Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for April 11, 2013

No one ever said Unicorns were always practical. Though some times I think Marigold actually does put Phoebe on.

Marigold putting Phoebe on?? Aw, Kay, how can you doubt anybody with that sweet innocent look she’s giving Phoebe in the last panel? (Of course, if Phoebe got a look at Marigold’s grin in the next to last panel there might be trouble!)

Dana, I know other people have said this, but the expressions on your characters’ faces are wonderful – makes me wonder if you got your hands on some unicorn drawing magic!

I want to get my hands on the pamphlet entitled “So you want to work only one day a week”. I know it exists because all politicians seem to have read it.

I agree. Dana has Eric Shanower’s (“The Enchanted Apples of Oz”, etc., “Age of Bronze”) trick of capturing character in action, despite the considerable difference in style (Eric generally does comic-book realism, while Dana is just this side of squash-and-stretch).

Hah! I can say I honestly didn’t anticipate that.

What about the liability waiver? A kid can’t get on a pony without a helmet and a parental signature on a liability waiver. I suppose Marigold puts a spell on the lawyers.

So why doesn’t Phoebe wear a helmet? I fell off my horse last week and was glad I was wearing one. Marigold is not immune to wrecks, remember when she fell in the mud (3/10/13).

I think I’d trust unicorn magic more than a helmet. ;)

A very good song about how to be invisible:

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/How-To-Be-Invisible-lyrics-Kate-Bush/115ABD6B250AAAD1482570B3000A57E3

I wish I could get paid to edit invisible documents…that would be the best job ever.

Invisibility? I just can’t see it…

, I’d have though it would be titled, “Invisibility For Dummies.”

Oh boy.

The Harry Potter series mentioned “The Invisible Book of Invisibility.”