Wes Anderson Valentines
Laughed Out of the Living Room
My name is Taylor Andre and I put words next to each other.
Mine in particular.
Obama Revelation of the Day: In Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss’ new book, Barack Obama: The Story, we get quite the insight into the president’s bullying, pot-smoking past. Money quote:
Barry also had a knack for interceptions. When a joint was making the rounds, he often elbowed his way in, out of turn, shouted “Intercepted!,” and took an extra hit. No one seemed to mind.
[buzzfeed]
I love this style. It appears the jokes weren’t any better then than they are now, but if Marmaduke still looked like this, at least it would have something going for it.
Marmaduke, like a lot of classic comic strips, gets a bad rap these days as an all-too-easy punchline (and sure, the recent movie didn’t help) for unfunny comics, which always strikes me as a bit unfair. Because isn’t it great that today’s world of comics has enough material to cater to such a variety of tastes? Marmaduke-lovers included.
Regardless, I don’t think I had ever seen the strip’s earlier incarnations. Its bold clean lines barely resemble the loose scribbly Great Dane we know today.
Very appealing simplicity in Brad Anderson’s early Marmaduke strips.








