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James’ Mom
Ha! Still Friday! Next comics will be up this Tuesday. Patreon and the site comic. Probably early evening... Your patience is appreciated while I plow through the coloring.
72 thoughts on “James’ Mom”
I see.
She probably considers Ellie a rare species in whose existence she didn’t believe.
Don’t move! Her vision is based on movement.
…clever girl.
Where’s an idiot with a road flare when you need em ;)
He’s probably still waiting tables at that restaurant.
Oh my, not even halfway through the first date & we’re meeting mom.
Well Mrs. James’ Mommy, is she a keeper?
I’m glad the comic was titled “James’ Mom”, otherwise I never would have had an answer to the inevitable question:
“Gaaaah! What IS it?”
It’s time for an insurance gizmo plug in.
Oh heh didnt even notice that. I just assumed.
Thanks, title, for explaining who the weirdo smooshed against the window is.
Considering it’s back to the future week, it’s Ellie back from the future.
Distinct lack of “N” shaped birthmarks on the cheeks.
Oh come on. She went to court to hsve them removed because the letter “N” became an intergalactic insult according to the space pope and Martha Stewart’s clone #4.
Martha Stewart clones? Oh LAWD! WHAT HAZ WE DONE?!!!!
One does wonder how close at imitates life. . .
James seems nice. Reasonably good looking. Thoughtful. Friendly. I wonder why he can get a date? ……aaand now we know.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgsAAvRTrog
James seems a bit slow on the uptake. He went to school with Ellie! They were probably in the same grade/class! They are on the same page of the yearbook!
http://shotgunshuffle.com/comic/name-dropping/#.VisMGSe9KSM
Considering Ellie and her sisters were famous in school as the “Untouchables”, James has to see past her Kyrie alias.
It’s fully possible he is aware, and has seen through it, but isn’t saying anything out of politeness. I mean, if you were using a pseudonym on a dating site & met up with someone who knew you, would you want the first thing out of their mouth to be “hey, you aren’t [name], you’re that girl with the boobs from middle/high school!”
Plus, just being on the same yearbook page doesn’t mean they knew each other, there were plenty of people I went to high school with who I couldn’t recognize while I was going to school with them (different social circles & all that). More likely would be their Facebook link of Quinn, and the fact that her false dating profile picture is one that’s on Facebook too, that’s where any recognition would be more likely, but again, i think he’s respecting her false name usage for now, but will probably let an “Ellie” slip during the date. That’s when things will get real.
I could see that somewhat if it were a big enough school. But even with different social circles, it’d seem odd for James not to at least recognize her as “that hot girl from ____ class”. As I recall, it’s not even two years from their graduation, so it should be relatively fresh in mind.
There is another premise. Let’s assume that James was getting taller and taller all throughout high school. He’d be head and shoulders above most people. Unless it was someone that James was associating with every day through school, then he may not have a reason to recall Ellie, even with their pictures on the same page of the year book.
So you are saying that the guy who brought balloons to a theatre date is being subtle……
Overcompensating to ensure distracting from that which he’s trying to not mention?
Could it not be possible that the boy is still very much present in the presumably looking man?
The girl who won for most popular my senior year was a girl I had never seen before in my life. I was in all advanced classes throughout high school, so there were plenty of people I’d never had a class with. Maybe he was in AP classes as well.
As per the argument between Ellie an Quinn early on in comic Fond Memories (current post date December 3, 2009), Ellie was in honors classes, at least somewhat. So James would’ve had to not be in them.
I think it’s also a graduating class size question. With a graduating class size of around 100, it’d be nigh impossible for them not to recognize each other. If you’re talking 1,000 then that’s getting more possible (though the attention draw of a hot girl would still bias a larger class size in favor of James still recognizing Ellie, and with Ellie recognizing Quinn, there was some degree of intersection with one of his friends anyway, and the class size is small enough that Ellie was somewhat surprised that Quinn didn’t recognize Ian, so still seems like bias towards “they should recognize each other”).
Consider that people lie like crazy on dating web sites. Having a pseudonym on a web site should almost be assumed. If things start to get serious then a quick “by the way, my name is actually ****** ” and you move on. Keep in mind that her picture is actually HER – which is more than can be said for a LOT of dating website profiles – so she’s still comparatively more on the truthful side than many (or most) of those on dating websites.
Can you tell I’m a bit cynical about dating websites… :-)
Hey look! Not sure if it’s a remora, a facehugger, or…a mom?
… or my first thought, posted above: Zoidberg.
Why not Zoidberg?
