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| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[Shelley drives away after failing in her Super Crisis Quest]]
/ Shelley: Oh dear. Oh no. Oh NO.
/ Shelley: Magma and demonds and it's all my fault.
/ Shelley: All I had to do was recruit The Moon. / Shelley: And if I can't fulfill my mission, how can Esther and The Boy manage it?
/ Shelley: They're just... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070606 |
| Scary Go Round 20070606 | [[Shelley driving. The Moon above.]]
/ Shelley: Oh dear. Oh no. Oh no. Magma and demonds and it's all my fault. All I had to do was recruit the moon. / [[The Moon is shining in her windshield.]]
/ Shelley: And if I can't fulfill my mission, how can Esther and The Boy manage it? They're just kids, consumed... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070606 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[At the cauldron in Mother Shipton's cave]]
/ Mother Shipton: I tire you teaching you spells, princess!
/ Mother Shipton: Go play in the mosses and lichens of the cave.
/ Amy: Oh Mother Shipton, you do SPOIL ME. / [[Amy gently traces a cave painting with her finger]]
/ Amy: Wow. To think these ancient... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070607 |
| Scary Go Round 20070607 | [[Mother Shipton and Amy are standing by a green-steaming cauldron. Beside are jars of eyeballs and possibly "toes of frog." Amy drops one eyeball in the cauldron.]]
/ Mother Shipton: I tire of teaching you spells, princess! Go play in the mosses and lichens of the cave.
/ Amy: Oh Mother Shipton, you... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070607 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[Shelley climbs on the roof of her car]]
/ Shelley: Now, if I can't get to The Moon, I need to get his attention.
/ Shelley: And that cheeky orb has a one-track mind. / [[Shelley yells towards the sky]]
/ Shelley: I AM SO TIRED!
/ Shelley: IT IS TIME TO GET INTO MY SCANTY NIGHT-THINGS! / [[Shelley pulls... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070608 |
| Scary Go Round 20070608 | [[Shelley climbs up onto the roof of her car. The full moon is above.]]
/ Shelley: Now, if I can't get to the Moon, I need to get his attention. And that cheeky orb has a one-track mind. / Shelley: I am so tired! It is time to get into my scanty night-things! / [[Partly off-panel, she drops her tracksuit... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070608 |
| June 11, 2007 | [[Erin Winters is kneeling on her bed in her room looking at the cordless telephone in her hand.]]
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| Scary Go Round 20070611 | http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070611 |
| June 12, 2007 | [[Erin Winters is sitting at a phoropter while the optometrist Doctor Singh examines her eyes.]]
/ Doctor Singh: Sorry Erin, it looks like you'll have to start wearing your glasses again. / [[Erin sits while Doctor Singh handles a phoropter lens.]]
/ Erin: But I'm getting married tonight! What if he doesn't... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070612 |
| Scary Go Round 20070612 | [[Erin is having her eyes tested.]]
/ Dr Singh: Sorry Erin, it looks like you'll have to start wearing your glasses again. / Erin: But I'm getting married tonight! What if he doesn't like me in glasses? / Dr Singh: If he loves you, he'll love you with slices of beetroot taped to your eyes. And let's... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070612 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[Erin about to enter a Help The Wretched store and is looking over her shoulder at her previous life. She is Not Happy.]]
/ Erin: Maybe I can't tell my family, and my friends think I'm nuts...
/ Erin: ... But this is still going to be the most wonderful day of my life.
/ [[The store has on display: a... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070613 |
| Scary Go Round 20070613 | [[Erin walks to the Help The Wretched shop. Signs on the window: "Lemuel Shanks - Tuff Rutty"; "Meet The Chisels"; "Ruff Kru - The Bomb Y'all".]]
/ Erin: Maybe I can't tell my family, and my friends think I'm nuts... but this is still going to be the most wonderful day of my life. / [[In the shop.]]
