The Buckets by Greg Cravens for September 10, 2015
Transcript:
Mom, we've decided that, rather than go back to school, we'd like to do that other thing. That... What? Y'know... They have, like that option where you don't go to school, but it's kinda secret? You and the other smart parents know about it? Oh! That! They quit doing that. She may be on to us. I wish you'd said something before! They just called and said if only they had two more kids, they wouldn't have quit.
I’ve noticed that the colorist continues using very nice gradients for the backgrounds. I wonder if the colorist is doing it to acknowledge Greg’s message of appreciation for the particularly nice one on last Friday’s strip. How much lead do the colorists get before the strips are published?