Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for July 08, 2020

everybody’s a critic

Who could have smaller BB eyes? Petey or L’il Neuro?

Yesterday I was trying to remember their names. All I could think of was Boom Boy and Neutrino Girl.

I’ve never noticed Petey’s eyes before. Huh.

I initially read the little girl’s comment as “big eyes whore” and was confused.

And you’re all obviously dealing with something strange going on at home.

Loris Slothrop: best cartoon name ever!

I like the name Dan Spinnerack. Comics used to be displayed in drug stores on a tall “spinner rack” because they only took up about 1 square foot of floor space.

Andre reminds of every explosions expert called on by TV shows to do an experiment that will result in an explosion. They are all very, very, very excited and into the experiment… ☺

What the ancient Greeks called “Characters” (we might say something like “representative types”) are what Richard has created in this amazing arc. Andre KABOOM Chang and quicker-than-the-average-kid multi-favoriting Loris Slothrup contrast perfectly with Petey “Small Eyes” Otterloop, the introverted more-Little-Neuro-than-Little-Neuro! What a set-up for Dan “Spinner Rack” Spinnerack to manage!

This is so good!

I can’t pigeonhole my cartoon preferences. I’ve tried.

Petey is amazing at embracing change…

Loris Slothrop seems like she’d maybe draw a cartoon about a Slow Loris (all cute and googly eyed but stealthy poisonous).