I know somebody probably just woke her up but I'd be more interested in her as a character if Neddy waited until she was nice and cozy in bed because it soothes her to get Randy all agitated and that makes for a pleasant, restful sleep.
Funky Winkerbean, 6/23/2008
. . . putting her feelings before your own.
Apartment 3-G, 6/23/2008
Spider-Man, 6/23/2008
. . . checking both ends, just to be sure. “Say, ‘Ahhh’, Tiger!”
— Uncle Lumpy
Q: “Uncle Lumpy, you say you don’t pick the “Comment of the week” because it’s Josh’s prerogative, but isn’t the real reason that you’re just too damn lazy?”
A: “No comment.”
I have sweet metaposty goodness for you nonetheless! Faithful readers who remember last year’s Gail Martin lunacy cascade (with concert t-shirt and fan wiki) will be pleased to hear that faithful reader Scott’s Kalamazoo, MI-based band, New Real People, has recorded the definitive version of Tarzana Nights for the twenty-first century. While my own musical tastes run toward Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, the cover art alone is nine kinds of awesome:
Y’all can sample and download the song here.
And in other news: I run fundraisers for The Comics Curmudgeon twice a year when I sub for Josh — not this time, though. But if you feel moved to buy Josh and Amber a round of Nardini Grappa Riserva to share at the terrace bar of the Hotel Baia Dei Mulini in Trapani as the last warm rays of the Mediterranean sunset catch the highlights in Amber’s hair and the music of the surf mingles with the soft laughter of young love — well, I can’t see anybody objecting, y’know? It’s that “Donate” button over at the left there. Just sayin’.
And let’s not forget the fine advertisers who help sustain this site:
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— Uncle Lumpy
Judge Parker, 6/22/2008
Well, speak of the devil and he appears! The distinguished-looking gentleman in panels two and five is the Honorable Alan Parker, Judge of the mumble mumble Court of mumble mumble in Parkerville, ST. He’s in the (endless) process of retiring, and when we last saw him — on November 28, 2006 — he was helping his son, Randy “Work it like a claw” Parker, campaign for his seat on the bench.
As early as the 1960’s, the Judge had grown too respectable to be involved in any kind of action — rough-and-tumble P.I. Sam Driver took care of that end of the business. Now similarly neutered, Sam patronizes his secretary, ignores the advances of beautiful women, and passes the action torch to Steve Shannon.
This happens all the time in serial strips:
Why do authors build strong characters over years, only to turn them to plaster saints? Thank heaven Dick Tracy still keeps his hand in the game.
Flash Gordon 6/22/2008
Zonino! Who knew this was still being published? And with a special guest appearance by King Features superstar Mary Worth in the first two panels!
— Uncle Lumpy