Life Is Ruff Page #6

HAVE JUST SHOCKED

THE DOG SHOW WORLD.

I'M CHUCK.

AND I'M HOLLY.

Both:
BOW-WOW FOR NOW.

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL!

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?

OK, OK. PLEASE,

ONE AT A TIME.

YOU.

CHARLES NETWORTH,

PERFECT POOCHIE MONTHLY.

SOME MEMBERS OF THE CANINE

PRESS CORPS HAVE ALREADY

CALLED YOUR DOG:

TYCHO THE TERRIBLE.

[WOOF]

WHAT DO YOU THINK

OF THE NICKNAME?

WELL, UH--HA HA--

IF THE SHOE FITS...

GET IT, THE SHOE?

[ALL LAUGHING]

MANDY CALL,

FANCY CANINE.

CALVIN, YOU AND TYCHO

HAVE NOW QUALIFIED TO ENTER

THE TOP DOG FINALS.

TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMP

PRESTON PRICE SAYS THA HE WILL BE

IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT.

ANY RESPONSE?

[TYCHO BARKING]

UM...

EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT'S GREAT.

[REPORTERS TALKING]

[TYCHO BARKING]

HELP ME OUT, FIGG.

NO PROBLEM.

CAN I ASK YOU:

A QUESTION?

OK.

WHAT'S THE DEAL

WITH YOU AND CALVIN?

I MEAN, YOU FOLLOW HIM

AROUND LIKE YOU'RE

A SERVANT.

WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE,

KIDS MADE FUN OF ME, YOU KNOW,

'CAUSE I HAVE ASTHMA.

AND CALVIN DIDN'T?

NO, HE DID.

HE WAS THE WORST ACTUALLY.

BUT WHY--

DO YOU REMEMBER:

IN SECOND GRADE,

WHEN I HAD THAT REALLY BAD

ASTHMA ATTACK DURING RECESS?

OH, YEAH!

THEY CALLED THE AMBULANCE

AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH. I FORGO MY INHALER THAT DAY.

I JUST COULDN'T BREATHE.

EVERYBODY WAS STANDING AROUND

STARING AT ME.

THE KIDS AND THE TEACHERS.

BUT NOT CALVIN.

HE REMEMBERED THA MR. AGATHAPALS, THE JANITOR,

ALSO HAD ASTHMA.

CALVIN RAN INSIDE,

GOT HIS INHALER:

AND BROUGHT IT TO ME.

CAME AND SAW ME EVERY DAY

WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

READ ME COMIC BOOKS.

LET ME GUESS.

GOTHAM MAN.

GOTHAM MAN.

DARK DRAGON CHRONICLES.

SO THERE REALLY IS

A HEART OF GOLD:

IN THERE.

YEAH. IT'S JUST DEEP.

DEEP DOWN SOMETIMES.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HEY! I'M HERE

FOR THE FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW.

AHH. WE'VE BEEN

EXPECTING YOU.

PLEASE...

HAVE A SEAT.

WHERE'S TYCHO?

THIS IS ABOUT HIM,

REMEMBER?

[WHIMPERING]

GOOD JOB!

HERE WE ARE.

AHH. LUNCH IS SERVED.

THANK YOU, TYCHO.

[WOOF WOOF]

THANK YOU, CALVIN.

YEAH,

THANK YOU, TYCHO.

Calvin:
I MEAN,

YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?

YOU DON'T HONESTLY THINK

THAT AVENGING ANGIE

IS A BETTER COMIC

THAN GOTHAM MAN?

COME ON. BETTER ARTWORK,

BETTER STORYLINES,

MORE COMPLEX CHARACTERS.

LISTEN, LADY, OK?

GOTHAM MAN IS:

AN ICON.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE

JUST LUCKY THAT I'M HERE

TO EVALUATE YOUR

QUALIFICATIONS AS A DOG OWNER

AND NOT YOUR TASTE IN COMICS.

[BEEPING]

OR YOUR VIDEOGAME SKILLS.

THAT WAS LUCK.

YOU KNOW IT.

SEE YOU LATER.

UM, EMILY, UM...

THE SPRING DANCE

IS NEXT WEEK.

I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF YOU WANTED TO GO.

I MEAN...

WITH ME.

YOU HAVE VERY IMPRESSIVE

QUALIFICATIONS, CALVIN.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION

FOR YOU, HOWEVER.

OH, YEAH, SURE,

ANYTHING.

[IMITATING JULIE]

DO YOU LOOK SPECTACULAR

IN ALL SPRING COLORS?

THAT'S A TRICK QUESTION

AND, UH...

YOU KNOW I DO.

PICK ME UP AT 8:
00 THEN.

BUT STILL, WE'RE LOOKING

FOR A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.

THE TOP DOG FINAL,

PRESENTED BY ROYAL...

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW---

NO, NO, NO, NO.

STOP.

COMES UP TOMORROW AT 3 P.M.

TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION

PRESTON PRICE SAYS

HIS DOG JACQUES...

OF COURSE IT WOULD

BE HIM.

WILL TAKE ON THE NEWCOMER

CALVIN WHEELER:

AND HIS DOG TYCHO, OR AS

SOME ARE CALLING HIM...

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

THANK YOU, JIM.

IN LOCAL NEWS...

EMILY.

EMILY, WAIT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT WERE YOU GOING

TO DO WITH TYCHO

AFTER YOU WERE DONE

USING HIM TO MAKE YOUR MONEY?

TAKE HIM BACK TO THE SHELTER?

LOOK, NO, NO, NO.

THAT WAS JUST THE WAY

IT STARTED.

OH, BUT WAIT.

