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Topic: Red and Rover, Brian Basset comic strip
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capoetc
Member Posts: 1695
From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 09-13-2010 09:38 AM
   
For those who do not follow the comic strip Red and Rover, it is about a boy and his dog and about growing up in the 1960's. Red is a huge fan of the US space program, and he believes he is able to communicate telepathically with his dog.Here is today's strip...  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2445
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 09-13-2010 11:50 AM
Excellent! Haven't seen anything this good since Bloom County and Calvin & Hobbes.Will you be able to share all space themed strips? |
capoetc
Member Posts: 1695
From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 09-13-2010 04:12 PM
There are actually quite a few of them. You can subscribe to Red and Rover (and lots of other comic strips) and they will automatically deliver the daily strips to your e-mail. That's what I do... |
hlbjr
Member Posts: 313
From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 09-14-2010 03:11 PM
Today's Red and Rover is even better. They have a spectacular liftoff and achieve orbit quicker than usual.  |
space4u
Member Posts: 295
From: Cleveland, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 09-17-2010 11:09 AM
Red and Rover is very nicely done. Was curious about Brian Basset as I went to Ohio State University with a Brian Basset who was a great editorial cartoonist for the student newspaper "The Lantern" for which I held many editorial positions.After a search on Wikipedia, it turns out it is the same Brian Basset. He worked for many years in Seattle as an editorial cartoonist before getting laid off and delving exclusively into his cartoon work. Here's a link to his blog for more background. |
mikepf
Member Posts: 344
From: San Jose, California, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-23-2012 07:39 PM
This "Red and Rover" comic appeared in my local paper on Sunday Dec. 9, 2012.  I never paid much attention to "Red and Rover" before, but this one really hit me. It absolutely perfectly sums up, in one panel and no words, the wonder and magic I’ve felt about space since I was a child growing up in the 60's, and still feel today. I think that it probably sums up the feelings most of the cS members have as well. |
p51
Member Posts: 675
From: Olympia, WA, USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 12-23-2012 09:38 PM
Anyone in their 40s or older can relate to the themes in this cartoon, that's for sure.He also did a print they still sell at KSC of the characters running along the KSC runway with a toy shuttle as Atlantis comes in for its final landing, just a few feet away. It's a great print! |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 314
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 12-24-2012 07:16 AM
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Originally posted by mikepf:
It absolutely perfectly sums up, in one panel and no words, the wonder and magic I’ve felt about space since I was a child growing up in the 60's, and still feel today.
Amen, Brother! Born in he very late '50's, I can relate. I grew up watching Gemini, Mercury and Apollo LIVE. It was real. It was then.  |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 314
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 01-28-2013 10:45 AM
Why Red is getting in shape ... maybe. Gotta love this one! |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 1998
From: Toms River, NJ,USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-28-2013 11:03 AM
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Originally posted by p51:
He also did a print they still sell at KSC of the characters running along the KSC runway with a toy shuttle as Atlantis comes in for its final landing, just a few feet away. It's a great print!
They also made 8-1/2 x 11s of these. I grabbed two at the STS-135 crew meet and greet at the Eventi in NYC. Wish I had one or two extra - they're my "catch all" to get signed when an astronaut appears that I wasn't expecting or that I can't find high-res photos of, or I simply didn't enough time to get a photo made. |
p51
Member Posts: 675
From: Olympia, WA, USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 01-28-2013 02:02 PM
I love Red and Rover, such a classic comic strip.
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Originally posted by Gonzo:
Why Red is getting in shape ... maybe. Gotta love this one!
I had a great laugh over that because when I was getting ready for the flight physical while I was still hoping to be an astronaut myself, people often asked me, "How good a shape do you have to be just to float?" They don't get how tiring an EVA really can be and I never bothered to try to explain it to them. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 1695
From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 02-26-2013 07:20 AM
 
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Gonzo
Member Posts: 314
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 02-26-2013 09:20 AM
I hate to admit this, but this thread has created a new obsession for me. I have Red and Rover loaded on a tab in my browser on my phone. Update it daily to get the new ones. Love this strip! |
capoetc
Member Posts: 1695
From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 03-03-2013 01:38 PM
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