Uh-oh. Cully and the Bad News Taurus gang are pulled over for some reason, (possibly poor mood lighting?), but it seems the coppers don’t got nothin’ on ‘em…Luckily they stacked the TVs in the trunk. Also, Backseat Mitch either totally forgot what he looked like, or has been replaced by some guy we’ve never seen before. Whoever he is, his lack of wacky hair or hoop earrings makes me think he may not be qualified to fully participate in this scruffy gang. Maybe he’s just in as a probationary replacement while Mitch is off performing in the Milford Community Theater’s production of “West Side Story.”
Chief Lind, (who has the easiest Chief of Police job since Mayberry’s Sheriff Andy) decides that an elf, a caveman and a guy who isn’t Mitch are the worst news to hit this town since an old fraud named Clambake left. Time to call Gil!
“Gil, those no-goodnicks were up to no-gooding, I’m concerned!”
“Well, what were they doing?”
“Driving around after the game! When they should be home Googling each other. Or all but forcing each other to go to the Bucket!”
“Um, shouldn’t you be trying to figure out who vandalized our buses?”
“That hardly seems like police work. I’d rather harass teens who don’t to conform to my societal idea of normalcy.”
“Ah yes, I forgot where we lived for a second. Carry on, Chief.”
I love that Mr. Elf is still wearing his cut-off shirt underneath his blazer.
Comment by Scott de B. — November 16, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
Cully: “Really, you found a TV? Where?”
John Revolta: “Some guy’s dresser!”
Poor, poor Cully. By next week the Bad News Taurus gang will be doing mob hits.
Comment by Matt Ramone — November 16, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
Also, Gil is talking to Chief Lind through one of those fake cell phones full of candy you buy at the drug store for your moron children.
Comment by Matt Ramone — November 16, 2007 @ 12:32 pm
He’s Henry, Boyd Henry
He’s a Bad News Bear with elfen hair from Milford
Did some time in the juvie jail
Now he’s down with Cully Vale
Stacks TVs in the Taurus with Mitch
Due for another 2 year hitch
He’s Henry, Boyd Henry
SUB SHOP, eat subs!
Comment by killebrew — November 16, 2007 @ 12:46 pm
Cully is the new guy in this crew…. how come he always gets to ride shotgun?
Comment by Spike — November 16, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
In addition to Mitch’s complete makeover, it looks like Elf Boy got himself a haircut. Nice little Sandy Duncan look he’s going for there. Maybe he’s hoping to look more innocentish when the cops pull over his Bad News Taurus. (Meanwhile, Cully’s hair continues to grow. He’s a Chia Cully!)
Now, let me get this straight. Cully is hanging out with a bad crowd, apparently knowing of their “crime spree” (by Milford’s modest standards), just because everybody else makes fun of him? I think we’re going to find out that Cully is no gentle giant, and that little incident in Oregon was no accident. Stay tuned as the playdowns turn into… Cully’s Reign of Terror!!!!!
Comment by johnw — November 16, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
It appears they replaced Mitch Revolta with Matt Dillon (The actor, not the gunslinger). Either that or McLaughlin is too lazy to recycle a panel of back seat Mitch and just drew him from his faulty memory.
I like that Elf Boyd got all dressed up in his “Sunday go to meetin’” blazer that he put on over his ripped tank top. I was thinking Elf Boyd’s new ‘do is more like Peter Tork from the Monkees.
Why is Cullystein’s ear and some of his hideous face glowing in the dark?
And why is Chief Lind saying Culystein’s keeping some “scruffy company”? I think Elf Boyd looks kinda sharp for a change and Matt Revolta Dillon is pretty clean cut.
Comment by Regina — November 16, 2007 @ 1:14 pm
Oh I forgot to mention that Matt Dillon’s/Back seat Mitch Revolta’s fingers are freaking me out.
Comment by Regina — November 16, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
The word “scruffy” seemed out of place, so I looked it up. The common meaning is “untidy, shabby”.
So… not only is Chief Lind goofing off not going after the vandals, he’s also the Fashion Police?
I love the way Cullystein’s radioactive ear glows in the dark.
Comment by Gil'sBarber — November 16, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
#7 johnw – Please tell you remember that but from Arrested Development where Tobias comes home with a wig.
Gob: “That’s a woman’s wig.”
Tobias: “…I was told it was a ‘bob.’”
Comment by Matt Ramone — November 16, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
#7 Regina – actually that is a recycled panel (from 10/29), which makes even less sense.
So where are the TVs? Are they rigged up on the dash, or perhaps even on the hood like those aftermarket tachs? That would explain the glow in panel one, and why John Law pulled the Bad News gang over.
Comment by killebrew — November 16, 2007 @ 1:47 pm
The real crime is that Elf Boy is wearing that kicky white blazer AFTER Labor Day!
Comment by sourbelly — November 16, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
I quite like the heavily shadowed and moody first panel. It makes it look like that Cully’s taken his Kaz-formation one step further, though, what with those pearl earrings.
Comment by El Santo — November 16, 2007 @ 5:15 pm
I’m digging #4.
Comment by Ennui Willie Keeler — November 16, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
#5 Spike – damn, you’re right! Cully should be sitting in the back seat saying things like “No kidding, Boyd!” and “Good one, Mitch!” and passing the bottle up when one of the Not-New Guys demands it. Of course, he is the size of a healthy Sasquatch, so maybe Mitch gave up his rightful seat out of fear.
Also, Gil is clearly sitting on the floor; tomorrow we’ll find out he’s been sitting in front of his GameCube with that Madden game, trying to figure out how the %#$@% to play football.
Comment by jules — November 16, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Scruffy company! I can’t deny … Scruffy company! ‘Til the day I die …
When I first spied Panel #1, I wasn’t thinking mood lighting, I was thinking WEREWOLVES!
Comment by Ivan — November 16, 2007 @ 7:38 pm
In it’s own way, panel 1 may be the greatest ever drawn in Gil Thorp. Creepy as hell.
Is that really Mitch Revolta there? Doesn’t really look like him, but I guess it is. Damn I hope they hit a sudden stop and he goes right through the windshield. And then Cully fallaway slams him to boot.
Comment by PRiverside — November 16, 2007 @ 7:57 pm
5 & 15. My first thought was that they’re showing the new guy around. A sign of respect that will last only until he joins up.
Other real-life type possibilities:
They understandably don’t trust Cully and want to have someone behind him.
Cully is much too big to fit into the back seat.
Most likely: Artist wasn’t thinking and/or wants to remind us of who Cully is.
Comment by dale — November 16, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
Today’s comic is awesome! Remember at the beginning of the season, Kaz has suggested that Marty Moon needs to be killed? We just may see Cullystein fallaway slam Marty and Gil and Kaz go to jail as an accessory!
Comment by Regina — November 17, 2007 @ 6:42 am
jules & spike – You both seem to have forgotten that Cully is 5’10″, 262 lbs. (Which is easy to do, because he’s only been drawn that big once or twice.) Guys that size do not sit in the back seat while weaselly, snickering elves sit up front.
Comment by Cash — November 17, 2007 @ 9:14 am
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