Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for February 22, 2021

the worst part is carrots dont even help your eyes its a myth

if you call yourself a general store without night vision goggle in snug harbor then you are not a general store

He finds a Selkie, his dad might be more interested and his mom will hit it with her surfboard.

I was trained on the An-Pvs 2 NV scope. Heavy monster, but remarkable how well you could see in the darkness with it. Now days you can buy for a couple of hundred dollars a scope that is just as good and weighs around a pound. Night vision, especially Thermal Imaging, have come a long way since 1980.

By the way, Fido the fish is lost.

Don’t generals use night vision goggles?

Now I won’t be able to relax until we get to see Chester Carbunkle.

A beast called a Carbuncle is featured in some of those D&D style games:

“The stone-skinned carbuncle’s entire body seems composed of smooth, interlocked plates of rock. This thick, earthen covering gives carbuncles a fair resistance to most damage, as well as a ponderous, slow gait. Aside from their stony skin, the true physical oddity of a carbuncle is the polished crimson gem embedded within their forehead. This valuable stone is sought after by treasure hunters to sell and by arcanists to tap into its supposed magical qualities.”

“Sir, where do you keep your night vision goggles?”

In the back to the left, between the M1 Abrams tanks and the Hellfire missiles.

Wallace, if you see shadows in the darkness, it’s not dark enough… But, just ask politely, “Who’s there?” If it’s Gary, he’ll let you know. And you’ll get a free sandwich out of the encounter.

The Snug Harbor Selkie LIVES!!

And the seagull makes its biggest cameo . .

You’d think that a general’s store would have all that military surplus…

Ed & Ester Carbunkle’s dog is loose again? Call animal control and keep Spud in the house.

Sigh. I haven’t been in a store with a pickle barrel for many decades.

That earnest expression on Wallace’s face in the last panel.

I love this child.

Hah! I’d know Steve anywhere….

I love being able to view and enlarge this comic on my laptop—there are so many wonderful details! For example, the small white critter (perhaps an ermine?) peeking at the store’s visitors and a jar full of peppermint candies on the counter. I would like to visit that store.

Not good enough……

I guess night vision goggles don’t count as “general” enough for this store.

To be honest, they’d probably be out of Wallace’s price range anyway.

The seagull is named Shoo?

“Right over there – by the MK6 ammo – help yourself”

I LOVE the wavy “Shoo” fingers regarding the seagull inside the store… And I love this comic so much!

I miss the old days before newspaper comics were downsized. Someone… Doonesbury?… refused and got his own separate place at the original size. I can’t read so much of the cool stuff in this strip.

You don’t even have sunglasses

What’s Wallace’s seagull companion’s name?

That’ll do (tades up for money, computer and Amazon account) https://www.amazon.com/Night-Vision-Goggles-Binoculars-Rechargeable/dp/B0B12CD9YV/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2B6BP2K6OFF6S&keywords=night+vision+goggles&qid=1666921023&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI2LjYwIiwicXNhIjoiNi4zMiIsInFzcCI6IjUuNzcifQ%3D%3D&s=electronics&sprefix=Night+v%2Celectronics%2C75&sr=1-4

Don’t shoo the seagull! He’s the best part!