Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 22, 2022

seriously, Alice?

Why is Petey reading a magazine about Porsches?

Devastating logic, Madeline

Guest artist. Are we near the end?

Somethings different here? Alice and Petey don’t look the same! Different artist?

The artwork has changed a little bit.

The drawing of this strip looks different.

Have we reached the end of Richard Thompson’s works? If so, I think I will take a long moment of silence to honor the man and then quit following. I have no interest in pretenders to quality.

Does anyone read the other comments before writing? You might find your answer.

Maybe not but she certainly understands child psychology!

I’m going to take this as another opportunity to plug the book “Team Cul de Sac,” made up of other artists’ treatment of the Cul de Sac characters – some are just one-shots, some are multi-panel arcs, and a few of them are “guest appearances” by Alice and/or Petey (and/or others) in other comic strips. One of the highlights is a portrait of Petey done in oils by Bill Watterson.

Proceeds of the book* go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Check it out.

*I’m assuming you can still get new copies; if it’s out of print I’m sure you can pick it up used, but I can’t say where your money will go.

Every kid knows, and, sadly, adults often forget, that we have a separate stomach for dessert that exists outside of space, time, and the natural laws of physics.

Petey, some mysteries are best left unexplored.

Easy answer, Petey: all Little Sisters are drips.

OUCH! Okay, okay, Alice, I take it back! Ouch!