For people who have read this strip for any amount of time, it’s clear that Olive’s brave face only lasts for as long as she’s with Fran. Put her next to an authority figure and she folds fast. So, no.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once again, Brian’s taking a metaphor uncomfortably far. At least, considering boats are involved, he hasn’t mentioned anybody drowning.
Paul wasn’t given much information when Nikki was dropped off at his doorstep. Beyond assurances that her folks would be moving to Homestead “eventually”.After several weeks. He’s beginning to have some second thoughts over the definition of that word.
I find myself enjoying writing Nikki as the ultimate Genkie girl. I don’t have any interest in doing a high school comedy, yet. But I find Nikki being entertained by school politics as something with useful potential. The fact that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve gotten good mileage out of Paul being obsessed with finding the perfect parking place in a downtown environment. I’m finding it even funnier that it appears to be a family trait. Meanwhile, Nikki’s hero worship of Nancy has not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the best of our knowledge, this is the second time Michelle has thrown a Halloween costume party at the band loft. Nancy generally doesn’t care for these affairs mainly because Michelle always wants her to enjoy herself. As well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leopard Chieftain is the title character of a superhero franchise that is the ruler of a hidden Afro-futurist utopia. Dielle thought Gage dressing as him would help his self-esteem. I always find it interesting how the muse does her work.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the strip where this storyline started writing itself. I’d been trying to think of assorted ways to push Fedya and Gabriella together against their will. However, I hadn’t thought of anything beyond a repeat of them merely running[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gabriella is always able to find some sort of insult from whatever Fedya has said. Admittedly, most of the time, this isn’t too difficult. However, sometimes it’s a bit of a stretch. Right now is a good example. As a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
