Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for July 06, 2013
Transcript:
Phoebe: I can't believe camp is almost over. It seems like it just started! Sue: And yet, look at my clarinet swab. It was clean at the beginning of camp, but now it's stained with the spit of a whole week of music camp. The swab is a metaphor! Phoebe: I gross metaphor.
Randy B Premium Member over 11 years ago
It’s metafunk.
kaykeyser over 11 years ago
over already? Im going to miss Sue and Lake Monster. We barely got to know them. We don’t know the lake monster’s name or gender, we don’t know about Sue other then she’s weird and some times creeps Pheebs out. We don’t know her reaction to unicorns or the name of the cello girl or the saxophone kid and we didn’t get to road marshmallows and tell ghost stories or ride a zip line. We didn’t even get to see the Jazz teacher again or see more of the counselor who looked like she had an interesting story. It was a fun week. I always love seeing new characters. It would be so easy to just have Dakota and Max and Lord in camp for no reason other then Dana can draw them I really appreciate the effort to create new faces. A lot of times you get like 6 or 8 or so cast members and they end up in every story arch even if they have no reason to be there. Im glad Dakota wasn’t suddenly just at music camp. on the other hand I do wounder what’s she doing? Shes not updating her twitter that often. And what is max doing? computer camp? Mincraft live feet over youtube threw skype? and where will Sue go when she goes home? the city? the farm? does she live near or far from Phoebe? Does she hang out with creatures? does she have weird memento collections? So many things I just want to know. Well Hope Dad enjoined his cereal while he could. Hope the store didn’t run out of his brand the one week Phoebe was away.
R.U. Kidding over 11 years ago
As an old clarinet player myself, this one made me smile — and even get nostalgic about clarinet swabs. I never liked the material the swabs I bought were made of — not absorbent enough. So I cut up an old cotton T-shirt and made swabs out of the pieces. They worked great, way better than those store-bought things.
Weapon Brown over 11 years ago
I like her.
artybee over 11 years ago
I love the horns and woodwinds, but they do some pretty gross stuff up on stage.
SoItBegins~ over 11 years ago
Sounds like she got paired with someone appropriate.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 11 years ago
Love Phoebe’s expression in panel 4. She looks like Millie (of Ozzy & Millie).
MAGA Premium Member over 11 years ago
Dana must have gotten bored and ended this story line sooner than she could have.
strangeanimal over 11 years ago
…or its just an introduction to some recurring characters?
Hag5000 over 11 years ago
I was hoping Phoebe would meet the lake monster.
cwizard71 over 11 years ago
I just recently started reading the old Ozy & Millie strips and it is just as cute as this one. Dana, I love your work!
Mythfan Premium Member over 11 years ago
This seems like a very abrupt end to what looked like the start of a great story arc.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago
Nice dress and pantyhose Sue!
reynard61 over 11 years ago
@ Happy, happy, happy!!!: Well, (s)he certainly has an idiosyncratic spelling and grammar style. It makes me wonder if English is his/her second language.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
Sure, but what I notice is, she seems to be having fun.And I’m all for fun. That’s why I’m here.: D