So, it’s not Ygln’s wedding that was a problem. But I think it’s still open as to if it was Cathey’s wedding. Though I could be slicing that hair particularly thin.
Hmm. Upon further review, I am probably wrong – it was Ygln’s own wedding he ditched. And Cathey was the ditched. But she seems to have gotten over it.
There is an outside chance that it was Cathey’s wedding (to another) that he borked (I could imagine him standing up during the “If anyone has any reason why these two should not wed…” and him detailing what a louse he actually is…).
I love how throughout all of this, we don’t have to hear Cathy say anything to get a pretty good idea about who she is, her life and relationship to Glorm
It’s probably the Florence Knapp novel, but it could also be the older book of the same title by Don DeLillo. Both of them involve themes that would appeal to John generally and as potential foreshadowing. It’s probably the newer book, since that intersects nicely with the way Lottie bestows a wide variety of names on Glugg.
Panel four make you understand why Glenn ran away and why that was the best decision of his life. Cathey seems to be very interesting, can’t wait for her to meet Lottie and (expecially) Claire.
That’s four pages for things to get worse/more complicated/more difficult for our protagonists, and one page to neatly and completely solve it all in a satisfying way. Right?
Curious name, I’ve never heard of “Cathey” before. Short for Catherine? I can’t help but want to say it’s “Casey” with a lisp (channeling my inner Claire Little). Also, POOR GLEM!
There are people who express their individuality by spelling their name differently than “normal”. Examples off the top of my head are: Andruw Jones (baseball player), Ronn Owens (one-time radio host in San Francisco), and Suzen Johnson (former flight attendant hired by The Globe to seduce ex-football player and sports reporter Frank Gifford).
(This one particularly gets to me as it’s also my name but I spell it the normal way and during my teens various friends started spelling my name like his unbidden in some sort of forced show of quirkiness which I resented.)
The church I attended growing up also served as a school, and sometimes you see the most interesting spelling choices for names in the classrooms. I once saw the spelling of “Angelica” in the most non Angelica way. Of course, my personal judgment lands on the parents, not the child.
And I’ve been the victim of the oddest name spellings while getting breakfast at Corner Bakery. Once spelled, I kid you not, “Eyreal”
The way you draw body language and the natural flow of it is unmatched, sometimes my brain forgets this isn’t actually animated
Groom was marrying Woodstock from Peanuts?
The choice was between him or some adult with a sad trombone voice.
Her contact screen makes her look like a PBS Kids mascot.
Stay strong, Glurm!
Is Cathey the Claire of New Zealand? OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Is New Zealand the Cathie of Claire? Who can say?
It’s a long long way from Claire to (t)here
It’s a long way from Claire to Chathey
It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way from Claire to Cathey
But Claire’s the sweetest girl I know!
So, it’s not Ygln’s wedding that was a problem. But I think it’s still open as to if it was Cathey’s wedding. Though I could be slicing that hair particularly thin.
Hmm. Upon further review, I am probably wrong – it was Ygln’s own wedding he ditched. And Cathey was the ditched. But she seems to have gotten over it.
There is an outside chance that it was Cathey’s wedding (to another) that he borked (I could imagine him standing up during the “If anyone has any reason why these two should not wed…” and him detailing what a louse he actually is…).
So her dad got the heart transplant, huh
I love how throughout all of this, we don’t have to hear Cathy say anything to get a pretty good idea about who she is, her life and relationship to Glorm
I hope Cathey is not going to ruin the nice reputation Glenn has earnt for Kiwi.
I have just found out that Glendurgan Garden exists. Is that why I don’t know anyone who knows Glenn???
It is interesting that Ygln is reading The Names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Names_(Knapp_novel)
How might his life had turned out if he had been given some other name, like Glenn?
It’s probably the Florence Knapp novel, but it could also be the older book of the same title by Don DeLillo. Both of them involve themes that would appeal to John generally and as potential foreshadowing. It’s probably the newer book, since that intersects nicely with the way Lottie bestows a wide variety of names on Glugg.
No, it’s the Knapp novel. A Google search turns up an edition with the exact same cover we see here. https://www.themysteriousbookcase.com/en-us/products/the-names-by-florence-knapp-signed-edition
Panel four make you understand why Glenn ran away and why that was the best decision of his life. Cathey seems to be very interesting, can’t wait for her to meet Lottie and (expecially) Claire.
Indeed. I get the impression that Cathey isn’t a bad person per say, but it’s obvious Glorm finds her to be fairly insufferable.
Not the first time in these comics that a character named Cathy was ghosted by a male lead
I don’t want to know
Not the first time in these comics that a character braced themselves against a wall in a moment of tension before immediately sitting down on a bed!
FFS
Not the first time in these comics that the page is an image.
I’m steaming now you’re all in a lot of trouble
Not the first time in these comics we’ve all been in a lot of trouble.
This is getting out of hand. I apologize for my fellow commentators.
Quick! To the hampers!
Not the first time in these comments that the author has been driven to madness.
It may be a long way to Cathey, but it’s a short drive to madness.
Short drive to madness, Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Not the first time in these comics that we’ve seen Glenn take a phone call from Cathey
No, wait…
I look foward to seeing how all of this is resolved neatly with absolutely no bad consequences for anyone in the next five pages
That’s four pages for things to get worse/more complicated/more difficult for our protagonists, and one page to neatly and completely solve it all in a satisfying way. Right?
Curious name, I’ve never heard of “Cathey” before. Short for Catherine? I can’t help but want to say it’s “Casey” with a lisp (channeling my inner Claire Little). Also, POOR GLEM!
Maybe it’s a New Zealand thing.
This is the first time I’ve seen Cathy with an e and I’ve lived here a number of decades, so I don’t think it’s a common Kiwi spelling
I designed the name to be deliberately annoying. It was originally “Catheey” with two Es but I thought it would have given people a nervo like that.
Still not as bad as Sarah Jessica Parker’s character in L.A. Story: SanDeE*
Sir, you’ve certainly achieved it!
There are people who express their individuality by spelling their name differently than “normal”. Examples off the top of my head are: Andruw Jones (baseball player), Ronn Owens (one-time radio host in San Francisco), and Suzen Johnson (former flight attendant hired by The Globe to seduce ex-football player and sports reporter Frank Gifford).
That sounds weird and I don’t think people should do it.
Well played.
Thom Yorke
(This one particularly gets to me as it’s also my name but I spell it the normal way and during my teens various friends started spelling my name like his unbidden in some sort of forced show of quirkiness which I resented.)
The church I attended growing up also served as a school, and sometimes you see the most interesting spelling choices for names in the classrooms. I once saw the spelling of “Angelica” in the most non Angelica way. Of course, my personal judgment lands on the parents, not the child.
And I’ve been the victim of the oddest name spellings while getting breakfast at Corner Bakery. Once spelled, I kid you not, “Eyreal”