Mary Worth appears to be indugling between adventures at yet another one of her crudite-laden Charterstone pool parties, but an unspoken evil is lurking there just under her nose!
Just take a peek at the rotund, balding gentleman with the red Hawaiian shirt in the first panel of today's strip. Could it be? Is it? Yes! It's good ol' awkward Wilbur, the Mary Worth resident who'd rather down a gullet-ful of sandwiches than chat with someone face to face.
The last time we saw this hapless creature grazing about, he was trying to sell Mary on the virtues of Twitter. We can't help but suspect those efforts brought little fruit, as Mary is an avowed technophobe who won't get within an inch of a Kindle or even a rudimentary cell-phone unless in dire straits.
Perhaps it's that very rejection that has kept Wilbur spiraling downwards. In today's strip, we see him heaping what looks to be half a platter of polenta balls or twice-baked potatoes upon his plate, in deference to the fact that a full stomach helps him past his empty life.
Will Mary step in to offer a few nourishing facts on personal grooming, good hygeine and speaking in public? We doubt it, unless Wilbur actually seeks her help. Until he can muster up a little courage, look for Wilbur to move from the taters to cheese plate in short order. The rest of Charterstone may go hungry while this public menace shores up his fragile ego.
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