Not in Kansas Anymore, Act II, sc. v

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And now Beardo is channeling his inner Horatio Cane, which is just fine with me. And the lady from the Stunt Monks just couldn't bare to live without her pretties, which were all being sucked back to hell where they came from, I presume.

Most importantly, they have the monkeys out of the way, their costumes, their instruments, a date to keep and a gig to play! Off to the ol' Bum and Barber on Aylmer St. Putting these clowns on stage is probably one of the worst ideas in entertainment history.

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act II, sc. iv

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Channeling his inner Clint Eastwood, Beardo is ready to spend his bananas and sends those monkeys straight to hell. Adios, muchachos!

Now they've acquired and paid for all their costumes and instruments, and the monkeys are no longer interfering with the operation, the band has got to be ready to go, right?

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act II, sc. iii B

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Here's a bonus panel to help segue between Act II, sc. iii and Act II, sc. iv. I felt like there was just too much unsaid between those pages, and this is SUPPOSED to help out.

PLUS I got to show a bit of the Emerald Pity Pawn Shop sign which I designed, but wasn't able to use in the story line. Here you just get a hint of it, but you can imagine what the whole thing looks like. Beware the Flying Sombreros!

The beauty of this is, the next page is already up! Go check it out, too!

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act II, sc. iii

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Betcha didn't see THIS coming!

I know it's supposed to be a million monkeys on a million typewriters that write a masterpiece, but ... I just didn't have time for She-Mullet to review that many manuscripts and keep the pace of this joke going.

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Ah, those damned monkeys continue to be a source of frustration. What do you think of the instruments that each person has selected? What do you think of D'Ron on bass, or Minestrone on the drums? I forget what Beardo is supposed to be playing, lol.

This is our second visit to the Emerald Pity Pawn Shop (now it's been named). Do you remember this shop owner from From Busk Till Pawn? If you recall, he really liked Cracker Jacks.

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act I, sc. v

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Bands that SKIP together, STAY together.

One more Wizard of Oz homage, ripping off the fairly iconic image of the gang skipping along the yellow-brick road. PLUS, It's not often we get a fairly comprehensive view of the street, so there's some decent perspective here in this scene.

This wraps up Act I, with the plot in full swing -- what do you think happens next? I feel like most stories that try and do a parody of a specific film (like Star Wars) are a little TOO faithful from scene to scene, and they just try tobe sarcastic in each scene. In this, I'm aiming to instead just have jokes related to the Wizard of Oz, but I'm not hellbent on copying the literal story narrative. So expect more Wizard jokes, but don't expect them to follow the story very faithfully -- that's just not as funny!

My brother made an excellent point, though, that the beginning few scenes should have been in black and white, and that's a great idea! I wish I'd thought of that!

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act I, sc. iv

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For the record, the streets were stained yellow before the monkeys escaped their cages, so that's no excuse .. I'm lookin at YOU Beardo, ya freakin BUM.

More Wizard of Oz gags, did you notice them?

First, the obvious reference to following the yellow-brick road. And what lays at the end of the yellow-brick road? ... anyone? EMERALD CITY. Right. Which also has a humorous allegory here on King St. The Emerald Pity Pawn Shop (which we visited in the last episode From Busk Till Pawn).

Do you like having the monkeys running around? Is that hilarious? I hope so, because it's sure an added inconvenience when I'm drawing these damned things.

Enjoy!

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Not in Kansas Anymore, Act I, sc. iii

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Step 1 after you drive over the band - - GET OFF THEM! Unfortunately for the Roadie, she backs directly into the Stunt Monks van, and unwittingly released all the monkeys out into the streets! Yikes.

And of course, there are a few more Wizard of Oz gags in here, if you can spot them?

First, the "Tornado" drops a van with a House on it, onto a lady in black & white striped socks, just like in the movie! Also, she's not wearing ruby slippers, but something close enough. At least these LOOK like slippers. I wouldn't call what you saw in the Wizard of Oz "slippers" - - I'm fairly certain I would have called them "shoes."

Also, Mr. Minestrone's first instinct was to run to the crushed band members to help ... himself to some cigarettes. What a dirt bag!

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