Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for January 29, 2023

For some crazy reason panel 6 makes me think of Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s An Irish Lullaby)

I like the Doo-wap birds. Wallace, do Sha-na-na next!

♪♫ Last night I heard my mama singing a song

Ooh eee, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep

Woke up this morning and my mama was gone

Ooh eee, chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep

Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep – chirp! ♪♫

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RwkmYdd3dA

I’m lovin the visual of each birds mannerisms. & how they’re all mesmerized/astounded/in awe in the last panel.

Reminds me of “Golden Years”. Wop-wop-wop

I just learned of a flightless rail native to Tasmania which the locals call “Turbo Chook” because they run so fast (chook means chicken, though they aren’t related). Imagine that!

https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/06/turbochook-tasmanian-native-hen/

Well, it seems to have attracted Seagull.

This was a great chance for Will Henry to have fun with lettering: I like panel 7 best for the coloring of the letters.

Okay, folks, what bird calls or songs resemble Wallace’s calls? I think 1 is your basic house sparrow, 2 is a Canada goose, 5 is an osprey up close and through a microphone, and 6 is a cardinal.

Note that I said “resemble” — obviously these are all as heard through the wild imagination of Wallace.

Too bad the dodo bird is extinct. But maybe the cuckoo will answer?

I don’t see Seagull making disapproving remarks, hmmm.

If Wallace could record all the sounds , one over the other, It would be an interesting bird call.

Probably some bird at some time in world history did something like what Wallace is doing. He just does it with more flair and aplum….

Birds of a feather. I note the very small flock… of one.

When I was a kid, some friends and I would practice cardinal calls. One kid couldn’t whistle so he’d just shout, “FIO-FIO-FIO, FEETFEETFEETFEETFEET!”

Looks more like a modern song and dance routine.

They don’t seem to be able to entice the seagull.

What’s that excitable one that sounds like “Biddy-get-rid-o’-your-video!”? Summer was so long ago…

Seems more like a recitation of MAD magazine words for sounds…

Great! Some ‘Cul de sac’ vibes for me :)

Mockingbirds sound like they’re calling people names. “Twit twit twit twit. Twit twit twit twit. Crank! Crank! Crank! Cheater cheater cheater cheater.” :-D

Anyone recognize my profile picture?

This was one of the first comics I read when it came out. I was a little late to the party