Bob is crazier than ever! Maggie is probably having the time of her life. As long as Penrose is still the Reverend and Mrs. Clovis can still be her substitute grandma. Also, you can say whatever you want about Tom, but his fashion sense is perfect. That tracksuit is awesome!
Before I succumb to the same temptation, does anyone know whether these “bonus points” are going to be important in the future? Like, if the entire world were to be invaded by Portuguese Men-o-War from the Moon, would I be able to use some of these bonus points to pay for immunity to their vicious stingulator guns or something? I don’t want to permanently forfeit my chance at the points if they’re going to turn out to be useful.
I am pretty sure the probability of that outcome is exactly the same as the probability that invading Portuguese Men-o-War from the moon will actually selectively TARGET people who have bonus points. Either way, my choice has been made now, and I must accept whatever consequence I have brought upon myself.
Bob is crazier than ever. Maggie is probably having the time of her life. As long as Penrose is still in the rectorship and Mrs. Clovis can still be her substitute grandma. Also, you can say whatever you want about Tom, but his fashion sense is perfect. That tracksuit is awesome!
This whole page has a wonderful dream-like, or perhaps allegorical, quality to it. Maggie finally fully emancipating herself from her father’s influence as the Heavens rage and Bob is revealed as an impotent, superficial madman. Tom hiding in the underbrush, a potentially sinister menace, but revealing himself as more of an overgrown child who can’t wait to share his success in his latest game with the first person who shows any interest.
The monstrous equation is unforgettable. Instead of jumping up and down with the bonus point, I find myself pondering if I have went down a CERTAIN path too far.
I found a link that gave an explanation, but sadly the video it linked to had been taken down for copyright reasons. Perhaps John will provide enlightenment later?
I immediately forfeited my bonus points upon reading the post-comic note, even before (the often more sensible tactic of) reading the comments here to see what other minds put to the same task have come up with. The only thing I found was https://mrhonner.com/archives/1331 – which seems to be where the image in the post-comic note comes from. There is a linked youtube video there, but like Katherine W, I found the video I attempted to watch had been taken down for copyright reasons.
Okay, okay… I gave up my chance to one day be Earth’s final hope against our future Lunar Portuguese Men-o-War overlords, but it was entirely worth it. That was amazing.
Maggie’s personal emancipation here, from the petty persistent pathological parental predomination, is genuinely heartening. And affirming. Add to that the absolute best dismissal of a person I’ve ever had the pleasure to read, firmly sweeping the leg around any remaining semblance of gravity that Tom had wafted around himself. This singular page is a better self-help exemplar than anything Dame Elane could hope to accomplish in a lifetime.
I genuinely mean that.
I’m trying to do something similar in my own life and happening across this, at this exact moment, means more than you could know.
I’ve no idea how John crafts the greatest, most engaging yet relatable characters I’ve ever encountered, over all these years of the Bobbinsverse, but whatever he traded the Devil for at the crossroads was worth it.
For us, that is.
I think I may potentially have had dawn on me, as if delivered by golden messenger, the guiding factor in Tom’s outfits. Is it “Would look ace on a sexy lady?”
It’s artistic, how off-putting these outfits are. True evil, Tom – I’d say well done, but, as a froglike being who’s at least halfway-aligned with the light, I just can’t. How did poor B. Baker handle it? Her spiritual strength is incredible.
I just loved that line, “To the Phaeton!” If Steeple was a television show, there absolutely would have been a Batman-style whirlpool wipe between scenes there.
What is the small installation with the “H” on it in the last panel? It looks like it has been peed upon.
Also, Tom’s cranium is curiously un-limned. Is there any significance to this?
Tom got new dark clerics from r/Cain.
dank clerics
At least he wasn’t recruiting from r9k!
I guess it will have to do since he can’t get them from o/Cult.
Though he could also have recruited on 666chan.
Also, I hope that the Post-It that is speared on Maggie’s heel will not carry magic trickery from her father.
Casting The Runes could have ended very differently in the era of Post-Its.
Bob is crazier than ever! Maggie is probably having the time of her life. As long as Penrose is still the Reverend and Mrs. Clovis can still be her substitute grandma. Also, you can say whatever you want about Tom, but his fashion sense is perfect. That tracksuit is awesome!
It could be even worse than that. It might actually contain self-help teachings from Dame Elaine’s book.
It’s definitely Chekhov’s Post-It.
I really like this blend of outline/ no outline. It creates an interesting sort of depth of field effect
Chod!
We all love Chod.
“How’s it hangin’, Chod?”
Funjy’s, I know we shouldn’t look it up, but are we permitted to look… around?
Thanks, ants.
Thants.
Write that in your copybook now.
I chose to forfeit any chance of bonus points and looked it up anyway. Don’t judge me!
Before I succumb to the same temptation, does anyone know whether these “bonus points” are going to be important in the future? Like, if the entire world were to be invaded by Portuguese Men-o-War from the Moon, would I be able to use some of these bonus points to pay for immunity to their vicious stingulator guns or something? I don’t want to permanently forfeit my chance at the points if they’re going to turn out to be useful.
I am pretty sure the probability of that outcome is exactly the same as the probability that invading Portuguese Men-o-War from the moon will actually selectively TARGET people who have bonus points. Either way, my choice has been made now, and I must accept whatever consequence I have brought upon myself.
Bob is crazier than ever. Maggie is probably having the time of her life. As long as Penrose is still in the rectorship and Mrs. Clovis can still be her substitute grandma. Also, you can say whatever you want about Tom, but his fashion sense is perfect. That tracksuit is awesome!
