Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 21, 2012

He and Alice are now twins, age-wise…

Petey will be in negative numbers by the time this trip is over.

Wicked, Alice, wicked. Poor Petey will be in a state of shock for the rest of the week, at least!

I just read the notice about Mr. Thompson’s retirement. Well, that took the chrome off of today. Mr. Thompson, you will be greatly missed, Cul de Sac is one of the greatest strips of all time. Thank you for creating it, you have brought me a great deal of pleasure over the last few years. I wanted you to know how much you are appreceated.

Having said that, I must point out that you are wrong about Badgers. Badgers love waffles, and we adore pancakes, especially with boysenberry syrup.

We’ll miss you, Richard!

When is the last day?

Okay, maybe I don’t go to the beach enough. I have no idea what Alice means by “adult swim”, or why this freaks Petey out.

Maybe I should stop having favorite strips. The cartoonists always retire. Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, now this.

Many municipal pools have short periods during the day, when kids have to get out of the pool, so the adults can use it, which is usually announced by the lifeguard blowing her whistle, and announcing "ADULT SWIM, as Alice did,

Thank you so much, Richard for a wonderful strip.Best ever . I will miss you and will keep you in my prayers and heart.

It freaked the Petey out because Alice was loud and abrupt, something the Petey tries very hard to avoid. Living with Alice, you’d think he’d be used to it. Then again, maybe that’s why he is the way he is.

Your cartoon will be missed – the quirkiness always starts my day off. Mr. Thompson, you and your family will be in my prayers.

Petey is an example of devolution!

Cul de Sac is one of the few truly “funny” strips, I will miss it very much. Take care of yourself Mr. Thompson, and thanks.

Mr. Thompson, best of luck to you in your endeavors for life. Please know that the effect your talent has had on so many should somehow create a kharma-like balance to assist in your ongoing struggle against Parkinson’s. When (not if) you return to the comic pages, we will be waiting. Peace.

Alice that was just MEAN, Girl, Mean. That’s our Alice! :-D

Adult Swim= PG-13 and R swimming

Mr. Thompson, we will miss you. We will miss the wonderful people you created and told us stories about. Petey always makes me think of my precious son, 34 years old now, when he was young — and in a very happy, warm, pleasant way. I am positive the rich characters you’ve drawn, and the loving way you’ve drawn them (literally as well as figuratively) have impacted others in similarly meaningful ways that touch their hearts and souls. That’s a rare gift. Thank you for sharing it with us as long as you have. Please take good care of yourself.

Goodbye, Richard (sob!) You and the Cul De Sac characters will be sorely missed!

Evil Alice is cute as a button in the last panel. Love it.

Best wishes Richard. Thanks you so very much and take care of yourself! We will miss you.

OH, NO! I stated reading this strip back in 2007! It was the replacement for another outgoing strip called Preteena.

I e-mailed gocomics yesterday about continuing the strip in reruns. Today I got this response:Hello,

We’re also very sorry about this turn of events and wish Mr. Thompson the best as he continues the fight against Parkinson’s. We do plan on running Cul de Sac in classic mode.

Sincerely,GoComics SupportSo, looks like we can contiue to enjoy!

Nice going Alice.

Or maybe he touched seaweed.

Saucy of course we’ll have to endure the fools who say, “Is this a repeat”?

What? Retirement? Please tell me this is an unfounded rumor.

Oh Richard, I just read your Q & A and I just can’t stop the tears. I’m a comic fan of over fifty years & CdS is one of my all time favorites. We will miss you so much. God bless.

I have always seen my favorite comicsdisappear while the lame ones go on forever, but Cul de Sac is particularly sad because illness is involved in the demise. I wish you the best and thank you for introducing us to the Otterloops.