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Topic	Which newspaper comic strip starting with "F" is the most definitive?
KelpTheGreat 01/25/21 10:24:12 PM #1:	Which is the most definitive comic strip of these options? Family Circus, The Far Side, The Flash Gordon For Better or For Worse Foxtrot Frank and Ernest Funky Winkerbean Which is the most definitive comic strip of these options? - Results (128 votes) Family Circus, The 30.47% (39 votes) 39 Far Side, The 39.84% (51 votes) 51 Flash Gordon 7.81% (10 votes) 10 For Better or For Worse 5.47% (7 votes) 7 Foxtrot 14.06% (18 votes) 18 Frank and Ernest 1.56% (2 votes) 2 Funky Winkerbean 0.78% (1 vote) 1 I'm a regular contributor to Mezzacotta's Square Root of Minus Garfield and iToons webcomics (links in my signature). iToons is approaching its 500th strip, and I've been working on something special to commemorate the number. The idea to represent each letter of the alphabet with a newspaper comic strip (just US/UK ones) that starts with that letter. I've made a thread on Mezzacotta that goes into it in a bit more detail: https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=12316 Some strips are more obvious choices than others. Peanuts is obviously going to be P, Garfield is obviously going to be G. Both are worldwide phenomena whose popularity are undeniable. My problem is, many letters have quite a few notable comic strips, any of which could make it into iToons #500. And I can't decide how to rank them against each other. I thought it might be worth coming up with a formula that takes into account peak popularity, cultural impact, longevity, newspaper distribution, etc., but I have no idea how to make one that'd be fair. For example, look at the first two contenders below. The Far Side had a higher peak popularity, but The Family Circus has been around for over 4 times as long. The Far Side is often considered one of the funniest strips of all time, while The Family Circus has been unfunny for decades. Both have had a significant impact on American culture, in their own way. How do you compare those? My ultimate goal is to be able to say, "G is for Garfield," in the same way that you'd put in a children's alphabet book, "A is for Apple." Basically, a more-or-less definitive answer, one that no one can argue with. Putting "A is for Asbestos" in a children's alphabet book is technically accurate, but there were definitely better options. See what I mean? Anyway, I'm looking for help. Each of the strips in this poll have their own claim to fame, and I can't decide which one to use. The Contenders: The Family Circus: Published for 61 years, appeared in 1500 newspapers The Far Side: Published for 15 years, appeared in 1900 newspapers Flash Gordon: Published for 69 years. The only figure I can find says it was published in 100 newspapers, but that it was read by 50 million people, because this was back when there were fewer newspapers and they were much bigger and higher-quality (well, the comics pages at least were) For Better or For Worse: Published for 29 years, appeared in 2000 newspapers Foxtrot: Published for 33 years, appeared in 1200 newspapers Frank and Ernest: Published for 49 years, appeared in 1200 newspapers Funky Winkerbean: Published for 49 years, appeared in 400 newspapers Numbers all taken from Wikipedia. If anyone knows of a better source, I'd love to have it. The winner of this poll won't automatically be the one I end up using, but will definitely influence the final decision. I'm mostly looking to spark discussion and get some feedback about the whole thing. Please leave a comment with your thoughts. --- Formerly The_Mighty_KELP. Finally got around to having my name changed! My comics: https://tinyurl.com/sromgkelp \| https://tinyurl.com/itoonskelp <cite>KelpTheGreat posted [p:949923330] in Which news... [t:79260287]...</cite> <quote> Which is the most definitive comic strip of these options? Family Circus, The Far Side, The Flash Gordon For Better or For Worse Foxtrot Frank and Ernest Funky Winkerbean Vote View Results Which is the most definitive comic strip of these options? - Results (128 votes) Family Circus, The 30.47% (39 votes) 39 Far Side, The 39.84% (51 votes) 51 Flash Gordon 7.81% (10 votes) 10 For Better or For Worse 5.47% (7 votes) 7 Foxtrot 14.06% (18 votes) 18 Frank and Ernest 1.56% (2 votes) 2 Funky Winkerbean 0.78% (1 vote) 1 Show Voting Form I'm a regular contributor to Mezzacotta's Square Root of Minus Garfield and iToons webcomics (links in my signature). iToons is approaching its 500th strip, and I've been working on something special to commemorate the number. The idea to represent each letter of the alphabet with a newspaper comic strip (just US/UK ones) that starts with that letter. I've made a thread on Mezzacotta that goes into it in a bit more detail: https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=12316 Some strips are more obvious choices than others. Peanuts is obviously going to be P, Garfield is obviously going to be G. Both are worldwide phenomena whose popularity are undeniable. My problem is, many letters have quite a few notable comic strips, any of which could make it into iToons #500. And I can't decide how to rank them against each other. I thought it might be worth coming up with a formula that takes into account peak popularity, cultural impact, longevity, newspaper distribution, etc., but I have no idea how to make one that'd be fair. For example, look at the first two contenders below. The Far Side had a higher peak popularity, but The Family Circus has been around for over 4 times as long. The Far Side is often considered one of the funniest strips of all time, while The Family Circus has been unfunny for decades. Both have had a significant impact on American culture, in their own way. How do you compare those? My ultimate goal is to be able to say, "G is for Garfield," in the same way that you'd put in a children's alphabet book, "A is for Apple." Basically, a more-or-less definitive answer, one that no one can argue with. Putting "A is for Asbestos" in a children's alphabet book is technically accurate, but there were definitely better options. See what I mean? Anyway, I'm looking for help. Each of the strips in this poll have their own claim to fame, and I can't decide which one to use. The Contenders: The Family Circus: Published for 61 years, appeared in 1500 newspapersThe Far Side: Published for 15 years, appeared in 1900 newspapersFlash Gordon: Published for 69 years. The only figure I can find says it was published in 100 newspapers, but that it was read by 50 million people, because this was back when there were fewer newspapers and they were much bigger and higher-quality (well, the comics pages at least were)For Better or For Worse: Published for 29 years, appeared in 2000 newspapersFoxtrot: Published for 33 years, appeared in 1200 newspapersFrank and Ernest: Published for 49 years, appeared in 1200 newspapersFunky Winkerbean: Published for 49 years, appeared in 400 newspapersNumbers all taken from Wikipedia. If anyone knows of a better source, I'd love to have it. The winner of this poll won't automatically be the one I end up using, but will definitely influence the final decision. I'm mostly looking to spark discussion and get some feedback about the whole thing. Please leave a comment with your thoughts. --- Formerly The_Mighty_KELP. Finally got around to having my name changed! My comics: https://tinyurl.com/sromgkelp \| https://tinyurl.com/itoonskelp</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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