Comments on: Dave in Slumberland

By: Dov Mittelman (silentspeaker)

Dov Mittelman (silentspeaker) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:42 +0000

I think it’s funny that the ur-gerbils are kaeuqsing the same day that Skin Horse runs a Palindrama.

By: Wallace Good (good_the_third)

Wallace Good (good_the_third) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:41 +0000

For some time I’ve been confused as to what “!” meant when combined with Dave (dave factorial?) So I checked with an infallible source and I am relieved to know that there is such a thing as a fandom exclamation point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclamation_point#Fandom

The derivative of Dave (i.e. a clone) is still Dave’ , yes?

By: Jeremy Berg (pisceneanteater)

Jeremy Berg (pisceneanteater) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:40 +0000

Also gotta love how Dave’s instantly got a cigarette going as soon as she wakes up. Wait, Dave never smoked. What the hell?

By: Pete (westrider)

Pete (westrider) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:39 +0000

Just got to nitpick:Should be "...whither all the Daves are going." Whence means "from where", whither means "to where".

Also, @ James Rice: I would think the proof of Shaenon's Genus would beprovided by even a cursory anatomical study ;)

I guess I'm just in one of those moods this morning.

By: Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson)

Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:38 +0000

Heh. It was Kaja Foglio's profession of love for Dave that first led me to Narbonic.

Shaenon, this page is absolutely beautiful. McCay's work was so whimsical that I never thought to analyze the dream, so I didn't see the foreshadowing until you just now told us. Wow! ... just... Wow!

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:37 +0000

I love love love the art style in the Slumberland strips. I also love the Mell-character with the cigar. (Of course, Mell is always smokin'.)

Mad Genius Dave: "Helen! I had this weird dream where my bed grew giant legs and was walking around and we had all these bizarre adventures."

Helen: "No Dave, that was real. You've been inventing in your sleep again. No more 'Girl Genius' and Welsh Rarebit at bedtime for you!"

By: butsuri - (butsuri)

butsuri - (butsuri) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:36 +0000

“[W]hence all the Daves are going” is a very odd phrase – source, or destination? Is this something McCay did?

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:35 +0000

"Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings. The men of old who gave things their names saw no disgrace or reproach in madness; otherwise they would not have connected it with the name of the noblest of arts - the art of discerning the future - and called it manic art."
— Socrates in the dialogue 'Phaedrus'.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:34 +0000

Dave in Slumberland! Hooray!

By: Aaron Shades (prof_tinker)

Aaron Shades (prof_tinker) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:29:33 +0000

I still remember wheni re-read the Archive for th first time and these Dave in Slumberland bits Blew. My. MIND. Seriously.

Funny thing with that last panel, is that daves hand covers her boobs, so i keep thinking that it's just vaugely-bishonen!Dave.