Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for July 03, 2022

Seagull’s posture LOL

How does someone draw all these details? I’m in awe!!!!!

Did he get his shoes back on? He really needs shoes to walk around that place.

Rose has just imagined every kind of disease possible. Spud is in denial. Amelia is wondering if raccoons plummet the same way pumpkins do.

Didn’t Dump Raccoon open for The Animals?

They should be more concerned about the rats.

Seagull is the Sargent at Arms.

Grab a raccoon? (shudder)

Something tells me it’s all happening at the dump..

Everyone vaccinated against rabies?

A couple of streets over there was a site with construction materials such as stacked wood. We used that as a clubhouse. Never knew what it was as it didn’t change for as long as I can remember.

Looks like an awesome adventure coming!

Is he hoping to treat it for mange? Evict it? The mind boggles…

And if the raccoon is foaming at the mouth you might want to just run away, because he’s a hugger and has bad breath.

I guess the Dumps motto is if you’re gonna be here you’re gonna work

Sure – grab hold of a wild raccoon. What the worse that could happen?

Excuse me, that’s Municipal Landfill raccoon to you!

They can be nasty little critters. Be careful. I see that you were smart enough to wear shoes at a garbage dump, l mean clubhouse….

Every club needs a mascot.. and a mangy racoon fits the bill.

Any think spud’s face in panel three is strange?

It’s a good thing Amelia doesn’t weigh much or that stove would tump over and engulf her!

I guess those long pants Rose is wearing in the first panel got too hot so she rolled them up! LOL!

Love the adventures these kids get into, reminds me of a kid’s life in the 1950s. Which were great.

That mangy ol’ raccoon is a dumpster diver, innit? :D

Today’s missing large panel: an idyllic scene of the harbour, with the fishing boat in the foreground. Gorgeous work!

Of all the cartoonists I’ve seen in decades, Mr. Henry is the first one using color in the talking bubbles to convey tone of voice and mood. Quite insightful.

Notice how the Seagull keeps out of sight of the dump manager? Maybe he doesn’t believe in magical seagulls?

I am already in love with this arc.

Riding home from the clinic Tuesday afternoon I came a cross a dead raccoon. Wednesday afternoon I smelled it about 500 meters away. The vultures did as well and were having an early Canada Day picnic. Friday morning even the bones were gone.

We played in the dump when I was a kid. Lots of imaginary adventures to be had!

Wallace seems to be wearing shoes. Either that, or he’s been walking barefoot through mud (I hope that’s mud)…

Gang, it looks like we have a mystery on our hands.

I predict they’ll pull off the Mangy Raccoon’s mask to discover Mr. McGruder, who’s trying to scare everyone away from the dump so he can turn it into high-rent condos;

Wait – he’s got shoes?

The adult characters are as distinctive and fun as the kids.

The worst thing to do with a wild raccoon is to grab it!

An eye for detail and some patience helps and a good memory.