Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 05, 2011

Last panel reminds me of M. Sendak for some reason…

Nice hat.

He a group imaginary person. This seems like the perfect opening for some political snakiness, but I think I’ll keep it to myself.

Am I an imaginary friend? People generally act like I’m not there.

@cdward: we appreciate your restraint.

Yeah, now that it’s mentioned, I think Andre does have a little Wild Thing in him …

Call in an exorcist.

Oh no! Now I have anst!

I feel bad for poor lil Ernesto!

Definitely, something out of “Were the Wild Things Are!”

Love the transition from panel two to three with the tree as the border .

So mystery solved, Ernesto is real!

twypsi definitely!

I appreciate the panel separator between panels 2 and 3, combining them as it does. A nice touch.

When I was a kid, we all shared a bunch of group hallucinations/misconceptions. Ernesto is DEFINITELY still imaginary. And, of course, he’s a comic strip character, which kind of seals the deal.

JHSayers - well in that respect, yes, the whole cast is imaginary - from Richard Thompson’s weird and wonderful imagination. But within the context of the strip, I’m still convinced that Ernesto is imaginary.

Poor Ernesto….he will no doubt grow up with issues!

I’m so glad that Petey has Andre as a friend. He’s just what Petey needs.

Andre’s hat is just perfect! LOL

Yes, this has to be mass hallucination syndrome!

I too, like the way the 2nd and 3rd panels are done.