I’ve remarked this before, but I find it kind of unsettling how careless / sloppy Gallagher has become over the years in drawing Orangecat.
I’d guess some of that simply reflects his slackening attention to artistry, detail and original ideas over time, but it almost seems like there’s more… such as actual contempt towards the main characters or comic as a whole. Sort of like the opposite of clear-line geniuses such as Ketchum and Schulz right to the end.
I tried searching for annual subscribers just now and found nothing, but I’d be kind of shocked if the newspaper count hadn’t gone down in recent years due to the strip becoming more incomprehensible (even annoying maybe) to the average reader.
I have no idea how many papers even exist these days much less how many run Heathcliff. I can’t imagine it’s very many and decreasing all the time because of papers dying and the general absurdism of this particular comic.
A big factor in what I like about it is how irrelevant the titular character is to it. It’s what heightens the absurdism. It’s why I started removing OrangeCat.
Yeap, we’ve talked about that a few times now, and I thoroughly approve of and love your project (even listing it on my community sidebar).
I’m moreso curious what the heck’s going through Gallagher’s mind these days. Quality-wise it’s kind of shocking comparing his earlier stuff to current, and I’m not really talking about the absurdism.
I’ve remarked this before, but I find it kind of unsettling how careless / sloppy Gallagher has become over the years in drawing Orangecat.
I’d guess some of that simply reflects his slackening attention to artistry, detail and original ideas over time, but it almost seems like there’s more… such as actual contempt towards the main characters or comic as a whole. Sort of like the opposite of clear-line geniuses such as Ketchum and Schulz right to the end.
I tried searching for annual subscribers just now and found nothing, but I’d be kind of shocked if the newspaper count hadn’t gone down in recent years due to the strip becoming more incomprehensible (even annoying maybe) to the average reader.
I have no idea how many papers even exist these days much less how many run Heathcliff. I can’t imagine it’s very many and decreasing all the time because of papers dying and the general absurdism of this particular comic.
A big factor in what I like about it is how irrelevant the titular character is to it. It’s what heightens the absurdism. It’s why I started removing OrangeCat.
Yeap, we’ve talked about that a few times now, and I thoroughly approve of and love your project (even listing it on my community sidebar).
I’m moreso curious what the heck’s going through Gallagher’s mind these days. Quality-wise it’s kind of shocking comparing his earlier stuff to current, and I’m not really talking about the absurdism.
Have you listened to the Meat Cast interviews with him?
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Oh rabbits. Sorry FP, as soon as I’m done with Elvis, okay?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr4m87k_B_o