Boy, did she ever.
Were Larry, Toivo, and Nelson wrong about Eleanor? Remember, they based their assumptions on absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
Did Eleanor really just push The Famous Supermodel Victoria through the discombobulationotron to punish her for wanting to leave Larry? And did Vicky want to leave Larry? What will happen if/when she comes back? Will she have “learned her lesson” and want to be with him again?
Or, since Eleanor knows what they were thinking, did she lie to throw them off the scent? Or is there something else going on? Or is she mis-remembering the event because of her brain tumor? Does she even have a brain tumor?
I may be the only one who isn’t confused right now.
But, you know what’s really important? That I finally broke the longest Artist’s Block I’ve ever suffered through! And I never would’ve done it without your support. Thank you so much for standing by me.
And an especially big thanks to hippo and melaredblu, for all their support and inspiration. You two really made this strip happen. Thank you.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to the drawing board. I’m really out of practice…
Welcome back Charlie, missed you, but thought you were busy with the Play. (Brave man, treading the boards, 45 years since I was in a play and I was rubbish)
Aaaand you can’t say you’re out of practice when you come back with Art and story like this.
Thanks, Mike. It’s so good to be back. I missed you too.
The play went well, despite the broken air conditioning the first two nights and the 95+ degree heat when we did it in the park the first weekend.
After the play I’m doing this weekend, I think I’ll stick to comics, thank you. I feel like I’ve spread myself too thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
Can’t see Edison wanting to kill Larry, she’s got too much “Momma Tiger” in her, which come to think of it so does Eleanor. Hmmmn similar poles repelling moment.
But any conflict to defend Larry, well Edison would make it short and Bloody after all just look back to the fight she and Larry had. and that would impress Eleanor
I, too, am happy that you are back.
Poor Larry, unlike Betty and Veronica, Vicky and/or Edison will hurt him, badly.
Well, they might try, but remember, if they tried to hurt him physically, he has Stephanie in his corner.
Of course, there are other ways…
That is true. B and V often hurt Archie without laying a finger on him. Unless he does something spectacularly stupid, then they will physically hurt him so he does not do that again.
Otherwise, my leg is healing quite nicely and my Bird of Prey might be finished in a week.
True. They rarely resorted to physical violence, and when they did, it was usually to trick Moose into beating Archie up. Though they used that trick more on Reggie.
I’m glad your leg is coming along well! I’ll try not to pull it too much with the next few strips.
And your King Ghidorah is magnificent! My hat is off to you, sir. He/she/it/they are/is beautiful.
Dang, man! You come back with a BANG! Great to have you back in the artist’s chair, pen in hand.
I bet the only lesson Victoria learned would be revenge. Poor Larry (as usual). And poor us readers. That’s a lot of “what if’s” to ponder, Charlie. I bet Eleanor is in one of her, “why isn’t this all about me?” moods. Well, now she’s in the spotlight.
Victoria might be bent on revenge-if that is the reason Eleanor pushed her through the discombobulationotron.
On the other hand, she might’ve gone to a wondrous world full of magic and happiness.
She might actually be grateful. Or she might not want to come back. We’ll just have to wait and see…
And yes, Eleanor is in one of her “turn the spotlight this way, darling” moods.
Ah! The cat is out of the bag. Larry cannot get a break!
I like it how the little subplots of the previous pages are solved in the panels, like Nelson being scrubbed.
Good thing you managed to draw the page Charlie! We are glad to have GK back.
Is the cat out of the bag? Maybe, if Eleanor is telling the truth.
And I have you to thank for breaking this Artist’s Block, my friend.
Hipo and I were talking about strips, and he gave me the idea that got me back on track. Thanks again, partner.
I love English. I especially love how that word started life meaning “unsalted.”
This page is fantastic! The number of plot points you’ve managed to touch on is just amazing. But I must point out that Nelson most definitely does NOT look “happy!”
Also, once they figure out how to find and then attempt to retrieve Victoria with the Discombobulationatron (love writing out that word….) I’m wondering just what’s going to come up to put a spanner in the works. If you DO bring her back (oh, poor Larry) the pissing contest between ALL the women is going to be epic.
Nelson’s not too happy. No matter how long the hose has been sitting out in the sun, sooner or later the water turns ice cold.
I love writing “discombobulationotron” too! I wish I could work it into more conversations during the day though.
If Victoria comes back, it’s going to get very interesting. Maybe violent. Maybe even-well, we’ll see…
If this page is any measure, Charlie, you have most assuredly not gotten out of practice. 🙂
Thanks, Dv. It was a bit of a struggle. I had to recall how to draw a lot of the strip. Things that just come natural when you’re drawing on a regular basis don’t always come easy when you haven’t drawn in a month.
But it’s returning. I think you’ll like what’s coming up.
Out of practice, my foot… What a great page.
And it’s like Andy said, this is all about Eleanor having to endure someone else taking the spotlight from her for even a minute. Can’t have that. And now everyone is eating out of her hand. Normality restored.
That, and she might want to set the record straight. Or mislead everybody. Or just mess with people’s heads.
She not only needs the spotlight, she needs to be pulling the strings.
Thanks, Charlie, the plot is thickening, the sub-plots spreading our like fingers. Welcome back.
I love that description!
I…I don’t know what to think of this. Eleanor, if she’s actually telling the truth, did all of that for Larry’s sake? Somehow I’m kind of shocked to discover she’d go that far.
I mean, I have no doubt she would got that far, but only if there’s something in it for her.
…there was something in it for her, wasn’t there.
“If she’s actually telling the truth…” Aye, there’s the rub.
But, assume for a moment that she is telling the truth. That was then, and this is now. Things have changed. Eleanor may prefer Edison with Larry over Victoria.
Of course, that’s Larry’s decision. But when has Eleanor ever sat back and not interfered?
And what’s in it for Eleanor? The satisfaction of teaching Vicky a lesson, maybe.
Or something else. Why did she say: “Make your big sister proud” instead of “you can come back when I let you back?”