Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for July 25, 2023

Interesting how Prunella was green in her first appearance, then purple in the toilet plunger story, then finally green again.

She doesn’t look exactly like Prunella. Even accounting for the inconsistencies of color.

BLÄRT.

singing “Everyone loves magic, except for when it’s busted / they travel through the portals but they probably shouldn’t trust it”

Well hello there, your Blartness!

Looks like someone has something to say… and also, some ulterior motive.

I love the unusual view of Marigold in panel 3!

Someone is running a diversion program.

Ah-OH!

Didn’t see this one coming.

Ah HA! Goblin. Called it. Hmm, I haven’t been around long enough to know that some of them were kinda cute. And… is that an accent? A Swedish Goblin?

Now this is a prank, Marigold.

Moar Goblins!

IT WAS ME PHOEBE!

Listen, all ‘a y’all, it’s a sabotage!

This is the first time I’ve noticed umlauts in a “blart”

Marigold is more right than she knows about “sabotage” losing something in translation: “In English, ‘malicious mischief’ would appear to be the nearest explicit definition of ‘sabotage,’ which is so much more expressive as to be likely of adoption into all languages spoken by nations suffering from this new force in industry and morals. Sabotage has a flavor which is unmistakable even to persons knowing little slang and no French …. [Century Magazine, November 1910]” Source: https://www.etymonline.com/word/sabotage

I don’t know blart, but I know what I like!

Have they been Goblin up the magic?

Prunella! What a surprise!