Apr06
NEW APRIL VOTING INCENTIVE!
Vote for Puck on TWC to get a message of support in these trying times!
As for this comic…
I break the 180 degree rule of cinema in this comic (twice), but it felt funnier that way. And yes, we finally get to meet Tyler’s parents. Yes, they’re both profs. Which does make sense, given the fact that Tyler and Daphne first became friends on a university campus. His house is also quite literally across the street from the university. That’s some of the campus buildings behind Daphne in panel three.
This is the first time we’ve met Tyler’s parents directly, but we’ve heard of his mother before, and the fact that she is not a fan of Daphne. I guess that’s pretty obvious now.
Mama bear energy
The most dangerous energy of all.
I am sure the dad is low key proud of Tyler but too afraid to show it.
Like most fathers, he just really wishes he wasn’t here right now.
I wouldn’t have wanted to.
I’ve never seen Daphne look so embarrassed. It happens to everyone sooner or later, I guess.
Well, Daphne is shameless in most regards … except this. This is new territory for her.
I’m going to ask, Tyler’s (Taylor’s) natural father?
What is his Ph.D. in?
Is it possible that they are the mad scientists responsible for Daphne?
Yes, his real father. We may discover both Ph.D. types eventually. But not genetics.
@Pat
BRILLIANT
And it’s time for Mama Frankenstein to take the Monster DOWN !
Nooo. That would be inhumane.
looking at the parents, its like a glimpse of the (possible) future of daph and tyler – him being the awkward+quiet one, whereas mom/daph sneers and has a loud(!) potty mouth
History does not repeat but it does rhyme
😉
This is definitely the idea I was going for. There’s a resonance there; Daphne is not that dissimilar from Tyler’s mom in some ways. Though that in no way allows them to get along.
My sister and grandmother did not get along because they were too damn much alike, and neither could see it. 🙂
Common. Very common.
Calling Doctor Stick, Doctor Baseball Bat….
PITCHFORKS !!
It’s more like Dr. Stick and Dr. Nerf ball.
It is illegal to kill Jackal-Chimera in Canada ?
Go MAMA Go !!!
(getting my hopes up)
Yes.
With any luck she’s just annoyed at Daphne acting like this out in the open in front of their house, and has no real issues with them pursuing a relationship beyond constantly judging and watching her and telling Tyler he can do better.
…
But I think she’ll do something silly like lay down the law and ban them from seeing each other or dating or something.
Because drama.
His father will probably kowtow to his wife, but would otherwise be of the opinion “you’re a man now, you make and live with your own decisions”.
Because most men in this comic are pretty chill and bow to their partners. Funny that.
You’ve observed the pattern. You are not incorrect.
In truth, it is getting repetitive and losing its humor (to me, at least).
But then, I’ve seen the results of being a welcome mat quite often (I’ve been the welcome mat, in fact).
Strong women are great, but they should require equally strong men.
unfortunately, “should” is the operative word there.
So which one is Dr. Morgan and which one is Dr. Goldberg?
@Robert Nowall
Don’t care.
WHACK-A-MOLE … er … WHACK-A-JACKAL !!
(you know, Puck has covered many sensitive issues. how about we cover a PET FUNERAL. that is, Robin’s college pet – DAFFY)
Oh, too harsh. Howze ’bout: Phone Call: “How’s Daffy ?” “um, err, oh – she’s on the roof'”
Mom is Morgan. Dad is Goldberg. I thought the decidedly Jewish nature of the name “Goldberg” would be a clue you can never be totally sure.
Funny. They don’t look it.
Since you inverted the trope of “Get away from my daughter”, you should have named his MOM Dr. Goldberg… lol
We invert tropes here. Casually and without mercy.
I just thought that you were watching SNL’s Halloween sketch of DAVID S. PUMPKIN and we’re a fan of the TV show THE GOLDBERG’S.
The 1950s series or the 2010s series?
I only know about the current series.
I thought he was Asian…
Nah. But for obvious reasons, I try not to go heavy on the ‘ethnicity signifiers’ when drawing characters. I never want to wander into the territory of caricature.
Your Mom’s On the Roof
My favorite joke is about the man who went on vacation and left his cat with his brother. While away he called his brother to ask about the cat. “He died,” said the brother. “What?!!!,” replied the other brother. “You’re not supposed to just come out and tell me like that. The first night I call you’re supposed to say the cat is on the roof. The next time I call you’re supposed to tell me that the cat won’t eat or drink and you are worried. The third night I call you tell me that the cat died. Got it?” “Got it.” “Okay, good,” said the brother on vacation. “I’ll call you tomorrow.” The next day the vacationing brother calls and asks, “So how is everything going?” trying to make pleasant chit chat.
“Mom’s on the roof.”
That was an old joke when I heard it on an episode of “Maude.”
Ille abiit velit, felis fratri reliquit. Cum rediit, inquit fratris eius circa feles.
‘Mortuus est,’ inquit frater.
“Quid? !!!” respondit alterum fratrem. ‘Te’ non iustus volo ut venias ad me et tali familiarem esse. Prima nocte Interrogabo vos erant ‘supponitur dicunt feles in tecto’. Et tunc vicis vos volo ut hoc dicite mihi, ut felem aut non edere et bibere aegre ferre. In tertio nocturno dicitis ad me, ut mortuus est. Obtinuit eam? ”
‘Ita”.
“Bene, bonum. Ita quomodo mater? ”
-Iocorum Optimi Catilinae
“Datum est super tecto”.
Oh, darn it.
I’m just too optimistic.
