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- adjective Providing
humor in each day's strip, without aplot connecting the various days' respective strips.
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Examples
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He seemed to be trying to create something beyond his initial gag-a-day formula and I find it tough not to admire that.
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"Another Jenny-and-the-Wizard [is] included to blur the line between 'gag-a-day' comics and those with regular characters," Walch tells Comic Riffs.
'NEXT GREAT CARTOONIST': Walch's story behind today's 'IMOGEN QUEST' strip 2010
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Daniel has just started Chapter Two of the comic and plans to move from gag-a-day format to a longer, story-driven form.
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I was, at that time convinced, that comics as a medium was a fine instructional tool and was capable of far more than the usual entertainment, gag-a-day stuff.
Veterans Day Exclusive: ‘The Spirit’ Creator Will Eisner’s Wartime Memories 2008
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Writing a gag-a-day comic like Dilbert is probably ludicrously easy once you get into a rhythm, and the Boondocks - which is largely a reaction to whatever's in the news - is probably also easy.
The Least Difficult Job demiurgent 2006
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In 1929, Smith took a character who was more important in the early days of the strip (back when it was more of a gag-a-day, and less of a soap opera), Mary Gold, and killed her off (after dragging her illness out for quite awhile).
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #154 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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This rousing Rip also touches on modern day heroes in the vein of Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Jason Bourne with a twist: gag-a-day humor.
About.com Humor 2009
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Of course, this only applies if you draw a gag-a-day.
COMIXTALK 2009
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This can lead to less voracious readers, which might account for the comics that mix the gag-a-day with some kind of larger narrative movement.
COMIXTALK 2009
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Goats has really developed into a robust storytelling machine without sacrificing any of the wacky fun that came with its previous gag-a-day incanation.
COMIXTALK 2009
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