His Better Half
Cidu Bill on Oct 31st 2008
Not a CIDU, per se, but I was just wondering… Why exactly is Heart’s mother surprised in the fourth panel? What did she think Dean was going to say?
Filed in Bill Bickel, Halloween, Heart of the City, comic strips, comics, humor | 13 responses so far
Hockey Baby-Mama Oct 31st 2008 at 08:08 am 1
His answer definitely shouldn’t have been a surprise. She MIGHT have had that startled look if he’d answered, “A hooker,” but that definitely ain’t gonna happen. This strip might have worked better if that frame had been just her reaction shot as the answer naturally occurred to her, without Dean or his answer.
jayjaybear Oct 31st 2008 at 08:53 am 2
Is there really any reason to assume that they would be costuming as a pair? Heart could have been anything, really…her costume doesn’t HAVE to complement Dean’s.
Nicole Oct 31st 2008 at 09:14 am 3
I agree with jayjaybear, unless it is a family tradition that they wear complimentary costumes, there is no reason to assume that Heart would be dressing as a hooker.
The question I have is why isn’t mom equally shocked that Dean is going as a pimp? Being a pimp is OK but a hooker isn’t ?? That makes no sense
Rasheed Oct 31st 2008 at 09:32 am 4
Notice Heart’s “hooker” shoes are her Mom’s
I liked this idea better in the dailies, I think Monday? Less panels and more to the point, but we don’t get Heart on Sundays so we missed this one.
BillClay Oct 31st 2008 at 11:24 am 5
Nicole -
I don’t know this strip but is Dean her son? The first panel shows what I assume is a doorbell ringing, implying Dean doesn’t start in the house.
Michael Oct 31st 2008 at 11:35 am 6
Yeah, Dean is a neighbor kid.
Is suggesting a rewrite of the word balloons ever done here? Because it would be so easy to fix the comic.
After Dean says “I’m the pimp….” The Mom could say “Wait. You’re a pimp?” Then in the next panel (the bottom half), Dean could say “Yeah, it matches Heart’s costume.”
Powers Oct 31st 2008 at 11:51 am 7
Considering it’s Friday, I assume this is a rerun? Because yeah, Tatulli did almost this same gag (abbreviated) on Monday.
jayjaybear Oct 31st 2008 at 02:10 pm 8
Powers - The date on this is 10/24. It’s a Sunday strip, so it’s apparently not from this year, since last Sunday was the 26th. The last time October 24 fell on a Sunday was 2004.
Keera Oct 31st 2008 at 04:28 pm 9
I didn’t know pimps had better _halves_.
Cidu Bill Oct 31st 2008 at 04:44 pm 10
Keera, I’m willing to accept the premise that Dean, being 7 years old, isn’t entirely clear on the concept.
Frank Oct 31st 2008 at 07:26 pm 11
Best Heart strip ever!
tuney Nov 1st 2008 at 07:37 pm 12
If the glasses were bigger, Dean COULD have said “Elton John.”
Michael Ezra Nov 2nd 2008 at 02:49 am 13
I just find it hilarious that this strip got past the syndicate’s radar. Due to the (actual or perceived) conservatism of newspaper comics readers, most syndicated strips still have content standards that were outdated by 1960.