Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 04, 2009

Uh, Danae, Lucy couldn’t say anything. She’s little horse (hoarse).

That and she’s not gonna horse around and rat you out.

Calvin would have told Hobbes that he is not allowed to read his comic books anymore.

Obviously a tribute to Watterson. It’s got a new punchline, though……Kinda feel sorry for Danae. She actually tried to do her best for her summer assignment, (Probably because it was really, really interesting) And now, she’s not taken seriously by the teacher, and even her horse pleads the Fifth……Dang, girl….

pats Danae’s head I feel for ya lil one, I feel for ya. There there.

Looks a lot like Calvin & Hobbs

Very discouraging for a child who put in so much effort to not even have that recognized (whether anyone believes the story or not is beside the point). But I guess that is good preparation for real life…

Love both their faces in the last two panes…

Way to go, Lucy.

Right on NoBrandName. welcome to the real world Danae.

Nice tribute to Watterson. The end result is very reminiscent of my own youth.

@Wiley: Of Course. Of Course!

My mistake. I thought Lucy was stuffed. How many kids have a real horse? How many kids real horses have run of the house?

But this is a comic of course.

Whoa now, Lucy is obviously a caricature of Connecticut’s finest, Joseph Leiberman. (ducking for cover)

Lucy has horse sense (also ducking for cover)!

That was why Lucy didn’t go with you and Jeffery to Lars’ planet, Danae!

it’s a girl and a horse, not a boy and his tiger. not the same thing at all. snicker

and i LIKED Francis the talking mule!

OldHipster said, 17 irate minutes ago

“Hey! This looks like a direct rip off of Calvin & Hobbes!!

“I protest! I’m filing a protest, dude!”

See the author’s post, five up from yours.

A kid and their pet whatever is a formula that will work forever. That said, it’s no secret Watterson formulated it better than most.

A tip of the hat to both of you, Wiley. ~Great stuff.

Don’t feel too bad Wiley…

Still, the fact that people still remember “Calvin & Hobbes” is surprising, to say the least..I thought it would fade from memory ala “Krazy Kat” or “Lil’ Abner”, but then that’s just me.

I wonder how Danae and Calvin would get along. He’ll start liking girls eventually.

Actually the might make a great team, judging by these Calvin quotes:

“Where do we keep all our chainsaws, Mom?”

“As a math atheist, I should be excused from this.”

“I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life … Procrastinating and rationalizing.”

http://homepage.eircom.net/%257Eodyssey/Quotes/Popular/Comics/Calvin_Hobbes.html

Hey, the URL works - I guess it’s just Wikipedia URL underscores that flake out here.

There hasn’t been (and won’t be) any new Calvin and Hobbes for almost 14 years now. Of course most of you probably already know that you can see C&H reruns on the gocomics site. Judging by the comments posted, it still has quite a following and is probably gaining more new readers every day.

Mr. Miller, point well taken about the reality of Lucy. Your statement does beg the question, though, “What comic writer/artist would you do a tribute to?” I guess comics are like songs. I hear a song, and I think I know what it’s about. Then I read an interview with the writer, and it turns out the meaning of the song is completely different that I thought it was. Anyway, so who inspired you, dude?

At my house, we have a strict “No horses sitting on the furniture” rule, and they don’t get to sleep in our beds, either, Wiley. You’re much too permissive.

“Francis The Talking Mule” - out of the misty depths of time - boy, that was a while back. Donald O’Connor, wasn’t it?

Yep, Donald O’Connor. And since we have a Komodo Dragon living in our house, I’ll trade for a “Lucy” anythime!

And of course, Francis always got the best lines from the writers. Donald O’Connor was his straight man. Great stuff!

wasn’t Chill Wills the voice for Francis? or did he voice Mr. Ed? i’ve forgotten.

Alan “Rocky” Lane was the voice of Mr. Ed