Pickles by Brian Crane for October 29, 2009

Just for that! No candy from grandpa.

If he was a demon or monster, he could have told him no? I don’t think so with Grandma sitting there.

This is all screwed up—the bible says no one has ever seen God—so how can you dress up like Him? Is Nelson trying to be Jesus?

The Bible was written before that George Burns-John Denver movie.

Thou shalt not play thy TV loud enough to annoyath others.

Or listen to thy music loud enough to annoyath others.

I agree with the grandpa. It’s been bothering me through this whole arc.

He just looks weird with his red hair and the white beard and robe. He needs a white wig or something and then he can be the old man at the top of the mountain in the Ziggy comic.

In this day and age, I think his grandparents may be the only ones who care if he goes as a demon, sadly.

What with the popularity of anime and manga, kids and teens only know the word “demon” to be a title you tack onto your hero-villain to make him ten times cooler.

On a less unpleasant note, Nelson’s not trying to be sacrilegious. He’s just a little kid goofing off. He said himself that he wanted to go as God because he likes God, so he probably doesn’t understand the negative side of the situation. He’s a kid, after all; I’m sure God understands.

Woah…I’d forgotten how seriously I take comics. ._.

Demons & monsters are scary and that’s what its all about. Opal doesn’t get it.

I’d rather have my kid dress up as a demon than say Peter Pan.

@ kreole

That’s funny. I can find several references to people seeing God in the Bible.

From Genesis 32:30 to Acts 7:56

In the “B.C”, “Wizard of Id”, and “Pickles” strips anything from the 21st Century BC can show up in them.

I don’t think it’s that big a deal that he’s dressed up as God. It’s more of a concern that he’s getting into the role. 8-(