Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for March 22, 2010

Oh Oh, Broomie has that look in her eye…………….

Could be a ZAP a’ commin……

Where’s Marg?

“Out of the mouths of babes…”; suck it up, Broomie. You can’t risk a lawsuit for zapping little Mr. Honesty!

Count to 10, Broomie.

You wouldn’t zap a little kid now would you Broomie?

“Tell you what, kid, I can arrange for you to stop livin’ now!”

With age comes wisdom. Kid, you’re stupid.

Methinks Broomie proves that age doesn’t necessarily bring wisdom!

It was a bad idea to say that kiddo!

With age merely comes age. There’s no fool like an old fool.

Wisdom comes otherwise…and that kid is being a little too wise for his own good at the moment!

Poor Broomie. That isn’t a ZAP in her eye but a tear. Her tender little feeling have bee hurt by a soon to be pile of ashes.

I love everything about today’s cartoon! Just look how wonderfully those kids are drawn!

I’ve often wondered if “Broom Hilda” is just Russell Myers in a cramped studio or a huge operation like at Garfield, but in any case, Broom Hilda is a brilliant strip that doesn’t get enough praise.

RUN KID, RUN LIKE YOU’VE NEVER RUN BEFO-ZAP! never mind.

\\//_

I don’t think that kid is going to live til his next birthday. Next time keep your mouth shut, kid.

William, that isn’t the kind of comment that gets you turned into a toad. It’s the kind of comment that gets PARTS of you turned into a toad!

i think broomie looks good for er age,

i wouldn’t have the nerve to say otherwise

Zap him so puberty is delayed 5 years or so!

And the last thing to go through his mind… was a lightning bolt.

Whenever she regrets not having children…

…some little squirt snaps her back into reality.

pschearer, I think the absence of any suggestion that Myers has a team of assistants is a good indication that he does it himself. That’s not proof, of course, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he actually has an assistant or two. But if you Google “Russell Myers assistants” the only relevant hit is your post from last month asking about it. It also brings up an interview Myers did in 2001 where he talks about soebody else’s assistant in another context. In that interview/Q&A, he makes specific references to the brushes he uses and how many hours a week he spends at the drawing board, so it seems like he does all his own heavy lifting.

http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/01/cartoon_122101.htm

I agree, @pschearer, Broom Hilda is a wonderful strip. I particularly love the backgrounds, which, as the commentary says, are “an enchanted forest with surrealistic landscapes”. Which are never the same from day to day - indeed, from panel to panel!

I really have no use for Garfield - I prefer Heathcliff, which I know, sadly, is a very minority opinion - and Broomie wins the competition hands down. I don’t read all the comics by any means, but Broomie has always been one of my favourite characters.

@Kerovan, your remark made me laugh till I coughed, and cough till I choked. Next time you make remarks like that, please bring some cough drops!

I’ve always wondered, if witches can do magic, why don’t they magic themselves a gorgeous appearence…?