Prolly Tyler’s mom will grow to love Daffy.
Sooooooo disappointed.
BLOODSHED would be so much preferable.
If you know anything about this comic, it is that crazy conflict slowly, inexorably gives way to … everyone becoming friends. A lot like My Little Pony in that regard.
It sounds, for some reason, utterly Canadian.
@EG
Uh Oh….
Are you hinting Tyler’s Dad is a BRONY ?
!!!!
There are two types of men in this world: bronies and men who haven’t watched My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic yet. 😉
@EG
Cats RULE !
Ponies not so much.
Great work on the expressions in panel three, doubly so since the figures are so small in the frame.
Yeah, that is always an issue I have. Long shots are useful, but they make the characters’ faces so small that it’s hard to show the expressions. Glad this one works.
Daphne’s desperate halo certainly helps.
It took me about thirty different tries with that halo to get the color, size and layering right.
Moment: Dead (In my head, that’s accompanied with an electric guitar riff, bloodstains, and the kanji for “death”.. No More Heroes style).
Travis would approve.
Certain things are difficult to do in a dignified way. Dismounting from your boyfriend one such. Too bad Daphne hasn’t learned how to dismount gracefully, she could have earned points.
It takes experience to learn grace on the dismount.
Especially while wearing a Prom gown…
Good thing she’s not wearing heels. Stabbing Ty in her awkward rush would not be proper decorum
I like the voting incentive. Had to look at least twice before I saw the background. Really hits home for us in the Land of Oz(tralia) . . .
(and yes, they are still obsessing over those paper thingies down here . . .)
The panic buying has mostly stopped up here, but not for toilet paper. The ‘paper products’ aisle is still mostly empty.
Costco in Montreal had plenty of toilet paper but the other store not so much.
I am nowhere near the Costco in Montreal. Though honestly, I have lots of toilet paper and the local grocery store hasn’t run out. It’s just always very, very low on stock and has instituted a ‘1 package per person only’ rule.
Seinfeld covered this first:
“I can’t spare a square”
Here’s hoping Tyler will stick up for Daphne, though it’s kinda unlikely since Dr.Morgan (Dr. Cpt. Morgan, she has two titles.)’s vibe could frighten off grizzlies.
Well, we’ll see. There are multiple ways to handle grizzlies.
you know the difference between black bears and grizzlies, right?
if chased by one, climb a tree.
the black bear will climb up after you.
the grizzly will knock down the tree.
As a proper and good dad, I would support and agree with the missus in responsibly addressing the situation and then subtly fistbump my son at a later time.
You sound experienced in such matters.
Excellent. Daphne has an almost excessively sexy pose in panel 1 (not complaining) but then she’s so deflated in panel 3.
The excessively sexy pose was more supposed to be a pose of surprise, but that works too.
How has no one mentioned the voting incentive!?!?! It literally made my day. Working from home is great when you are not stuck in repeated Team video meetings with coworkers you didn’t like seeing in person, let along seeing them in their home via video. I saw the incentive right after a meeting. Insta-smile. 🙂
Glad it brought a smile. I am happy with this one.
It is indeed an instant classic, combining a timeless pose with a contemporary fantasy
If ‘timeless’ means the same as ‘yowza!’ then good.
It comes free with the order.
Again, not what the front lawns are for.
I like the difference in reaction between the two doctors. 😀
Hmmm; the look on dad’s face says mama is going to be a problem.
Isn’t mama always a problem?
Dr. Goldberg’s clearly in shock, which is completely understandable. This is probably the first time he’s seen Daphne in a dress, hair down, straddling Tyler, and just moments before they were swapping spit. Imagine the how much more shocked he would’ve been seeing that.
Exactly! This is crazy stuff!
is that somewhatamused anger or just angry moma juju i cant tell:) and lol at daddyo
Well, mom doesn’t like Daphne. At all. So the anger is likely of the unamused variety.
Looks like Momma’s MAD!!!
Nice first introduction of Tyler’s parents.
Mommas are always mad.
Please tell me the mom meets Puck!
Eventually? Eventually. I think that’s an inevitability. But not right now.
proper decorum most likely….is she going to…..im gonna rate it as only a 70% probability she will.
O M G
I am always mistrustful of the fine fairie Robin, and believe she is sinister at her core.
But I forgot SHE ATE HER FIRST BABY !
And thot her delicious.
Plus, that First-Born belonged to MammaGrow Guy !
@SalemCat, but, but, Puck was HUNGRY. 😉
@ChrisH
True
Robin was no more than a stick with some rags.
@SalemCat, I kinda liked Puck like that. There was less visual distraction from her charming personality. I’m looking forward to seeing what Tyler’s parents are like, especially his mom. She seems already to have a strong personality, so I’m sure she’ll have some interesting things to say. 🙂
Hey, I’m down going to a stick figure style. All that visual distraction is tons of work!
Stick Figures ROCK !!
Recent Corona news has stated that while cats can be contagious for Corona virus, dogs are not. Since Daphne is a canine human, Tyler can consider himself fortunate that he is safe during such intimate contact.
“Ahem! Get Off My Son, Girl!” is a pretty good character-defining entrance line. Right up there with “You’re 621 years old? Kinky!” and “You’re kinda flat, eh?”
We enter with our best feet forward in this comic.
@rewinn
Excellent “Blasts from the Past” !!
😛
Our girl Phoebe is wearing glasses. I still would make passes! Are they Prescription or for fashion?
She always wears glasses. Unless she’s wearing contacts, like in the prom arc. But yes, they’re for fashion AND they’re prescription.