Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 15, 2017

“I’ve come for your soul.”

“You’ll have to speak to my manager about that, pretty sure my company already has the rights.”

Well, as a matter of fact…

Might as well. It’s all reruns from here on.

Looks like he’s watching Fox News

Probably.

Ask not for whom the doorbell tolls…

To me, this is the second strip today that had the reaper in it. The other was Buni.

He’s about to suffer a stroke…

It’s not the cutting edge of technology but — oh never mind.

Slicing couch potatoes is his specialty.

" Do not ask for whom the doorbell tolls.

It tolls for thee. "

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with apologies to John Donne

Maybe

Well, at least it isn’t the IRS. Their visits never end and cause endless irritation. This one will be ‘once and done.’

Yes, yes it would.

Did he sign his liver donor card?

Since this will be the last time, why rush it?

He also said it would only take a second.

She knows who’s at the door…….. Come on…..She’s in on it!……. The wife , in the kitchen, with the food….

She does a great dead pan…….

If he’s healthy enough to get up out of that easy chair, then he probably will survive the encounter with the dark shade – but DEATH will probably come to him without his making any effort to facilitate the encounter.

The personification Death. Thank you Medievalists for that iconography.

Background music by Blue Oyster Cult.

He turned up dead on time.

What’s to sweat?….Just explain you gave at the Office……

Could that be Donald in front of the TV?

There’s a Mr. Mortis at the door, hun. He says he’s here about the reaping?

And tell him that his horse, “Binky,” is blocking my car in the driveway!

“Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!”