It’s time that people remember Zoidberg.
i ruled out zoidberg because of the hand. his claw would not cling to the window, it would have busted the glass. Never forget zoidberg.
I expect the next comic will begin with James’ mom demanding grandchildren.
Ellie’s next response = DA FUQ!!!
James’ mom has got it going on!
The problem is, no one has yet figured out just what “it” is.
You beat me too it.
It’s definitely SOMETHING going on… yeesh.
To answer your questions in order:
1. In perpetuity throughout the universe.
2. Aardvark.
3. Never on a Tuesday, a first date, or when the moon is in the eighth house of Jupiter.
4. WE DON’T ASK THOSE QUESTIONS HERE, MERRIN. THE SOW IS OURS!
My beloved smother?
This scene makes me wonder if there was an alternate reason for requesting Quinn wear a mask while in James car during daylight hours.
“James! I thought we had the prostitute talk! Haven’t you learned the difference yet?”
“Mom! She didn’t ask for money”
“…..What?! *whump* …. Are… you sure?”
So who is you favorite cast member?
Female please and this is not towards the aurhor but the general audience.
Turanga Leela
A. No one like you. B. That is jump the shark in the second season and is as overrated as the cowboys football team. C. I meant for shotgun Shuffle
Hey now, be nice to Zoidberg. Someone has to be a comic foil there.
Why only female? Some of us might have a male favorite character. Pretty fond of Caleb and his disdain myself. Out of the females… I would have to say Ellie. Not for her physical attributes, I just like how she haa grown over the course of the comic.
Pumquinn
If you had added one more letter it would have made a lovely double entendre.
I don’t remember her showing up yet. Is she the lead in the third chapter?
I confess, I am developing a soft spot for Juniper. She’s a mess, but I love her anyway. I actually kinda ship her with James here already.
I find that I have a soft spot for Juniper as well. Anise is tied for second with Quinn. Then Ginger, Tarragon and Ellie tied for third. Cinnamon is last. My nominations for leading man in a dramatic lead, Ian first with Richard second. For comedic male lead, James and Caleb followed by Herb. Romantic lead nomination is Blind Guy, Tyquan, Ernesto and Barrel in that order. :D
I’m kinda partial to Quinn. Ginger is up there – because I’m married to an amazing woman that Ginger reminds me of.
Two things you can do to remove someone from the glass like that, make the same face on the other side or point off to the side a bit and mouth ‘SPIDER!’
On a completely unrelated note, that seatbelt is visibly looser than the one from Caleb’s jeep. Better tighten it up. Safety first, Ellie!
http://shotgunshuffle.com/comic/in-the-before-times/#.ViwrujbluM9
Anyone else notice that the car is cleaned to perfection?
You’re right. I wonder where his nerd gear is? Perhaps his closet door is about to burst open in a nerdy collectible explosion? Smothering James beneath it as he looks for the tickets…
Maybe he did move it all inside.
see they lure u in with sweets and pretty words and than u find out theres a ritual sacrifice at the end
This is when having a modded tazer to ramp up its voltage to 2 or 3 million volts would come in handy.
How about the electrical defensive system from the Batmobile?
Mom Ahoy.
Well, just watched Bart get murdered. Brought back to life, killed over and over again.
She turns around to find James’ Mother inside the car
Dun dun dun!
She looks hesitantly in the rear view mirror and says in a subdued voice, “Candymom, Candymom, …Candymom.”
And then Beetlejuice appears. What the…?
ALWAYS. WATCH.
Then she bares her frills and Ellie gets eaten alive.
GAH! *jumps* Ok, that freaked me out. But….ya know, not shocked.
Love Ellie’s “just sittin’ here” face in panels 2 & 3…
Okay..I have to post this. My friend…she’s over and I’m trying to get her into Shotgun Shuffle. Mission accomplished…except…
Except after reading this page and looking at the last panel, she told me, “Look! Look! The lady’s all like ‘My son’s virginity is MIIIIINE!’ BWAHAHA!”
…and then I lost it. Just thought I’d share that.
Does kind of make a fella wonder. Between the piles of geek collectibles and the huge array of comics, maybe James’ family is secretly loaded. That might make Momma James concerned about gold-diggers. Plus it’s a nice callback to the long long ago where Rosemary told Ellie to find a rich boyfriend. Or a roommate, whichever.
http://shotgunshuffle.com/comic/go-w-the-rich-bf/#.Vi951Ssdxdg
From the looks of it i would think his mom probably the reason he’s still single, since she scares away any girl that comes near him(assuming they can pass his Nerd Barrier first..)