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Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Amy Chilton and Shelley Winters sit at a table talking to two Dai Davis scientists]] / Amy Chilton: You two work for Davies Drinks? Didn't your boss become mayor then go nuts? / Scientist 1, Simon's Partner: Shhh. We're not allowed to talk about that. / Shelley Winters: Oh prease! / [[Nightime...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Simon: HERE IT IS, THE VIT-RX LAB. / Shelley: LAWKS A MERCY! / Shelley: ALL THESE CRITTERS . . . THEY'RE ENORMOUS! / Amy: IS THAT A WORM WITH PECS? THAT'S WEIRD, AND WRONG, AND WEIRD. / Shelley: I FEEL SICK! / Simon's Partner: PROFESSOR DAVIES DISCOVERED THAT A MIXTURE OF POP ROCKS AND SEA MONKEYS IN...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Out on the street, Shelley hands back a hip flask to Simon]] / Shelley: WHY WOULD YOUR BOSS TEST SOMETHING LIKE VIT-RX ON HIMSELF? / Simon: I THINK HE WAS TIRED OF GETTING SAND KICKED IN HIS FACE AT THE BEACH. / Simon: HE WANTED THAT "ATLAS BODY". / [[Simon and Simon's Partner stand by while Shelley...
Scary Go Round 20070209 Shelley: Why would your boss test something like Vit-RX on himself? / Simon: I think he was tired of getting sand kicked in his face at the beach. He wanted that "Atlas Body." / Simon: He's in his sixties. I just don't think his system could take it. / Amy: This is our bus. Bye lovely boys! / Simon:...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Shelley and Amy in the hallway]] / Shelley: Be very very quiet! / Amy: We're hunting wabbits. / Shelley: Shh! No monkeyshines! / [[Shelley and Amy in Erin's bed]] / Erin: What are you- / Shelley: Shush Erin! Do not wake the household! / Shelley: Amy has a very important rule for you! / Amy: Don't let...
Scary Go Round 20070212 Shelley: Be very very quiet! / Amy: We're hunting wabbits. / Shelley: Shh! No monkeyshines! / [[They enter Erin's room and get into the bed, each on one side of her.]] / Erin: What are you-- / Shelley: Shush Erin! Do not wake the household! Amy has a very important rule for you! / Amy: Don't let a boy...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Erin is yelling because Shelley and Amy are in her bed]] / Erin Winters: All right it's seven o'clock! / Erin Winters: Horrible old women have to get out of my bed now or I'm telling Dad! / Erin Winters: 5-4-3-2- / Shelley Winters: Erin, I remember why we came here last night! / Shelley Winters: We...
Scary Go Round 20070213 [[Erin wakes up with Shelley and Amy beside her. She is considerably put out.]] / Erin: All right it's seven o'clock! Horrible old women have to get out of my bed now or I'm telling Dad. / Erin: 5-4-3-2- / Shelley: Erin, I remember why we came here last night! / Shelley: We found out you won't go crackers...
 
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison The Boy: Is she here, Mrs De Groot? / Mrs De Groot: She's working on something in her room, The Boy. / The Boy: Esther? Are you decent? / Esther's voice: Come! / The Boy: Wow, that's hilarious! / Esther: There is nothing hilarious about my love for Mr Crowley. / Esther: My heart wants to beat out of my...
Scary Go Round 20070214 The Boy: Is she here, Mrs De Groot? / Mrs De Groot: She's working on something in her room, The Boy. / [[Esther's door. Poster: Pestface 2006 Tour.]] / The Boy: Esther? Are you decent? / Esther: Come! / [[Esther has made a large painting of Bob Crowley, rather grotesque, with a dripping stylized heart...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Mrs De Groot: That was quick! Aren't you staying for dinner? / The Boy: Bye Mrs De Groot. Thanks for ... being so nice. / The Boy: What ... just happened? / Mrs De Groot: What did you do to that poor boy, Esther? / Esther De Groot: I don't ... I don't know! / The Father: There'll be other girls son. / The...
Scary Go Round 20070215 Mrs De Groot: That was quick! Aren't you staying for dinner? / The Boy: Bye Mrs De Groot. Thanks for... being so nice. / The Boy: What... just happened? / Mrs De Groot: What did you do to that poor boy, Esther? / [[Esther seems to have been crying.]] / Esther: I don't... I don't know! / The Father: There'll...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Goblin 1: Bob this is extremely upsetting. / Goblin 2: We urge you to reconsider! / Bob: What do I care for your opinion? Love is dead! / Bob: If I cannot wed Esther, that sweet nymph of night, I do not wish to live! I believe this device will end my miserable existence with maximum certainty! / Erin:...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Erin Winters enters Mr Crowley' office, all has an mystical look]] / ERIN: MR CROWLEY? MR SLACK SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE ME / MR CROWLEY: ERIN! COME IN. CLOSE THE DOOR. / [[Mr Crowley start doing some hypnotizing movement, as just to / ...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Erin: Mr Crowley? Mr Slack said you wanted to see me. / Crowley: Erin! Come in. Close the door. / Crowley: You may find yourself suddenly overwhelmed by my presence. / Do not worry, this is the most natural thing in the world. / Ryan: So you think your problems with your sister are over? / Shelley: Yes....
