Wait-is the normally unflappable Eleanor flapped? This could get even more interesting real soon.
And I promise, no more half-slug sandwiches.
But first, we’re going to step a couple of hours back in time, to the workday world of Larry and Stephanie. And Robespierre. And Amy. And…well, you’ll see. I think I can promise some silliness. Not too much, mind you, since this is Groovy, Kinda, after all.
UPDATE: Here’s a snazzy mug rug and hot cup holder that my friend, the talented Jodie made:
He’s so cuuuute!
We’re still in the prototype stage, but they’ll be available soon!
“Then go runnin’ for the shelter
From her Mother’s Little Helper…”
…but then, they may be into that kind of fun…
Wow, and I thought Stephanie had a wild imagination.
Hopefully, Murphy was not listening to the last panel.
I know this isn’t the case, but part of me likes to believe that Reade is somehow planting those ideas in Eleanor’s head. I don’t know why, I just like the possibility that somebody might be able to get under her skin. Plus, Reade is awesome, so why not?
Reade didn’t put the ideas into Eleanor’s head, but it’s pretty clear (especially in the 2nd panel) that Eleanor might be a little afraid of Reade’s temper.
If anybody could give Eleanor a run for her money, it’s Reade.
And maybe Larry. We’ll see.
I agree-Reade is awesome.
dying from ONE year old Halloween Candy. Heck most candy is already 3 yrs old when Bought.
and it’s good too. (so there)
it is amazing what one can do with a 55 gallons of vinegar.
I love Reade so much!
And nothing will get under a control freaks skin, like an uncontrollable situation.
Why does it feel like I’ve seen panel 1 somewhere before? And Reade never struck me as a cricket player. She’s just full of surprises. And like everyone else seems to have reached a consensus on, a great character.
You’ve seen that panel before? Am I repeating myself? I better go check the archives. Or do you mean that it’s like something out of “West Side Story?”
I don’t know if Reade is a cricket player, but I’m sure she’s good with a bat.
No, I don’t mean you’ve done it before. I was just wondering why there was something familiar about it. Probably West Side Story, yeah. 🙂
Robespierre:….Squeeeeee
Ahem, sorry those are so nice.
Ahem, yes. Exactly. I felt the same way when Jodie showed them to me.
There’s another squeeable surprise coming up.
Ooh, No Fair, making me wait like this.
Now I’m itching to do some kind of a Robespierre.
I love the way you’ve written your characters. Elanor seems like a completely amoral sociopath, but every once in a while you give her these little moments that show that there’s a human being under there.
When she adopted Jacob to manipulate Anya, she looked genuinely remorseful. She doesn’t like hurting people and she actually cares about the people she’s hurting. She’s still going to do it, of course. It’s the price of getting what she wants.
That’s why I like Elanor more than Edison. Edison still isn’t willing to come to terms with how her behavior is hurting people she cares about. She’s been confronted with it several times, but she refuses to accept that it’s a problem.
The fact that I care about them at all is a testament to your fantastic writing.
Awesome comic. Keep it up.
Thank you!
It was a lot of fun to draw Eleanor with that expression. She doesn’t look like that very often-amazing what caring for a teenager will do to you. Not to mention, having a Reade Turner around.
I like to think that making Eleanor more human comes from my theatre background. I was always taught to find the humanity (and humor) in every character, no matter how terrible they may seem on the surface.
Plus, I just love Eleanor.
And Edison has skated past a lot of consequences, hasn’t she?
Remember that she’s going out to see Dilbert next week (comic time, not our time). I think it’ll be interesting to see how things go for her.
And how they go for everyone else while she’s gone…
“What’s the worst that could happen?”
My favorite invitation to disaster…
Oh, wow.! I just can’t stop laughing at Esther’s expression in panel 4. Once again, I wasn’t expecting that from her–not even in a Mommy-fears montage. Kudos, once again. 😀
“It was year old Halloween Candy poisoning that did those girls in, Jimmy. It’s a little known fact that nougat turns into hemlock after seven months upon being exposed to the air.”
“Gee, Mr. Science, that’s amazing. You know everything, don’cha?”
“Ask Mr. Science. He knows more…than you do.”
You can tell Eleanor’s never had kids. Otherwise she would know all the horrible things they’ve put in their mouths over the years.
This from someone who had his stomach pumped twice when I was little.