YOU'VE CHANGED.

YES.

NOW YOU HAVE A HEART OF GOLD

AND YOU REALLY LOVE TYCHO.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.

THEN PROVE IT.

DON'T ENTER HIM

IN THAT SHOW.

DROP OUT NOW.

GOOD-BYE, CALVIN.

Figg:
CALVIN!

HEY, EMILY.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

TYCHO HAS A HOME.

HE HAS A FAMILY:

THAT MISSES HIM.

LOOK. THEY'RE EVEN OFFERING

A REWARD TO GET HIM BACK.

HOW MANY FLYERS:

DID YOU SEE?

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE ALL OVER THE TOWN.

[SIGHS]

TAKE THEM ALL DOWN.

WHAT?

I'M--I'M NO LOSING TYCHO.

NOT NOW.

CALVIN, THIS IS HIS HOME.

HIS REAL HOME:

WHERE HE BELONGS.

SAYS WHO?

CALVIN, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

IF YOU LOST TYCHO,

YOU'D WANT HIM BACK, RIGHT?

JUST DO IT, FIGG!

NOW.

NO.

WHAT?

[SCOFFS]

WHAT DID YOU:

SAY TO ME?

"HE'S SELFISH.

HE ONLY CARES ABOUT HIMSELF."

THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL

SAY ABOUT YOU, CALVIN.

BUT I NEVER THOUGH THAT THEY WERE RIGHT.

TILL NOW.

I WANT TO KEEP TYCHO

MORE THAN ANYTHING.

[WHIMPERING]

I KNOW YOU'LL DO

THE RIGHT THING, SON.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

UM...YEAH, I HAVE YOUR DOG.

GREAT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

LOOK, HONEY!

IT'S CHESTER!

[WOOF]

CHESTER.

Woman:
OH, LOOK.

CHESTER! COME HERE, HONEY.

COME GIVE MAMA A KISS.

[WOOF]

HA HA HA HA.

HA HA.

GO ON, TYCHO.

I MEAN...

CHESTER.

[WHIMPERS]

THANK YOU.

FOR BRINGING HIM

HOME TO US.

BILLY, GO GET THE REWARD.

NO, NO, NO.

KEEP THE MONEY. I--

I DON'T WANT IT.

JUST PROMISE ME:

YOU'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.

YEAH, SURE.

NO PROBLEM.

[WOOF]

[WHIMPERING]

[WOOF]

STAY.

YOU HEAR ME?

[WOOF WOOF]

STAY.

[WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

HEY.

HEY, WHERE'S TYCHO?

UM...

I TOOK HIM HOME.

BUT THE TOP DOG FINALS

IS TODAY.

I KNOW.

EMILY!

HEY!

GET OUT OF HERE.

I WANT YOU:

TO KNOW SOMETHING.

CALVIN GAVE TYCHO BACK

TO HIS REAL FAMILY

AND DIDN'T ACCEPT A REWARD.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YEAH. YOU CAN SAY

A LOT OF BAD THINGS

ABOUT CALVIN.

THEY'RE PROBABLY TRUE,

BUT YOU CAN'T SAY

HE DOESN'T LOVE

THAT DOG.

THIS PHOTO OF TYCHO,

I TOOK IT.

NO, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT WAS TAKEN:

BY HIS REAL FAMILY.

UNH-UNH. LOOK.

I TOOK THIS PHOTO

WHEN THEY FIRST BROUGH TYCHO INTO THE SHELTER.

BUT--BUT THAT MEANS THA THIS FLYER COULDN' HAVE BEEN PUT UP BY

TYCHO'S FAMILY.

SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.

CALVIN!

WHAT'S UP, FIGG?

LOOK AT THIS.

IT WAS PRESTON!

YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE MADE UP THOSE FLYERS

AND POSTED THEM HIMSELF.

HE DID IT ALL.

HE KNEW HOW MUCH

I CARED ABOUT TYCHO,

HOW MUCH I WANTED

TO DO WHAT WAS BES FOR HIM

AND GET HIM BACK

TO HIS REAL FAMILY.

EXCEPT THEY'RE NO HIS REAL FAMILY.

THEY'RE PHONIES!

SO WHO ARE THEY?

THEY HAD TO BE SOMEBODY

PRESTON COULD CONTROL.

Preston:
NOT THERE,

YOU DUFUS.

Calvin:
I KNEW THAT GUY

LOOKED FAMILIAR!

SO WHAT NOW?

NOW WE GET HIM BACK!

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

THAT'S TYCHO.

[ARGUING]

[WOOF WOOF]

OH, MY GOODNESS.

Woman:
I DON'T CARE

WHAT WE'RE GETTIN' PAID!

I WANT THAT BEAST GONE

AND I MEAN NOW.

WE SHOULD GET HELP.

Man:
FINE!

DUDE, THERE'S

NO TIME FOR HELP.

OK, FIGG,

YOU GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

KEEP 'EM TALKING, OK?

WE'LL SNEAK IN

THROUGH THE BACK.

I'M GONNA

GO WITH HIM.

NO, CALVIN,

WAIT A SECOND.

I--I'M NOT YOU.

I MEAN...

YOU KNOW, I'M

NOT GOOD AT LYING.

FIGG, DON'T THINK OF I AS LYING, OK? REMEMBER--

SHH!

OK. DO YOU REMEMBER

ISSUE 426 OF THE DARK

DRAGON CHRONICLES

WHEN GOTHAM MAN HAD TO

PROVIDE A DISTRACTION?

OH, SO THE JUSTICE

LEGION COULD SNEAK

THROUGH THE DARK...

All:
DRAGON'S LAIR.

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