/ Erin:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070613 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Crowley: Where is Mr. Rabbit with my wedding suit? I've not seen hide nor hair of that beast all day. / Goblin1: He is probably selecting just the right cummerbund!
/ Goblin2: Enjoy anew the sparkle and shine of the ring! / Crowley: Only eight hours until earth is awash in demons, blood and fire! Eight... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070614 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Bob Crowley: Where is Mr Rabbit with my wedding suit? I've not seen hide nor hair of that beast all day. / Winged goblin gent with wings?: He is probably selecting just the right cummerbund!
/ Bespectacled goblin fellow in long sleeves: Enjoy anew the sparkle and shine of the ring! / Bob Crowley:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070614 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Devil: So Bob, how does it feel to be free of school and getting spliced?
/ Bob Crowley: Exciting, dark one! Though a shame I can't enjoy the world for a while before you flood it with your hideous spawn. / The Devil: The world is already an exceptionally horrible place, I'm just making it my... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070615 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Devil: So Bob how does it feel to be free of school and getting spliced?
/ Bob: Exciting Dark One! - Though a shame I can't enjoy the world for a while before you flood it with your hideous spawn. / The Devil: The world is already an exceptionally horrible place. - I'm just making it my kind of... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070615 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Ryan: Woah! You fellows! I was sure you'd die a fiery lava death!
/ Raffles, Gentleman Thief: Rather than magma, it turns our Paninatu spews waves of fresh strawberry jam. / Raffles, Gentleman Thief: Despite some minor scalding, we tempted him out of his volcano home with some cream...
/ Raffles,... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070618 |
| Scary Go Round: June 18, 2007 | [[Ryan, carrying a cardboard box with holes poked in it, approaches two two men. The first man, Raffles, looks debonair and classy, while the second, Bonzo Cribbins, looks like a ruffian. Both men have bandages around their arms.]]
/ Ryan: Woah!
/ You fellows!
/ I was sure you'd die a fiery lava death!
/ Raffles:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070618 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Ryan: The laprechaun's in this box, but he's havin' a nap.
/ Margot: Don't wake him up, he's a biter and a scratcher.
/ Mother Shipton: Yes yes! I see him! / Hugo: There is a kraken in the petrified well back there. I am going to spend tomorrow just staring at some leaves, recalibrating my shattered... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070619 |
| Scary Go Round: June 19, 2008 | [[Ryan and Margo hand a box to the hag-like Mother Shipton. Hugo watches nervously in the background.]]
/ Ryan: The leprechaun's in this box, but he's havin' a nap.
/ Margo: Don't wake him up, he's a biter and a scratcher.
/ Mother Shipton: Yes yes!
/ I see him! / [[Hugo stands at the mouth of the cave,... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070619 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[ The Boy and Esther have brought Mr. Rabbit to Mother Shipton's cave, and stand there with her. The rabbit is behind bars. ]]
/ Mother Shipton: Well done, children, well done.
/ Mr. Rabbit is vital to my plans. / Esther: What happens now, Mother Shipton?
/ Mother Shipton: I need to cast some spells to... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070620 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Mother Shipton: Well done children, well done. Mr Rabbit is vital to my plans. / Esther: What happens now, mother shipton?
/ Mother Shipton: I need to cast some spells to complete the prophecy! They are not for young eyes! Go play at ring-a-roses and hop-scotch! / Mother Shipton: How delicious... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070620 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Boy: Now we've saved the world and society, there are a few things we need to sort out, Esther.
/ Esther: I know. Everything's been so messed up since christmas. And poor erin. First she grows 18 inches, then declares she's marrying the headmaster. / The Boy: I think things may have snowballed.
/ Esther:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070621 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Boy: Now we've saved the world and society, there are a few things we need to sort out, Esther.
/ Esther: I know. Everything's been so messed up since Christmas. And poor Erin. First she grows 18 inches, then declares she's marrying the headmaster. / The Boy: I think things may have snowballed.
