March 12th, 2008
A Nosy Neighbour
This week it’s back to some more lighthearted fare. I decided that three weeks of lions and fighting were enough testosterone for a while. And I missed the birds. :)
And to all of you who have ordered prints in the last couple of weeks:
I’ve done two separate print runs and both of them screwed up and made an inky mess all over the edges of the page. I’m doing another one now, so you’ll have your prints very soon and I apologize for the delay. Thanks for supporting the comic!
Enjoy!
-karl
March 12th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Darn you Karl! Have really been enjoying this comic, especially the little fox (have a soft spot for foxes) and now it’s back to the birds! Not that of course these panels are any less splendid than all the others. But no foxes!
March 12th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
These birds are probably my favourite characters. Trudel is one big mama too. Thank you so much for this awesome comic, Karl. You rock!
March 12th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
So the bird egging on (pun intended) Bertie (Karl’s name, Bertrand, but it fits) knows that Gregory hit two trees, but still wants to see Bertie make the attempt. I guess he enjoys slapstick, which is humorous because it happens to someone else.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I miss you…
March 12th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
This one is very good, although I found the 2nd panel funnier than the last one.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
dude.
uncle mcbird is awesome! i love his body language. he reminds me of that puffy chested proud sports coach uncle from 50s television.
wicked.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
The “Yes,” “No,” “No” dialog reminds me of the Monty Python sketch in “The Meaning of Life” when the British troops fighting the Zulu Wars find a “tiger” in the jungle. I dunno if you were thinking of that when you wrote it Karl, but it made me laugh!
March 12th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
so amazing. i can just imagine that puffy bird’s voice. the little birds reminded me of the kids from south park–just less obscene.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Wallpaper = Win!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Everything about this comic has been grade A triple plus so far, Karl, from Chuck himself, to Bravado the Fox, all the way down to these adorable little birds. They make for delightful side strips, and never fail to delight me in their detail and simple, warm humor. Honestly I bet you could make a strip out of just the birds and find a strong following there, too.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
omg. i really love this comic. who knew nature could be so entertaining?
March 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I’m sure everyone knows of a nosy person such as Trudel who thinks their kids are the greatest thing since sliced bread and is always talking them up. I know more than one actually. Very annoying…well captured in this strip Karl.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I like the puffy busy-body bird. Every tree has one. I look forward to these bird segments. They make me laugh in different ways than the other storylines.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Karl,
I love it. It just keeps getting better and funnier.
March 14th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I imagine Trudel sounding like Julia Child.
Please tell me I’m right.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Actually, that’s pretty close to the way I imagine her Louisa, except with a German accent.
Sort of a cross between Julia Child and Heimlich, the chubby caterpillar from ‘A Bug’s Life’.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Hee! Okay, I don’t usually assign voices to characters at all (I’m more text-oriented than voice oriented) but imagining her voice as Frau Julia just made that comic five times better. :)
March 16th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Yay, I win!
Now I really want to see an animated ACC, though. Someone tell Miyazaki about this strip. Or hey, I know someone at Funimation…
March 18th, 2008 at 7:10 am
I hadn’t noticed there’d been no updates in my feedreader for a few weeks now and when I resubscribed suddenly had a dozen strips to read; now I don’t know what I prefer more, reading them immediately or reading them in bunches, each one is a gem, but you get a more satisfying read across the multiple threads of Charles and the fox, Vivol’s story and the birds if you read them all at once
Gah
March 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I am definitely buying this when it comes out in book format. Karl - you asked how many strips make a book - I’d say that since this has a storyline, the storyline determines length. If you self-publish, that’s easy to determine. If you have a publisher, certain costs become a larger factor in limiting the book size.
March 19th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I just love the little guy, the anxiety you portray is gut wrenching..