Anome. The opposite of Nome, Alaska? squints at murky art Yeah, I buy that.
He looks to be in peril from the gravitational pull of all those other planets. Unless he’s in an amusement park, happy to have his lollipop on the outing. Orange Durdane World is his favorite!
@Tor: No. It looks like a seal to me.
GSS to Bruce, Cornelius, and Bibliomancer (welcome back!)
@Bibliomancer: that’s why you should be careful not to drop your lollipop, especially not in an amusement park featuring giant pigs.
Looking at the larger picture, I see some more details: is that some sort of malformed giant striking a pose with an outflung arm and cape in the bottom hand corner, presumably to impress the more normal-sized minions crowding around him? Perhaps the anomtagonist.
Also, are those buildings to the left, or giant balloons waiting to be twisted into giant animals? Or perhaps overinflated giant condoms…
@Bruce: I’m sticking with the amusement park idea and going with giant balloon animals.
Figure on right has bigarmitis.
@JJYoyo: GSS! for the pun, callback, and particularly the Shmoo. I change my vote from seal to Shmoo — it was a happy and useful critter, and as a cartoon, suitable for the amusement park.
@Tor: is Shmoopig sniffing the flower, or trying to blow the seed pods everywhere?
@Bruce: yep, something weird goinig on in bottom right corner. Maybe one of those tall blowup things with the wavey arms that they use to attract attention at used car lots and field concerts?
@JJYoyo: If I squint/tilt the trifocals just so, I see over in the gumdrop bolders a pointy red hat of
@GSSxN: 🎶 “The Roaming Gnome calls Nome, Alaska home”🎵
“By George I think she’s got it!… now what does that gnome do?”
🎶”He roams! He roams!🎵”
“And where does that gnome roam?”
(8va)🎶”In Nome! In Nome!”🎵
Etc… with apologies to Rex, Audrey and Marnie
August 21st, 2023 at 9:58 am
He wielded the power of the cosmic lollipop.
August 21st, 2023 at 10:22 am
Ringo thought his new drumstick was overpriced.
August 21st, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Does anyone else see a giant pig sniffing a flower?
August 21st, 2023 at 12:19 pm
@Tor Mented
Now that you’ve said it, I can’t not see that…
August 21st, 2023 at 2:51 pm
In 20 years this will be Thor in the MCU.
August 21st, 2023 at 5:43 pm
Don’t you just hate when you drop your lollipop and it gets all covered with hairs?
August 21st, 2023 at 6:56 pm
Anome. The opposite of Nome, Alaska? squints at murky art Yeah, I buy that.
He looks to be in peril from the gravitational pull of all those other planets. Unless he’s in an amusement park, happy to have his lollipop on the outing. Orange Durdane World is his favorite!
@Tor: No. It looks like a seal to me.
GSS to Bruce, Cornelius, and Bibliomancer (welcome back!)
August 21st, 2023 at 9:02 pm
@fred: GSS!
@GSSxN: Big handed beardo looks bored. Maybe it’s The Anomie?
@GSSxN @Tor: it looks like a giant red Schmoo from L’il Amber, or maybe… a Shoggoth from HP Lovecraft. That makes this book…
The NOME That Came to Alaska.
August 21st, 2023 at 11:13 pm
@Bibliomancer: that’s why you should be careful not to drop your lollipop, especially not in an amusement park featuring giant pigs.
Looking at the larger picture, I see some more details: is that some sort of malformed giant striking a pose with an outflung arm and cape in the bottom hand corner, presumably to impress the more normal-sized minions crowding around him? Perhaps the anomtagonist.
Also, are those buildings to the left, or giant balloons waiting to be twisted into giant animals? Or perhaps overinflated giant condoms…
August 22nd, 2023 at 4:56 pm
I hope that golden collar is flexiable, otherwise…..
August 22nd, 2023 at 10:09 pm
@Bruce: I’m sticking with the amusement park idea and going with giant balloon animals.
Figure on right has bigarmitis.
@JJYoyo: GSS! for the pun, callback, and particularly the Shmoo. I change my vote from seal to Shmoo — it was a happy and useful critter, and as a cartoon, suitable for the amusement park.
@fred: Amusement park. So the collar is safe.
August 23rd, 2023 at 1:57 am
@Tor: is Shmoopig sniffing the flower, or trying to blow the seed pods everywhere?
@Bruce: yep, something weird goinig on in bottom right corner. Maybe one of those tall blowup things with the wavey arms that they use to attract attention at used car lots and field concerts?
@JJYoyo: If I squint/tilt the trifocals just so, I see over in the gumdrop bolders a pointy red hat of
The Travelling GNOME that Came to Alaska
August 23rd, 2023 at 2:34 am
“Dammit, Jesus, quit dragging that Schmoo by the nose!”
August 23rd, 2023 at 11:06 am
@Emster: If you’re right and that’s a traveling gnome, then the title is not Anome or Anomie but Amelie, and boy has Audrey Tautou let herself go.
August 23rd, 2023 at 12:57 pm
@Emster: I would say it blows … big time.
August 24th, 2023 at 12:46 am
@Emster: Shmoopig is about to eat it, I think.
Agreed that down right is a wacky waving blow up.
How about The Roaming GNOME that came to NOME?
August 25th, 2023 at 12:42 am
@GSS xn: Ome Hat Trick! GSS!
August 25th, 2023 at 11:44 am
@GSSxN: 🎶 “The Roaming Gnome calls Nome, Alaska home”🎵
“By George I think she’s got it!… now what does that gnome do?”
🎶”He roams! He roams!🎵”
“And where does that gnome roam?”
(8va)🎶”In Nome! In Nome!”🎵
Etc… with apologies to Rex, Audrey and Marnie
August 25th, 2023 at 10:04 pm
@Emster: Gosh, a hat trick is quite an honor from a Canadian! Thanks.
@JJYoyo: GSS! Loverly.