/ Esther:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070621 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[Erin knocks on a door]]
/ Erin Winters: I'm here, beloved Bob! I'm here for our wedding day! / [[Bob Answers, Erin is has love-hearts floating around her]]
/ Bob Crowley: What fiction is this! / [[Bob is anguished. It is revealed Erin is in a wedding dress. She looks despondent, but still has floaty... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070622 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Erin Winters: I'm here, beloved Bob! I'm here for our wedding day! / Bob Crowley: WHAT FICTION IS THIS? / Bob Crowley: Where is the leggy, buxom gazelle of my fevered night thoughts?
/ Bob Crowley: This bookish sapling is a maiden aunt in waiting! / Erin Winters: LOVE ME, BOB, LOVE ME!
/ Bob Crowley:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070622 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[The devil is furious, a pink and yellow pattern radiating from his head fills the panel.]]
/ Devil: What do you mean, you don't want to marry her? / Devil: Only the cold light of the full moon...
/ Devil: ...and the unholy union of maiden and beast...
/ Devil: ...can flood the world with my lovely demon... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070625 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Devil: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT TO MARRY HER? / The Devil: Only the cold light of the full moon...
/ The Devil: ...And the unholy union of maiden and beast...
/ The Devil: ...Can flood the world with my lovely demon spawn! / Bob Crowley: Even the wickedest man in the world must marry... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070625 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[ The Devil is about to maryy Headmaster Crowley and Erin Winters under the light of a full moon, in accordance to the bargain between Bob and the Devil. Both are crying, Bob because Erin is no longer a busty Amazon, Erin because Bob obviously does not love her. ]] / The Devil: Dearly beloved, we are... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070626 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | The Devil: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of me, the gread deceiver...
/ The Devil: ...to bring about the union of Robert Aloysius Crowley and Erin Mary Winters. / < http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070626 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: Do you have planning permission for this portal? / < http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070627 |
| Scary Go Round 20070627 | Shelley: Do you have planning permission for this portal? / [[A tentacle snags her.]]
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| Scary Go Round 20070628 | [[Shelley and Esther embrace.]]
/ Shelley: We did it Esther! We beat the Devil!
/ Wogun: Dat ain't the Devil, ye great streaks of whitewash. / [[He looks over the corpse, which Percival is perched on.]]
/ Wogun: Ye jus' squashed Old Nobby, the greatest character actor of his generation. What a waste. / [[He... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070628 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: We did it, Esther! We beat the devil!
/ Goblin-fairy thing: Dat ain't the devil, ye great streaks of whitewash. / Goblin-fairy thing: Ye jus' squashed old nobby, the greatest character actor of his generation. What a waste. / Goblin-fairy thing: Dat's the devil over there, marryin' yer sister... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070628 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: What are those?
/ Bob Crowley: Demons. That thing's going to flood the world with demons. / Shelley: Can't we turn it off? Soon?
/ Ralph: Only two people know how to turn it off: Me and Professor Braun here.
/ Ralph: He's not feeling very well. / The Wogun: Well then, tell me
/ The Wogun: Are... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070629 |
| Scary Go Round 20070629 | < http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070629 |
| Scary Go Round 20070702 | [[Hugo and Margo in a car. Margo looks peeved.]]
/ Hugo: No Margo. Hugo is not letting his main money-maker and lunch ticket out... into the dangerous world of goblins and wee men.
/ [[Sign: "Gimmer's Crag Inn"]] / Hugo: That fierce glow yonder suggests one thing. Any minute now someone will return complaining... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070702 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Hugo: No Margo. Hugo is not letting his main money-maker and lunch ticket out...
/ ...into the dangerous world of goblins and wee men. / Hugo: That fierce glow yonder suggests one thing.
/ Any minute now someone will return complaining that they have lost a limb. / Hugo: We will remain safe here in... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070702 |
| Scary Go Round 20070703 | Bob: Once your sister and I were wed, the portal opened! There's nothing we can do!
