I borrowed the title for this strip from the courtroom scene in the great film What’s Up, Doc? In it, the judge (Liam Dunn) is trying to sort out what has happened to cause a huge, cartoon-destructive, and utterly hilarious[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As old Will Shakespeare said, “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” (MND I.1.240-241, just to prove I really did earn my PhD in Liberal Arts, as well as that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As Lightfoot demonstrates, the transition from fox to human is nearly invisible. I always imagine it to be a swift, slightly shimmery sort of thing, if you could see it at all. Watching the tail vanish would be the most[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cora will be getting some first-hand (or should that be first-paw?) explanations about how the house creates our furry friends as well as how it keeps them safe. This will also bring her closer to getting a glance of Theo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose it could be considered “speciesist” to prefer one species over another, once you’ve discovered the possibility of a genuine choice. So, Cora — human or tiger? Considering that you can always go back to either of the houses,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cora is nothing if not direct. Not all relationships get to have this interim step, but it would seem that our favorite guitarist is keen to take it. With luck, Lightfoot’s heart still pick up its missed several beats now.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cora makes her reappearance, managing to sneak past a dozing tiger. There’s clearly a question on her mind, and I suspect you, Constant Reader, are eager to find out what it will be. Hang on for a wonderful chapter in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best way to end this epic story arc is to make a callback to Strip #127, where Theo gets to explain why Cora’s first meeting with him was so warm. With this cuddly scene, the introduction of Cora to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looks like Theo isn’t the only one who can’t get to sleep tonight. Speaking for myself, those restless nights of non-stop brain-racing thoughts are best soothed by having a loved one to hold on to, talk with, calm down with.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My mentor wasn’t thrilled by the 1980 mini-series of his masterwork, calling it “the most boring mini-series ever made, apart from ‘The Wimps (sic) of War.” I found it a fair attempt, and the segment in the second of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
