Comments on: Guest Week: July 2-7, 2001

By: Mark Chapman (aardvark86)

Mark Chapman (aardvark86) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:26 +0000

Does anyone else have trouble with the Steven Chin and Willow ones? They’re just blank space to me.

By: Tea Fougner (teaberryblue)

Tea Fougner (teaberryblue) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:25 +0000

So, I'm going through strips to think about whether there are any I want to buy and decided to add my commentary for the strip Mikey and I did:

Panel 1:
Artie is quoting The Elephant Man
Panel 2&3:
This is a scene from Lost Highway.
Helen's poofed-out hair is a reference to Eraserhead.
The creature in the corner is, as was already pointed out, Jigglypuff as the Log Lady from Twin Peaks.
Title:
Red Velvet curtains appear in Twin Peaks.
Angelo Badalamenti is a longtime artistic collaborator of Lynch's and does work on most of his soundtracks.
Panel 4:
The ear Dave is carrying around is from Blue Velvet.
Twin Peaks references:
The blackboard in the back says "The Tibetan Method"
Helen's tee shirt says "Eat at R&R" which is the diner in Twin Peaks
The donuts and smoked cheese pig on the counter.
Panels 5&6:
Coffee is also a huge thing in Twin Peaks
That's Special Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks
Panel 7:
Mell's ride-on mower is from The Straight Story
The laughing gas party is a reference to Blue Velvet
Panel 8:
"Hot damn, that's some good coffee" is from Twin Peaks
Panels 9&10:
"Now it's dark," is a quote from Blue Velvet
Panel 11:
This is pretty much exactly a scene from Twin Peaks, except that in Twin Peaks, it's a dancing midget and not a dancing gerbil.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:24 +0000

Slightly-belated Big Freakin’ ™ gun count: I’m not counting any of these in the guest strips ’cause they’re non-continuity. Holding at 9. Still awake at 12.

By: Basil Jelly (basil_jelly)

Basil Jelly (basil_jelly) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:23 +0000

Brian Yes that is the one I was looking for.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:22 +0000

What happens when a robot develops a sweet tooth?

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=20

That's what. Delicious, I tell you.

By: Brian Moore (brianmooredraws)

Brian Moore (brianmooredraws) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:21 +0000

I think the monitor’s actually an old Philco TV, with an Omnidirectional Control Antenna grafted on:

http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/recording/exhibits.html#group04 

Also: Poor Dave.

By: Edwin Quantrall (reynard)

Edwin Quantrall (reynard) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:20 +0000

Umm… If she’s a robot (android?), wouldn’t cotton candy gum up her internal workings? (Unless, of course, Helen thought ahead and gave her some sort of stomach/receptacle into which it could go…)

By: Basil Jelly (basil_jelly)

Basil Jelly (basil_jelly) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:19 +0000

Because he used this for reference is my guess

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/?id=3547677&refnum=936527

By: Chab Guthrie (chab)

Chab Guthrie (chab) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:18 +0000

The monitor displays in "grayscale" aka BLACK & WHITE because only black and white video displays are cool aka ARTISTIC.

And the great difference between Mad Science and science is that Mad Science always puts the ARTISTIC first!

I refer you to the film HELLBOY and rest my case.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:03:17 +0000

Looking at what Dave is eating ... now it's eight in the morning and I want a corn dog. Phooey.

Of *course* Helen can perfectly control a humanoid simulacrum using an off-the-shelf RC controller! At the risk of over-belaboring a point made many, many times in this comic, "What part of *mad* science don't you understand?"