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Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 9:08am
by WestwayKid
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:28am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:02am
He's telling me I'd better attend the Wildlife Awards Banquet at the Hoboken Holiday Inn!
Mark is more excited about finally receiving one of these pieces of electronic mail that he's heard so much about. Now, to use quill and ink well to transcribe it to parchment!
The new Mark looks like a blithering idiot. I prefer the old smug Mark.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 9:13am
by Wolter
Y’all are all old fogeys.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 9:15am
by Dr. Medulla
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:08am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:28am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:02am
He's telling me I'd better attend the Wildlife Awards Banquet at the Hoboken Holiday Inn!
Mark is more excited about finally receiving one of these pieces of electronic mail that he's heard so much about. Now, to use quill and ink well to transcribe it to parchment!
The new Mark looks like a blithering idiot. I prefer the old smug Mark.
I'm trying to stay patient to see what the first storyline is about. But right now my inclination is for them to just run old strips that we can mock. At least that demands something of the audience. This is shaping up to be bland and passive.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 9:26am
by Dr. Medulla
Inside the Mark Trail redesign:
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 9:50am
by revbob
Wolter wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:13am
Y’all are all old fogeys.
Maybe so but these still suck.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 11:37am
by WestwayKid
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:15am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:08am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:28am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:02am
He's telling me I'd better attend the Wildlife Awards Banquet at the Hoboken Holiday Inn!
Mark is more excited about finally receiving one of these pieces of electronic mail that he's heard so much about. Now, to use quill and ink well to transcribe it to parchment!
The new Mark looks like a blithering idiot. I prefer the old smug Mark.
I'm trying to stay patient to see what the first storyline is about. But right now my inclination is for them to just run old strips that we can mock. At least that demands something of the audience. This is shaping up to be bland and passive.
Bill Ellis: "Mark, we need your help with a very urgent matter. It's come to light that a mysterious doctor is plotting to take over the world with an army of woodland creatures, including the help of a Yeti..."
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Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 12:15pm
by Dr. Medulla
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 11:37am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:15am
I'm trying to stay patient to see what the first storyline is about. But right now my inclination is for them to just run old strips that we can mock. At least that demands something of the audience. This is shaping up to be bland and passive.
Bill Ellis: "Mark, we need your help with a very urgent matter. It's come to light that a mysterious doctor is plotting to take over the world with an army of woodland creatures, including the help of a Yeti..."
Mark-Trail-2019-09-23.jpg
I'd be totally in for that. Mark learning how to be a vlogger, much less so.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 12:28pm
by revbob
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 11:37am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:15am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:08am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:28am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:02am
He's telling me I'd better attend the Wildlife Awards Banquet at the Hoboken Holiday Inn!
Mark is more excited about finally receiving one of these pieces of electronic mail that he's heard so much about. Now, to use quill and ink well to transcribe it to parchment!
The new Mark looks like a blithering idiot. I prefer the old smug Mark.
I'm trying to stay patient to see what the first storyline is about. But right now my inclination is for them to just run old strips that we can mock. At least that demands something of the audience. This is shaping up to be bland and passive.
Bill Ellis: "Mark, we need your help with a very urgent matter. It's come to light that a mysterious doctor is plotting to take over the world with an army of woodland creatures, including the help of a Yeti..."
Mark-Trail-2019-09-23.jpg
Last seen in Nepal. The local folklore claims he is actually half-Yeti.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 2:32pm
by Kory
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 9:08am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:28am
WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 8:02am
He's telling me I'd better attend the Wildlife Awards Banquet at the Hoboken Holiday Inn!
Mark is more excited about finally receiving one of these pieces of electronic mail that he's heard so much about. Now, to use quill and ink well to transcribe it to parchment!
The new Mark looks like a blithering idiot. I prefer the old smug Mark.
Yeah, his face is approaching Picasso territory.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 8:50am
by revbob
SMH
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 9:36am
by Dr. Medulla
More scenes from the rethink of Mark Trail:
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 11:04am
by revbob
So are we to surmise that Mark is so clean cut that 1 day of visible stubble is enough to elicit that "Great Scott what happened to your face?" reaction from Bill Ellis?
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 11:06am
by Dr. Medulla
revbob wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:04am
So are we to surmise that Mark is so clean cut that 1 day of visible stubble is enough to elicit that "Great Scott what happened to your face?" reaction from Bill Ellis?
Bill—or Bill Ellis to his friends—is a stand-in for all the old readers that the new creator wants to dispense with.
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 11:46am
by revbob
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:06am
revbob wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:04am
So are we to surmise that Mark is so clean cut that 1 day of visible stubble is enough to elicit that "Great Scott what happened to your face?" reaction from Bill Ellis?
Bill—or Bill Ellis to his friends—is a stand-in for all the old readers that the new creator wants to dispense with.
Im not sure that neck can support that head
Re: The Mark Trail Thread of Punching Justice and Smug Life Lessons
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 12:00pm
by Dr. Medulla
revbob wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:46am
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:06am
revbob wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:04am
So are we to surmise that Mark is so clean cut that 1 day of visible stubble is enough to elicit that "Great Scott what happened to your face?" reaction from Bill Ellis?
Bill—or Bill Ellis to his friends—is a stand-in for all the old readers that the new creator wants to dispense with.
Im not sure that neck can support that head
If his glasses were still blue-tinted, he'd flop over from the added weight.