tripped electric
DESCRIPTION
The debut graphic novel from writer & cartoonist David Kirkham is a short, coming of age tale about growing up at the end of the 20th century, how materialism creates conflict between siblings, and how it overshadows a once-in-a-lifetime celestial experience. Plus, it's got tapes!TRANSCRIPT
UWHAT!?!
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CLIK!
THUNK,!THUNK,!THUNKA
YO DOOFUS,COULD YOU PIPE DOWN,I’M ON THE PHONE TO-
WHAT’S BEENGOING ON HERE?
SISTERLY
,SLAM!
GASP,!
SISTERLY
,SLAM!
DUDE…I THINK I’VE
FOUNDRELIGION!THUNKA
IN A DAZE
DRRRING!!!…AND THEN
SHE SNATCHEDTHE TAPE PLAYER
AND SMASHEDIT TO BITS!
PASS IT OVER!
LOOKS LIKESOMEBODY’S GOT
AIR MAIL!
YOU DO REALISEYOU’VE BEEN TALKING
TO A GIRL THEWHOLE TIME?
UN-CREASE!
DRRRING!!!
ADAMBEANS!IS THERE SOMETHING YOU’D
LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE
REST OF THE CLASS? GAAHH!I CONFESS!!
IT WAS ME WHOWIZZED ALL OVERTHE PLAYGROUND!
I MEAN, NO MISSBELLOWES,NOT AT ALL!
EHH-HEH!
*SNORT!
GOOD!THAT’S ALLI WANTEDTO HEAR!
MISS BELLOWES,CAN I SWITCH
SEATS?I HAVE A SEVERE
BOY ALLERGY!
GROAN! WHY DID
I HAVE TO BRING THAT UP?!?
BOO-YAH!!!HEY ADAM! WHACHADOING OVER THERE?
LOOKING FOR A SPOTTO SPRINKLE,
I BET!
Ha Ha Ha!!!HO HO HO!!!YUK YUK!!!
Ha Ha Ha!!!HO HO HO!!!YUK YUK!!!
GURR!HE BETTER NOT KEEPME WAITING HERE, OR
ELSE I’M GUNNA…
*GASP!* RYNO!DON’T EVER SNEAK UP
ON ME LIKE THAT.YOU KNOW I’M
TERRIBLY ASTHMATIC!
YIPES!
HMM…THIS BAG FEELS LIGHTER
THAN WHAT YOU USUALLYBRING. DID YOU
REMEMBER MY CURLYWURLY?
YOUR CURLY-WHA?
BAH! I KNEW IT!OUT OF ALL THE CHEWIES YOU CAN
GET YOUR GREASY MITTS ON FOR A MEASLY TENPENCE, YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE COURAGE TO
PICK UP YOUR OL’ PAL RYNO’S FAVOURITE! HONESTLY,
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
BUT I THOUGHTYOU ONLY LIKED
WINE GUMS…
AND TO THINKTHAT WE WERESUCH CLOSE
FRIENDS…
*CROCODILE
TEARS*!
LOOK, I DON’T HAVETIME FOR THE THEATRICS,
JUST TELL ME WHY YOU’VEBROUGHT ME OVER HERE
FOR?
WELL I COULDN’T HELPBUT LISTEN TO YOUR
SISTER TROUBLES IN CLASS,SO I THOUGHT ME AN’ YOU SHOULD
JOIN FORCES IN TEACHING HERA LESSON ON RESPECTINGOTHER PEOPLES’ PROPERTY!
WHAT D’YAMEAN?
SHE BROKE YOURWALKMAN. SO WHY NOT
BREAK SOMETHING OFHER’S? Y’KNOW, FIGHT FIRE WITHFIRE AN’ ALL THAT HULLABALOO!
ANYWAYS, AREYOU UP FOR IT?
YAWN!WHAT A SAP.
OH GOSH, I DUNNOABOUT THIS. I’M
NOT REALLY AN OUT-FOR-REVENGE KIND OF GUY…
LEAP !
NOW YOU’RESPEAKING MY
NATIVE TONGUE!
YOU WAIT HEREWHILE I ROUNDUP THE TROOPS.
I’LL BENEEDING THESE!
…BUT WHEN IT COMESTO ANNOYING RELATIVES,AN NOT-REALLY-OUT-FOR-REVENGE KIND O’ GUY HAS
HIS LIMITS!
TACKLE!!TACKLE!!
*BUZZ**ZIP**CRACKLE*
ROUND 2ALREADY?
SLOIP!!!
GOING...
FEELINGS OF
WRATH
EMERGING! OH, AND TRY NOT TO
STRAIN LIKE THAT.PEOPLE WILL GET THE
WRONG IDEA!
RIGHT YOU ‘ORRIBLE LOT,LISTEN UP! I HAVE
A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTFOR YOU ALL…
… AND- HEY!
ARE YOU CHEWING GUMWHILE I’M TALKING?
YEAH! SO WHAT?YOU’RE NOT THE
TEACHERROUND HERE!
I DON’T CARE ABOUT EXACTINGJUSTICE. IN FACT I DON’T EVEN
CARE ABOUT THE WHOLEWALKMEN INCIDENT ANYMORE!
ALL I WANT IS FOR THINGS TO GO BACKTO THE WAY THEY WERE, AND TO MAKE
AMENDS WITH MY SISTER!
AND AS FOR YOU THREE,YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED
FOR NOT SPEAKINGOUT MUCH SOONER,OTHERWISE NONE OF
THIS WOULD’VEEVER HAPPENED!
HE’S RIGHT!WE’VE ALL GOT BETTER
THINGS TO DO THANTO TAKE ORDERS FROM A
TOTAL NUTJOB!
HEY LOOK GUYS,WE’VE GOT JUST
ENOUGH TIMETO CATCH THE REST
OF THE ECLIPSE!
NOW HOLD ITYOU TRAITORS!
NO-ONE’S GOINGANYWHERE UNTIL
WE DO EXACTLY ASI SAY, AND I SAY…
GIVE IT UP,RYNO!
WE’RE NOT LISTENINGTO YOU ANYMORE! THIS
FEUD ENDS NOW!WE CAN DO
WHATEVER WE LIKE.WE'RE GOINGOUTSIDE TOWATCH THE
ECLIPSE WITHOUR FAMILIES...
OOPS,I FORGOT
ALL ABOUTTHAT!
LET’SPUMP
OUR JAMMIESUP!
AND FURTHERMORE,
WAIT!WHAT’S
SPINBOY DOING?
MEGA-BLASTA!!!!MEGA-BLASTA!!!!
UWHAT!?!
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