This strip helps to explain more of how the house’s magic works for our furry family. For those following this love story for a while, you’ll remember that Lightfoot has reminded us of this feature in an earlier strip (see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
This is actually a callback to this comic from earlier in the Cora & Theo love story arc. It does, however, have that feel to it, doesn’t it? As Lightfoot pointed out, at least it’s a spacious and well-appointed closet[…]↓ 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…
Theo’s added comment is stolen, affectionately, from the great W. C. Fields. His original version of this quote was said only in private, since the word he used there shared the first two letters and was disallowed on radio, television,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
