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9 thoughts on “542 – Catching Up”

  1. Keith

    Some friction, but yeah. IRL, I’d like these two…they should have kids. 😉

    1. Dawn

      I might have to draw out what their kid would look like. First thought is that their kid would look like Ongo Gablogian from “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”

    2. Scarsdale

      He’s pushing 60, she’s maybe 30, more likely less. Chuck is most likely shooting blanks, and besides, he’s talking to her like a baby sister than a love interest.

      1. Keith

        Up in these hills, sometimes family is all y’gots. 😉

  2. ConcordBob

    It is really hard to have a favorite character, as there are so many good ones. But I think Rosa is my favorite. Chuck is a good accomplice in sneaking work, but not much for romance. Uugh.

  3. Otaku

    I mean, if they don’t have at least an inkling of what’s going down, I’m actually disappointed in Clearstream. If anything, I’m starting to wonder if they caught on and realized “Wait, we can use this.”

    Because of course they can. 😉

  4. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    I’m way ahead of you – I’ve been waiting for you to catch up. From November 2020:
    I would hope for nothing less – her and Chuck have the potential for a great deal of positive mischief.
    Speaking of which, I received the email notifying me that my order for the NSFW “Chuck and Rosa Finally Do It” (age verification required) limited edition hardcover is going to be delayed due to the pandemic. I think it’s really cool that you’ll be adding some additional stretch goal goodies when it ships – thanks for all your story and art.
    As for the inscription, ” We owe it all to you ” will be sufficient.

  5. Crazyman

    Partners in crime! 😈

  6. TKG

    A crime so perfect she went full on wall-eye!

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542 – Catching Up
Posted on April 9, 2025 by Dawn

In the valley of the foreshadow

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Clint
I can’t speak for all writers everywhere, but a lot of what I do seems to boil down to getting my characters and situations from Point A to Point B in what I hope is an entertaining and not too overly contrived manner. This week’s comic is risky in that respect. There’s a lot of things going wrong in a just so fashion. Too much for suspension of disbelief? Well, all I can say is I put a lot of effort into laying the groundwork for this SNAFU (or SNACU, seeing how Chuck-specific it is). Now I recall back when Chuck was explaining hydrolock, one commenter took exception to the mechanics involved (pardon the pun) and claimed it would be perfectly fine and even beneficial. When this has occurred before I’ve sometimes linked to the research and testimonials supporting what I’ve written, but in this case I didn’t bother, because I had a secret. Whether it would have worked or not didn’t matter. What mattered is that Chuck believed it enough to set a tractor at full throttle and leave it running, a situation just itching for an accidental nudge that would send it careening out of control. “Ol’ Bessie”‘s flaming wreck, heavy machinery with tricky controls, loose pipe bombs, a bunch of sleep-deprived, angry, beer-addled rednecks, and of course Chuck’s general greed and lack of thinking things through… it’s my own little perfect storm, which I felt would be much more fun and creative than some early drafts where the driver would just somehow get shot and just happen to have some dynamite or something in the back. Now true, Chuck instead shows up with his Bag O’ Tricks that happens to include home-made explosives, but I rolled with the idea that Chuck seems like the type of guy who might have such a thing ready to throw together. It didn’t seem too far-fetched or out of character. Maybe in the end it’s no less of an Ass Pull, but yea, I did walk in the Valley of the Foreshadowing, all the way back as far as the first meeting with Uncle Chuck being under circumstances where he botched an important deal the crew entrusted him with. If Frank had had anyone else he could have sent to take care of the tractor problem, I’m sure he would have gone with them instead. But I suppose he figured even Chuck can’t screw up all the time, right? I’m sure Chuck would consider himself a victim of circumstance, and in a way, that’s exactly what he is. But even if he didn’t see it coming, I sure did… and I hope (even if only in hindsight) you folks did, too.