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Moon, Ryan, and Shelly outside Shelly's flat]] / Moon: Gawd Shelly, is he in there? The fish man? / Shelly: Yes Moon, and he promised to vacuum. But don't be surprised if he's in his swimming trunks watching diagnosis murder. / [[Inside the flat]] / Shelly: That is just his slothful fishy way and- / Ryan:...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Moon: Gawd Shelley, is he in there? The fish man? / Shelley: Yes Moon, and he promised to vacuum. / But don't be surprised if he's in his swimming trunks watching Diagnosis Murder. / Shelley: That is just his slothful fishy way and - / Ryan: Shelley, I think you've been burgled! / Shelley: Where's Desmond...
 
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Moon, Shelley and Ryan enter the house]] / Moon: Gawd Shelley, is he in there? The fish man? / Shelley: Yes Moon, and he promised to vacuum. / But don't be surprised if he's in his swimming trunks watching Diagnosis Murder. / Shelley: That is just his slothful fishy way and- / Ryan: Shelley, I think...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Moon: Who would kidnap your friend? And why? / Desmond: It was a bunny and a tentacle! / Ryan: Des, it' ain't cool to hallucinate. / Unless maybe you're a native American lookin' for meanings. / Desmond: I saw it, Ryan, I saw it! / Bunny: You're sure this is the world's foremost expert on pan-dimensional...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[The Boy is writing poetry: Esther: Omega by [covered by pen]/I wandered ruined as a planetoid/Wrecked by a colliding asteroid/Drained of strength like lifeless solenoid /I'll die alone, or am I paranoid?/FIN]] / Erin Winters: Whatcha doin', The Boy? / [[The Boy closes his notebook and rests both...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[The Boy is writing in a notebook]] / Text: "Esther: Omega" / by E / I wandered ruined as a planetoid / Wrecked by a colliding asteroid / Drained of strength like lifeless solenoid / I'll die alone, or am I paranoid? / FIN / Erin: Whatcha doin', The Boy? / The Boy: Oh, just... thinking. / Erin: Can I tell you...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[The Boy comes upon Sarah and Big Lindsay in a school corridor]] / The Boy: Sarah, Lindsay, are you in love with Bob Crowley? / Sarah: Oh yeah, we completely want to do it with the headmaster / Sarah: Its the 'tache and ponytail / Sarah: So hot. / The Boy: Esther chucked me because she says she's in love...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[The Boy is looking concerned. Sarah and Lindsey look scornful.]] / The Boy: Sarah, Lindsay, are you in love with Bob Crowley? / Sarah: Oh yeah, we completely want to do it with the headmaster. / It's the 'tache and the ponytail. / So hot. / [[The Boy and Lindsay look worried.]] / The Boy: Esther chucked...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Erin: I'm incredibly good at sport now! / Student 1: Darn it / Student 2: The day the world changed / Erin: This is a remarkable development! / [[Esther is leaping to attack Erin]] / Erin: No need to look so shocked, some of us are just late- / [[Esther lands on Erin]] / Erin: -bloomers / Esther: He's...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Erin: I'm incredibly good at sport now! / This is a remarkable development! / Girl 1: Darn it / Girl 2: The day the world changed / Erin: No need to look so shocked, some of us are just late - / [[Esther tackles Erin]] / Erin: - BLOOMERS / Esther: He's mine! Mine mine mine mine! / Milford: Damn! Ester's...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison The Boy: She's an eldritch creature now. / Drifting beyond our control. / Into the ether. / Sarah: Esther's just gone off the rails, The Boy. / The Boy: How do you go off the rails in the space of a week? / There would have been signs. / Paul: Like what? / Paul: Unconventional dress? / Peculiar attitude? / Unhealthy...
Scary Go Round 20070227 The Boy: She's an eldritch creature now. Drifting beyond our control. Into the ether. / Sarah: Esther's just gone off the rails, The Boy. / The Boy: How do you go off the rails in the space of a week? There would have been signs. / Milford: Like what? / Milford: Unconventional dress? Peculiar attitude?...
