So Judge Parker and Sam Driver are off on another book tour or book deal thingie or book something.
You think that’s boring? Let’s put them in and AIRPORT first!
And then put them on a PLACE! Excitement ensues!
…I am so proud of this little mashup, I’m grinning.
But at least I can blame it on CC’s bourbon babe, unbuckled:
Oh, Sophie, save for the scruffy facial hair and the affinity for women’s shoes, you could be Jules: the blond hair, the sulking, the self pity—so close, and yet not close enough!
(“Sam’s Pretty Posse People” courtesy of CC’s True Fable. It’s the holidays! Time to spread the blame love!)
…and NOBODY will want you in the Living Navity scene!
There have to be some perky breasts perks for dealing with a sullen teen like Sophie!
I like the opportunity to riff off the Sunday Mark Trail strips. I grew up with these comics (our paper only ran the Sunday strips, so I never knew about the Horror That Is Rusty or the “How To Make Celibacy Work for You!”). I just loved all the animals!
This one was particularly exciting, as the original has Cherry in a torrid lip-lock with Mark. Okay, so it’s torrid on Cherry’s side — it looks like Mark is still trying to explain the fascinating significance of kissing under the mistletoe. (Face it, if Mark’s mouth is open, it’s definitely not for doing anything French, like kissing or toast…he’s a pancakes man, pure and simple, just like maply syrup!) This Sunday strip also follows a Saturday one in which Mark displays a horrified expression for the ages. Combine the two, and I think this is my mashup Christmas Greeting for 2010. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Chennux bless us, everyone!
Frank Johnson actually refers to his big-game wildlife hunt as a possibility of scoring some large racks.
*snort*
The coolest thing about this current story is that Frank’s wife is really pissed off at his plans for the canned hunt, and instead of just fretting at home, she’s taking action. You go, girl!
And like we’ve learned from Mary Worth and Rex Morgan and Mary Worth, alcohol isn’t the answer.
Alcohol is the question.
“Yes!” is the answer.
The artist who had to replace Eduardo Barretto is coming along well. This doesn’t quite show his work, but you can go back to the first week in August strips, or if you have a good imagination, just visualize… Oh, and he does manage the Back 40 admirably, too.
(I won’t bore you with the storyline.)
It looks like a lot of “unhappy childhoods” are coming to the front in Mary Worth, and now Judge Parker. Who knew that Sam Driver wanted to be a jazz musician?
And even more important, who cares?
