Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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fear-ciuil said, 8 months ago

If you would like to ‘favorite’ the strip, (and maybe the sketch, too), simply log in and click on the ‘Favorite’ star directly above the strip. Mr. McEldowney very kindly asked for us what purpose is served by favoriting, and this was the answer:
I asked my editor at Gocomics about the purpose of “favoriting” a strip. Her answer was this: “‘Favoriting’ allows people following you to see what comics you like. ‘Favorited’ comics also show up under your profile, and allow us to see what comics people are enjoying.”
Basically, I think it provides a method for spreading the word.
Brooke

ccdesan has been kind enough to provide several resources:
Pibgorn in-depth background info, strip history, synopsis of story arcs, etc.
• http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Pibgorn/Pibgorn.html

9 Chickweed Lane in-depth background info, strip history, synopsis of story arcs, etc.
• http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Chickweed/Chickweed.html

GoComics comments posting guide to special formatting: italic, bold, indents, large fonts, etc.
• http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Pibgorn/StyleGuide.html

fairportfan has samples and a guide for converting 2D comics to 3D and for “flicker” comparisons:
3D conversions of a couple of Pibgorn panels, go to:
• http://electronictiger.net/stereo/dru.htm
How to Commit 3D - quick-and-dirty guide for stereo images:
• http://electronictiger.net/stereo/demo.htm
Index of “flicker” images:
• http://electronictiger.net/avail/flick/
Flicker Picture Tutorial:
• http://electronictiger.net/avail/how2

Joe_Minotaur has a number of fan fictions based upon Pibgorn and TV police dramas:
• http://home.earthlink.net/~joeminotaur (start reading at the bottom of the page!)

Free registration to participate in a forum dedicated to Brooke McEldowny’s work:
• http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=568 [link to forum]
• http://marmoe.livejournal.com/34590.html [for registration assistance]

Brooke McEldowney info at:
• http://officialpibgorn.livejournal.com/ [Brooke’s Pibgorn blog]
• http://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/ [Brooke’s Chickweed blog]
• http://www.wuky.org/tonicarchivesvisual [WUKY NPR interview (audio)]
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_McEldowney

Come one and come all, de-lurk and join in!
Add your own voice to our great, joyous din!
Just one bit of wisdom ere joining our game:
Read the comments! All of them! Or you’ll miss something! (Shame!)
(No trolls need apply.)
And please do not feed the cuisine-challenged bridge substructure symbionts.
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2002/pib021218.gif
http://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/on-return-of-loons.html

Today’s 9 Chickweed Lane can be found at:
http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2009%2F3%2F19&name=9_Chickweed_Lane
An index of old 9 Chickweed Lane strips, 2001-present, can be found at:
http://www.comicstriparchive.com/9_Chickweed_Lane/
Margueritem said, 8 months ago

Poor Dru just went through Hell in the last arc, she needs a vacation, methinks.
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago

So. what has caused the downfall of a succubus?
The Old Wolf said, 8 months ago

Wham! Up comes the lava…

I can’t imagine Dru is hurt, but she’s quite evidently hurting. This promises to be an interesting arc.
DeathDealer said, 8 months ago

Crashing through a NY sidewalk can find one in some strange places. Like subways or aqueducts or someone’s apartment.
Where’s Seth and Edda’s place?
Fairportfan said, 8 months ago

Ouchie.

I like the transition from “Dru-about-to-land-on-oblivious-New-Yorkers” to “Suddenly-not-so-oblivious-New-Yorkers-stand-around-going-Whisky-Tango-Foxtrot-Interrogative”.

Tomorrow ought be interesting.
allyheartz said, 8 months ago

I wonder what the people will try to explain this with…
DeathDealer said, 8 months ago

Dru looks great even after the crash.
debra4life50 said, 8 months ago

I wonder if our favorite game show host Tommy-boy will be up next.
Fairportfan said, 8 months ago

DeathDealer says:
“Where’s Seth and Edda’s place?”

Good question. I think Brooke gave the general location - street and maybe cross-street - at least once, but can’t recall and don’t have the energy to look it up. (My “Pibgorn” files are easier to search than my 9CL ones.)
debra4life50 said, 8 months ago

I still want to know what#s going on with Pib.
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago

Any Good Samaritans among those Citizens, not just standing about the impact zone but phoning 911? And what if EMT does “rescue” Dru? What Emergency Room can deal with her? (Was it New Lenox Hospital at 77th & Park?)