 
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Shelley: Who would kidnap Monty? Who would even know we had him? / Only us, and Amy's dad... / Desmond: Len's solid. / Ryan: Well, I told Ralph about him. / Just to get a mystical perspective. / Shelley: You told Ralph? / Ryan: He's my mate! / Shelley: He's a creepy old Satanist! / Shelley: You may recall...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Shelley: Who would kidnap Monty? Who even knew we had him? / Only us, and Amy's dad... / Desmond: Len's solid. / Ryan: Well, I told Ralph about him. Just to get a mystical perspective. / Shelley: You told Ralph? / Ryan: He's my mate! / Shelley: He's a creepy old Satanist! / Shelley: You may recall him...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Amy: Come on Shelley, please don't cry! / Shelley: I don't know what to do! I don't know how to help Monty and I don't, I don't- I don't know what that weird thing is that someone's building on Gimmer's crag! What's that? And I don't know what these weird pages someone posted to me at work mean! I'm...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Amy: Come on Shelly, please don't cry! / Shelly: I don't know what to do! I don't know how to help Monty and I don't, I don't- / Shelly: I don't know what that weird thing is that someone's building on Gimmer's Crag! / Shelly: What's that? / Shelly: And I don't know what these weird pages someone posted...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[The Boy and the old salt in the left; Ester, gagged and bound with thick rope is between two mean looking schoolgirls on the right]] / Old Salt: A victim of the Siren's Call, y'say lad? / Old Salt: Ah yes. Many's the time a sailor's been wrapped like a pig in a blanket for his own salvation. / [[Old...
Scary Go Round 20070302 [[Sarah and Tall Lindsay push Esther along, bound and gagged.]] / Ernest: A victim of the siren's call, y'say lad? Ah yes. Many's the time a sailor's been wrapped like a pig in a blanket for his own salvation. / Ernest: Not only is she mesmerised... she seems to be in the last stages of consumption....
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Amy: I know Mother Shipton's cave is around here somewhere. / Shelley: Ames, are you sure about this? / Mother Shipton is surely far too dead to tell us about the future. / Amy: She's still kicking, Shelley! / The city gets half a million a year from the EU... / Shelley: ...to offset the detrimental effect...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Amy and Shelley are wearing raincoats in a rainy woods. Amy consults a map.]] / Amy: I know Mother Shipton's cave is around here somewhere. / Shelley: Ames, are you sure about this? Mother Shipton is surely far too dead to tell us about the future. / Amy: She's still kicking, Shelley! The city gets...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Amy and Shelley have wandered into Mother Shipton's cave. There is a large amount of steam or other wispy substance coming from a large cauldron, and torches burn on the walls.]] / AMY: Hello? Mother Shipton? / MOTHER SHIPTON: You! Lady and the Princess! / SHELLEY: You know who we are? / MOTHER SHIPTON:...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Amy and Shelley in the cave. Mother Shipton at a cauldron in front of them.]] / Amy: Hello? Mother Shipton? / Mother Shipton: You! The Lady and the Princess! / Shelley: You know who we are? / Mother Shipton: I know all! Now, will ye ross my palm with silver? / Mother Shipton: The paper ye hold is prophecy!...
 
Scary Go Round [[Inside Mother Shipton's cave. Shelley is talking to Mother Shipton, who is holding a flaming torch.]] / Shelley: What can we do? I don't want 100 generations of fiery death! / Mother Shipton: Only you, The Lady, may avert the awfulness to come. / Shelley: With a chariy concert starring Sting, Peter...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[In Mother Shipton's cave.]] / Shelley: What can we do? I don't want 100 generations of fiery death! / Mother Shipton: Only you, THE LADY, may avert the awfulness to come. / Shelley: With a charity concert starring Sting, Peter Gabriel and U2? Possibly also Duran Duran? / Mother Shipton: NAY! / Mother...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Shelley: So where do I find the old gods? / Mother Shipton: Ha ha! All the silver in the world would not buy the answer to that question! / Amy: How about us saving the world from the Devil? / Mother Shipton: Mother Shipton appreciates your point, princess. / Mother Shipton [tugging on Amy and Shelley]:...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[In Mother Shipton's cave.]] / Shelley: So where do I find the old gods? / Mother Shipton: Ha ha! / Mother Shipton: All the silver in the world would not buy the answer to that question. / Amy: How about us saving the world from the devil? / Mother Shipton: Mother Shipton appreciates your point, Princess. / [[Mother...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Ryan and Moon are driving through the rain in the forest]] / Ryan: Shelley and Amy have been gone for hours. Maybe we should go after them. / Witches are a dangerous business and- / Moon: Ryan, I think I see them! / [[Shelley appears at the car]] / Moon: What happened? Where's Amy? / Shelley: I had to...