Rachel S. (masamage) says:
I like the detail that Artie isn't 100% sure those really are his clothes.
JP Chabot (speedball) says:
Mell's a nerd too. She's just a gun-fetish nerd rather than a science fiction nerd.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Monday: Off-panel rubbernecking: 25. But then, Yak-Face's mere existence is a closed causal loop, so who wouldn't want to gawk at it whenever possible? It's the paradoxical harbinger of both Dave's death and Dave's ressurection, and might well be the fulcrum around which their entire fictitious reality turns. (But Dr. N seems to be the only person who appreciates such a valuable artifact. Dave and Artie certainly don't.)
Joe Glow (joe_glow) says:
Mell's academic aptitude conclusively establishes her own nerdiness. And can Dr. Narbon, or anyone else, be a scientific genius without being a nerd? I believe what she was really hoping for was a geek-free evening. The fact that she didn't know or care about the distinction, if nothing else, shows her not to be much of a geek.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Born Free", John Barry and Don Black)
Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn) says:
Well, sometimes Mongor the Iguana-Man needs to dress up for a date, or a visit to Temple. So those might be his pants.
Diane Castle (deecee) says:
@Joe: You can have academic aptitude without nerdiness. There is lots of overlap, but there are plenty of people outside the intersection of the two. For example, one Colonel (now General) Jonathan O'Neill (two L's), who has a masters degree. Or NFL superstar Alan Page.
Rachel S. (masamage) says:
Did they have unique names? I think mine was just Julia... My brother's was a boy named Secily, though, so I guess that's pretty odd.
Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) says:
My best friend found a Cabbage Patch Kid named "Gilbert Kim," and bought it because it reminded her of me. (We were in our 20s, so nothing weird about that.) It was ugly, but it really did kinda resemble me. I still have nightmares.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Tuesday: Mell is unexpectedly smart to think to swipe documentation of pre-madness (and, more importantly, prepubescent) Helen. Could this be real reason she took the job?? (Apart from, of course, swiping the stolen intel that Dr. N is blackmailing the Daves with. She'd be crazy to not have that in mind.)
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
DUN DUN DUN.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Magical Mystery Tour", The Beatles)
David Palmer (viadd) says:
Many of the Cabbage Patch Kids who replaced people in the '80's have been living the masquerade so long that even they forget how they started. Yettie, Julia, Gilbert, it's time to wake up.
Jed Blue (froborr) says:
I had one named Jules Clayton. Gave it to my sisters when I was eight or so and anything soft became a "girl's toy." Dunno if it still exists. I can only imagine what Helen was on the news for at the age of six. I imagine it involved explosions, child protective services, or both.
Rachel S. (masamage) says:
I just looked at the website. Were they always three hundred dollars?!?!
Rachel S. (masamage) says:
Also, I so want to know what Helen did to get on the news.
JP Chabot (speedball) says:
They interviewed you and yours in an attempt to get "random interviews" from people? That's sketchy journalism.
Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) says:
Oh, I forgot the most importatn part: back in the Cabbage Patch era, my name was Kim Gilbert. So the Gilbert Kim doll was really freaky.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Wednesday: There are some good touches in this strip: the ominous white screen, the bookcase skull, Mell's nose resting atop the brick wall that is Artie's shoulder.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "All Together Now", The Beatles)
Jon Stout (brasswatchman) says:
I'm a bit surprised it takes Mell so long to recognize Artie, considering how naturally they fall into their usual rapport.
Joel Brackenbury (mockferret) says:
Jon: I suspect Mell has been rather...distracted by Human-Artie's... um... equipment being larger than his entire gerbil body.
Grant McCormick (grantcmccormick) says:
Young Melody's look of pure, innocent delight is priceless.
Diane Castle (deecee) says:
<insert dramatic sting>
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Thursday: This strip is... pretty good. I might even say that it is exquisite. It features an excellent balance of glory (via Mell) and schadenfreude (via Artie).
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "I Am The Monarch Of The Sea", Gilbert & Sullivan)
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Aaaaand there we go.
Jon W. (kd7sov) says:
So, did that particular Mell remember watching this? Or has the future already been changed to that extent?
Joe Glow (joe_glow) says:
I really think the best part of this strip is Artie's horror at the president's identity.
David Harmon (mental_mouse) says:
It's all best parts! This is the beginning for one of the keystone sequences of Narbonic. It's made of win....
Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker) says:
I wonder, now, what happened to Skin Horse and the Old War plotline in the Bad Future...
Rachel S. (masamage) says:
Well, Artie's middle name is kind of a number, isn't it?
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
President Mell looks weird.
...also: 'Prescott'?
Daibhid Ceannaideach (daibhidc) says:
You don't consider 5478 an embarassing middle name? True, it's not as bad as 2X4B, much less 2Q4B.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Friday: In Dave's parents' defense, he does look like a Prescott.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Catch A Wave", The Beach Boys)
John Weiss (cheshirecat) says:
Technically, there is only one Dr Narbon, right?
Pete (westrider) says:
At work, I regularly ship stuff to a store in Prescott, Arizona. Every time one of their Orders comes through, I think of this strip and the later one when Artie asks Dave about it. Thank you for making my job more fun! Also, I love the fact that, repeatedly, in the midst of world-shaking events, Artie's concerned with stuff like this.
Diane Castle (deecee) says:
Prescott? That's not embarrassing. Now if Dave's middle name were 'Lavelle' or 'Rosebud' or 'Muriel' or 'Tiberius'or 'Gaylord' or...
Joe Glow (joe_glow) says:
A strip doesn't necessarily have to be funny if it's interesting, and this strip was verrrrrrrrrry interesting.
Mike B. (epenthesis) says:
Shaenon, do you not remember why Prescott is Dave's middle name? :-)
Dave Van Domelen (dvandom) says:
Lucky girl. Most people never get the chance to fulfill their dreams...and those who do are always left wondering what to do next. How do you top it? Well, Future Mell doesn't have to worry about that.
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Artie looks... in shock.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Saturday: Artie is paralysed with horror.
Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker) says:
Once in a while, you get that reminder that NO THESE PEOPLE ARE BAD NEWS BATSHIT CRAZY. Even the ones who aren't mad scientists. :)
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Across The Universe", The Beatles)
Edwin Quantrall (reynard) says:
Some men (and at least one young woman) just want to watch the world burn...or destroy it themselves, whichever is more fun...
Chris (khade) says:
OK, I can't be the first to comment on this. Must mean something is going wrong. Man, Mell looks so happy.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says:
Mike-- Of course I do! What I can't remember is how I learned his middle name in the first place.
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