stars by Alex Alice
- A comic that blew my mind: V for vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
- The most beautiful scene: A sea of love by Wilfrid Lupano
- An old comic I've loved: The Eternaut by Oesterheld
- A great holiday comic: Your Wish Is My Command by Deena Mohamed
- A great plot twist: The labyrinth by Simon Stålenhag
- Loved it. Never reading it again: Cato Zulù by Hugo Pratt
- A comic that made my face hurt: Rat-Man by Leo Ortolani
Leo Ortolani Rat-Man series is really ilarius and most of the time I found myself smiling/laughing. He made a lot of great parodies (the lord of the rings one is my favorite). He made also some science education comics where you learn interesting things with often a smile 😉
Wow, I've never heard of him. Are the books in/available in English?
From what I know there are only italian comics at the moment. Panini comics has got some english publications but not for Rat-Man.
I had big problems to express my emotions in public and always had the same boring expression on my face (except when I talked to people).
Now I'm actively trying to smile more, because I don't want to look aggressive or boring just because thats my "normal resting face".
For this I also often sit in a park and read comics/books and laugh when there is something to laugh - something I never done before in public.
It's one of the best decisions in my life!
Be yourself. Laugh when you want. Show emotions and don't always act like a robot.
And smile... it changed sooo much.
Without smiling no-one really gives a damn about you, because they think you are aggressive or you're having a bad day.
Not anymore. :D
Nice video as always and a really nice topic this time. Thank you.
Thank YOU for sharing these wonderful thoughts!
Any comic in particular you want to name for this category? 🙂
@@ftloc There are many reasons i laugh when reading comics, which you also mentioned in the video.
Like strong writing and smart sentences or puns - they give me a laugh (or atleast a big grin) because how badass they are haha. "Batman Black Mirror" as example had much of these.
Recently "Beautiful Darkness" because of how silly all these sweet little minions die.
Or "Murder Falcon" because it's sooo metal and over the top.
I have to say Beautiful Darkness did make me smile even while I was squirming, not necessarily at the plot but the way it unfolded and was executed!
It was Alan Moore's Supreme (which I considered for my pick) that made me appreciate the silly grandeur of silver age superhero comics. But it was after that that I first my pick for this: Action Comics #242 - The Super-Duel in Space (Otto Binder/Al Plastino). Introducing Brainiac and the Bottle city of Kandor.
I remember reading this in some weird times and smiling so hard appreciating the beautiful silliness and magnificent ideas scattered throughout the comic. Metal-eating aliens, weird collectors crazy science and everything a reader needs to feel happy
15 - made me smile: The Super-Duel in Space (Action Comics #242) - Otto Binder/Al Plastino
14 - Never reading it again: Schizo #4 - Ivan Brunetti
13 - great plot twist: Why Don't You Love Me? - P.B. Rainey
12 - great holiday comic: A Very British Affair. The Best of Clasic Romance Comics
11 - old comic you love: H. Kurtzmann's MAD - The usual gang of idiots
10 - most wonderful scene: Rite of Spring (Swamp Thing #34) - Moore/Bissette/Totleben/Wood
9 - comic that blew your mind: From Hell - A.Moore and E.Campbell
8 - gorgeous comic : Acme Novelty Library HC - Chris Ware
7 - comfort comic : Peanuts - Charles Schultz
6 - nonfiction comic to recommend to people who don't do nonfiction : Andre The Giant: Life and Legend - Box Brown
5 - first comic series pursued : Asterix
4 - great love story : Ethel and Ernest - Raymond Briggs
3 - great adaptation from another medium : City of Glass - David Mazzucchelli and Paul Karasik
2 - comic to recommend to anyone : Fred The Clown - Roger Langridge
1 - favorite comic : 2000AD
I need to look this story up because it rings a very faint but pleasing bell...
Cocco Bill by Italian creator Benito Jacovitti. Any album will do. It’s a parody of wild west. Jacovitti was visually inventive but combined with endless absurd ideas and laconic humor every page had a smile triggering things in them. Juicy bonus is the wacky dialog and big part of it has to do with exceptionally good translation. Even speech balloons with two words in them are funny.
Aha, a good translation you say? It immediately takes it to the next level of curiosity. The first being your excellent summary of why I should take a look! 😁
@@ftloc 😬l have to spoil your enthusiasm. I was referring to Italy/Finnish translation. I’ve only seen one Jacovitti story in English which was done by a fan.
Choice of words in Finnish version are so brilliant and unexpected that I always admire them.
Why do you build me up. buttercup...
So I said it before and I'll gladly say it again on your channel BY FAR the FUNNIEST graphic novel I ever read is Winsluss Pinocchio Last Gasp 2011 hardcover . It's so random brilliant and satirically cynical and hard hitting that it's NUMBER ONE for me ! I noticed you also have the hardcover on your bookshelf . 😂😂😂👑👑👑💯💯💯
Haven’t read any of Shiga’s books. On your recommendation I just ordered all of them.
