LONG LIVE `MALLARD,' `ZIPPY'.Two of L.A. Life's most controversial comic strips
mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Fillmore'' and ``Zippy'' - will survive due to their rabid fans, who faxed, wrote and e-mailed us their opinions. Over 750 of you responded to this latest comics poll, with some readers voting on both comics and others choosing only to blast or praise a single strip. A whopping 524 voted to keep ``Mallard Fillmore Not to be confused with Millard Fillmore. Mallard Fillmore is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bruce Tinsley. The strip follows the exploits of its title character, a politically conservative anthropomorphic green-feathered duck who works as a reporter at ,'' amply feathering The appearance of jagged edges on moving objects in an interlaced display. Also known as "combing," this artifact is created because the image moves from one video field (odd lines displayed) to the next video field (even lines filled in while odd lines still present). its Daily News nest, while 141 voiced displeasure with the conservative quacker. Sure, there were plenty of conservatives who love ``Mallard,'' but a surprising number of people who describe themselves as liberal or left-wing see something they like in the duck. As far as ``Zippy'' goes, he's definitely an acquired taste, one NOT appreciated by 415 voters. However, 151 ``Zippy'' fans - that's about 20 percent - made their case (there was a lot of begging and pleading, if you want to know the truth) for the clown-suited pinhead. Indifference would've been Zippy, Zerbina, Griffy and Mr. Toad's undoing, but their fans' fervor spoke volumes and saved the strip that skewers pop culture - or does it embrace it? Talk amongst yourselves. In other comics news, a new strip, ``Get Fuzzy Get Fuzzy is an American daily comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. The strip features the adventures of Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets: dog Satchel Pooch and cat Bucky Katt. ,'' by Darby Conley Darby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the popular comic strip Get Fuzzy. Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. While in high school in 1986, he won a student cartooning competition. , debuts today in the Daily News and other newspapers across the country. ``Get Fuzzy'' follows the trials and tribulations of single, mild-mannered ad executive Rob Wilco, his temperamental cat Bucky - who clearly wears the pants in this household - and gentle, sensitive pooch Satchel, who frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky's mischief. ``Get Fuzzy'' will replace ``Animal Crackers'' in L.A. Life. Coming Sept. 13: Peter Waldner's quirky ``Flight Deck,'' the top vote-getter in a previous Daily News comics poll, moves into L.A. Life. |
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