Friday 3:30am update: Whine about breastfeeding elsewhere, folks, just not here. I am serious. Deletion has occurred, and will occur again.
Shortpacked! by David Willis
Toys are serious business.
Convention appearances:
Calgary Expo Calgary, AB: April 26-28
Phoenix Comicon Phoenix, AZ: May 23-26, 2013
BotCon San Diego, CA: June 28-30
San Diego Comic-Con San Diego, CA: July 18-21
SPX Bethesda, MD: September 14-15
Phoenix Comicon Phoenix, AZ: May 23-26, 2013
BotCon San Diego, CA: June 28-30
San Diego Comic-Con San Diego, CA: July 18-21
SPX Bethesda, MD: September 14-15
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Sorcery 101
Templar, AZ
The Transformers Wiki
Hail to the Slash
80 page GIANT
Axe Cop
The Book of Biff
Butt-Taco
Comics Curmudgeon
College Roomies from Hell!!!
Diesel Sweeties
Dinosaur Comics
Dr. McNinja
Dresden Codak
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Gastrophobia
Girl Genius
Girls with Slingshots
Goats
Hark, a vagrant
Hijinks Ensue
Intrepid Girlbot
Legend of Bill
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Not Invented Here
Octopus Pie
Overcompensating
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Theeeere the Warners are!
Also, babies.
So babies.
TOTALLY babies.
STILL totally babies.
still SO totally babies
Totally babies macintosh.
Still so totally Babies McIntyre.
Still so totally Babies McIntyre-Warner.
Absolutely still so totally utterly Babies McIntyre-O’Malley-Warner-Macintosh
We’re still babies, after all these years…
Don’t forget Mom’s and Mom’s-in-laws are free babysitters. You’ll realize that soon enough.
Well, Mrs. Warner is out of the equation on that subject, since she, you know, lives on the other side of the continent.
Praise Hathor. We don’t want that kid getting diabetes before its first birthday.
I’m not speaking solely for Amber, but any mother who has reliable albeit annoying and overbearing mother or mother-in-laws to call upon.
Not my MIL. She’s a horrible babysitter. No way in hell am I leaving my eventual children alone with her.
From what I’ve been told, so are brothers.
we all feel that way at one point or another amber
The answer is simple, kill them and then frame Faz for it, problem solved.
But first, you have to make sure the evidence all points to Faz.
Faz would be more than willing to supply Faz’s DNA near or on the mother of Amber, which I share no relation, but still is quite Amber-like,
That’s quite simple. Just fashion an insightful graph on the subject.
Faz…. or Fez?… Hmmm…..
Faz. Don’t blame it on the Fez, man, fezzes are cool.
Fezs are cool, Fazs are not.
And now imagine Faz wearing a Fez.
Now imagine Faz wearing a fez, watching the Foz while drinking fizz and avoiding the fuzz.
Win.
I did not know how much I wanted arguing grandmas in this strip until it happened.
I have to admit I didn’t realize it until you mentioned it.
Mike’s mom is Kitty Forman.
Does that make Mike’s dad Red Foreman?
Mike does seem like the sort of chap to stick his foot in someone’s ass.
Kitty Forman with what looks like a soul patch?
No no no no, you have to let them fight to the death!
MOMBATTLE.
Don’t you mean “Maternal Combat”?
Diaper Change Test your Might
Mom wins. Maternity.
Ahhh. Two grandmothers who have not yet realized that they don’t get a vote.
…What the hell kind of parenting world do you live in? Even if they don’t get a vote on the main floor, they are easily the two primary lobbyists.
Allow me to elucidate. They don’t get a vote unless the parents allow them one.
Fortunately enough, my parents and in-laws are perfectly content to give advice when asked, but keep their noses out of the actual decision making.
No boundry stompers allowed.
I can’t imagine that either Amber or Mike are too eager to follow their parents’ guidebook in this endeavor. After all we all know how Stacy and Harriet’s kids turned out.
They’re not really a couple you could just brow-beat or pressure into doing things your way either. Pretty capable of putting their foot down.
My mother is actually dreading these moments when her grandbaby arrives next month. I keep telling her that my brother’s inlaws aren’t the type to argue like that, but…
Whichever one says “No sleepy on tummy” is right, anyway.
And Amber’s comment is SO an example of what Mike sees in her.
I lucked out in that neither my mother nor my mother-in-law were meddlers. Also helped that we lived far enough away that they were never really underfoot, much less at the same time.
Why am I suddenly thinking of Buffy’s “Did I ask for backseat mommying?” line?
Why am I suddenly thinking of Buffy’s “Did I ask for backseat mommying?” line?
Amber seems a bit darker than when shortpacked started. i’m glad Mike has had an influence on her.
…a bit darker?
Darker? By my standards, she’s just fine.