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Ryan and Moon in a car, parked in the rainy woods.]] / Ryan: Shelley and Amy have been gone for hours. Maybe we should go after them. Witches are a dangerous business and -- / Moon: Ryan, I think I see them! / [[Moon at car door, addressing Shelley.]] / Moon: What happened? Where's Amy? / Shelley: I had...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Shelley Winters: Thanks for coming, Esther and The Boy. Go right on through. / Shelley Winters: Thank you all for coming to the inaugural and maybe only meeting of the SUPER BEST FRIENDS SOCIETY. / Shelley Winters: Basically the world will end if we don't find five old school gods within a week. Your...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Shelley: Thanks for coming, Esther and The Boy. Go right on through. / [[Ryan, Desmond, and Len seated on couch.]] / Shelley: Thank you all for coming to the inaugural and maybe only meeting of the SUPER BEST FRIENDS SOCIETY. / [[Moon, The Boy, and Esther seated on another couch, Raffles sitting on...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Panel 1: / Key: Known Location of the "Kraken" / (Map with Islands: Hoy, South Ronaldsay, Mainland, Westray, North Ronaldsay. / Region bound by dotted line reads: Orkney/Here be monsters / Canal Pentland Firth / Point John O'Groats) / Panel 2: / Shelley: I've assigned the task of luring the kraken to our...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Map titled "Known Location of the "Kraken", with picture of shadowy creatures dated 1922]] / [[In the room]] / Shelly: I've assigned the task of luring the kraken to our nautical bureau...Gibbous Moon, Ernest Cromerty and Desomd Fish-Man. / Ernest: A woman on board? Tis Madness and Terrible Luck! / Desmond:...
 
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[A hand-drawn map of the Atlantic Ocean, labeled "Known Location of "Paninatu". A compass rose (of sorts) shows that the map has the usual "up is north" orientation. The word "Portugal" runs vertically down the upper right edge; below it is a land mass highlighting a single road and the towns of...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Case file for Known Location of "Paninatu" -- Armageddon Island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Portugal, near Torres Vedras and Mafra. Volcano [active] marked in center of island, surrounding waters marked as Security Perimeter. Small pictures of Dr.Petrescue and Bentley Quorn are paperclipped...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[School Nurse Holland brings Esther de Groot to see Headmaster Bob Crowley in his office.]] / Bob Crowley: Come hither, my pretty Esther. / Esther de Groot: You asked to see me, sir? / [[Bob uses magic to charm Esther, making her fall in love with him.]] / Bob: You love Bob Crowley, don't you? You would...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Map of the lands around Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland. Accompanied with rough sketches of Karma Goblins, labeled as 'Gnomes']] / Shelley: Ryan, your job is to go and find Ould Gabby. / Ryan: All on my own? I ain't a good solo traveller! / Shelley: [[sorry]] There aren't any Super Best Friends to...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Esther and The Boy sitting on the sofa as Shelley presents them with their case file]] / The Boy: Shelley, it's not that we don't want to save the world. But I don't think our parents will let us leave the country on a school night. / Esther: [[annoyed]] Thanks, Professor Priorities. / Shelley: You two...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison The Boy: Shelley, it's not that we don't want to save the world. But I don't think our parents will let us leave the country on a school night. / Esther: Thanks, Professor Priorities. / Shelley: You two need to think global and act local. / [[Map shows Griswell's Grammar School, under a Post-It saying...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Esther: [[holding mission plan for her and The Boy]] All right. We'll find this big bunny for you. / Shelley: [[looking concerned]] Thanks Esther, it means a lot. I know these schemes seem weird. / Esther: You're very brave. Come on, big hug. / Shelley: [[hugging Esther with a floaty heart by her head...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison Esther: All right. We'll find this big bunny for you. / Shelley: Thanks Esther, it means a lot. I know these schemes seem weird. / Esther: You're very brave. Come on, big hug. / Shelley: Goth love is unexpectedly soothing! / Len: So Shelley, what are you going to do? Are you overseeing efforts from...
Scary Go Round Shelly Winters: Len, I'm putting you in charge of co-ordinating the war effort. / Shelly Winters: Here's a brand new pencil and a jotter. / Len Pickering: What about Tim Jones and Fallon Young? They could help you ... / Len Pickering: ... get to the moon. / Len Pickering: I know Tim would race down from...
Scary Go Round :: Monday-Friday Comic by John Allison [[Shelley talking with Len]] / Shelley: Len, I'm putting you in charge of co-ordinating the war effort. Here's a brand new pencil and jotter. / Len: What about Tim Jones and Fallon Young? They could help you...get to the moon. / [[Shelley has vanished behind a changing screen]] / Len: I know Tim would...
 

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