Comments on: Penn and ink http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scotty B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122726 Scotty B Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:31:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122726 ...or F Minus? …or F Minus?

]]> By: Scotty B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122697 Scotty B Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:43:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122697 Anybody know of an RSS feed for pearls before swine? Or Dr. McNinja for that matter? Anybody know of an RSS feed for pearls before swine? Or Dr. McNinja for that matter?

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122310 Mike Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:51:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122310 Another (usually) good comic is F Minus, though you probably already know about it. Here is a recent Astronomical-themed strip: http://www.comics.com/comics/fminus/archive/fminus-20080921.html Another (usually) good comic is F Minus, though you probably already know about it.

Here is a recent Astronomical-themed strip:
http://www.comics.com/comics/fminus/archive/fminus-20080921.html

]]> By: Tim http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122106 Tim Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:29:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122106 Frazz also has a good following in the bike racing/riding community since there are usually lots of good refernces to cycling and bike racing. Frazz also has a good following in the bike racing/riding community since there are usually lots of good refernces to cycling and bike racing.

]]> By: Calli Arcale http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122085 Calli Arcale Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122085 That's a pretty good description, yumenoko. I love Frazz too. And I love Calvin & Hobbes. Frazz is not a ripoff of C&H, and anyone who's read more than a couple of strips knows that. One especially needs to know that Frazz himself is nothing like Calvin. The closest equivalent to Calvin is probably the black kid (can't remember his name at the moment), though he's not as hyper and distractable as Calvin. It's an awesome strip, and somewhat in the same vein as C&H, only it lacks the fantastical elements that came up so often in C&H. There's no Spaceman Spiff equivalent, and no transmogrifier either. ;-) That’s a pretty good description, yumenoko. I love Frazz too. And I love Calvin & Hobbes. Frazz is not a ripoff of C&H, and anyone who’s read more than a couple of strips knows that. One especially needs to know that Frazz himself is nothing like Calvin. The closest equivalent to Calvin is probably the black kid (can’t remember his name at the moment), though he’s not as hyper and distractable as Calvin. It’s an awesome strip, and somewhat in the same vein as C&H, only it lacks the fantastical elements that came up so often in C&H. There’s no Spaceman Spiff equivalent, and no transmogrifier either. ;-)

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-122033 John Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:05:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-122033 Another vote for Sluggy Freelance here, as well as Girl Genius. Another vote for Sluggy Freelance here, as well as Girl Genius.

]]> By: Adrian Lopez http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-121987 Adrian Lopez Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:51:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/29/penn-and-ink/#comment-121987 The only thing that bugs me about the Complete Calvin and Hobbes collection is that two of the strips have been edited for content [1]. The unedited strips are available as part of the individual collections [2], but unfortunately the first seven books have black and white Sunday strips while the Complete C&H has them in color. I don't know which choice is best: a) all the strips in a single volume, with Sundays in color but two of the strips edited for content, or b) individual collections featuring the unedited strips but with black and white Sundays. [1] http://books-worlds.blogspot.com/2008/01/complete-calvin-and-hobbes-calvin.html [2] http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Calvin-and-Hobbes/lm/83RA10R4NUMT/ The only thing that bugs me about the Complete Calvin and Hobbes collection is that two of the strips have been edited for content [1]. The unedited strips are available as part of the individual collections [2], but unfortunately the first seven books have black and white Sunday strips while the Complete C&H has them in color. I don’t know which choice is best: a) all the strips in a single volume, with Sundays in color but two of the strips edited for content, or b) individual collections featuring the unedited strips but with black and white Sundays.

[1] http://books-worlds.blogspot.com/2008/01/complete-calvin-and-hobbes-calvin.html
[2] http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Calvin-and-Hobbes/lm/83RA10R4NUMT/

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