Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for January 02, 2023

Expected to see Seagull flying over him.

“Pew!” He’s so Peppy!

Yeah, that joke stinks.

Pew? Usually referred to guns going off not darting outside.

She should have known

now you see him, now you (kind of) don’t

Catch me if you can!

When play time turns into “play the teacher” time. Good times.

You walked right into that one, Teacher.

The shifting of perspective from camera one to camera two is seamlessly realized in panel four. The three dimensionality of that final panel gives a palpable notion of heft, of movement that is unusual in a comic strip. That final image gives a sense of foreground, midground, background that one sees in those old ViewMaster reels. And the states of mind of the three characters in that last image are simply but beautifully solid.

Just lovely.

And, Happy New Year!

Wallace wasn’t seen again. Where he went no one can say. Some say Dallas.

Brave Sir Wallace, Part the Third

Brave Sir Wallace ran away.

Bravely ran away away.

When danger reared it’s ugly head,

He bravely turned his tail and fled.

Yes, brave Sir Wallace turned about

And gallantly he chickened out.

Swiftly taking to his feet,

He beat a very brave retreat.

Bravest of the brave, Sir Wallace!

Fell for the old “New Wellies” trick, eh, Mrs. MacIntosh?

Bueller? Bueller?

Well, she did give him permission..!

Should have have locked the classroom door first.

I remember doing that with new runners.. and trying boots in puddles

Fast. No question about that. That’s all folks….

A little overeager there, Wallace?

Wallace really pulled a fast one on her!

Now Amelia wants the same wellies.

stage left, cue wallace running outside

She forgot she’s dealing with Wallace, not Spud.

Are Americans supposed to know what wellies are?

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiin!

Wallace she can’t see you anymore

I remember my first set of Helly Hansens. I was almost as excited as Wallace with his new Wellies.

Mrs. Mac, on the phone to the front office, “I have a runner”.

What is that on the floor in panel 2? A puff of dust?

wonder how fast they sink to the bottom of the harbor…,

Speaking of the pew-pew onomatopoeic sound for a toy gun, ever noticed that Wallace and his friends never play shooting guns? Not saying that kids should never play with toy guns or bow and arrow, though.