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December 30th, 2009

Resolutions

Of course, the upcoming year is the Year of the Tiger, but I had no convenient way of including a tiger in today’s strip, so here are some raccoons to ring in the new year.
Happy holidays!

-karl

40 Abominable Comments!

  1. Joe D

    I heartily approve of the lounging raccoon’s methods.

    Hope getting that print collection together is one of yours, Karl ;) Best wishes for the year, and keep up the awesome.

  2. Matt

    I think I know what one of the racoon’s regrets is… ;-)

  3. ramón

    i’m with the lounger all the way ;P

  4. sco3tt

    Love the raccoons but don’t like resolutions. If you find the need to change something, don’t wait til the end of the year, lol.

    And I’m looking forward to 2012, the year of the dragon (water this time) that will hopefully have the calming effect on the world state of affairs that the water dragon is supposed to have.

  5. I-hate-socks

    I love how amused the raccoon in panel three is – like he doesn’t even know where his resolutions come from (his belly perhaps?)
    happy new year Karl!

  6. noah

    fantastic, my favorite new years strip this year

  7. as363

    Happy New Year Karl – at the moment I feel like the raccoon higher up in the tree . But – “This too will pass”

  8. Kyphis

    Isn’t it the year of the tiger on Chinese New year, not Western New Year?

    And don’t you have a circus arc going right now >.>

  9. Ireny

    Kyphis is right–you’ve got until February 14 to come up with that tiger. :)

  10. ayanna

    i second that…or third it?
    for chinese new year, we need a tiger!

    please :)

  11. i-hate-socks

    In Japan people start celebrating the new year on Jan.1 with the new Chinese zodiac animal, so I think you’re good to go with the Tiger as of tomorrow.

  12. Dan

    Linked over from Dominic Deegan the other day and read through the entire archive. What an experience. I absolutely love your artwork, your story-telling that at times doesn’t require words, and the depth of your characters. I look forward to wednesdays so much more now, although going from page after page to a weekly update will be hard. Keep up the good work Karl!

  13. arkady62

    Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!

  14. CptnSpldng

    I routinely give up all my New Year’s resolutions for Lent.

  15. Lorraine

    I love the raccoons, sometimes I’m one, and other times, I’m the… Other! Best wishes for the New Year and a great, productive 2010

  16. Seraph

    Ah, the raccoon duo! It’s been so long since we’ve heard from these guys. Have a happy new year, everyone! =)

  17. sim James

    I love the Fat Raccoon.

  18. Garrett Williams

    Heh, a couple ring-tailed critters are the perfect choice to ring in any year.

  19. Su

    Nice strip! I’m with the lounging raccoon, too.

    Just thinking, you could have a tiger in an upcoming circus strip, perhaps?

  20. Argent Stonecutter

    I resolve to post my funny comment BEFORE I read everyone else’s so I don’t forget what I was going to say before I finish them.

  21. Radial

    Well, The year of the Tiger doesn’t offically come untill chinese new year actually…

  22. Vashra

    Such a happy raccoon, all full of resolutions. I wonder if he’ll keep any.

  23. RAWLS

    HAPPY 2010 MY FRIEND!!!

  24. kamuishirou

    I finally caught up with the strip. Wow! Awesome work, and can’t wait to read more.

  25. Chris Boyd

    Hilarious as always. Can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store for Charles.

  26. Thorin N. Tatge

    I always like the raccoons, both with valid perspectives. It’s touching that they stay friends.

  27. Argent Stonecutter

    I think this should be the year of the raccoon. Tigers wait another 12 years, they’ve had plenty. Let another stripey animal in for a change.

  28. Robin William Scott

    Best strip I read all year.

  29. cksaul

    Excellent! Was referred to the site via Dominic Deegan, and have been pacing myself as I’ve read through this marvelous strip. When I came to the realization, as I went to push the “Next” button, that I had come to the most current strip and thus had to WAIT for more, I literally cried out in shock and dismay. Still, I shall wait ever patiently for more.

  30. j.bone

    Happy New Year, Karl!
    I’m with the Tiger beat…something for Chinese New Year would be most excellent. And if it were to be a white tiger? Even better! He or she would fit right in to the world of Charles Christopher.

  31. Kid

    lol Lookit the fatty racoon :) Always talking and never doing, too cute.

  32. Anon

    Great strip!

    I also want to say To everyone else though to stop with the Chinese New Year already! Like I-hate-socks (aside:how could you hate socks?) wrote, Japanese new year celebrates the tiger this year starting on January first! Then again, that doesn’t mean something else couldn’t happen on Chinese new year…

  33. MagniThorson

    First post here. I found the comic tonight, and just finished reading through the entire thing. All that I want to say is that I’m really enjoying the ride so far and I can’t wait to see how things turn out for Charles and the gang. Great job!

  34. Random

    Found this comic reading through the comments on the comic Sandra and Woo and I am so glad I did. You avidly capture a wide range of emotions and you are willing to give us a laugh during a somber story arc. The art blows my mind as well; I can’t believe how beautiful it is with every panel. I will be looking forward to the rest of Charles adventures.

  35. Dokeck

    I just love the 4rth panel <3

  36. Argent Stonecutter

    Oh, right, no raccoons in China. Have to make it the year of the red panda. Pass the bamboo.

  37. Ra

    Hey, if you can bring a mystic lion into the strip, you can find a way to work a tiger in there.

    As a year of the tiger native, I will be very offended if you don’t. Hmmph.

    Actually, I won’t, but it would be cool to see you draw a tiger.

  38. DadaHyena

    And now!…and NOW!…(he’s going to be doing that all year, huh?).

  39. M

    I absolutely LOVE the raccoons, I feel they are always right on the money. More more!

  40. minetruly

    Are the raccoons a same-sex couple? It would be wonderful to see that kind of diversity in your already sensitive strip.

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