tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post1751052837174908146..comments2024-03-29T08:10:24.888-05:00Comments on Johnny Optimism: Comments Are Back!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-62049983132911811332013-11-22T16:16:58.197-06:002013-11-22T16:16:58.197-06:00You're a genius. Period. (Not asterisk!)You're a genius. Period. (Not asterisk!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-35940317862890245672011-04-11T14:53:17.719-05:002011-04-11T14:53:17.719-05:00@Bobo- by the way, comments aren't just availa...@Bobo- by the way, comments aren't just available in this particular slot...they'll be available under ALL the cartoons from this point forward.<br /><br />And getting a dollar in a card is a good memory for me too. In fact, I wish I'd gotten one today.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-66483949685748771372011-04-11T14:44:31.931-05:002011-04-11T14:44:31.931-05:00Johnny getting a dollar gift reminded me of a time...Johnny getting a dollar gift reminded me of a time when I was much, much younger that all I wanted for Christmas as a dollar. I got one. What a great Christmas memory for me. I'll call my mom and thank her, again. (I'm not going to call Christmas by some other PC name, as that would make my comment politcal.)Bobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359693832334079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-63158555075370626942011-04-10T14:39:20.208-05:002011-04-10T14:39:20.208-05:00@Jamie- I'd never seen the TV Tropes page. Fun...@Jamie- I'd never seen the TV Tropes page. Fun stuff, and I thank you for pointing it out to me!<br /><br />By the way, I just finished loading the cartoons which will be appearing for the rest of the month, and I enjoyed re-discovering some that I'd forgotten. Hope you'll like them too!Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-23502925780656701592011-04-10T10:21:37.217-05:002011-04-10T10:21:37.217-05:00Ha! You know you have a good thing going when peop...Ha! You know you have a good thing going when people start slash-pairing your characters, Stilton. If I see it again I'm adding it to your TV Tropes page: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JohnnyOptimism <br /><br />Also, about my above comment: "Hostipal". God I hate myself sometimes.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-54756253276187184962011-04-10T08:55:41.378-05:002011-04-10T08:55:41.378-05:00@Stan da Man- Probably a good call. But she is pre...@Stan da Man- Probably a good call. But she <i>is</i> pretty, intelligent, and spirited. But in a reversal of the Calvin/Suzy relationship, she tends to be the one who initiates the insults and putdowns. But is she mean...or just bad at flirting? Time will tell.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-39859504421915101612011-04-10T07:35:56.669-05:002011-04-10T07:35:56.669-05:00I was going to say that I find the 'brace legs...I was going to say that I find the 'brace legs' girl disturbingly attractive (as, apparently does Johnny - they seem to have a real 'Calvin / Suzy' thing going on) but then I realized that comments live on the interwebs forever, so decided not to..Stan da Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-38762797416955299162011-04-08T21:10:12.958-05:002011-04-08T21:10:12.958-05:00@James- I have fondness for all the characters in ...@James- I have fondness for all the characters in Johnny's world, But there's a special warmth for the little girl and Mr. Duck. Even I don't know how much of what she says represents an odd sense of humor, hallucination, or some really dark secrets.<br /><br />As far as where all of this takes place, the most frequent setting (where Johnny interacts with others) is some sort of rehab wing of a hospital. Although Johnny also attends a traditional school from time to time (as we know from the occasions when the school nurse calls his home to report accidents).<br /><br />@John Robert- Thank you! The underlying theme of Johnny Optimism is "Hurt till you laugh." Sometimes, when Life pushes us far enough, laughter is one of the last remaining options. Whether that laughter represents strength, defeat, or simply insanity is up to everyone to figure out on their own. <br /><br />But despite everything, I like the idea that Johnny himself exhibits strength and hopefulness. And the importance of having a good dog.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-10429351158709984072011-04-08T19:41:40.882-05:002011-04-08T19:41:40.882-05:00I love this comic strip!I love this comic strip!John Robert Mallernee, KB3KWS, in Vernal, Utahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663667887010646435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872824448661214592.post-72279715289981539252011-04-08T19:37:27.685-05:002011-04-08T19:37:27.685-05:00Haha I was "popular request"! I've n...Haha I was "popular request"! I've never been that before!<br /><br />So, on to business - I like and approve of crazy-little-girl-with-toy-duck, as a concept and as a character. It does make me question exactly what kind of hostipal Johnny is in, where someone with "every-physical-ailment-ever-itis" is placed in the same ward as a dangerous schizophrenic, but of course that only makes it funnier.Jamesnoreply@blogger.com