Today's Top 5 - 9/24/2017
by The GoComics TeamMan, oh, man. Aren't Sundays the best? Grab your cereal and tuck in with some oversized Sunday funnies, just like you remember 'em.
Nancy, like Wonder Woman, gets things done. And we love her for it.
Charles Schultz knew how to pack pathos into the panels, and this exchange between Peppermint Patty and Good ol' Charlie Brown goes a long way to show that underneath all of Patty's bravado and enthusiasm is a little girl who just wants the boy she likes to see her.
The culmination of a week long run where Calvin and Hobbes run away from home, this classic more than earns its spot on the weight of the first panel alone. Look at that amazing shadow work in the title splash and panel six. There's a reason Watterson is the gold standard, and this is just an example.
Cartoonists commenting on their medium is nothing new, but the incomparable Richard Thompson takes it to a new level by throwing in Petey's exasperation at trying to explain comics to an otherwise uninterested audience (something every comic nerd can relate to).
Jonathan Lemon kicks us off with a throwback to the wonderful madness of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy. Created in 1961 by Cuban expat Antonio Prohias, it's remained on of Mad Magazine's staple features ever since.