Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for January 06, 2023

There was an Old Man with a beard,

Who said, "It is just as I feared!—

Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,

Have all built their nests in my beard.

by Edward Lear

Seagull can read Sterling’s mind.

There was a Young Girl with a bun,

Who said, "This just isn’t fun —

Two Twits and Nerd, a Feral One and a Sea Bird,

Have built a birdhouse using my bun."

Rose, you sneaky girl, giving unfortunate Spud more misfortune.

Seagull is giving The Feral One the side eye.

So lovely. The little birds feel so safe with Amelia that they go into her hair and they want to take Spud into their wonderful secret world.

Rose needs a field guide! Or does she already know what species they all are..?

This is just too funny. Open to many interpretations. Is Rose drawing the birds to Amelia by her whistles? Will Spud ever learn that he’s his own worst enemy? Wallace the dreamer, and Sterling the realist. And though they almost always criticize Wallace, they always follow him on his adventures.

Spud is having a personal The Birds moment.

Seagull giving Sterling the stink-eye for his thoughts.

You need meat if you want to attract a roc or a giant eagle.

I love these silent strips but I especially love this one for showing the kids and seagulls personalites off well: Seagull is apparently telepathic, Sterling wants some brid dinner, Rose is happily enjoying the bird song and the culture, Amelia is just.. resigned to being a birds nest, Spud is in active crisis due ot being 80% crumb and wallace wants a giant falcon to ride. It’s also small stuff like this why I ship (in the kiddy "hold hands and skip way) as their like.. 8), Rose and Wallace. While their personaliteis are complete oppisite they agree on the simple things.. and honestly he needs someone to keep him from jumping off the cliff while she needs tiny moments of joy like this. Also that cliff is not metaphorical, if snug harbor has any sort of cliff or large enough hill Wallace has tried jumping off it. Guaranteed.

Someone’s been feeding Wallace a line?

The seagull’s got his eyes on you, Sterling.

Spud is a Hitchcock Victim, while Sterling is showing that – he’s becoming a ‘Leg Man’ !!! … :)

One frame that shows everyone’s basic personality.

uh oh sterling seagull might turn on u

Today’s cartoon brought to you by the Audubon Society.

What a great portrait of the young cast of “Wallace the Brave”!

A perfect summation of character personalities. What about Mom, Dad and the teacher? Sasquatch and Gary might be interesting as well.

Life is so complex when you’re Spud. Poor Spud!

Great characterization. Of course the Seagull is a follower so no thought balloon necessary ‘cause he’s following.

Wallace should join Voltan from Flash Gordon.

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go ….

At least Rosa gets a chance to communicate with the birds with a “birdsong”. ;)

Seagull needs a name. I would suggest George or Steven

Amelia’s dilemma could be her red hair. My daughter’s would sometimes be woven into bird nests we’d find after storms, in hanging flower pots, or by chance. We decided the birds must have wanted her natural cast-offs to decorate their nest with. Maybe Amelia’s hair has a similar appeal? (Okay, red hairs are thicker than other colors, so possibly they’re just easier to spot from up in a tree, but I’m not telling my daughter that.)

I love this one soooo much

Oh, how I love these wordless single panels!

the seagull’s large enough to fly off with Sterling :-)

This is me ngl