I'm new to this site, and I've put up a handful of strips to get started.  I'm not really sure in which direction I want to go, and these first 4 strips are as different as can be.  I hope you enjoy them, and of course, any constructive criticism is appreciated.  I'll even accept emotional outbursts and flat-out insulting gibberish as I've heard it all before (I went to high school y'know).

 

Steamroller Blues by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-16-08

"Carolina in my mind...." Why are you singing James Taylor? I went to his show last night. Man, what a great voice he has. Yep, but maybe you should leave the singing to the pros, eh? "I got those steamroller blues..."

Bad Standup by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-16-08

...so I was on an airplane yesterday, and boy the food was really bad... ...it was so bad... ...and what's the deal with elderly drivers...?

In Bad Taste (pun intended) by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-16-08

YAY! It's a plane finally here to rescue us!! I know we were both getting tired of all that coconut juice. Right....coconut juice....

A poor attempt at political humor? by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-16-08

25 years ago, 5 men were arrested in the Watergate building behind me for breaking into the Democratic National Commitee offices. This foiled our takeover bid of the world and eventually deposed our agent X24, code named "Nixon." On a lighter note, our most recent operative's term is set to expire. Highlights will be shown on "ZFB34's funniest home videos."

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"I am Jack's raging bile duct."

My apologies.  Watergate was actually 35 years ago.  Math fails me with a bottle of cheap cabernet in my belly.

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"I am Jack's raging bile duct."

Great screen name!

I liked "In bad taste." Keep up the comic stripping.

The second two were the funniest.  Although the island one did leave me feeling icky.

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"Are you an aethist?" "Yes, I'm from Brooklyn" ~Angel Heart

I didn't really find any of these comics funny, but they are great first attempts and show great potential for great stripping.  I look forward to your next round.

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002

in bad taste made the effort of reading your comics worth it.

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Kill Whitey.

Sorry I don't have any technical or more specific advice, but I'm with notscyess; none of those really did much for me, but they were well-made. I get the feeling that I will enjoy reading more of your comics, so I'll keep an eye out for them.

You have the potential to make some really great stuff. Keep it up.

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the kid's getting old, the kid's getting old

I appreciate all the responses.  As I do more and more, I'll surely improve, and I might even make funny strips.  Who knows?

Eyewitness Compassion by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-19-08

Holy @#$%! Did you see that? Yeah. That dude just walked right into traffic. Never had a chance. I'm hungry. Buy me lunch? Sure, just let me go get his wallet.

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"I am Jack's raging bile duct."

The Anatomy of Love? by Herschel_Dirtwater 1-19-08

Let me tell ya Sparky, the key to a woman's heart isn't through laughter or even money as some cinics would have you believe. Really? Yes, really. It's through an incision between the 3rd and 4th ribs just behind the sternum.

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"I am Jack's raging bile duct."

i rated eyewitness 'good'

the next one had a punchline as obvious as that thing on aaron neville's face.

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Kill Whitey.

"Invalid comic" Hahaha!

I think something's wrong with my computer

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Two Iraqis walked into a bar...

"Eyewitness Compassion" is really good.