A is for Amy who fell down the stairs,B is for Basil devoured by bearsC is for Clara who wasted awayD is for Desmond thrown out of a sleighE is for edmund who choked on a peachF is for fanny sucked dry be a leechG is for George smothered under a rugH is for Hector done in by a thugI is for Ida who drowned in a lakeJ is for James who took lye by mistakeK is for Kate who was struck by an axeL is for Leo who swallowed some tacksM is for Maud who was swept out to seaN is for Neville who died of ennuuiO is for Olive run through with an awlP is for Prue trampled flat in a brawlQ us for Quentin who sank in a mireR is for Rhoda consumed by a fireS is for Susan who perished of fitsT is for Titus who flew into bitsU is for Una who slipped down a drainV is for Victor squashed under a trainW is for Winnie embedded in iceX is for Xerxes devoured by miceY is for Yorick whose head was knocked inZ is for Zillah who drank too much ginThe Gashleycrumb Tinies(Book 1 of The Vinegar Works)By Edward GoreyIt’s better with the illustrations.
@Runar, I had that poster in college! The illos are great. Kate’s and Zillah’s fates are the most distubring, graphically rendered, to contemplate, IMO.
And Mr. Gammill seems to be trying to one-up Leopold over at “Scary Gary.”
Tsukuyomi over 12 years ago
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooow
HogFan over 12 years ago
Uhhhh…..
runar over 12 years ago
Perfect implementation of “seen and not heard”.
timtribbett over 12 years ago
Dark but very funny!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 12 years ago
damn. I wanted to see the beheading details between panels 3 & 4
3hourtour Premium Member over 12 years ago
..he had his nephew over for lunch..
Redhead55 over 12 years ago
Wow! Sicko, Dude!
runar over 12 years ago
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs,B is for Basil devoured by bearsC is for Clara who wasted awayD is for Desmond thrown out of a sleighE is for edmund who choked on a peachF is for fanny sucked dry be a leechG is for George smothered under a rugH is for Hector done in by a thugI is for Ida who drowned in a lakeJ is for James who took lye by mistakeK is for Kate who was struck by an axeL is for Leo who swallowed some tacksM is for Maud who was swept out to seaN is for Neville who died of ennuuiO is for Olive run through with an awlP is for Prue trampled flat in a brawlQ us for Quentin who sank in a mireR is for Rhoda consumed by a fireS is for Susan who perished of fitsT is for Titus who flew into bitsU is for Una who slipped down a drainV is for Victor squashed under a trainW is for Winnie embedded in iceX is for Xerxes devoured by miceY is for Yorick whose head was knocked inZ is for Zillah who drank too much ginThe Gashleycrumb Tinies(Book 1 of The Vinegar Works)By Edward GoreyIt’s better with the illustrations.
Sugie63 over 12 years ago
Tom you are getting “strange”. Have you taken your medication lately?
William Bednar Premium Member over 12 years ago
If Alfred Hichcock had drawn cartoons for a living, this is one I would expect him to draw. Good Job Tom!
mimisl over 12 years ago
Tom! (ahem)
craigwestlake over 12 years ago
Ah, a tribute strip to Gilles de Rais. He was Joan of Arc’s right-hand-man who, after he retired, liked to kill small children and mount their heads…
vlechtja over 12 years ago
Ha!
xethtoon over 12 years ago
We animated this for a series but it has vanished into nothingness.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Tom, what is this?
mrsullenbeauty over 12 years ago
@Runar, I had that poster in college! The illos are great. Kate’s and Zillah’s fates are the most distubring, graphically rendered, to contemplate, IMO.
And Mr. Gammill seems to be trying to one-up Leopold over at “Scary Gary.”
SCroix over 12 years ago
Yikes! Pretty sick, considering all the child disappearances that happen.(:
terrycox51550 over 12 years ago
Wow, this is the most comments I think you’ve had. BTW, totally Farside. Have you seen the one about “getting this baby up?”
Turnbloom creator over 12 years ago
So good, Tom. Love it.