/ Shelley: This is mind bogglingly annoying. / Ryan: I got no ideas except maybe buryin' this thing.
/ Shelley: Wait... Erin, you're only 16. / Shelley: This union is void without parental permission!
/ Erin: I got Dad... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070703 |
| Scary Go Round 20070703 | Bob Crowley: Once your sister and I were wed, the portal opened! There's nothing we can do!
/ Shelley: This is mind bogglingly annoying. / Ryan: I got no ideas except maybe buryin' this thing.
/ Shelley: Wait... Erin, you're only 16. / Shelley: This union is void without parental permission!
/ Erin: I... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070703 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: Has this marriage been consummated? The answer had better be "no".
/ Erin: No!
/ Bob: I never disturbed her maidenhead! / Shelley: I'm filing a motion for annulment by text message-- legal practice at its most ramshackle. And really. "Maidenhead"? / Shelley: How do you like my legal beaglery,... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070704 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley Winters: Has this marriage been consummated?
/ Shelley Winters: The answer had better be "no".
/ Erin Winters: No!
/ Bob Crowley: I never disturbed her maidenhead! / Shelley Winters: I'm filing a motion for annulment by text message
/ Shelley Winters: Legal practice at its most ramshackle.
/ Shelley... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070704 |
| Scary Go Round 20070705 | Ryan: Erin, you don't gotta be so hard on your sister. She's lookin' out for you.
/ Erin: Wow. Thanks. More great advice from a fully paid up member of her simpletons' club. / Ryan: Well dang ain't you just an utter delight.
/ Erin: I can find my arse with both hands, which puts me on a higher evolutionary... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070705 |
| Scary Go Round 20070705 | Ryan: Erin, you don't gotta be so hard on your sister. She's lookin' out for you.
/ Erin: Wow, thanks. More great advice from a fully paid up member of her Simpletons' Club. / Ryan: Well dang ain't you just an utter delight.
/ Erin: I can find my arse with both hands, which puts me on a higher evolutionary... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070705 |
| Scary Go Round 20070706 | [[Shelley hangs to a tree for dear life. Bob is not hanging on to anything.]]
/ Shelley: Holy moly! This is quite a gale! / Ryan: The portal's suckin' the demons back in... and anythin' else not nailed down!
/ Erin: BOB! / Erin: BOB, I'VE GOT YOU! / [[She reaches out for Bob, catches his feet, is sucked... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070706 |
| Scary Go Round 20070706 | [[Shelly hangs on to a tree as they are all swept up by the portal's sucking. Bob has nothing to hold onto and falls over.]]
/ Shelley: Holy moly! This is quite a gale! / Ryan: The portal's suckin' the demons back in... and anythin' else not nailed down!
/ Erin: NO! / Erin: BOB, I'VE GOT YOU! / [[Erin... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070706 |
| Scary Go Round 20070709 | [[Erin is holding onto Bob's legs with both hands, while Shelley is only flimsily holding to one of Erin's feet.]]
/ Erin: I won't let go, Bob, I won't!
/ Shelley: Erin, I can't hold on to both of you! Let go of old cradle-snatcher! He'll be fine in a dimension of demonds and deth! / [[Shelley loses her... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070709 |
| Scary Go Round 20070709 | Erin: I won't let go, Bob, I won't!
/ Shelley: Erin, I can't hold on to both of you! Let go of old cradle-snatcher! He'll be fine in a dimension of demonds and deth! / [[She loses her grip. Bob and Erin catapult through the portal.]]
/ < http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070709 |
| Scary Go Round 20070710 | [[Ryan, The Boy, and Erin come up in a tractor to rescue Shelley. Erin plucks her off the tree.]]
/ Ryan: Shelley, stop your wrigglin'! We're savin' you!
/ Shelley: Let go! I have to rescue my sister! / Ryan: Listen, one small woman can't just go into Hell.
