#328 “No Big Deal”
Let’s do this.
(The last panel is a call back all the way back to page 13 if you can believe it!)
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Weeeeeeeeell……
Hold on, is that cereal box TITled “BOOBS!?” Also, it looks like the Princess Heart symbol on the box next to it.
Indeed! Who wouldn’t want a big bowl of Marshmallow Boobs?!
And yes, that is the Princess Heart logo beside it. I couldn’t resist.
Sex sells, after all.
Side Note: Wonder if The Monster Under the Bed and Princess Heart takes place in the same universe?
Not the same universe, but PH MAY be some sort of fictional property within the universe of TMUTB. This’ll be the 2nd reference to it in-universe, the prior one being the Zark plushie on Shadow’s shelf in her room.
The label is short. So just “BOB”. Or at least it says so. The picture hints at something more, yes. ;]
On the same evidence, it could be “BOMB The Atomic cereal. Start Your Day with a Real Bang!!!”
The letters are overlapping a little, but it looks like “BOOBS” “JUST ADD MILK” on the side of the box.
at 500% enlargement, on a 42″ monitor,,. yep it reads “Boobs”…
Zoom in on the small logo: there are two o’s
Boobs.
They aren’t just for breakfast anymore.
That looks like it may have started as Boo-berry cereal. That was a monster-themed, blueberry-flavored cereal in the 1970’s. It seems appropriate. Of course, transforming the name, when the whole thing didn’t fit, also seems appropriate.
Nice call back. I can’t believe it’s been a whole decade since that page. How time does fly.
Hope Tim’s first official date with Shadow goes well.(I know Tim and Shadow already took each other’s virginities, but it’s sweet to see Tim put effort into his first official date with her by having a rose and her favorite snack with him.) Certainly nothing unexpected will happen, right?
Exactly! It’s not like she’s in jail right now or anything…
… Oh, wait.😬
Hopefully, Tim isn’t left waiting for too long… or encounter a rather pissed off best friend of Shadow’s?
Maaaaaybe.
Thom and Ruth look like cats in the third panel, which is extra funny with Ruth considering Noxians have feline traits.😈👍
Yup! I considered having her be fully Noxian, but decided against it.
Considering Tim might’ve seen her, probably a wise move, especially considering she doesn’t want to reveal herself to him just yet. Hopefully, she’ll have plenty of time to prepare for her reveal.
Not so.
Ruth tried to reveal her Noxian self back in Strips 197 and 198, but Tim (in his mad rush to school) didn’t see her, and she hasn’t tried since.
This double cat face is the most hilarious panel in a long while.
Unrelated(but probably already answered) Question: Tim and Shadow were both virgins until their first time last night, correct?
Absolutely!
Oh it’s gonna get weird
Callbacks! they’re great!
It’s sweet, how he’s known Shadow for years, but still thinks it’s no big deal and it’s not going to be weird.
Is the rescue party going to be Midnight + Tim + Ruth, or just Midnight + Tim? The first would be more effective, but Ruth hasn’t come out to Tim yet, so he isn’t likely to ask her to help.
I believe that Ruth will recognise Midnight (should she be the arrival) and inadvertently reveal her FULL Noxian form (Lady Blackheart)
“Aah!! Midnight! What are YOU doing here?”{Exposition, exposition, exposition} and BOTH ruth and Tom will be part of the rescue mission with Tim and Middy.
Shadow knows about Tim’s heritage.
Edit: I meant Midnight knows about Tim’s heritage. Shadow told her.
Yup. And she isn’t hindered by a personal promise to Ruth, for that matter. This has a great chance of causing an awkward “…the grownups knew” scene which the interested parties managed to avoid so far.
So does nightmare who eavesdropped on Shadow and Midnight!
That seems so great… A real romantic page is at hand (not sure because Shadwo is in jail but still). That is really nice. Hope we will see fighting Tom in addition to Tim, Mid and Ruth.
Oh boy, here we go! I see they likely haven’t told him that Ruth met and talked to her many times? And certainly not the full truth yet.
I’m guessing Midnight is going to show up instead? I hope they don’t wait to tell him till after going to save Shadow? Probably not though.. since this is probably going require him to travel to her. So they are going to have to explain the hows and whys he can. At the very least his mom is going to have to explain how she has a key.
It’s coming and i can’t wait! >_<
Thanks for the page Brandon.
Midnight will probably be rather incoherent due to anger and/or panic.
Indeed.
hoo boy.
Hahahaha! He’s such a Cute Nice Boy! 🙂
… no one noticed …
he even has “Socks”.. for her.!
I noticed he was wearing her favorite clothing item!
#329 “A Wild Midnight Appears”