Fave of the Day: "Davvy!"

Randy Milholland has teased Something Positive readers for months, hinting that Monette had done something so unforgivable that the Macintires, who had adopted her as one of their own, would now disown her. But how bad could it really be?

Her first appearance in the strip was as a "failed lesbian," who couldn't stop sleeping with guys, but couldn't see how this might challenge the "lesbian" label. She eventually did find a nice girl, and achieved some moments of clarity when it counted. But the rest of the cast-- particularly main character Davan Macintire-- has always known she was on the slow side. And you don't stay mad when the chihuahua ruins the carpet, because hey, what did you expect? It's a dog. How bad could it really be?

The answer to that question-- a toxic mix of stupidity and genuine achievement-- says some very interesting things about how Monette regards Davan, consciously or otherwise. And while Randy's expressions are often more functional than virtuosic, the last panel seems to have figured out the perfect eyebrow shape to suggest a throbbing forehead vein.

Tick, tick, tick.