Yay! Robespierre’s free! And Edison’s…well, we’ll see.
I wanted to let you know that there won’t be a strip on Monday. I’ll be at Emerald City ComiCon all weekend, so I won’t have time to draw one. So, Monday will see…well, something cool that you’ve never seen before.
Plus, I have a surprise for you. You’ll see on Tuesday. I know you’re going to love it.
And if you’re going to be at ECCC, stop by and say hi! I’ll have copies of “Lyssa and the Pirates” to sign and sell, and I even have Groovy, Kinda buttons! You can see them on the Groovy, Kinda Facebook page.
And we’ll have the new “Webcomics Underdogs Anthology” comic for sale. It’s got an exclusive 3 page Groovy, Kinda story not available anywhere else. And if you can’t make ECCC, I’ll see about getting some to sell soon.
Have a great weekend!
WHEW!
So…shall I tell the joke?
Be my guest!
Okay, here’s how the joke would play out. This is a real oldie – I remember my step-dad telling this to me at LEAST 30+ years ago.
After a frantic search, they finally open the fridge and find Robespierre. Everyone is certain he’s frozen to death, but Stephanie’s mommy-sense and robotic hearing detect very very faint life signs.
But how to revive him? Immersing him in water might cause system shock, and honestly nobody’s really sure because nobody’s sure what he is in the first place.
Somebody gets the bright idea to warm him up INTERNALLY – and not using the microwave (it’s not THAT old joke). Stephanie gets a small container of gasoline, figuring to “fuel” him and warm his insides. There’s some panic (“You don’t know what that’ll do to him!”) but Stephanie is insistent and, using an eyedropper, feeds Robie a couple drops.
Robie’s eyes pop open – think Christopher Lloyd’s reaction to the “wake-up juice” in “Back To The Future III”. Robie starts moving at breakneck speed – running, spinning, crawling, what have you. Finally, after about two minutes of frenetic movement, Robie collapses. He’s exhausted, but very much alive (and will soon recover).
Much rejoicing. But finally someone says, “I wonder why he stopped so suddenly.”
Someone else – Tovio, likely – delivers the punchline: “I guess he ran outta gas.”
Cue the shower of pots, pans, and old take-out boxes.
good one
Oh good, he’s okay! You had me worried about the lil’ guy! Edison’s going to have quite a headache when she comes to, but man, that panel where she gets clobbered by the door is just slapstick brilliance! I love how energetic and strong the lettering for that sound effect is, too.
Oh It’s either not letting me post or I’ve posted several times and can’t see them.
Oooops, bit more force than expected.
Superb Slapstick and Robespierre’s expression, Priceless!
I’ve tried to do a FanArt of Robespierre but can’t get the expression right yet!
Charlie: I owe you a lot for inspiring me in my drawing, in fact I owe Seattle area itself a lot as I’ve also joined
which started off in Seattle.
OH FIDDLESTICKS!
I’ve stuffed up my HTML. That should show :
http://www.Urbansketchers.org
Anyhow I hope you enjoy ECCC, if you get the chance stop and say Hi to Danielle Corsetto and Jenny Breeden. TAKE PICTURES!
Danielle is coming over to “Though Bubble” Leeds UK in November so I’mma so gonna be there….
Yay Robspierre! Although with Edison being pretty drunk (4 bubbles?), I’m worried about her getting a concussion/intracranial hemorrhage, going unconscious and dying.
Yeah…med school can make you a little morbid…Hurry home Stephanie!
Having suffered a head injury and brain damage from what I thought was a light airbag bump, I don’t think your morbid paranoia is unjustified.
What if. . .Edison bites the big one. What would Larry do? Can’t blame Eleanor. Would that drive Larry to make the Discobababa…The Door go back in time? How would Eleanor react to that. How would this effect Anya, if at all?
Sorry but I cannot spell the Disc…..
That’s my cat’s normal reaction to sneaking in and getting trapped in the mudroom. At least the mudroom won’t suffocate and freeze you to death.
I must saw, however, Edison’s bumper seems to be a bigger concern for me.
Who knew? Robespierre has a red “S” in a yellow field on his chest! Extraterrestrial origin is a definite possibility now, and speculation is certainly called for.
I may sound callous, but I’m rather hoping that Edison gets a bloody nose and a black eye (or two) as souvenirs. 🙂
Unfortunately, the bag of Frozen Peas has exploded. Those are really good for use on sprains, head bumps and etc..
Maybe there’s a nice cold steak in the fridge.