Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac, is a comic strip about the life of a pre-school girl named Alice Otterloop. It is a light-hearted comic strip centered around a four-year old girl and her suburban life experiences on a cul-de-sac with her friends Beni and Dill, older brother Petey and her classmates at Blisshaven Academy pre-school. Alice describes her father's car as a "Honda-Tonka Cuisinart" and talks to the class guinea pig, Mr. Danders. She has the typical older brother who plays jokes on her, and she contemplates ways to keep the scary clown from jumping out of the jack-in-the-box with friends.
© Richard Thompson - All Rights Reserved.
Crumb by David Fletcher
Daddy's Home by Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein
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margueritem
said, 9 months ago
But you sure had fun, Alice.
Peabody-Martini said, 9 months ago
Meanwhile dad’s having a heart attack in the surf.
templo SUD said, 9 months ago
poor Peter Otterloop, Sr.
Pacopuddy said, 9 months ago
Oh Alice – how I wish you were my little girl. (I had a little girl who was even cuter, but she’s grown-up now)
unnormal said, 9 months ago
@Pacopuddy
yup . . .
Maybe that’s one reason I enjoy this strip so much: memories.
My daughter’s daughters are even becoming young women. Alice is the age for them to move into a dad’s heart, but that age just doesn’t last long enough.
PICTO said, 9 months ago
@unnormal
There is no clock in one’s heart so one’s memories are ageless.
Sisyphos said, 9 months ago
Poor Peter. The dad don’t get no respect!
And Petey is proselytizing for his weirdness. Hang on, Alice!
ossiningaling said, 9 months ago
Just read the pre-announcement of Richard Thompson’s pending retirement:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/richard-thompson-ends-cul-de-sac-comic/2012/08/17/06a7fda6-e819-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_blog.html
Jim Martin said, 9 months ago
I will miss the gentle humor and fun of this strip and wish Richard Thompson well in his battle against Parkinson’s.
Calvin Nelson
said, 9 months ago
Thank you R.T. For all the great strips!
katybissell said, 9 months ago
We’ll miss you Richard! Good luck and God Bless.
deskmandmna
said, 9 months ago
more fun using a music staff pen nib
arsmall said, 9 months ago
I think we all knew it would come to this….thanks for a wonderful peek in to Alice’s and the Otterloop family’s world. It was fun! God bless you!
Dry
said, 9 months ago
Yes, it sure was fun!
Poor dad! Water up your nose is NO FUN!
Adam Nedens(Snoopster) said, 9 months ago
@margueritem
yep