Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for July 31, 2011
July 30, 2011
August 01, 2011
Transcript:
Alice: That cloud looks like a TV set. Beni: That one looks like a computer monitor. Alice: That one looks like a monkey with a banjo. Beni: Where? Alice: There. Oops, now his head is drifting away. Beni: I don't see - Alice: Now it's growing a new head - and the banjos turned into a club. Beni: Where? Where? Alice: It's got a dragon head! And tentacles! And look! Great big bat wings! Beni: I still don't - Alice: See? Flames billow from its jaws as it descends in awful majesty! Beni: NO! AAAGH! Alice: Now it looks like a guy eating soup. Beni: Oh, thank God.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The pink sky looks like something out of a Star Trek episode.
What clouds?
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Can the thunder and lightning be far behind?
rayannina almost 13 years ago
Beni is easily unnerved by violent cloud formations.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Alice’s imagination is more active than Beni’s, but he is impressed by her imagery—too impressed! But the darkness of panel 6 brightens in panel 7 as the cloud scuds away and Beni releases from fetal position. Now we can all relax. …Except about that pink sky….
BlueRaven almost 13 years ago
But it needs to be pink. If the sky is a bright canary yellow, you forget every cloud you’ve ever seen.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
One of the things I’ve always loved about Richard Thompson’s work is that he letters in upper and lower case. The Tin Tin books were lettered like that, but I don’t think they were hand lettered. I’ll have to find my old copies and check it out. BTW – the Tin Tin movie is still in the works … at least the last I heard it was. Does anyone know?
ElwinRansom almost 13 years ago
Alice the Cthulu worshipper?
kptheartist almost 13 years ago
Hey isn’t it repeating…?
merbates almost 13 years ago
Alice is awesome in her power.
TheSpanishInquisition almost 13 years ago
Alice, you will be the star of Miss Bliss’s play!
richardcthompson Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yes, this is a lazy Sunday reprint. @Detourjones, Local Hero is my favorite movie! Thank you for bringing it up.
celeconecca almost 13 years ago
I so much want to see the world the way Alice does. . . sometimes
ChukLitl Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Bat winged, fire breathing, monkey dragons, playing banjo with their tentacles, & eating soup.& he didn’t even need to draw it.Give Bro’ another award.
Auntie Socialist almost 13 years ago
Actually it parallels a Nancy on the same day. Probably a coincidence.
MauiMia almost 13 years ago
@BueRavenVery quick thinking!
aebrook over 12 years ago
More brilliant use of perspective—fills me with admiration and delight.