Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 27, 2010

Oh no, Petey didn’t get the full ceremony.

Loris is making a “beeline” out of there.

Only two staples out of three… Story of Petey’s life.

Petey is always the life of the party.

I really like the 1st panel. Character, hat, linework, shirt, moustache, eyes. Perfect posture, too. Sheesh.

Who’s the alarmist that shouted “bee” right in the middle of Petey’s Golden Moment? –It seems loud enough to have been Andre, though (but of course) Loris is first out the door, in which the others are stuck….

Have to comment again: just read the blog. I can remember Jean Shepherd–he was really a great raconteur-, and I now know that I was right in not asking for the rest of Petey’s title, since Richard himself doesn’t know it.

BTW: if I may make a suggestion, I think a much more prominent display for the blog link would be a Good Thing.

I dunno. “The Incredible Adventures of YAGH! There’s a Bee in Here” has kind of a Peteyesque ring to it. The characters probably go on and on about the “hive mind,” too.

Now I want to read a comic book titled “The Incredible Adventures of YAGH! There’s a Bee in Here!”. :( Where could I get it??

Hey, she’s got two eyes!

Petey will undoubtedly be turning out the lights.

And of course Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss is on YouTube. Here’s Part I. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfqMDb7mpk0 (see the blog entry on today’s comic if you don’t understand)

A bee? Who’s afraid of stinkin’ bees?

(Now if it were a wasp, I’d have trampled Loris on my way out the door.)

so loris is the fastest talker and the fastest runner. the sustained excellence of this arc is fantastic.

fritz - I’m with you!!! Andre must have yelled cuz remember Loris talks so fast they can’t hear her so they wouldn’t have moved if she had yelled “Bee!” Poor Petey, will always carry the scars of an incomplete stapling at Cartoon Camp…

I like petey’s helmet in the second panel

Cartooning is like any other job: you seldom get any respect. Just remember though, you made at least one person (me) smile. And, that should make it all worthwhile. Thanks

Loris is ALWAYS first out the door.

Petey’s second panel face is brilliant.