-EDIT- I forgot to mention this when I initially posted, but due to a death in the family, there will not be a Friday strip this week.
The ebooks may be slightly delayed to next week. I am looking at Lulu for ebook distribution to ensure it works on multiple devices, but the ePub I tried to upload tonight came back with a bunch of errors. So… brb, formatting.
Lulu would also allow for on-demand printing of paper editions, which is another thing I’d like to offer if I can. More details when I get it set up.
I am of the opinion that censoring curse words makes them funnier than just having them spoken regularly, censor bleeps being a prime example. Hence, I love coming up with little graphic doodles for curse words. XD
Hahaha, sucks to be him. Loser.
Whoa, that’s kind of harsh, no? He said something thoughtless, but he didn’t mean to hurt her feelings. Peeing your pants is horribly embarrassing, especially when you’re not at home and don’t have clean clothes handy. I feel sorry for both of them.
Selkie didn’t scare him for just saying something thoughtless, he also scared her earlier. Remember she was wearing his mask.
It’s hilarious. Imagine the pure embarrassment. This is probably my favorite strip yet!
I agree “loser” is kind of harsh. this strip reminds me that these are elementary kids, and things like this happen. poor George!
Oh look, another troll. Ho hum.
Hey, Dave. Belated congratulations on Selkie’s second birthday! Never commented before (so I am combining many unrelated comments into one here!) but I started reading way back when, then fell behind for a long while, and finally caught up again this week.
I love the cuss icons; Selkie’s face and pose in today’s last panel are heartbreaking; and I have always loved the race/gender/family diversity in the Selkieverse. (And I appreciated your comments a few weeks ago – which I just read tonight – about “acknowledgement”.)
Anyway, art/drama doesn’t need to be “realistic” to convey truth; in fact sometimes it’s easier to convey truth in an unfamiliar setting that separates the audience from their comfortable assumptions (e.g. *Twilight Zone*).
And I originally wasn’t sure I wanted to know too much about Selkie’s background, but I admit that now I am intrigued by her memories of her mother and the brief appearance of “Dr. Fishman” at the hospital.
Thanks for all your work. And I definitely wanna buy the paper book when it becomes an option.
Hm, he scared her first. He knows she can shriek like that. Tit for tat I say. Not that it makes either feel better!
SHORTCUT IMAGE! I’ve been waiting for one of these for ages! XD HOOORAY!
Years from now, Selkie and Georgie will look back on that day and lauuuuuuugh and laugh and laugh…
“Critical FREAKING hit” made me laugh out loud. Also I don’t think he’ll carry a grudge against her for this. After all, he brought the mask along and scared her first.
Hey, long time reader first time commenter, I’m sorry to hear there was a death, I hope everything is ok, thank you for posting such an original comic week after week. Feel Better 🙂
And now the fun of translating the symbols. Let’s see… got money on God damn flaming Satan’s a**hole.
Just the first two. George probably won’t attain that graduate-level cursing proficiency until high school.
Dave, I’m sorry to hear you’ve lost someone. My thoughts are with you & your family.
Thank you.
i second this
*Wild Selkie appears!*
*Go, Georgie!*
*Wild Selkie uses Screech!*
*Critical hit!*
*It’s super-effective!*
(I’ve been playing too much Pokemon… XD )
*LIKE* good one Coco!
I have always thought Selkie was a “Critical Freaking Hit”. And Woot woot for paper editions.
Gotta say that this play date probably isn’t quite going the way Selkie and Georgie had it planned. Not sure who I feel more sorry for.
Well, at least she’s feeling guilty about what she’s done.
Glad to hear my suggestion was mildly helpful, I am always happy to hear I helped out, 95% troll, 5% helpful, sometimes.
My money’s on the translations: “Holy flamin’ Satan”, even though it makes not as much sense LOL:)
its funny how dave’s censoring of swears in comic ends up encouraging them in the comments XD
clearly this was his secret evil plan all along ^^
one: scaring geogrie like that was great! He completely didnt see it coming and friends do that all the time…or co workers hehe got my boss a few times.
two: I think for tod as a parent how you handle this will make or break your relationship. Honestly if it was me I would not be really harsh on Selkie because I could tell she is really taking it hard as it is, anyone can see she’s really beating herself up over this and hearing a harsh long lecture on what she did would really hurt her. Instead be comforting but stern, let her know that Georgie is alright and he wont always be mad at her but that she needs to learn where to draw the line at pranks.
I don’t see why Todd should be upset at all.
George scared Selkie, Selkie scared George. They’re even.
George called he a bad name, she made him pee his pants. They’re even.
Most he should do is tell her not to do that screech in the house any more.
I get the feeling Todd’s talk with Selkie will be about the screech noise more than anything else. “Are there any other noises you make?” — gotta be informed about the potential sounds your child can make and what they may mean.
I’m sorry for your loss. Take as much time as you need. We’ll still be here.
Oh of course George is a bigot and deserves to be scared so badly that he pees because he likened his friend to a fish. Which she looks similar to and he knows she’s not human and he’s only like, 9 so it makes perfect sense he’s a bigot and was intentionally trying to hurt her and make her feel like less of person. He’s not just a kid who doesn’t know what things like that even are yet or anything, no, clearly he’s a horrible person for being misinformed on something that hardly anyone is informed on.
Getting even huh? So it’s totally alright for someone to be mean to someone as long as they’re ‘getting even’ with them. Completely justifiable excuse right there. That’ll really teach Selkie good morals. “Don’t worry hun, as long as you’re getting even with someone, it’s perfectly alright to be a brat. If someone hurts you, it’s totally alright to hurt them back and doesn’t make you a lesser person at all.”
Everyone seems to be talking about what sort of lesson Selkie should be taught from this, but what about George? In my opinion, this is a very good example of “don’t dish it out if you can’t take it.”
His “t”-“flammability warning”-“skill crane claw” pants?