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<title>Strip Six</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to take a break from the dialog-heavy strips and just do a silly one.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.drunkduck.com/Untold_Tales_of_Clerks/?p=372733</link>
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<title>Strip Five</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bet you didn't think I'd get all "cultured" on your asses, huh? 

[i]Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung)[/i] is a cycle of four epic music dramas by the German composer Richard Wagner. The operas are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The works are often referred to as [i]"The Ring Cycle", "Wagner's Ring",[/i] or simply [i]"The Ring".[/i]

Wagner wrote the libretto and music over the course of about twenty-six years, from 1848 to 1874. The four operas that constitute the Ring cycle are, in the order of the imagined events they portray:

    * Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
    * Die Walkure (The Valkyrie)
    * Siegfried
    * Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods)

The plot revolves around a magic ring that grants the power to rule the world, forged by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich from gold stolen from the river Rhine. Several mythic figures struggle for possession of the Ring, including Wotan, the chief of the Gods. Wotan's scheme, spanning generations, to overcome his limitations, drives much of the action in the story. The hero Siegfried wins the Ring, as Wotan intended, but is eventually betrayed and slain. Finally, the Valkyrie Brunnhilde, Siegfried's lover and Wotan's estranged daughter, returns the Ring to the Rhine. In the process, the Gods are destroyed.

And I'm sure, [i]The Ring[/i] has more in common with [i]The Lord of the Rings,[/i] but those movies suck noodles. (Cue the hate mail.)

[b]BONUS:[/b] 1957 saw the premiere of the Merrie Melodies cartoon short, [i]"What's Opera, Doc?"[/i] The film features Bugs Bunny being chased by Elmer Fudd through a seven-minute operatic parody of Richard Wagner's operas, particularly [i]Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung)[/i] and [i]Tannhauser.[/i] It is sometimes characterized as a condensed version of Wagner's Ring, and its music borrows heavily from the second opera [i]Die Walkure,[/i] woven around the standard Bugs-Elmer conflict.

Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, [i]"What's Opera, Doc?"[/i] features the speaking and singing voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs and Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer. The short is also sometimes informally referred to as "Kill the Wabbit" after the line sung by Fudd to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," the second opera of [i]The Ring.[/i]

Check it out [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQlzsSZ8t8]here.[/url]

A few observations... 

It's funny how in the panel with Silent Bob thinking about the monkey, the thought balloon makes the monkey look like he has three breasts. And that Subway pickup line? I actually used that in real life. I'm using my own scripts now, so the comics shouldn't be as long as last week's. But you never know...

See ya next week!


Oh, and I know a few of those German names were supposed to have umlauts (the two dots over them, but I don't think there's a way for me to show them in this comment box. Oh well.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<link>http://www.drunkduck.com/Untold_Tales_of_Clerks/?p=369394</link>
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<title>Strip Five</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bet you didn't think I'd get all "cultured" on your asses, huh? 

[i]Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung)[/i] is a cycle of four epic music dramas by the German composer Richard Wagner. The operas are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The works are often referred to as [i]"The Ring Cycle", "Wagner's Ring",[/i] or simply [i]"The Ring".[/i]

Wagner wrote the libretto and music over the course of about twenty-six years, from 1848 to 1874. The four operas that constitute the Ring cycle are, in the order of the imagined events they portray:

    * Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
    * Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
    * Siegfried
    * Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

The plot revolves around a magic ring that grants the power to rule the world, forged by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich from gold stolen from the river Rhine. Several mythic figures struggle for possession of the Ring, including Wotan (Odin), the chief of the Gods. Wotan's scheme, spanning generations, to overcome his limitations, drives much of the action in the story. The hero Siegfried wins the Ring, as Wotan intended, but is eventually betrayed and slain. Finally, the Valkyrie Brünnhilde, Siegfried's lover and Wotan's estranged daughter, returns the Ring to the Rhine. In the process, the Gods are destroyed.

And I'm sure, [i]The Ring[/i] has more in common with [i]The Lord of the Rings,[/i] but those movies suck noodles. (Cue the hate mail.) :)

[b]BONUS:[/b] 1957 saw the premiere of the Merrie Melodies cartoon short, [i]"What's Opera, Doc?"[/i] The film features Bugs Bunny being chased by Elmer Fudd through a seven-minute operatic parody of Richard Wagner's operas, particularly [i]Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung)[/i] and [i]Tannhäuser.[/i] It is sometimes characterized as a condensed version of Wagner's Ring, and its music borrows heavily from the second opera [i]Die Walküre,[/i] woven around the standard Bugs-Elmer conflict.

Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, [i]"What's Opera, Doc?"[/i] features the speaking and singing voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs and Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer. The short is also sometimes informally referred to as "Kill the Wabbit" after the line sung by Fudd to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," the second opera of [i]The Ring.[/i]

Check it out [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQlzsSZ8t8]here.[/url]

I guess that's about it. I'm using my own scripts now, so the comics shouldn't be as long as last week's. But you never know...

See ya next week!


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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<link>http://www.drunkduck.com/Untold_Tales_of_Clerks/?p=369391</link>
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<title>Strip Four</title>
<description><![CDATA[So here I am a day late with my update. The main reason is because my sister, brother-in-law, and my (2 yr old) nephew came and stayed with me for the past five days. And as much as I love my nephew, I just couldn't get anything done with him around. Every time I got on the computer he'd grab the mouse and say, "No. Anthony do it." Actually, he pronounces his name "An-a-ny." And not only were his Cheese Puff hands all over the mouse, but he also liked to push the various buttons on the computer tower. 

And it wasn't only the computer he wanted to play with. If I was watching tv, he'd change it to something he wanted to watch. And when I was playing [i]Rock Band[/i], he'd want to get on the drums. But all in all, I love him to death and can't wait until the next time he comes into town.

Getting back to today's strip...

Again it was written by Kevin Smith and when I storyboarded it, I had around 26 panels! At this point I could have 
a)created all 26 panels, 
b)created half and continue it next week, or 
c)created a handful of panels and throw the majority of the text in between. 
Obviously, I have picked "c". I figured it wouldn't eat up as much time and I could get to a brand new strip next week. 

I guess that's all I got. See you next week!

-Chris

Oh yeah, did I ever mention how much I [b]hate[/b] drawing hands and magazines? It's a shame that a couple of dialog balloons are covering up the hands, because I thought they turned out pretty good. Rock on!
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<link>http://www.drunkduck.com/Untold_Tales_of_Clerks/?p=366513</link>
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<title>Strip Three</title>
<description><![CDATA[As noted above, this week's strip (and next week's) is written by Kevin Smith. Because of the extensive dialogue, this strip had to be broken up into at least two. We'll see if I can fit the rest of the story in next week's update. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<link>http://www.drunkduck.com/Untold_Tales_of_Clerks/?p=362520</link>
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