The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.

Monday, December 17, 2007

This Week's Almanack


Okay, fine. Too much Beethoven? Want some cheap laffs? Here.

I actually used the joke about a German Expressionist Christmas in a Cul de Sac a few years ago in the Post Magazine. At some point the Otterloops will go to a P J Piehole's Family Fun Restaurant and the two strips will merge into one seamless universe.

12 comments:

nolanart said...

Beethoven was great, but Mall Santa Advisory? Golden!

richardcthompson said...

Thanks, Nolanart! But I hope everybody tries the Bonus Beethoven Wallpaper I included in an update to the My Favorite Drawing post below.

nolanart said...

I tried it, but it downloaded huge and pixelly (technical term). Anybody else have a problem?

richardcthompson said...

That's the joke! Ha ha! Ha.

cough. cricket noise.

nolanart said...

Zing! got me...

Unknown said...

There's a comics poll in my imaginary hometown of Kitsap.

http://kitsapsun.com/polls/2007/nov/comix-poll/

richardcthompson said...

Thanks, Mel! I looked around at the samples, and the way Cul de Sac is presented in a mangled format, well jeez, no wonder it's tanking in the polls. Good thing it's imaginary.

I wish my home town was imaginary.

Mike Rhode said...

Claire didn't get today's CdS - the shrub gag. I thought comics were for kids!

richardcthompson said...

Extend to Claire my profoundest apologies, and tell her she's too sophisticated for my lowbrow stuff. And today's is a set up for the next few strips, so it's got longeurs. Did I spell that right?

Mike Rhode said...

"Who's Richard Nixon?" is your setup for a week's worth of strips?

richardcthompson said...

No, wait! There's more!

Not better, just more...

Mike Rhode said...

Great! Then our long national nightmare is over.

Actually, I just put lights on the bushes, and the experience was much like today's strip including Petey (or Claire) saying it's cold, I'm going in.