Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 13, 2013
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October 14, 2013
Transcript:
Alice: Petey! Dad says he'll take us to that superhero movie! Petey: Ugh. No thanks. Alice: But it's from a comic book! Petey: Any translation of a comic book to film is a betrayal of the original's graphic nature. Petey: Film is a passive medium. The story unfolds at a predetermined pace. The comic book is an active medium. Petey: You choose the pace at which you eye scans the page, pausing to admire a particularly fine panel, a well-chosen onomatopoeia, an intriguing whoopee cushion ad- Alice: What I don't get in movies is when the actors get too close to each other and their eyeballs flicker back and forth while they're talking like this- Petey: QUIT! Alice: You'd think they'd get dizzy and throw up. Petey:Like I've been reading this page for three weeks and I'm only half done!
margueritem over 10 years ago
Love Richard’s amazing sense of humor.
paha_siga over 10 years ago
He is a gourmet.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Alice, you don’t want to know what’s going on in those movies, believe me!I like Petey’s critical analysis: the very finest in comic book reception theory!
cdward over 10 years ago
I worry that I may be Petey – or at least his unremarkable doppelgänger.
pumaman over 10 years ago
Not that he’s ever actually bought a whoopie cushion.
GROG Premium Member over 10 years ago
I wish I could take the time that Petey does, but I just haven’t got the time.
NCTom Premium Member over 10 years ago
Is this a NEW strip?
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
I got used to closing my eyes, I don’t want them to see the truth.
Steve Parmelee Premium Member over 10 years ago
So many little truths.
'nuffsaid Premium Member over 10 years ago
I’ve never understood that thing with actors’ eyes either.
SusanCraig over 10 years ago
Petey knows how to be truly receptive with his graphic novels… bah on movies!
MysteryCat over 10 years ago
Gotta agree with Petey — when you read a comic strip, you are your own director.
Stellagal over 10 years ago
if you watch the movie on dvd, you can also determine how slow you will watch the movie.
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
My seven-year-old granddaughter wants to make a comment:alice has six pupils. three in one eye side.Three in the other.[I pointed out this phenomenon to her.]