Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 30, 2011

No, you are trapped in each others lives.

This is the first bit of self-depricating humor I’ve heard from Jeff. Is it a sign of his ongoing recovery after being redeemed by his mother Joanie?

Don’t think so – he still LOOKS as cocky as ever.

It’s the Rascal’s world – we just live in it. And it’s certainly a better fantasy than that one the guy before Obama “wrote.” I hope it has pikchures.

I believe in Jeff.

Jeff’s hair sure grew fast since yesterday. Is that his “published writer” haircut?

I’ll bet Jeff didn’t read the contract very carefully, if at all. I suspect the great deal he just signed is great for the publisher, but not Jeff.

Well ONE of them is certainly hallucinating.

Notice that Jeff’s haircut has changed? It used to be identical to Trff’s, with the back of the head shaved.

Put me down for a copy.

When your proposal is scribed on toilet paper, expect to pay for your concept to become an idea.out!

I see a great future for Jeff as a hack churning out “bodice ripping” romance novels.

Go Jeff!

You guys don’t get that GT is going to publish a Jeff book himself (by whatever ghost may fly by) and this is the ad??? Are you new to then Doonesbury world or what?

Note: if the reality show waste of times can get their stuff published and there are still folks who believe the Swift Boat/Beck/Coulter/etal lies (excuse me) journalism then this kid will do great with his stuff unless Oprah picks it for her book club.

Go Oprah!

Most of our movies are Manichean fantasies of impossibly clever and/or able heroes battling against one or the other of the Forces of Darkness. We don’t know how to make adult movies any more (if we ever did), only cartoons.

The Red Rascal will do fine as a serially produced “graphic novel”. Random House will just have to find another precocious youngster to draw it for Jeff. …

Please let this book deal be a success…if only to rub the rewards in his father’s face.

This comment is for dtΠ:

Altho John Grisham isn’t the world’s best writer, I find him entertaining, and his book The Rainmaker gives a thoro, detailed portrayal of what the insurance companies get away with and how they do it. Recommended if only for educational value. (This is in answer to what you said about insurance companies a few days ago.)

I am 2 days late, but in case anyone reads this, altho John Grisham isn’t the world’s best writer, I find him entertaining, and his book The Rainmaker gives a thoro, detailed portrayal of what the insurance companies get away with and how they do it. Recommended if only for educational value.

One last question before I depart today’s strip for some others: A lot of people seem to really believe that this is really true, not another of Jeff’s daydreams? Really!! A real contract? Really!!

Oh well, we’ll see. So far, I can’t take it as real (“real” in the sense of gt’s “real” characters, most of whom don’t have fantasies in their “real” lives).