That’s darker than she was at the outset.
our little baby’s growin’ up…she used to smile awkwardly behind a counter…now she’s contemplating double homicide of her and her boyfriends mothers whilst feeding her child
@PM & Aizat this. she was willing to do a little bit of comedic violence (like when she took to beating people with the toy with the balls in it, idk what its called) and then she started dating mike and eventually came to…well, calmly discussing near mass murder (in the U.S. its 3+ …and idk how i know that, i just do)
It’s a “popcorn popper” push toy.
I’m liking Amber more and more lately.
My, my – is that a trace of a smile I see on Mike’s face?
They have quite an influence on each other.
More like a less of a frown.
That’s not a smile, but it is the hint of a smirk of agreement… Which is still beyond most people’s ability to believe when they don’t know Mike -that- well.
He appreciates her. Great expression.
It used to not make sense for Mike and Amber to be together. But the longer they are, the more sense it makes.
That’s true, isn’t it! They’re growing together.
I love that even though she’s in an argument, Mike’s mom is still baking cookies. I imagine when she goes out she has to bring an easy bake oven.
Times like this, I wish there was an upvote on these comics!
Greatest comic ever.
We’ve already seen future!Donna, she’s blonde alright:
http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/comic/book-14/03-totally-babies/pastdue/
Well I feel stupid now. I completely forgot about that strip.
Wait, Donna got on the bus and so was born, but did Aslan? David Willis says it is very important that Aslan DOES NOT get on the bus! If Aslan got on the bus, some horrible doom will occur, like Lindsey Lohan becoming the next President of the United States!
Maybe Eustace popped by and pestered him for salvation again.
Lindsey Lohan as President. Well, I’m now going to be sleeping with the lights on for the next week out of sheer terror. Thanks.
Would you prefer {insert presidential candidate name here} instead?
(I’m good. I’m non-political.)
President Doctor?
why yes I WOULD like Colbert 2012.
@GeekRyuu: Sorry. If it makes you feel better, it could be worse; Lindsey Lohan could be President and she’ll move in with you!
Aslan is waiting on a different bus.
David said Aslan was waiting for a different bus that time.
Ah, thanks for the info. Then we’ve avoided the Lindsey Lohan scenario … for now.
He was waiting for a DIFFERENT bus. He didn’t want the bus to Amber’s vagina.
I wish we had seen what would had happened had Aslan taken the bus to Amber’s vagina! : o
There’s a very disturbing Rocky & Bullwinkle reference to be had here.
I was trying to reply to Zeta, is something wrong with commenting? This post is an attempt at replying to my last post, to see how it goes.
It looks like replying may be broken for everybody, unless this one works.
@Minty Well I was able to respond to myself, not sure if this will work, for your post…
Does lightning strike twice?
Just clicked on the #, then tried reply. I suspect it might be a new requirement.
Wouldn’t want to be in that delivery room, working away with a routine baby delivery, and suddenly a lion pops out!
No, Donna made Aslan uncomfortable so he decided to get a coffee and of course that’s when the bus came. Because the bus will never arrive as long as Aslan is standing there.
Aslan’s waiting for a different bus.
If Aslan gets on the bus, he will die.
Because…he’s a lion?
So Aslan is Leomon?
They were waiting for different buses.
Actually, since she was late, that means she’s not a preemie Donna!
*badum-tish*
Ah, butt. It worked properly the last time I did this…
I THOUGHT that looked familiar…
Mike’s expression in the final panel is one of the greatest things to ever happen in this strip.
This. It’s ALMOST a smile.
I believe this is semi-relevant?
http://youtu.be/d1z6cUMBGkY
Patton Oswalt is ALWAYS relevant.
Great comic. But then again, I like babies, and I like Mike/Amber (Mamber? Ambike?), so that’s to be expected,
Hi! Mike’s mom has a name now!
Harriet fits her.
I wonder if his dad’s name is Ozzy.
It’s George, it was mentioned in the New York arc
Harriet Jones, former prime minister!
Yes, we know who you are.
Then the Daleks show up at the house, and Mike and Amazi-Girl must spring into action to stop them!
The Daleks, of course, must be shouting in German.
Amber’s torture amuses me.
She shouldn’t worry, though. Some day, she will get to be the overly opinionated grandmother, driving her daughter insane.
That sounds almost like something Mike would say.
Goodness! Look at that exposed shoulder!
Scandalous!
Yeah, that’s not what I’m used to seeing in a breastfeeding shirt. (I’m assuming that that’s not just a normal shirt that she somehow jammed half her torso through the neckhole of.)
So…it’s like that sweatshirt in Flashdance?
Oh, bad 80′s dancing movies…you were GLORIOUS.
I know! When I read the note, I couldn’t comprehend it for a minute. THERE’S NOTHING EVEN MILDLY OBJECTIONABLE SHOWING!
I like the very subtle uptick of Mike’s mouth.
Is it just me or does Mike’s mom looked somewhat like Muriel Bagge?
I don’t think it’s true because you lose your baby teeth eventually. At worst it causes your incisors to form a gap from the lateral pressure against those teeth. It’s not like scientists can isolate children for 12 years to find out.