[EDIT: Thanks, RockHouse–it’s Lenox Hill Hospital….]
Joe Minotaur said, 8 months ago
9CWL:
They made it back? When? Pictures? Ring? Dress?
- Pibgorn:
  Not to worry, the sidewalk broke her fall.
DeathDealer said, 8 months ago

Does EMS know the vital signs of an 800 something year old succubus?
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago

…In the course of the Unicorn sequence, Edda’s walking route is denominated, if I remember correctly….
Joe Minotaur said, 8 months ago
Thursdays’ Buck Godot is up!
- I’m going down for the count. 1 sheep, 2 sheep, 3 sheep, 4 sheep, 5 sheep, 6 geese a layin’, wha? huh? zzz…
Mikkail said, 8 months ago

Stand back, please. I am a qualified First Aider (yes, really - certificates and all) and know how to administer CPR…
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago

She looks so peaceful! At least she’s not convulsing with whatever it is that has afflicted her.
fear-ciuil said, 8 months ago

@fairportfan, were you, by chance, waiting for Godot?

Er. No, that’s not it….

I meant, were you referring to this?

http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/10000/6000/100/216102/216102.zoom.gif
RockHouse said, 8 months ago

My DeLorme StreetAtlas locates Lenox Hill Hospital and the Eighth Church of Christ Scientist Office at that intersection.
AliKzam said, 8 months ago

Poor Dru. I hope Pib comes to her aid.
Is Dru the volcano? She very volcano-colored at the moment. I wonder if she’s going to remain with this plumage? Or is the volcano a McGuffin? MacGuffin?
I have so many questions, and it’s only the third page of the story!
ejcapulet said, 8 months ago

I’m a bit relieved - I didn’t want to see what succubus vomit looked like. Probably flaming.
bigchiroal said, 8 months ago

I think Dru may need an intervention…is this behavior like “cutting” in young goths?
Saskfan said, 8 months ago

Mikkall: I have First Aid & CPR/C certs, if you would like help. But we’ll want to presume there’s a head/spinal injury in the poor succubus.

In real life, an unfortunate coincidence: Lenox Hill Hospital is in the news because actress Natasha Richardson died there within the last day.
fear-ciuil said, 8 months ago

fairportfan, I located that strip with Pib wrapped around Amos, but Brand X is NOT COOPERATING. Grr.

It’s from 2003-12-26. So … H. Chron would be here:
http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2003%2F12%2F26&name=9_Chickweed_Lane
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago

Perusing the Google Maps ground views in all directions from E. 77th and Park Ave., I see no buildings so tall as those where Drusilla has fallen. It would seem that, if the Master is consciously striving for verisimilitude, she has broken ground in a more central/downtown location of newer, higher skyscrapers…. Just a thought to keep confusion roiling….
fear-ciuil said, 8 months ago

G’night, Minotaureans.
Mikkail said, 8 months ago

Saskfan says: But we’ll want to presume there’s a head/spinal injury in the poor succubus.
Of course we will - maybe Pib will show up to administer her own special brand of healing (which I put this way because I cannot spell French…)
Gweedo Murray said, 8 months ago

Thanks for the old link to 9C yesterday poppy. Thanks for the “F11” inshadowz. Now ahm gonna hafta look up what all those other ones do. In a couple more years or so, of the current story, I’ll be a marksman thanx to you guys.
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Good previous story resolve Joe.
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Sisyphos says:
…….etc……….
…. Just a thought to keep confusion roiling….
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Thanks for turning the confusion dial up !:-| There’s no way this thing wont boil over. :-[
Fairportfan said, 8 months ago

fearciuil says:

“I meant, were you referring to this?

“http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/10000/6000/100/216102/216102.zoom.gif”

Might be.

“I located that strip with Pib wrapped around Amos, but Brand X is NOT COOPERATING. Grr.
“It’s from 2003-12-26. So … H. Chron would be here:
http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2003%2F12%2F26&name=9ChickweedLane”

So i’ve got it, just didn’t remember it, unlike Edda’s encounter with our favourite fay.

Okay, the date told me it’s gotta be a mistletoe strip, and when i looked i realised that i did recall it - or rather, recalled having seen it before.
Gunnr said, 8 months ago

Well, good thing the Confusion Couch is a genuine Bigasit Needstobe so there’s no worries about there being room for one befuzzled Valkyrie in mufti armed only with a large platter of raspberry scones hot from the oven with Devonshire clotted cream and a pot of Earl Grey, hot.