/ Shelley: I can! I must!
/ Erin: Shelley, Hell... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070710 |
| Scary Go Round 20070710 | [[Ryan, The Boy, and Erin come by in the bulldozer. The Boy holds Esther steady, and Esther reaches out and grabs Shelley from the tree she was holding on to.]]
/ Ryan: Shelley, stop your wrigglin'! We're savin' you!
/ Shelley: Let go! I have to rescue my sister! / Ryan: Listen, one small woman can't... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070710 |
| Scary Go Round 20070711 | Esther: How do we turn the portal off, The Boy? You know about... science!
/ The Boy: I don't know if we should try. If it's not shut down properly, something appalling might happen! / Esther: The Portakabin's going!
/ The Boy: Well, they're made from compressed juice cartons and potato peelings! They're... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070711 |
| Scary Go Round 20070711 | [[Esther and The Boy stand a relatively safe distance from the portal as the demons are sucked back into it.]]
/ Esther: How do we turn the portal off, The Boy? You know about... science!
/ The Boy: I don't know if we should try. If it's not shut down properly, something appalling might happen! / Esther:... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070711 |
| Scary Go Round 20070712 | Shelley: We did it! We saved the nation from the threat of terror... but at a terrible cost.
/ Ryan: War is stupid. And people are stupid.
/ Esther: I think we'd better get out of here before the police arrive and start asking reasonable questions. / Ryan: Let's go get Amy back from ol' Mother Shipton.... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070712 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: We did it! We saved the nation from teh threat of terror... ...but at a terrible cost.
/ Ryan: War is stupid. And people are stupid.
/ Esther: I think we'd better get out of here before the police arrive and start asking reasonable questions. / Ryan: Let's go get Amy back from ol' Mother Shipton.... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070712 |
| Scary Go Round 20070713 | Shelley: Mother Shipton, you gross old crone, come out and face me! My skinny fists spell retribution!
/ Amy: Yeah Mother Shipton, you stink at life! Booo! / [[Shelley realizes Amy is behind her and hugs her.]]
/ Shelley: AME! She didn't boil you down into glue! / [[She gives Ryan a hug.]]
/ Amy: Don't... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070713 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Shelley: Mother Shipton, you gross old crone, come out and face me! My skinny fists spell retribution!
/ Amy: Yeah Mother Shipton, you stink at life! Booo! / Shelley: AME! She didn't boil you down into glue! / Amy: Don't hug too tight Ryan. I've been washing in puddle water for a week. / Shelley: Amy...... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070713 |
| Scary Go Round 20070716 | Ryan: Erin was a dour gal, you're right. Goin' into Hell will be character formin'.
/ Amy: Don't be so fucking ridiculous, Ryan. / Amy: What was I meant to say to poor Shelley? "Buck up! Your sister's probably only being chased by a big skull on legs with a lolling tongue"? Just because Erin only had... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070716 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | Ryan: Erin was a dour gal, you're right. Goin' into hell will be character formin'.
/ Amy: Don't be so fucking ridiculous, Ryan. / Amy: What was I meant ot say to poor shelley? "Buck up! Your sister's probably only being chased by a big skull on legs with a lolling tongue"? Just because Erin only had... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070716 |
| Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison | [[Amy's in the bath while Shelly waits outside the door.]] / Shelly: Do you think the devil is really beaten, Ame? Can the human race sleep safe in its giant bed? / Amy: The human race is like a drunk teenager doing a crooked grind down the central reservation of a motorway. / Amy: Humanity is a... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070717 |
| Scary Go Round 20070717 | [[Shelley is in her pajamas with a mug of tea. Amy is in the bathtub with bubble bath and a glass of wine.]]
/ Shelley: Do you think the Devil is really beaten, Ame? Can the human race sleep safe in its giant bed? / Amy: The human race is like a drunk teenager doing a crooked grind down the central... http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20070717 |
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