The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for June 09, 2020

The start of the prison sentence…

Huh? There were years left to go before restarting – major fail.

C’mn, Dusty. Saddle Esmerelda and escape into the sunset.

Drug Run canceled?

Isn’t this the 1st of this strip?

Someone sure is. I don’t know who!

It’s not GoComics. The cartoons are transmitted from the cartoonist or the syndicate.

What??? Starting over, again.

Starting over AGAIN?

Still one of my favorites but, why leave us hanging on the trip to Canada?

They ran it all the way to the end at least once, cuz I remember how it ended. But I won’t spoil it.

I’ve often wondered about Dusty’s backstory. He has mentioned lots of things he did in his younger years, but I’m thinking more about what he was doing in the last decade or so before Darlene shipped him off to Elderpark. For example, is the cabin (and perhaps a small ranch with pasture for Esmeralda) his, or is he a retired or semi-retired wrangler for someone else, living on their larger ranch? Also, someone had to be responsible for Esmeralda after he left, at least until he had her moved to be closer to Elderpark. I know, it’s just a comic and there isn’t any real backstory, but I find it fun to think about.