Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 08, 2012

Her old man is not what I expected.

moonbeam nectar?

All we have is diet moonbeam nectar, I hope that’s okay.

He looks like John Cusack in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.

What’s that design on her Dad’s shirt? It looks like something from invaders or from an old Atari game. I could see him as being a retro gamer.

He was supposed to look like Bob Dobbs?

I thought the shield of boringness applied to the ’rents?

Pretty cool looking dad. Is he based on anyone you know Dana? :)

Looks like one of those liberal arts majors that majored in the soft sciences, like basket weaving.

I think Phoebe’s mom is cute. Too bad I don’t play Space Invaders.

I believe the Moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter’s aligned with Mars in Phoebe’s house.

They practically have the same hair (Phoebe and her dad)… that’s awkward…

I wonder what her parents see Marigold as? A random animal or a strange looking hooved person?

I hate to tell Phoebe this, but this is just the beginning of the “brilliant idea”. Dinner is not served yet.

Dad reminds me of a younger version of our friend across the street who does film post production as well as independent film-making — and he has two kids. :)

I can see Dad sitting with an iPad at the local coffee shop. he seems like a cool dude so far.

It’s nice to meet you sir.

I’ve been waiting to see what Phoebe’s parents looked like. I only recently discovered this strip so I missed the one where Marigold met her mother.

I was thinking hep-cat beatnik, myself…

The precursor to “hip” and “hippies”.

Cryptic Wizard, the strip started in April of this year, so you could go back to the beginning and read them all.

I am also wondering what the parents see Marigold as?

With the Shield of Boringness still in effect (I assume), Phoebe’s parents probably just see Marigold as an average animal that can talk…y’know..no big deal.

Something about these parents looks familiar, but I can’t quite place my finger on it…

BWAHAHHAHAHA I’m gonna remember the housebroken line. I know just what relative’s friend to use it on. Perfect parents to be foil for mythical best friend.

gasp choake snort Look who’s coming to dinner.

Phoebe’s dad kind of looks like one of those geeks who reviews things in internet videos. He also looks like me with out glasses. I hope Moon Beam Nectar isn’t alcoholic.

Okay, as your daughter enters the room, you see she is accompanied by a unicorn. Make a saving throw versus “Shield of Boringness”, you’re gonna want a sixteen or greater.

The housebroken line raises the question, just what does come out of a unicorn???

Did he really just ask if Marigold was house-broken? She’s a unicorn..come on man.