What is more likely to cause your teeth to grow crooked is any trauma to the mouth area (like falling down stairs) or being slapped/hit in the face before your adult teeth start growing since that disturbs the stem cells.
And even so, pacifiers have been redesigned since the 70′s to be more “the way a baby’s mouth is supposed to grow” friendly. Just comparing the pacifiers of my cousins over the years has shown a subtle change in shape.
I find myself somewhat curious as to what the fuss over breastfeeding was about. (For the record, I’m in favour of it.)
I thought there was a group of posts that disappeared. At least I was hoping so, and not that I was losing my mind. I imagine it might have been tending toward hot-button topic crazy-land in the time since I last saw it…
I would assume whining about having to see it, the whole spiel about it should be private or something like that. Basically, every complaint that’s ever raised about breastfeeding whenever the issue arises.
I don’t know what it what is about, but for some reason I feel a sudden need to whine about it even though I don’t care and didn’t feel like whining until I saw that update.
I just keep imagining the previous day’s incomprehensible comic, and it suddenly becomes funny.
I have plans of wedding an orphan (adult obviously) so I don’t have to worry about meeting her parents or listening to anything they say. Also solves who we visit for the holidays.
The answer is of course no one, because I visit the parents at Thanksgiving and that’s enough Mother and Father for one year.
That statement probably just ensured that the universe is going to hook you up with someone with like a bajillion family members. Plus a yearly family reunion!
Note too that no parents does not mean no siblings. I’m an orphan and have five siblings and a host of cousins who are a regular part of my life. I’ve a bigger family than most people I know whose parents are both alive.
Hey, I was wondering what it would be like if Mike’s mom and Amber’s Mom met~!
Came in post-update. Can’t remember that ever happening before.
Wow, I didn’t realize how similar Amber’s Mom and Mike’s Mom looked. That’s, uh, that’s some Freudian shitake right there.
Actually, Amber’s mom is a more longer chinned version of Amber and Mike’s mom is a more rounder cheeked, rounded chin version of Mike. They both happen to wear glasses, but even those are different.
Oh, this reminds me, I need to go bury the body.
At least they eventually have to go back to their hotel rooms, unless they’re sharing the couch.
Is Robin still sleeping on the couch?
Would YOU let Robin near a newborn?
Hey, go check Willis post on the yellow Hot Shot Cheets sent him, for all we know this might be just his old enemy, the straight line, rearing it’s head…
This is the quote I’m thinking of, but I’m not quite sure how to include linkage, so you’ll want to refer to the original post…
(Rulers and straight lines have always been my natural enemy. I mean, check out these old It’s Walky! strips… these panel borderss were drawn with a straight edge. I kid you not.)
This post makes more sense as a response to the precious thing’s post, but for some reason my iPad reset the post so it was no longer a reply.
Stupid iPad.
I am surprised Mike wasn’t (slightly) smiling in the last panel there…
Wait, or is that….?
Perhaps he ain’t happy he can’t mess around with Amber’s mom anymore, much less her now-occupied breasts!
Okay, Okay, Okay. Can we talk about how good Amber would look with a one sleeve off the shoulder shirt? Priorities, people.
There you are, Harreit! I was wondering when she’d wander back into frame.
amber better be careful for she may be giving Mike an Idea. though with the baby now there is always hope their mothers will start mellowing out and not be the mothers of hell
Huh? My post was deleted? Did I say something wrong?
You know, somehow them being home so soon bothers me.
I know the strip doesn’t move in real time, but still.
Most mothers stay at the hospital for 2 days.
Donna was born 10 days ago.
I was the same way. A few ladies at work had kids, and like three weeks later they were back.
I was like ‘you JUST had a cabbage patch kid pulled out of your nose and you’re back at work??’ and they were like ‘yea. So?”
My sister just had her baby. She worked a full shift, went home, had the child, and is planning to be back to work by the end of the week.
She said she was getting antsy from laying in bed for two days.
Ah yes. Mike and Amber, a couple meant for each other, a match made in ?
Ah yes. Mike and Amber, made for each other. A match made in ?
Opps! Sorry. Thats odd, my post didn’t show up at the end of the line, so I reposted. Odd.
Whatever Donna does for employment as a adult I think that she’ll do it well.
Honestly it makes me happy to see breastfeeding presented without any gusto or comment. I think there’s way too much stigma attached to it and the more people who show it as being normal (WHICH IT IS), the more that stigma goes away.
<3
Yup, I was sufficiently happy to see it that I forwarded to my mother who is a La Leche League (a breastfeeding support group) director as an example to add to their (thankfully) growing collection of people presenting breastfeeding as normal and without comment in media.
I blame Dab.
“Whine about breastfeeding”
I don’t get it. Did someone seriously do that?
middle ear infections?
I giggled REALLY hard after reading the newspost accompanying today’s comic, because honestly, my thought was: “Good for you, Willis, way to show the world there are people [read: men] out there who don’t completely freak out about women breastfeeding their children, and treat it like what it is: NOT THAT BIG A FUCKING DEAL!”
So… yeah. Kudos!