Wow, nice! I'd love to know what you thought of them, once you've had a chance to read them
Going halfway through the video talking just about the prompt is exactly why I come to these videos. I'll have to check out Jason Shiga's work. He has an art style you recognize in a heartbeat, and it's been too long since I had a good choose-your-own-adventure story.
As for a comic that has made me smile? I guess this isn't really a wholesome answer, but man do I love Envy Adams from Scott Pilgrim. She easily my favorite antagonist in the story. Her buildup is incredible, and her relationship with Scott is obviously the main focus, but there's another aspect of her character that just makes me smile at just how wicked she really is, and it's the way that even though she seems worlds apart from the rest of the cast, she still so clearly comes from the same friend group as Scott. I absolutely love it when authors repeat specific lines or dialogue through different characters and contexts, and there are so many moments where Envy does this, repeating exact quotes and inside jokes that we've heard Stephen Stills or Kim Pines say while cooking dinner or hanging out. It twists the language that Scott is familiar with and weaponizes it against him for some great thematic layering. She's such a total bitch, and I love it.
Haha thank you!
And I absolutely agree that Envy is a terrific 'antagonist', even the way her reputation is built up works so well to typify Scott's various hangups! Very succinct analysis here! 🙂
Mr. Invincible by Pascal Jousselin is that comic for me.
You have to read it in physical form because he gets very creative with the actual pages.
I've only seen digital presentations of pages of his, and would love to get my hands on some hard copies. They're fantastic!
That looks amazing! Thanks!
My pick for this category is Buddy Bradley Series from Peter Bagge :)
Recently I have found a great comic for kids which is incredibly funny and is worth mentioning - Spider-Man: Animals Assemble!
For a second there I thought you were going to say that Bagge did a comic for kids, which is definitely I'd be interested in checking out😁
There were two specific moments from Mr. Miracle (T. King) and Rat Queens that each made me laugh out loud reflexively. I don't believe I've read a GN or comic that made me smile/laugh throughout the whole read. 🤔
I'm normally a very expressive reader.
And if i absolutely had to choose between those two i'd say Mr. Miracle because while the comic was overrall heavy/depressing, that moment between the main couple was really funny to me.
I was very surprised at just how much humour was packed into that book! I am sure I cracked more than a couple of smiles during some of that banter!
That looks very creative! Must check them out.
I am a very expressive reader. I love it when a comic surprises me, when the story seems to be heading one way but veers into another and all the clues are laid out in advance. Rick Remender and Jjonathan Hickman tend to do that for me but I'm going to go with DayTripper, I definitelyhad a smile and some other expressions while reading that, might have even cried...
Shiga is definitely someone you should at least give a shot - it's just so recognisable yet new and unusual, but the main focus is always the story.
Of course, Daytripper is the same, but in a completely different way😁
Okay so I've burnt up my top pick, respecting the not using the same comic twice idea, which is I think a good one. So Calvin and Hobbes is out... then number 2 Asterix is gone for the same reason... I might well have used Bone already... BUT then it struck me by going for the less obvious choice I'd avoid this problem and also found the perfect answer for me. That being Rok of the Reds (including sequel Rok the God) by John Wagner (with Alan Grant) with Dan Cornwell.
Why this one, well its the perfect summation of what made the comics I read as a kid great. A sci-fi, football story. Doomlord (of the relaunched Eagle) meets Roy of the Rovers, via 2000ad and then modernised with a knowing wink to the past, well my past. John Wagner is of course an absolute master craftman. He knows how do so much with so little. Knows his audience, selects his targets with a precision and then hits them with a dark humour like few others. He is also always finding new artist talent and bringing the very, very best from them and in Dan Cornwell he's unearthed's another gem and the perfect successor to the much missed Carlos Ezquerra.
Together its a comic that feels like its been made to please me specifically. Its just a delight and such massive fun. A comic to make anyone smile with cheeky glee.
Now admittedly I'm just back from the UKs best little convention Lawless and have again chatted with both John and Dan who are a joy to meet as ever and so this is just the sort of comic I'm thinking about tonight AND I was made to very much smile when both confirmed the 'secret' that a third series is likely to be annouced in the next few weeks. Glorious news that would make anyone who knows this masterclass tribute to Britsih youth comics smile from ear to ear. So for today I'm defo going for Rok of the Reds.
That sounds great, even though I don't have the historical context you for, which I am sure only agree to the fun. But i will keep an eye out for this on my neck of the woods, thank you!
In terms of humour: Calvin and hobbes, Asterix .In terms of the prompt you went with, I would have to say mob psycho 100. Its a great and unique manga with a perfect mix of quirky and serious moments.Please check it out (if you havent).
