Well, there you have it. The $64,000 Question. Will Robie go to the party? And now you know…
…the rest of the story.
Except for the $63,999.99 Question. Will Edison start drinking at the party? If she does, will she stop soon after? Inquiring minds want to know. And some minds don’t want to say, for whatever reason(s).
Astute readers (you, you, and especially you) will notice that that’s the same outfit Edison was wearing when she met (and tried to seduce) Larry. Stephanie, meanwhile, is wearing her flying clothes. From that visit she made to a wonderful, faraway land.
At the risk of sounding cliche, what a long, strange trip it’s been so far.
So, Edison is going and she might start drinking again. Which would put her at risk of revealing her bites (among other things). Robespierre is going to a party filled with food and strange people.
Nothing could possibly go wrong.
UPDATE: No comic, as you can see. I’m working on one, but it’ll be a while. Life, the snow, the cold, and, well, life. Take care and we’ll be back as soon as we can.
Charlie, if nothing could possibly go wrong you wouldn’t bother including it in the strip.
My concern about Robespierre, food, and strange people being in the same room is that some of the people might mistake Robespierre for strange food. It’s how we met him, after all.
Miffy and Caliban attend an orgy? “Now I will believe that there are eunuch horns….”
Pops if nothing could possibly go wrong it not only would be boring, it just wouldn’t be the Groovykindaverse!
You have a great memory, my friend. Yes, Robie was originally mistaken for food. One of those “happy little accidents” that became our most popular character (besides Miffy, of course. Just ask her).
And that’s a good point. I could see the Li’l Stinker escaping Stephanie’s notice to run roughshod over a buffet table, and suddenly being mistaken for a rare delicacy. Especially with the kind of food Eleanor would serve (possibly something you’ll read about in a future strip, if I can get the other panels right).
Miffy and Caliban are scheduled to attend. Whether or not they actually do is another story.
I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
That exclamation mark says someone likes that outfit. And from the loss of coherency Larry’s displaying I’m going to assume that someone is him. I’m not 100% sure, trying to follow his eye-line, if he’s staring at her … tracts of land or her un-decorated lint collector.
I adore Robby. He’s astonishingly good at communications, considering he has no voice. And I just love the “cool dude” look he’s presenting. Them tentacles are hella flexible. Remembering the last party he attended (when Stephie feared that Caliban would eat him) I have no fears that he will have any problems at the orgy.
Oh, hey. Does this mean that Larry will not get sent away, just before the orgy…? (Re-reading those first few pages is always just so dang fun!
If you click on the link, you’ll see that a large exclamation mark is Larry’s usual response to Edison in that outfit.
As much as Larry loves her tracts of land, he is, in fact, admiring her tummy, unadorned lint-catcher and all.
Robie is hands down the most fun to draw. Trying to figure out his expressions and body language can be tough at times, but it’s always worth the effort. Plus, he’s always good for a laugh in the back or foreground.
At the risk of sounding a braggart, that stippling took over an hour.
I think I need to clear up a misconception. These three are not going to the orgy. Edison and Stephanie both decided they didn’t want to go, and Larry had no choice but to stand by their decision. Besides, Eleanor would’ve figured out a way to keep him out if they weren’t there. If only for tradition’s sake, don’cha know.
I’m glad you like that first story. I have to go back and re-read it. The art isn’t as cringe-worthy as I remember, and there are some memorable lines (“gives me the power to control clowns””and to think I trust you with lions” “Do you draw stuff that looks like stuff or do you make art?”).
Now, just because they don’t want to go to the orgy now, doesn’t mean one or more of them might end up at it. Only time will tell.
I’ve got this little piece of plastic with a hole drilled in the center that I bought from an upperclassman my freshman year of architecture school; he said it was a stipple template….
Is it rectangular and blue? Was it made by the firm Dewey, Cheatem, & Howe? ’cause that’s the one I use all the time.
They also make left handed coat hangers, 12 point compasses, and bacon stretchers.
It’s translucent green with rounded corners, made by FUBAR Studios. I think they also made smokeshifters. I know they made bootleg tapes….
BTW, my email has changed but I still need to sign in with the old one for the system to recognize me. Not that anyone from here ever sends me email, but should I try changing it, or just re-enlist with the new email?
Hmmm…not sure about that last one, Pops. Let me check with my web guru.
If they’re not going to go, then the conversation up there confuses me a little. I know Edison said “We’re not going!” a few pages back, but this page clearly says that Stephanie is expecting to go. And by asking if Edison is going to start drinking again “at the party” then … I say again, I’m confused.
ok, what happened to my avatar? I’m still logged in at WordPress and my avatar showed up YESTERDAY….
Oh – I think I see what happened – I used my office email on the above post, not my personal one. Oops.
Stephanie, Larry, and Edison are going to the party, and so are Miffy and Caliban. So far, only Caliban and Miffy (among all the others) are going to the orgy. Sorry for the confusion.
Lyssa, Larry, Steph, and Edison aren’t going to the orgy.
Robespierre? Heaven only knows.
I was a little confused too, but re-reading the very first installments I remembered the orgy after-party was separate (somehow) from the main party. When I was young and foolish, there were pre-parties, parties, and after-parties. None involved hexapods, but one or two may have involved aspiring artists with bare midriffs.