Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 15, 2010

For Dummys…..

That’s me in the kitchen, except for the clothes…

I really don’t think she needs the books.

Does every mother give a copy of that book to her daughter on her wedding night?

No, they learn by example.

Daphne,say please.

If I am not mistaken, this is a new animation. Check out the stubble on that Ba-ad basset. The groomers are all too scared to give him a shave.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

I am guessing that using the same background allows for a longer animation than usual. Good timing, more lifelike movements in the truly animated parts.

Now where have I seen that horse before?

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20200515

Great new one, Stel!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand purplie eye shade.

“What’s your game, Blackjack?” – “Yes indeed.”

Between the two of them, I think the horse looks just a little more intimidating. Good job.

In his own mind.

Do you really need a how to book for that?

Howdy, Podners!

We’s still ridin’ along out West, I see… an’ this time, the horses is movin’!

Yup… Blackjack Basset rides agin’…

in the May 15th  1890 er… I mean 2020… “CLEO and COMPANY”

on Sherpa… y’know… where they said, ⌃up there.

A great job!

That is one… mean… Dogpoke.

And that is some mighty tall winders upstairs in that there saloon….

but I digress.

We gotta figger out how ol’ Blackjack is gonna git hisself a whiskey, if he done shot the barkeep….

He could just take it, shore… but that wouldn’ be perlite.

Even the shootinest cowpup’s Ma told him, he’s allus gotta be perlite.

I don’t reckon this’ll be the last we see o’ this ol’ galoot.

I mean, he’s a-come t’this here town fer trouble…

and we ain’t seen it yet.

Nope… we shore ain’t seen it yet.

And the only Yosemite Sam line missing is….

Whoa mule! Whoa. CLANG! When I say whoa, I mean whoa!

GOOD MORNING BALLARDEERS! Quarantined Day 243, 964….

Lotta strangled toads yesterday and quite a few dummies stalled in the gully washers. Wisconsin courts made the restrictions go away. The bars were immediately full. Sorry dummasses, but no sympathy from me if you get sick.

Y’all take care of each other…

One of my favorite lines from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was just for BlackJack Basset:

“This is the West, Sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the Legend.”

This must be Old West Week. Love the Legend of BlackJack Basset! Great job Nighthawks and StelBel.

BlackJack Basset sure knows how to silence a town.

Excellent today!

Who (ghost)-wrote that book?

Nice touch turning the “HOTEL” into the “HO EL” (in the wall).

Well, I only got 8. (sniff sniff). The one I missed was one of the ‘easy’ ones that I stared at and just didn’t see. Sneaky Mr. Nighthawks, hiding things in plain sight!

Maybe next week. :))