GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE AUGUST 30, 1996

Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

non compos mentis

BALT!

iMIERDA! SHE'S EARLY!

TONI, RELAX! I'LL GET THE DOOR. YOU BETTER GET HIM IN

B-E-D FAST SO THE D-O-G DOESN'T WIG

HIM OUT.

HEY! HOW'RE MY FAVORITE PETITIONERS TO ADOPT?

IS THAT PASTA SALAD?

EVERYONE POOPS

SHORTLY...

HI, ALEXIS. HI, BRUCE.

TONI! PULL UP A CHAIR!

SO WHAT'S THE NEWS, ALEXIS?

EVERYTHING'S GOING VERY WELL. THERE IS THIS ONE SMALL MATTER OF YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD, THOUGH, CLARICE.

MARCH 2,1981. DISORDERLY PERSON, JUNE 3, 1981. CRIMINAL TRESPASS. JULY 19,...

OH, THOSE ARE ALL CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ACTIONS. THEY DON'T COUNT, DO THEY?

WHAT?

1996 BY ALISON BECHDEL (243)

WHO KNOWS? YOU'LL HAVE TO PRO-

VIDE A WRITTEN EXPLANATION TO THE JUDGE, OH, DIDI MENTION JUDGE BOOKER DENIED

OUR MOTION TO WAIVE THE HOME STUDY?

ELUNK!

BOOKER? SHE'S A CONSERVATIVE GORGON! YOU TOLD ME WE HAD JUDGE FAIRCHILD!

THERE WAS A SCHEDULING ERROR. DIDN'T I CALL YOU?

OH, NO! I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE EVERYTHING SETTLED BY THE TIME MY PARENTS CAME TO VISIT! THIS IS TURNING INTO A NIGHTMARE!

TONI, TRUST ME. YOUR FOLKS AREN'T GONNA ABSCOND WITH RAFFI. YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MANY MOVIES OF THE WEEK.

LISTEN, THE HOME STUDY WILL BE A SNAP. THEY'LL LOOK AROUND, ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. YOU CAN EVEN HIRE A LESBIAN SOCIAL WORKER, IF YOU CAN FIND ONE.

UH...I

DIDN'T

KNOW

THERE WAS ANY OTHER

KIND.

'SCUSE US

A MINUTE.

WUF. BRUCE HAS TO TAKE A DUMP.

CLARICE! THIS WOMAN'S AN IDIOT GET RID OF HER!

HONEY, SHE'S AN OLD FRIEND. I CAN'T FIRE HER!ILL BE OKAY. SHE'S JUST A LITTLE QUIRKY, IS ALL.

POOR BRUGIE! DID THAT PASTA SALAD GIVE YOU THE SQUIRTS? I'LL HAVE TO TELL CLARICE AND TONI, TD HOLD THE RAW ONIONS NEXT TIME.

ON, BRUCE!

NOT IN THE

HERB GARDEN!

Ethan Greene goes into hiding

Cartoonist Eric Orner, creator of The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Greene will be taking a sabbatical in order to complete an upcoming anthology of his work. In his absence, the Gay People's Chronicle is pleased to welcome John D. Anderson to our comics page, and feature his strip, "Honestly Ethel."

Growing up as a child, Anderson says he knew he wanted to be an artist. His favorite toys, besides his lesbian sister's Barbie doll and Dreamhouse (which she hated), were his crayons and Legos. After graduating from California State University at Long Beach with a bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration, he began his artistic career doing pastel portraits at Disneyland. It was there that he met his lover Richard, and the two have been together for the past seven years.

HONESTLY ETHEL

JOHN D. ANDERSON

WE'RE HERE ABOUT A MARRIAGE LICENSE.

HERE ARE OUR BLOOD TESTS, A COPY OF OUR UNBLEMISHED CREDIT RECORD, SUPERB RESULTS FROM OUR MENTAL HEALTH ANALYSIS, A GLOWING RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR SPIRITUAL CONSULTATION WITH GEORGIE'S RABBI, AND FINALLY, EMOTION. AL TESTIMENTS OF OUR BOUNDLESS AND UNDYING LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.

UM. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU TWO HAVE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS...

OH, BUT WE DO!

SO WHAT ELSE COULD EITHER ONE OF US POSSIBLY NEED?!

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