By Nankervis Head
From Joeystarr to MC Solaar. This is a real naming convention. Speaking of naming conventions, Brian Nankervis was an Australian comedian who appeared on British television in my youth. I also recall him briefly depicting a sort of “Ghostbuster” on Neighbours. So seldom do I talk about Neighbours here but I could do so for hours. Nankervis is a very Cornish name.
Colours by Sammy Borras
Where did they get a trawler? Deux ex machina?
High tide, they’re mostly just lying around unused since Brexit anyway.
Looks a bit on the small side for a trawler though, don’t really trust Brian’s ship classification skills.
Are you saying that they’re going to need a bigger boat?
Deux ex nautica.
I am beginning to tire of questions that almost wilfully ignore the basic fundaments of how the world works. Here are some more I will ask so “you don’t have to”.
How come the sea in panel 1 doesn’t just fly up into the sky? I can’t see any hooks holding it onto the sea bed?
How come Brian is able to shoot light out of his head? Does he have a “glowing skull” of the sort seen in Bob Warren’s house?
Where did Mrs Clovis get her life jacket? We have never seen her visit a boating shop. WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sure I can come up with more! GIVE ME TIME!!!!!111111
HOW IS BABBY FORMED?????
that’s the thing about babby: no one has seen it formed ! !
Blame it on all of those superhero origin stories… just with things.
Wait. All of the story so far has taken place in a physical universe! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?? Major plot hole!
In the beginning (1998), John Allison said, “Let there be Bobbins!” And there was Bobbins. And he put it on the Internet, and we saw that it was good…
(I think Shelley ends up being the Messiah in this metaphor.)
Now I know why there are these big buoys anchored near ports, they’re there to keep the sea in place!
Under ancient Cornish law, the church may commandeer any vessel not more than two rods at the waterline, for a period of not more than a fortnight, given the concurrence of two representatives of the church as to the spiritual necessity of the action.
Brian and Mary are kind of finessing the bit where it doesn’t actually say what church.
If Brian presses a button, does the trawler start rapping in French?
Mais oui, mais oui!
Le bateau est ici!
Comme un petit souris,
Et manifique aussi!
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH
Moo.
Clovis and Brian? Weird couple, but interesting… lots of potentials♡. Nice to see the creature and her eggs are safe. Brian was very professional!
Mrs Clovis? Only human?
I wouldn’t put it past her.
I’m looking forward to a kayak christened CLAUDE MC.
Go old school Dutch Prog and have a kayak christened KAYAK
I’m very happy about the contrast between today’s page and yesterday’s. Didn’t realise quite how strongly the Maggie/Billie feels had affected me until I saw this counterpoint. So grateful for John Allison comics.
So glad to see something going right for our Tredregyn heroes and much relieved to be away from Bob Warren and his cabal.
SLUP. SLUP.
‘SLUP, dudes
That headlight of Brian’s is paying for itself!
You say Brian Nankervis like he has passed away. BUT HE’S STILL ALIVE!
The WAS in the sentence has a lot of leaning on it
Indeed. Having thought “Nankervis as in Brian Nankervis?”, I was a bit alarmed at the suggestion that he was no longer with us. Of course, I only know him from the series RocKwiz, where he could be a bit smug.
I wish no harm to the actor Brian Nankervis, only a long life lived as he wishes.
He *is* an island. He *is* an ISTHMUS!
L’HOMME
Qui DONNE
Le microPHONE
C’est l’homme SOLAAR
The sound effects in these comics get better and better.
Slup, slup, bonk, donk
He says ‘Nankervis Head’
But you might hear ‘slup slup’
The accent in his speech
He didn’t have growing up
Or some other comedy figure
He don’t know a lot about…