This is Rose Gumbo of Pat Brady's Rose Is Rose com0c strip
has been kidnapped. Maybe her alter ego Vicky the Biker is finally
taking control. Another MILB (Mother I Like to Bound) has joined the
group.
Rose Gumbo - Wife and mother.
Rather shy in public situations, she makes the lifestyle of an everyday
housewife appear adventurous and highly glamorous. She's witty, well
read, sews sweet costumes for her son, bakes brownies, takes in a sunset
almost daily, and teases her husband with her strawberry shampoo. She
can hold a pleasant conversation with anyone, from her next-door
neighbor to the birds living in the tree in her front yard. She's always
there with a huge hug to comfort her husband and son, and never misses a
night to tuck her little Pasquale in bed. Like Jimbo has to spiders,
Rose has a deep fear of dust mites, derived from when she once saw a
magnified image of one, and in her vivid imagination they tend to take
on rather exaggerated proportions.
Rose Is Rose
is a syndicated comic strip, written by Pat Brady since its creation in
1984, and drawn since March 2004 by Don Wimmer. The strip revolves
around Rose and Jimbo Gumbo, their son Pasquale, and the family cat
Peekaboo. Rose and Jimbo are deeply in love with each other, sometimes
exchanging love notes or kissing under the stars, and doting fondly on
Pasquale.
Rose is Rose is unusual, especially in
modern comic strips, in that it has a generally positive and cheerful
outlook on life and deals heavily with the emotional states of its
characters, especially Rose and Pasquale. Rose and sometimes Jimbo are
drawn as little children to emphasize "inner child" experiences. Rose is
sometimes shown leaning against her "let it be" tree when dealing with
heavy burdens. The strip also features highly daring "camera angles" and
perspectives, often giving the illusion through frames of real motion.
The strip often shows an alternate point of view based on the characters' fantasies. Rose often sees herself as a biker chick when faced with a conflict between selfish desire and social obligations, or when confronted with challenges to her usually mild-mannered personality. On the rare occasions when she and Jimbo are fighting, she usually sees herself locked away as a prisoner in a "dungeon of resentment." Jimbo, who would like his wife to gain weight, sometimes fantasizes about her being plump and round-faced. Pasquale's "dream ship" sequences get much play, as does his relationship with his beloved guardian angel or the bathtub's dreaded drain monster. Even Peekaboo has elaborate fantasies.
From the comic's debut in 1984 until the strip published on 9 August 1991, the character of Pasquale spoke only in a 'phonetic baby talk.' Since then, all of the characters (save for Mimi) have been portrayed as speaking coherent English.
The comic is distributed by United Features Syndicate. As of 2005, Pat Brady has been nominated eight times for a Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. He won the 2004 award in that category for the first time. The strip has also won the Religious Relations Council's Wilbur Award for Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strips.
The strip often shows an alternate point of view based on the characters' fantasies. Rose often sees herself as a biker chick when faced with a conflict between selfish desire and social obligations, or when confronted with challenges to her usually mild-mannered personality. On the rare occasions when she and Jimbo are fighting, she usually sees herself locked away as a prisoner in a "dungeon of resentment." Jimbo, who would like his wife to gain weight, sometimes fantasizes about her being plump and round-faced. Pasquale's "dream ship" sequences get much play, as does his relationship with his beloved guardian angel or the bathtub's dreaded drain monster. Even Peekaboo has elaborate fantasies.
From the comic's debut in 1984 until the strip published on 9 August 1991, the character of Pasquale spoke only in a 'phonetic baby talk.' Since then, all of the characters (save for Mimi) have been portrayed as speaking coherent English.
The comic is distributed by United Features Syndicate. As of 2005, Pat Brady has been nominated eight times for a Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. He won the 2004 award in that category for the first time. The strip has also won the Religious Relations Council's Wilbur Award for Editorial Cartoon/Comic Strips.
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