Bad Machinery by John Allison for October 03, 2019

Never considered the teacher’s perspective. Charming.

They almost seem humans. To bad they are teachers.

Not sure whether I am happy or sad to see that Mr. Allison altered Mr. Bostwick’s fate from the original strip. Either way, though, he is in a better place.

Well, Bostwick made out better this this time.

Mrs. Lord’s dialogue in panel 6 was originally “Look at Mr. Bostwick! He died this morning! He was only 43!”. And instead of a protective chrysalis, it was… well, his dead body sitting on a chair. (We’re shown the back of his head, but there is a cute little skull floating around him. Like when cartoon characters get beat up, and there’s little stars and/or birds floating around their head. Only it’s a skull, because he’s dead.)

(Guess the original was a tad too grim for an all-ages publication, maybe. Suffice it to say, don’t ever expect to see the Bostwick Butterfly emerge from that cocoon.)

Also, Sprink’s desperate attempt to escape Ryan’s exuberance in panel 3 never fails to amuse.

Thanks everyone for the explanations. Ain’t Civics phun??

Those darn OFSTED operatives and their inability to use actual doors…

Just about everything in today’s comic is absurd, and I’m loving it. :D

As unexpected as the Spanish Inquisition.

OFSTED…

The Office for Standards in Education: a government department that checks educational standards in schools and colleges in England and Wales.