This whole page has a wonderful dream-like, or perhaps allegorical, quality to it. Maggie finally fully emancipating herself from her father’s influence as the Heavens rage and Bob is revealed as an impotent, superficial madman. Tom hiding in the underbrush, a potentially sinister menace, but revealing himself as more of an overgrown child who can’t wait to share his success in his latest game with the first person who shows any interest.
Yes! And that emancipation extends to her relationship with Tom, dismissed with a “you egg-mad dipshit.”
The monstrous equation is unforgettable. Instead of jumping up and down with the bonus point, I find myself pondering if I have went down a CERTAIN path too far.
*heavily spray painting the typo ‘have’*
It’s so great watching Maggie so casually blow off the two primary assholes in her life. As always Tom is so appallingly fashionable.
Or is he fashionably appalling?
¿por qué no los dos?
Blowing off arseholes…
Thinks…
Blowing off arseholes…
I’m straining to come up with something here…
No, it’s gone : (
*pffftpt!*
Forfeiting my valuable bonus points, I went and searched, but still can’t find anything online explaining Funjy’s. What am I missing?
I found a link that gave an explanation, but sadly the video it linked to had been taken down for copyright reasons. Perhaps John will provide enlightenment later?
I immediately forfeited my bonus points upon reading the post-comic note, even before (the often more sensible tactic of) reading the comments here to see what other minds put to the same task have come up with. The only thing I found was https://mrhonner.com/archives/1331 – which seems to be where the image in the post-comic note comes from. There is a linked youtube video there, but like Katherine W, I found the video I attempted to watch had been taken down for copyright reasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Around_You 🙂
If only I’d known earlier that I could prevent exposure to germs by banning Germans from the premises!
For those willing to forsake their bonus internet points, you can search for “look.around.you.module.1.-.maths” on vimeo
CANNOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS HIGHLY ENOUGH. I’m weeping. “Although mathematicians suspect there may be even higher numbers.”
Okay, okay… I gave up my chance to one day be Earth’s final hope against our future Lunar Portuguese Men-o-War overlords, but it was entirely worth it. That was amazing.
It wasn’t long ago that Maggie was calling Bob Warren daddy. Now he’s just Bob.
Also, I’m wondering about Tom’s outfit. He looks a bit like a football referee.
Perhaps the subreddit Satanists have joined the local five-a-side football league?
Thanks John.
Thon.
Maggie’s personal emancipation here, from the petty persistent pathological parental predomination, is genuinely heartening. And affirming. Add to that the absolute best dismissal of a person I’ve ever had the pleasure to read, firmly sweeping the leg around any remaining semblance of gravity that Tom had wafted around himself. This singular page is a better self-help exemplar than anything Dame Elane could hope to accomplish in a lifetime.
I genuinely mean that.
I’m trying to do something similar in my own life and happening across this, at this exact moment, means more than you could know.
I’ve no idea how John crafts the greatest, most engaging yet relatable characters I’ve ever encountered, over all these years of the Bobbinsverse, but whatever he traded the Devil for at the crossroads was worth it.
For us, that is.
Oh god I’m fucking dead. You’ve killed me.
I think I may potentially have had dawn on me, as if delivered by golden messenger, the guiding factor in Tom’s outfits. Is it “Would look ace on a sexy lady?”
But not on Tom.
Dear god, Tom.
It’s artistic, how off-putting these outfits are. True evil, Tom – I’d say well done, but, as a froglike being who’s at least halfway-aligned with the light, I just can’t. How did poor B. Baker handle it? Her spiritual strength is incredible.
I think this is true of some of the outfits, but I thought there have been a few in which Tom was genuinely sexy. The chauffeur getup comes to mind.
I just loved that line, “To the Phaeton!” If Steeple was a television show, there absolutely would have been a Batman-style whirlpool wipe between scenes there.
Still hoping the Phaeton is quietly a Daffodil Hater.
Truly hot, despite* the “Dastardly and Muttley” vibes.
* I think that’s the right word.
Chauffeurs: notable casanovas (idk, don’t double check it)
666 seems to have some Biblical relevance. Known as “The man’s number” or “Number of the man”. Also associated with “The Beast”, Brian perhaps?
Many biblical scholars believe the original “number of the beast” to have been 616, not 666.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#%CF%87%CE%B9%CF%9B
…which has always made Alan Davis’ choice to designate the prime Marvel Universe as “Earth-616” all the more curious to me.
Iirc it was Alan Moore intentionally assigning the (true) number of the beast to Marvel Prime
Did Moore work together with Davis on the original Excalibur run? That’s where a lot of the current Marvel multiverse rules came from.
No, that was Chris Claremont.
I just looked it up and they did! Thank you for that tidbit.
It’s actually a depiction of the rare Portuguese triple-initial quotation mark, part of what is known as “The Devil’s Typography”
So why would Tom have a Biblical Reference on his track suit?
I think it’s a sponsorship badge, and 666 are perhaps owners of the local Tredregyn football club
What is the small installation with the “H” on it in the last panel? It looks like it has been peed upon.
Also, Tom’s cranium is curiously un-limned. Is there any significance to this?
The H sign shows the proximity of the nearest fire hydrant.
Thank you.
We don’t have such things in Dogpatch.
The top part of Maggie’s hair is also, as you say, “un-limned”.
But in the last panel it does look as if her hair is shedding leaves… Maybe John’s image is limning that he should leaf her alone.
True. However, hair isn’t skin. It has a diffuse border with the air around us.
They have a secondary purpose as dog peeing posts, as you can see.
A tiny Bob receding in the distance, uselessly shouting into the wind — if that’s the last we ever see of him, I won’t be dissatisfied.
Please sir, I want some more pie.
Is that Funjys Otherwise I am going with Male Fungus.