Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 11, 2012

Asparagus spears do 1d4-3 points of damage.

I wonder what Phoebe would do if they were actual spears. Oh wait, no I don’t.

Like popping her word balloon like Cocoa did in Dogs Of C-Kennel (actually, she smashed it with a hammer).

This may be my favorite joke of the strip so far.

Another thing horses and unicorns have in common, an enormous ego. They each believe themselves to be Gods greatest creation and expect all others to treat them as such.

The best way to deflate such an ego is to find her itchy spot. Every horse has one, I would think unicorns would as well. When scratched they will get totally silly.

That asparagus spear would be most effective if shoved into heaveanly’s nostril!

Agreed!

I notice that Phoebe’s mom (Phoebe Sr?) looks quite a bit like Ms Simpson’s photo on her website. Hank Ketchum did the same thing; he drew Dennis the Menace’s dad to look like himself. I guess it makes sense. As his creator, Mr Ketchum is Dennis’ “Father”.

Perhaps Dana can answer these questions:

“Can Marigold be photographed?”

“If so, if Marigold were photographed, would the ♘✪ Shield of Boringness ✪♘ persist on the photo when Marigold isn’t around?”

What is the sphere of influence for the ♘✪ Shield of Boringness ✪♘?

If Phoebe really wanted to get Marigold to stop talking, all she would have to do is show her a mirror. :)

Sure you can. You need a level 43 Asparagus of The Griffin to kill anything, though.

Why not use a cob-holder, instead? She is a uniCORN, after all.

“How do I love me? Let me count the ways…”

Today’s “Non Sequitur” seems apropos: http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2012/08/11

I love Phoebe’s pensive expression in panel 4!

they do eternal damage to my taste buds!