So tragic about Natasha Richardson.
The Old Wolf said, 8 months ago

@Gunnr: Urp - thanks for the scones and clotted cream. I’ll have to pass on the Earl Grey but offer you this herbal fac-simile:

Blend in equal proportions:
Raspberry
Dandelion
Gotu Kola
Echinachea (slightly less)
Horsetail
Add: Drop of Lemon Juice

It tastes surprisingly like the real thing.

And yes… what a horrid loss for Neeson and his family, as well as the rest of us. TANJ!
Tera S said, 8 months ago

Ow.

Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.Ow.

Tera
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 8 months ago

Hmm, she’s going to be cited for damaging public property.

Speaking of weird coincidences. When I was leaving Bend Memorial Clinic today, a man who could have been Richard Dean Anderson’s double was walking to the entrance.

They say everyone has a dopplegänger…
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 8 months ago

Horsetail? as in Equisetum spp.?

http://tinyurl.com/d5a4z8

That would be one really rough recipe from all the silica.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 8 months ago

Wonder if anyone still serves Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters?
Fairportfan said, 8 months ago

Flicker for yesterday up: http://electronictiger.net/avail/flick/090318.htm.

As usual. the index of all of them is at http://electronictiger.net/avail/flick

I’ll admit that i at least partly made this one to play with an idea not directly related to the strip. It worked.
The Old Wolf said, 8 months ago

@Fairportfan: Kudos on the latest Flikr. The background is mindblowing.
Phaze58 said, 8 months ago

Nabuquduriuzhur
There was a night club I used to frequent in salisbury england ( well duh) It used to serve Pan Galactic garglle blasters, and you could get a nice t’jyyynan tonix there too ;-)
“SIGH” even when Dru is out for the count, she still look’s STUNNING :-)))
jml58 said, 8 months ago

Pan galactic gargelblasters?

I thought they were otulawed on all civilized worlds.

And a few uncivilized.
txmystic said, 8 months ago

Gunnr says:

…with a large platter of raspberry scones hot from the oven with Devonshire clotted cream and a pot of Earl Grey, hot.

Sorry I’m late…is it still hot, ‘cuz I’ll have some (Picard was really onto something…)

So tragic about Natasha Richardson.

I Have always harbored a huge crush on her, and was a bit jealous of Liam Neeson…she was a more tremendous talent that she got credit for and will be missed.
txmystic said, 8 months ago

As to the current situation, again i repeat yesterdays bold assertion:

Uhhhhhhhh…….. .. … . ?
MasterDiver said, 8 months ago

To misquote Queen Lena: ” She can’t do anything without looking SEXY!!!”
breadpudding said, 8 months ago

I take in the little smile on her face as to meaning she is okay.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 8 months ago

Yep, they were outlawed, but the Hitchhikers’ Guide described how to make one.

Described as having “your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick”
Fairportfan said, 8 months ago

MasterDiver says:

“To misquote Queen Lena: ‘She can’t do anything without looking SEXY!!!’”

Actually. it was Satori who said that:
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2008/pib080915.gif

And then, a while later, made a second great observation:
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2008/pib081007.gif
Wenthral said, 8 months ago

I don’t write here much but I have a couple of thoughts. First someone wrote this, “So. what has caused the downfall of a succubus?”

First thing that came to mind would be true love, can’t think of anything hell could not stand more.

I wonder with all the “good” things she’s been doing if she will get kicked out of hell?

But on the flip side, Dru started doing this after Roger and Lena turned the program on again, and went in. I’m betting that even at a distance Dru is now powering said program.
Moe A. said, 8 months ago

Remember our two favorite birding experts?

“I say Doctor, was that not a crimson dappled raven haired glossy succubus that just passed us accelerating at 16 feet per second squared?”

“No Professor. Why, you wouldn’t know a succubus from a hole in the ground.”

Have a nice day, denizens! I’m off for beautiful downtown Boston.
-MOE hisownself
Dry said, 8 months ago

Oh dear, what does this mean?

Gweedo, followed you again at Overboard! We’ve got to quite meeting like this! :-D
Orgelspieler said, 8 months ago

A broken, unreinforced concrete sidewalk simply cannot support that many people over an apparently open void.

I like the sulphurous yellow glow, though. Wonder if it’s significant. In the small pyramid, Khufu-B, there are mural paintings showing one of Khufu’s wives with yellow hair. This does not prove anything conclusively, other than the fact that the painter had some yellow paint. The sulphurous aura around Dru might have a similar provenance… i.e. Brooke felt like yellow this morning.