Thanks for the recommendation- I'm going to look it up! 🙂
I have a good excuse for taking so long this time; my first 2-3 picks are ones I've already included for previous days. In their absence, I'll say Spider-Man Blue by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. I only first read it this year following the release of the gallery edition, but it's a book that makes me unreasonably happy. The story is simple but feels so right for classic Spider-Man, however the real star of the show is the late, great Tim Sale's art which I think was perhaps his all-time best.
Blue is very, very close to being my favourite Loeb/Sale collaboration, with Superman for All Seasons just barely edging 'ahead' (perhaps) but you're absolutely right that although most of us talk about it as a sad book, it's just full of things that make me smile!
@@ftloc I haven't read Superman for All Seasons, but it's one that I'll have to get around to!
You have to let me know if it out a smile on your face or not!
Asterix by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo has been that comic since I was seven (and that was a long time ago)
Sometimes one can even find oneself smiling while remembering a panel or page😁
I was hoping someone said Asterix as I’ve played that card already. Reading Special Edition of Asterix done with certain Finnish dialect is one of my most memorable reading experiences. I read it to my then very young son and he couldn’t stop laughing. It made me laugh so hard I couldn’t read anymore.
Oooh, almost missed this one. I'm sure I'm expressive when reading, but probably more so in a social environment - maybe I just want someone to ask "what's so funny?" :P - can't be original for this one though, because it has to be Calvin & Hobbes. Although Peter Parker's jokes always made me smile as a kid as well.
"What's so funny?" was the question I kept getting that made me realize I was transparent! And I heartily agree in both your picks!
First thing to pop into my head was:
"Easy! Ranma 1/2"
It literally made me laugh out loud so often that I had to cover my mouth for fear of waking people up.
But as a more recent "backup" which certainly made me smile, chuckle and snigger here and there, I'll mention Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas 😃
Not a comic I'm familiar with... Are there many volumes?
@@ftloc
Sorry for not elaborating!
Ranma 1/2 is a manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga). If I remember correctly, it's originally 38 volumes. The central plot point being the main character switches to female if hit by cold water, and back to male from hot water.
It sounds simple and silly but the ways in which Takahashi weaves situations with the ever-expanding supporting cast is hilarious.
They were released in 2-in-1 editions some years ago, although now several volumes are out of print. Luckily they are also available digitally though.
As for Memoirs of a man in Pajamas, that's way more recent (released last year I think), by Paco Roca (The Lighthouse, Treasure of the Black Swan, Wrinkles). And is a collection of short comics which I believe were originally published in a Spanish newspaper or magazine.
Dragpn Ball, Goku vs Red Ribbon Army arc is hilarious.
Lil Abner by al capp, Calvin and Hobbs, the Spirit by Will Eisner, the Tick
All excellent nominations! But if you had to pick just one, as per the rules?
Thank you for reminding me of Jason Shiga. I've got a crime comic he did and it's pretty swell but the kind of technical experimentation you're talking about here is my kind of catnip. As for comics that make me smile rather than laugh, I'll say Gasoline Alley.
Gasoline Alley is wonderful, but you're right, it's more of a gentle flow. I found the Sunday pages to be strikingly different, which just adds to the charm of the strip as a whole.
Which crime comic of Shiga's are you talking about here?
The Shiga crime comic is Double Happiness -- a young immigrant falls in with a crime family. It's got a nice inside view of the Asian American experience. And you nailed my experience of Gasoline Alley. If I'd have read them a strip at a time in the newspaper, I've have been bored but I've got the first Fantagraphics reprint and taken in quantities, it's got a gentle, sweet quality that's charming as the dickens.
yay meanwhile!!
my mind went to krazy katt for the prompt :) i love all the silly characters and wierd dialogue
I think I may have mentioned this in Episode 0, but I'm playing 31 Days with a challenge rule not to repeat a comic, and Krazy Kat has been picked already! 😁
But honestly, this is immediately where my brain went, and for very good reason methinks!
Krazy Kat is my favorite and best comic of all time.
Comics that make me smile: Groo, Flaming Carrot, the Tick, and the Incredible Change-Bots by Jeffrey Brown
@@Madbmberwhatbmbsatmidnight omg flaming carrot is so good
I think I smile when I read Mutts. It is such a friendly comic and they are all so cute. 😸🐶
I do not know Mutts!
@@ftlocIt's a wonderful story about a dog and a cat that are friends. The whole Mutts world is so sweet and the art is charming. Comfort comic for me. 😊
My picks Bone, Tintin, Asterix, Astro Boy
Final selection : Asterix
Obelix always make me smile when he get upset about his weight. 😊
@@ingetnamn-de9fc Actually!
Wilson by Daniel Clowes, cynical humor always makes me smile.
Wilson definitely made me cringe but I smiled plenty too!
:)
😁👍🏽
Dilbert by Scott Adams (specially the first three books).