Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 15, 2023

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    Averagemoe  over 1 year ago

    To paraphrase a certain unknowable eldritch abomination “If everything is a book, then nothing is.”

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    Sugar Bombs 95  over 1 year ago

    Kind of an interesting coincidence that this P&HU story about Phoebe doing a book report on a graphic novel is running the same week that it was announced Bill Watterson is coming out of retirement to work on a new graphic novel called The Mysteries.

    Did Dana know about this beforehand, being a Calvin and Hobbes fan herself?

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    codycab  over 1 year ago

    Somehow this particular strip made me realize that this is a rerun story arc.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 1 year ago

    When is there never a unicorn Arbiter for something?

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    iggyman  over 1 year ago

    There is one in every group, Phoebe!

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    The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago

    ‘She is a crank!’ ‘She is not a crank!’

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    Johnnyrico  over 1 year ago

    There’s probably a unicorn for everything, you just don’t see them very much!

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    CaveCat87  over 1 year ago

    I think Marigold has made her point that Dakota’s mother is just being contrary.

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    ars731  over 1 year ago

    I wonder if the Arbiter of Book Reality lives in the unicorn version of Florida

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    pumaman  over 1 year ago

    This is a comic strip!

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    amaneaux  over 1 year ago

    Ceci n’est pas un livre.

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    Mary Ellen  over 1 year ago

    This librarian firmly says that graphic novels are real books. So are ebook and audiobooks. All reading is good reading.

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    Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 1 year ago

    We have a lot of self-proclaimed Arbiters of Book Realities. Most recently in Florida.

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    Just So So Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Exactly!

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    jerrica.benton333  over 1 year ago

    These days, graphic novels are more real than reality

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    dogday Premium Member over 1 year ago

    So is Dakota’s mother, Marigold. Where do you think Dakota’s attitude comes from? She’s just a junior crank.

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    bgrauman  over 1 year ago

    ARBITER OF BOOK REALITY: {gazing at the cover of “1007 Ways To Enjoy Unicorns For Dinner”} “THIS IS NOT A BOOK!!!!!!” GLORIA GLITTER HOOVES: “Perhaps you should examine the first page.” she does- and realizes it’s a guide for ENTERTAINING unicorns at dinner parties ARBITER: “Oh. In that case……..THIS IS A BOOK!!!!!!!!!” GLORIA: (to herself) whew!

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