Well, that was a dramatic announcement last week, wasn’t it? Pinky has informed her mother that she will be running for president! But….I got three whole (very sincere) votes in the last election! Doesn’t that count for anything?
Bob wouldn’t try anything sneaky, would he? Would he???????
Has there ever been a phrase that strikes terror into a …um…panda’s heart like we need to talk?Just when mama Mei Xiang thought that things would be calming down, and she could think about whether it was time to start knitting some panda booties…..
Pinky for what??????
Pinky has a surprise up her sleeve for mommee and daddee, I think. Well, at least it will distract her from the prospect of having a sibling (or two!) to contend with. Oh my…the fur may fly this summer.
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Attention must be paid…to Pinky’s mommee, if no one else. Watch as Pinky plays a round of Evade the Question! (Thank you Jasper Fforde!) ( I excelled at this game as a teenager.)
Cause and effects are very complicated concepts for baby pandas, don’t you think?
But don’t try to pin this on your minions, Pinky. You are going to need them later when you…um…make your big announcement. Every politician needs some minions who are willing to do their bidding, don’t you think?
Maybe no one will be able to trace the outage back to the panda house.
Maybe.
Be the Bear,
Bob T Panda
It was bad enough when Bob used his private email account for his official campaign communications, but I had no idea (I’m shocked, I tell you!) that Princess Pinky was doing the same thing. Who knew that zoo panda communications were considered official documents?
What could Pinky be up to…?
Who would have thought that this would cause more email scandals ….
I think it’s high time that Princess Pinky developed a little bit of responsibility, don’t you? Her mother has a job for her, but perhaps it’s not quite the one she has in mind…
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Oh No! Triple trouble for Pinky!
Well, it’s really poetic justice, isn’t it? Not that I would want to be the one to mention it to her….
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
Those panda moms are some tough cookies. You do NOT want to
Make
them
MAD!
You might just find yourself grounded for life.
Good thing Pinky has her own computer in her room and a Skype account so she can keep in touch with her American Zoo panda compatriots.
But maybe you should be careful what you admit to, Pinky.
Hopefully Larry will start advising her to be a better behaved little panda soon.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
I could hear the cries of despair from Mehitabel’s fans (and yes, she does have them) and I had no intention of letting her disappearance be permanent. So yes, the cat came back.
And so did Bob!
Despite the fact that Bob is still wearing his vacation outfit, he’s back and ready to report, observant as ever!
um…”ooopsie”?
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Look at that adorable face! Frosting wouldn’t melt in her mouth.
Will there be some consequences for Miss Pinky? Hmmmmmm… tune in next week.
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
Ooopsie! Here, kitty, kitty! Where are you?
Where does one go when one gets poofed by Pinky? I’m afraid I must admit to a certain amount of irresponsibility. I mean, this is fiction, right? Do I have to have an answer for everything???? Meanwhile, Pinky has to answer to a higher authority for her actions.
Yes: her mom. Just because she is now living on her own in real life, doesn’t mean the same rules apply here.
Now where did that cat go?
Small bears will get into trouble, won’t they?
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
In my attempt to be not just a visual artist, but also a writer, one of the crucial concepts I have learned about, whether you are writing fiction or non-fiction, is that of voice. Everybody has one, apparently. I think maybe it’s a little like listening to your own outgoing message on your answering machine. Is that me? Boy do I sound dorky!
In these pages and in my cartoons, I strive for the panda voice, of each individual panda (and cat!) character that I invent as I sit in my studio, drawing and chortling to myself, (quietly, or sometimes not so quietly.) I think I should give myself a big, furry paw pat on the back for achieving this goal, because of some of the comments that people share with me here and on Fezbook. You get me! You really get me!
Huzzah!
Mehitabel did NOT approve this cartoon. I really did hear the story on Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Let me also add that some of my faithful readers must be looking into their crystal binky balls, because some of their suggestions, fears, and suppositions are not far from some of the upcoming cartoons, which I have been working on ahead of my usual last minute schedule! You have been paying attention, so give yourselves a big, furry paw pat on the back, and then go have a cuppycake. You have embraced your inner panda!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda!
BTW I don’t want anyone to forget that today ends daylight losing time, and so I must include the panda kindergarten salute to Daylight savings time!
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Panda Satire fans should be reassured, that like many fictional characters, (I, as the omniscient narrator and manipulator of my imaginary panda universe have decreed,) Princess Pinky will remain a willful, out of control, delightful toddler in these pages. Well, I might let her age a little bit, but the best jokes are (for the moment, at least) predicated on her cubbyhood status.
DC panda fans have occasionally pointed out that there is a mouse or two that shares the panda habitat, and they have named him “Larry.” What better advisor could Pinky have as she transitions to her big girl life? Her own Jiminy Cricket, so to speak.
What could be better than a bear and her mouse?
Children’s literature is full of characters that won’t grow up, Peter Pan being the most famous. Why should Pinky be any different?
If you missed it on Sunday, I hope you’ll hop over to Inspokes to read my interview about Pandamorphosis. There be Pandas, indeed!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Don’t forget! Friday is International Polar Bear Day! Join us as we present encore presentations of our polar bear collection!