Over the last couple days I waded through all of my comics. It wasn't too tough since I've only got about 570. This would probably be a chore for those of you in the thousands.

I was curious to see what comic gems were floating around in there that I'd forgotten about. I was surprised at what I found.

I started off slowly. Early on I used a lot of references to comics I was currently reading, like Diesel Sweeties and Goats. My comics were more extensions of them than stand alone comics in their own rights.

At some point I started easing into making my own comics. Then we started the comic competitions. That spawned quite a few. I started using comics more to punctuate things I was talking about in the forums.

It's obvious what my style of choice is. Of my 570 or so comics, just over 20% of them are the exploding dog stickmen, more often than not on the diesel1 background. I think I tend to focus more on the dialogue than the characters, backgrounds or props.

Let's not forget the wirthling sucks phenomenon. Almost 9% of my comics are about dissing wirthling in one way or another. Who would have thought that one silly comic contest could have spawned that?

There are also a fair number of comics I just can't figure out. I honestly can't figure out what the fuck I was thinking when I did them. If I did a lot of comic making drunk I'd guess it was that. But I don't. So I dunno.

So I made a few sets while I was going through.

Here are the comics I though were pretty funny, and stood fairly well on their own. There are only a little over 30.

I had to make a wirthling sucks set, too. I think most of these are pretty funny, but I don't know how well they stand up to people who aren't privy to the whole inside joke thing.

I also make sets for all my stickmen comics, since I really enjoy them. There's set one and two.

So if you're interested join me in my walk through comic history. If you're not, then shove off.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

These comics contain more funny than wirthling does my home-made cyanide pie.

I forgot all about the wirthling-sucks movement. I never forgot how much he sucks though, so i'd say the series was a complete success.

Obi Returns - I by gabe_billings 5-20-03

Obi, you cocksmoking assbag. Where the fuck were you this time? Ah, I got this job at JPL. We were working with some guys at Nasa on this new Mars probe. No shit? Yeah, Top Secret stuff. Very hush-hush. Brrriiiiingggg! Say, isn't that your phone? Eh, let the answering machine get it.

I love the whole 'top secret/let the machine get it' shtick. It's pretty brilliant.

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GOVT. Warning: Do not smoke around children they will badger you for fags.

smamurai

I don't even get that shtick, and I wrote the comic. What brilliance are you seeing?

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

Also, let's not forget the 2nd part, which is really the punchline.

Obi Returns - II by gabe_billings 5-20-03

Mr. Jo, this is Dr. Rosenfeld at the Burn Ward. I just wanted to check up on you and see how you were doing. Remember that in the future if you decide to masturbade with a belt sander, make sure the cord isn't frayed and for goodness sakes don't rub yourself with turpentine first. You were lucky to get off with just a couple months visit. Have a nice day. Turpentine? It makes my nipples all tingly.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

How come we don't get sophisticated humor like that anymore?

But seriously, are preparing to die or something?  

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

Part2 is pointless, part 1 is crazy in love with funny. The whole thing about his work being top secret then just letting the machine pick up his call for all to hear is great. Chop it down to 2 panels and big up the need for secrecy so it contrasts even more with the lazy guy attitude of the last panel and it would be poifect. IMO.

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GOVT. Warning: Do not smoke around children they will badger you for fags.

That's interesting. That wasn't supposed to be funny at all. It was all just a lead in so we'd hear the embarassing story from the doctor in part 2. 

Just goes to show that different people have different funny bones.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.