Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for July 15, 2010

The black sheep of the litter?!

Is the first appearance of his Plank Of Wood in Poncho’s life? This Poncho as a puppy story arc is really great. We can play Freudian therapist and examine the various influences that made the adult Poncho the dog he is today. Plus the puppies are really cute.

In the present day,Poncho is traveling all over the world. http://poochcafe.com/?cat=25

PLANKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh I love you so much.

Plankie didn’t have a nail in it though. Stay tooned? I’m loving this.

So, do we ever find out what happened to Nocturna later on?

Cooooffeeeee .

Kona coffee …..! and the discovery of plankie Good Day.

Here we see plankie in it’s productive state.

Well if she wants it, I’m sure he’ll take it.

Everything will be revealed in its own time…..

Nearer my DOG to thee

This is supposed to be funny? On what planet?

Straight lines setting up punchlines are not usually funny. Good things come to those who wait.

I have been really enjoying the “Year One” comics. The Nocturna character is brilliant. I can’t wait to see how this one turns out.

gofinsc, I think the punchline comes in the third panel, and it seems funny enough to me. But it’s true that today’s strip serves primarily as character development and foreshadowing of future events, and probably wouldn’t appeal much to an occasional or new visitor to the strip…

In this strip, yes. But this whole series is a straight line leading to the later life punchline. “A journey of one thousand miles begins with one step.”

I knew it was a Janeway pun!..fine it took the replicator order to clue me in.