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comic strip war

January 22nd, 2004 by John Marcotte

banner2.gifIt all started when cartoonist Dan Povenmire (Life is a Fish) began pestering Larry Stone, also a cartoonist, to make changes to his band�s Web site, which Larry was kind enough to create for him in the first place.

It is interesting to note that if either Larry or Dan had put as much effort into updating the Keep Left Web site as they did arguing about updating the Keep Left Web site, there wouldn’t be anything to argue about. But arguing, although counterproductive, was a hell of a lot more fun.

Dan and Larry quickly passed the point where words were enough to express their emotions, so they lashed out in comic strip form.

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What follows is their cartoon duel. Dan would draw a strip, and Larry would reply in kind, all by e-mail. They traded illustrated barbs back and forth, and the comics got more clever and twisted as the series went along.

Larry had this hidden on his Web site, but it’s not the sort of thing that you want to show to clients or clergymen. So we found a new home for the series on Badmouth.

The e-mails that started it all are reprinted below, leading into the comics themselves. The comics are shown as thumbnails. Just click on the comic to make it bigger. If you have an overzealous popup blocker, you may need to adjust its settings.

From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

SO WHAT ABOUT MY BOOK DEAL?
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

Woking on it! Which is more than I can say for you and the Blab page.
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

It’s because I’m being passive aggressive about the time you punched me in the nose at the campus crafts faire.
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

So you didn’t mind that I kicked you in the crotch, it was just the nose thing? Interesting.
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

In case you forgot…
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

No. In case YOU forgot….
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

Well, it IS Sunday…
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

Nice. Of course you realize this means war.
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

Get yourself outta this one, Houdini!
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

I would appreciate it if in the future you not refer to my selfishness and my narcissism, but rather my NARSELFISSHISM.� Thank you.
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

How �bout simply �shithead.� That�s easier to pronounce.
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

Hmm. Interesting. But how’d you get your leg back?
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

It�s bionic, you idiot!
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

Swoosh.
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

Nuthin� but net.
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

SLAM DUNK!
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

It’s a last shot at the buzzer and�it’s GOOD! THE CROWD GOES WILD!
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

Overtime.
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire
From: Dan Povenmire
To: Larry Stone

How To Market Larry
From: Larry Stone
To: Dan Povenmire

~ The End ~

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5 Responses to “comic strip war”

  1. 1
    micha Says:
    March 16th, 2004 at 12:44 pm

    What about updating your website :)++

  2. 2
    Austin Says:
    March 22nd, 2004 at 7:54 am

    Hahaha, damn that was awesome!

    I think both had good art, but Dan came back the best and laid more zingers on Larry.
    But Larry laid the plot down more.

  3. 3
    Conor McGee Says:
    December 16th, 2004 at 11:22 am

    I missed school to finish reading this.

  4. 4
    kimmy Says:
    January 29th, 2005 at 7:09 pm

    wha deeh

  5. 5
    Gideon Says:
    September 6th, 2005 at 10:49 am

    My uncle Dan and Larry have too much time on there hands!

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