You’re fairly straightforward
Brian neglected to let Lorraine Lumsford out and now look what has happened. The woman’s high on lewd tittle tattle, not a single cat remains in the bag.
STEEPLE – A Scary Go Round Comic
by John Allison
Brian neglected to let Lorraine Lumsford out and now look what has happened. The woman’s high on lewd tittle tattle, not a single cat remains in the bag.
Has Rachel Ingalls been referenced before in the Bobbinsverse? In connection with any fishmen we know or Tredregyn-based sea life?
“one of the top 20 American novels of the post-World War II period” and yet I’d never heard of it.
… and given her middle name, she could perhaps be a relative…
Was not expecting Desmond Fishman to be the cover model for an edition of Mrs. Caliban, but I guess it actually makes a lot of sense
Heh. I’ve been wondering how involved Billie’s been in the orgies. I had a sense that, while she came to accept that aspect of her new church, and she’s not exactly a prude, she probably wasn’t as active a participant as some of the others, on the whole. Of course, there’s a lot of room in there for different interpretations of exactly how active/inactive she’s been. I suspect that John would rather leave some of that up to us individual readers.
Up-and-coming Sex Magick priestess
Sex Magic was the name of the magazine. I’m not sure it follows that their “Priestesses to Watch’ are all involved with actual sex magic. I mean, Billie’s knowledge of magic of any sorts seems quite limited, at best.
She did let Brian paint her nude body prior to praying to Baphomet or whoever it was so there’s that.
Not really the same thing as frequent active participation in orgies, though. I think there are some things that are still outside her comfort zone.
I had the same sense. Yeah, Billie joined the Church of Satan, but her actions there seemed to reflect her time with the Church of England. While I’m sure many boundaries were crossed, I was never able to buy Billie fully participating in an orgy.
Now I’m imagining the words “Mostly”, “Nearly”, “Soon”, and “Almost” sitting together at a bar, commiserating with each other about how much work they have to do each day.
Sounds like a Far Side cartoon.
Or perhaps a Steeple™ brand funny greeting card, coming soon to a Hallmark Store near you.
They’re all working their “but” off.
“Never” gets called into work a lot by mistake and is super tired of it.
“Never”, “Always”, and “Definitely” are over at their own table on the other side of the room. The two groups try to be civil to each other, but there’s clearly a lot of animosity there.
Snoopy was an NPC all this time? Really?
Mostly
“But the work shouldn’t involve anyone’s snoopy unless that’s 100% what they want.”
Seems there was at least one instance where that condition was met.
Called it, again. This time there is no joy in it.
The reckoning with the Bishop approaches – if La Lumsford doesn’t keel over out of pure self-righteousness first.
Not that I would wish this on anyone, but I was wondering if she might get so excited that she bursts something in her brain.
La Lumford gets thwarted again when Billie confesses to the Bishop and expresses a sincere desire to return to the fold. La Lumford blows up with self-righteous fury and leaves the Anglican Church. Tom manages to find this now lost self-satisfied soul and figures she’ll fit right in at COS.
I am wondering that too – and if *that* happens, our heroes are well and truly surrounded by the licking flames.
If Lorraine goes to the Bishop, it’s simply her word against theirs.
If Lorraine keels over maimed or dead in the Rectory after a night of partying with witches and Satanists, they’d better pray the Bishop is the only one to launch an investigation.
God preserve this sainted band of sinners!
Oh, I forgot. They’re at Mary’s house.
That’s bad too.
Billie and the Reverend are back at the Rectory as of the previous page. That’s why Lorraine’s there.
“Well, Bishop, the young Vicar that you sent us promptly defected to the Church of Satan, and thanks a lot for that, but we have managed to return her to the Light, overcoming Satan himself”
So, Bilinda’s going to use her Sex Magik ™ & Ingalls-based knowledge to pacify Jason. Got it. Not sure how the Lumsford and Warren threats are going to fit into the final 23 pages, nor whether we’ll see the return of any off-brand Transformers. And if there’s a full moon, of course, anything could happen. And there’s the Clovis murder mystery! So much to do, so few pages!
I have it on good authority that in the final page of Steeple, all loose ends will be wrapped up properly as the Daffodil Haters lay waste to Tredregyn and everyone in town is annihilated forever.
“I know just what to do”
the end
Well, hopefully JA doesn’t just drop a nuke on Tredregyn and leaves things open for a return in the future, not every plot thread would need to be tied off all at once.
Yes, I’m a little worried too. There’s too much to say. And the Clovis Murder Mystery is one I really want to read about.
Looking forward to the Clovis Murder Mysteries with Lottie.
Ms. Lumsford is very exercised over the possibility of exorcising the parish.
Though I wonder if some of her delight might come from prurient interest rather than just appreciating the evidence she’s collected.
She strikes me as the sort of person who doesn’t distinguish between those two ideas.
I’m worried for Lorraine. All that happiness at once could give her a heart attack. But she sure would die happy. I really like the open talk between Billie and Penrose. Still, I hope Billie will not come back to her previous life.
Nice detail of Lorraine hiding behind a chair in the last panel.
GAAH!! Now I see her! Hunched up and ready to strike!
She’s like the Killer Bob of this comic. She will slowly come out from behind thst chair with her malefic smile, scaring everyone forever.
Just realized – John, I believe the correct spelling is “proffered”.
I’m sure David will soon remember that his church is all about forgiveness.
I’m fairly sure that he never forgot it.
I agree.
I’ve said this previously, but I think it bears repeating: Many writers would go for cheap laughs by mocking Christians and their faith. John is talented enough to make a wildly funny comic without going that route.
David, yes. Lorraine, on the other hand…
But, but, what about Tom? What about poor Jason languishing in that dungeon?
Given the apparent size of his congregation, it seems like Billie working for Penrose again would certainly be a lot less…work.
She might inspire some of her current flock to trade black wool for white.