Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 02, 2016
August 01, 2016
August 03, 2016
Transcript:
Petey: But he's not Mr. Spinnerack. Mom: Well- Man: Dan Spinnerack is my uncle. He's taking a sabbatical. Man: I'm Emilio Spinnerack and I'm teaching Cartoon Camp! Go hop up on a stool and we'll start, okay Pete? Andre: He looks like the sinister splat from captain rolemodel number 513-"the splat leaves his mark!" Petey: He looks like he could turn into a clown at any second. Girl: Does everybody call you "pete" now, Pete?
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
I get called by my diminutive plenty of times, but I usually prefer the full name.
jeff_e over 8 years ago
Hadn’t heard the sad news until tonight. RIP Richard Thompson, immortal in his art. What a wit and talent, now gone. Peace and love to his family and friends.
Wilde Bill over 8 years ago
Just don’t call me Billy.
water_moon over 8 years ago
my name never lent itself to a nickname, and I was sad for that growing up. so I made sure my children’s names would. But we call them by their full name all the time anyway…
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
Hey. They put this comic first in the main page. I guess it was to be expected. Andre said “The Spat leaves his Mark.” I know who else left a mark right here.
fishbulb239 over 8 years ago
I also thought that he looked like Timmy Fretwork, until I pulled up his visage and made the comparison. Quite different:
Bob. over 8 years ago
Another tribute to Richard from “The Comics Journal”.
http://www.tcj.com/tributes-to-richard-thompson/
pumaman over 8 years ago
And as we all know cartoonists like to take sabbaticals.
johndifool over 8 years ago
I’d say Emilio is more likely to turn into a lizard any second. Don’t worry Petey, Buckaroo will be along soon to save the day…
tom over 8 years ago
I’m usually “Tom,” but people still call me “Tommy.” At work, they insist on “Thomas,” but that seems silly. Actually, I’m “Tentoes.”
steverinoCT over 8 years ago
“Captain Rolemodel.” Snort!
Dani Rice over 8 years ago
I think a diminutive on a grown person is belittling, but that’s just me, I guess. (One reason there are no “juniors” in our family.) A friend has recently taken to calling my husband by a "y’ name; after warning him several times that it wasn’t funny, the last time he called, I told him there was nobody here by that name and hung up.
beady.el over 8 years ago
I expected Petey to take solace from the fact that he was at least a Mr. Spinnerack…
Bob. over 8 years ago
And Loris is back.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
No, Loris. We do not call Peter Otterloop, Jr., “Pete.” We do not call him “Peter Otterloop, Jr.,” either. We call him Petey. Petey Forever!Emilio Spinnerack looks kinda sinister….
Frodo59 over 8 years ago
Thank you, Richard Thompson, for sharing your talents with us, even for such a short time.
BeastBoi614 over 3 years ago
The third panel reminded me of the Judy Blume book “Fudge-a-Mania”, in which Fudge started calling Peter ‘’Pete’’.