Edda and Amos are two of the protagonists in 9 Chickweed Lane. They’re in love. They’re engaged. And aside from the two thought balloons added and the dialog in the final panel changed, it’s clear to see how very, very devoted they are to one another.
Oh, Mary, this is nearly as wonderful as a Charterstone pool party! Many ‘mudgeons were of a like mind on this, and even mr. bat :[ contributed…he who usually stays well out of the mashing way and says, “That’s nice, dear.”
Judge Parker has two concurrent story-lines (I think), but the important thing is…the really interesting one with Judge Parker isn’t being shown. Who cares about Randy and his NSA fiancee (well, maybe, unless you’re Eric Snowden)? We want Pissyface! We want Pissyface!
So let’s just get two of the most ill-tempered characters in the comics together, shall we?
…but I’ll try. The 9 July 2013 Crankshaft had a joke (yeah, whatever) about Crankshaft putting ketchup on everything, and the old lady who lives with him commenting, “Your father puts ketchup on the most inappropriate things.”
In an effort to salvage what little humor there was in this particular strip on this particular day, Josh, The Comics Curmudgeon himself, said: ‘“Your father puts ketchup on so many inappropriate things”…is surely the greatest sentence that will appear in the comics all week, and perhaps all month. It’s positively poetic. In fact, I urge all of you poetically inclined folk to make it the first line in a poem of your own design in the comments. I expect Pulitzer Prize-winning greatness.’
Well, heck, the commentary that resulted made the site look like that weird tomato-chucking festival the locals hold annually somewhere in Spain. (It’s La Tomatina, held in Buñol, in case you’re making travel plans. It’s probably safer than running with the bulls.)
And since I don’t consider myself a poet, I took the visual route. Here’s ketchup in yer eye! [What surprised me is no one commented on the contents of the wine glass…maybe I’m just too obvious.]
Maybe the Pax Resort will take care of our little “Mary problem.”
(Thanks to CC’s jim in wisc. for providing an exceptional challenge for Mary!)
Well, to be honest, Mary…you had stopped breathing for several minutes:
…but Happy 9th Anniversary to Josh and his Comics Curmudgeon website! I love it beyond all reason, with Josh and all the witty folks who tag along the Comment of the Week float.
Although, I don’t think I’d wait for a gift from the Keanes, Josh…
And maybe that’s for the best…
Sarah continues to fret about her 16-page book deal. Waddaya want us to do? Call out the Marines?!??
Say….
No, I mean it!
Bob Weber, Jr., Shylock Fox’s dad, is a wonderful gentleman. He really likes to aim his comic to kids, so weird stuff (like doing *things* to sexy Cassandra Cat) can be a little dicey. I’m posting this here, because I’m not sure kids come to this blog. Or anyone else, for that matter.
