Comments on: The Quick Brown Fox Challenge http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dhole http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-97091 dhole Tue, 22 May 2007 02:48:45 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-97091 "Just giving Zzzax fury and power, Buscema has no equal." 44 - 35 = 9 "Just giving Zzzax fury and power, Buscema has no equal."

44 - 35 = 9

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-97077 yo go re Tue, 22 May 2007 01:52:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-97077 "G. Fox, lawyer, quit job for DC's Sullivan - he made Zatara peak." 47 letters, which is worse than my last effort for a score of 12... "G. Fox, lawyer, quit job for DC's Sullivan - he made Zatara peak."

47 letters, which is worse than my last effort for a score of 12...

]]> By: Apodaca http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-97032 Apodaca Mon, 21 May 2007 23:35:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-97032 <blockquote>“I choose Phil Jimenez’s drawing above Frank Quitely on New X-Men.” 52 letters (but points for sincerity).</blockquote> But you lose points for style.

“I choose Phil Jimenez’s drawing above Frank Quitely on New X-Men.”

52 letters (but points for sincerity).

But you lose points for style.

]]> By: ed2ward http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-97004 ed2ward Mon, 21 May 2007 22:06:52 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-97004 J.M. Straczynski’s writing exhibits emotional development equivalent to a fourteen-year-old. I believe that my score is 42. Far from the best score, but the statement was worth making. J.M. Straczynski’s writing exhibits emotional development equivalent to a fourteen-year-old.

I believe that my score is 42. Far from the best score, but the statement was worth making.

]]> By: dhole http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96549 dhole Sun, 20 May 2007 21:48:51 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96549 "I choose Phil Jimenez's drawing above Frank Quitely on New X-Men." 52 letters (but points for sincerity). "I choose Phil Jimenez's drawing above Frank Quitely on New X-Men."

52 letters (but points for sincerity).

]]> By: Paul http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96465 Paul Sun, 20 May 2007 16:22:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96465 There can be no winner in this challenge. There can be no winner in this challenge.

]]> By: Michael G http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96339 Michael G Sun, 20 May 2007 07:31:42 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96339 My ideal cross-continuity teamup on the Superfriends: "I'd watch if brave Johnny Quest caught Mxyzptlk." That's 39 letters, for a score of 4. Fun fact: if you play "Mxyzptlk" in the upper left or lower left corner of a Scrabble board, you get two triple word scores and a double letter on the Z, for a whopping total of 270 points. My ideal cross-continuity teamup on the Superfriends:

"I'd watch if brave Johnny Quest caught Mxyzptlk." That's 39 letters, for a score of 4.

Fun fact: if you play "Mxyzptlk" in the upper left or lower left corner of a Scrabble board, you get two triple word scores and a double letter on the Z, for a whopping total of 270 points.

]]> By: Matt Bird http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96335 Matt Bird Sun, 20 May 2007 06:47:00 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96335 Wait, I got it down to 46 (for a score of 11) while carefully maintaining the racial stereotyping: More jazzy quips for the Vixen, Bloodwynd and Luke Cage! Wait, I got it down to 46 (for a score of 11) while carefully maintaining the racial stereotyping:

More jazzy quips for the Vixen, Bloodwynd and Luke Cage!

]]> By: Matt Bird http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96333 Matt Bird Sun, 20 May 2007 06:42:28 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96333 The best I can do is 56 letters, for a score of 21: "Vixen, Bloodwynd, and Luke Cage should perform with a jazz quintet." Huh. Somehow my mind went right to lazy racial stereotyping. I guess we're all a little bit racist after 2 am. The best I can do is 56 letters, for a score of 21:

"Vixen, Bloodwynd, and Luke Cage should perform with a jazz quintet."

Huh. Somehow my mind went right to lazy racial stereotyping. I guess we're all a little bit racist after 2 am.

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96326 yo go re Sun, 20 May 2007 06:03:38 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96326 "How I've judged Frank Quitely's cramped, boxy art: 'zero.'" 43 - 35 = 8 "How I've judged Frank Quitely's cramped, boxy art: 'zero.'"

43 - 35 = 8

]]> By: Michael G http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-96323 Michael G Sun, 20 May 2007 05:46:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/19/the-quick-brown-fox-challenge/#comment-96323 "I liked how Quislet, Vartox, and Mxyzptlk fought the Jacobian." That's 50 letters, so 50-35 is a score of 15. "I liked how Quislet, Vartox, and Mxyzptlk fought the Jacobian."

That's 50 letters, so 50-35 is a score of 15.

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