History ComicStrip / CulDeSac

Now has its own [[Characters/CulDeSac Character Sheet.]] Not to be confused with an infamous fan theory regarding ''WesternAnimation/EdEddnEddy''. Can be found [[WebOriginal/CulDeSac here]].

Now has its own [[Characters/CulDeSac Character Sheet.]]

A MundaneFantastic comic set in suburbia, chronicling the adventures of Alice Otterloop, a child in preschool; her brother, Petey, a neurotic and [[ExaggeratedTrope absurdly]] PickyEater; and their family, friends and neighbors.

* BerserkButton: Don't call Sophie "New Kid" or "Soapie" over and over again.

* SixthRanger: Sophie

A MundaneFantastic comic set in suburbia, chronicling the adventures of Alice, a child in preschool; her brother, Petey, a neurotic and [[ExaggeratedTrope absurdly]] PickyEater; and their family, friends and neighbors.

Started as a Sundays-only strip in the Washington Post Magazine. The setting was explicitly somewhere in suburban DC, but after going to nation-wide syndication in September of 2007, the setting changed to a more generic suburb, though there are still references to the original setting. The strip ended in 2012 after the author, Richard Thompson, decided to concentrate on managing his case of Parkinson's disease. Thompson died on July 27, 2016 from complications related to the disease.

Started as a Sundays-only strip in the Washington Post Magazine. The setting was explicitly somewhere in suburban DC, but after going to nation-wide syndication in September of 2007, the setting changed to a more generic suburb, though there are still references to the original setting. The strip ended in 2012 after the author, Richard Thompson, decided to concentrate on managing his case of Parkinson's disease.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kinda - Richard Thompson is very much alive, but his Parkinsons disease has resulted in the strip ending in September 2012.

Can be read [[http://www.gocomics.com/culdesac/ here.]] Has nothing to do with the RomanPolanski film.

* LittleProfessorDialog

* GuestStrip: Early in 2012, several weeks of these ran as Thompson was undergoing treatment. These were drawn by talents Mo Willems, [[ComicStrip/TomTheDancingBug Ruben Bolling]] and [[ComicStrip/BigNate Lincoln Peirce]] Stephen Pastis contributed basically an extra ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' about his inability to copy Thompson's style as a Sunday Strip on April Fool's Day.

Started as a Sundays-only strip in the Washington Post Magazine. The setting was explicitly somewhere in suburban DC, but after going to nation-wide syndication in September of 2007, the setting changed to a more generic suburb, though there are still references to the original setting. The strip ended in 2012 after the author, Richard Thompson, decided to concentrate on managing his case of Parkinson's syndrome.

Started as a Sundays-only strip in the Washington Post Magazine. The setting was explicitly somewhere in suburban DC, but after going to nation-wide syndication in September of 2007, the setting changed to a more generic suburb, though there are still references to the original setting.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kinda - RichardThompson is very much alive, but his Parkinsons disease has resulted in the strip ending in September 2012.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: Often invoked by Petey or Alice.

* HalloweenEpisode: Theres a set of Halloween strips every october, interspersed with regular strips.

* ShoutOut/Crossover: PJ Piehole's a 'restaurant' that appears in Thompson's other comic 'Richard's Poor Almanac' was the subject of onw strip and a source of angst for Petey.

A MundaneFantastic comic set in suburbia, chronicling the adventures of Alice, a child in preschool, her brother, Petey, a neurotic and [[ExaggeratedTrope absurdly]] PickyEater, and their family, friends and neighbors.

Now has its own [[Characters/CulDeSac Character Sheet]]

Now has it's own [[Characters/CulDeSac Character Sheet]]

** Petey's [[LittleNemo Little Neuro]] comics.

* ArtShift: Like most other comic strips, Thompson's character designs have evolved. For example Alice originally had long hair, and Petey was much more rounded-looking.

* TheGhost: Dill's brothers are frequently referred to, but never actually seen.
** One was seen in one strip, wearing a [[CoolMask giant George Washington head]].

* NoIndoorVoice: Alice can be like this. Recently, Andre at cartoon camp.

** Recently reappeared; he's 'working' at a petting-zoo/animal centre type place, so CommutingOnABus?

* ShoutOut/Crossover: PJ Piehole's a 'restaurant' that appears in Thompson's other comic 'Richard's Poor Almanac' was the subject of a recent strip and a source of angst for Petey.

** One was seen in a recent strip, wearing a [[CoolMask giant George Washington head]].

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Ernesto's lycanthropy is caused by a ''food allergy''.

* WomenAreWiser: The mother, Miss Bliss, Nara.

* CloserToEarth: The mother, Miss Bliss, Nara.

* BeserkButton: Don't call Sophie "New Kid" or "Soapie" over and over again.

* PowerTrio: {{TheSpock Petey}} ,{{TheKirk Andre}} and {{TheMcoy Loris}} form one of these.