Archive for January, 2011
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Happy New Years!
This strip brings me back to the Aesop’s Fable, where the fox, not being able to reach the grapes, states that “they were probably sour anyway.”
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Here again is why Donna is awesome.
The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth. It’s an interesting thing in that this philosophy is very much ingrained in our culture. Although we stray further and further from it, as we become more a culture of self-greed, it is still all over movies and everything — that being humble and thinking of others first is the only princess who will get swept up by her knight.
but it’s still a Christian construct, and also, where is the line drawn? I am a big believer in a certain level of hedonism, of truly devouring the moment and enjoying it, and also thinking of yourself as much as others.
Anyhow, just rambling. No real point.
This strip always makes me giggle. Both that she’d use a compact, simply because it kinda’ opens the way a badge would, but that Donna would then ask the VERY good question.
Back at UMass I got a really nasty letter about this one. Someone had read this strip without reading any strip before it and felt I was saying that all lesbians are into deviant S&M practices.
I actually managed to iron the whole conflict out, and later even met the woman, and it was all good.
How’s that for an undramatic story! :)
Sometimes this happens to me (except I usually feel a bit bad about it) where I’m sarcastic or joking beyond reason, and the person I’m speaking with takes me seriously. Unfortunately, my instinct is to keep pushing the joke/sarcasm, which only makes me feel worse when they (usually) still don’t get it.
Bruno has no problem with this. :)
I remember finding this very funny, that this expression used to mean “something I don’t know how to describe” is directly translated from French as “I don’t know what.” Which is about how Bruno felt.
It always makes me laugh when emotional or romantic moments are interrupted by things which end up seeming ridiculously out of place: cars honking, knocking over a box of cereal, fire alarms. In this instance, it’s also gross because cats are simply cats.
Man, breakups always suck, almost more-so when you still both deeply care about each other. I did find this a good opportunity to slip in a little more depth to Donna’s character. That she also has a history of depression, and has managed to leave it mostly behind.
This is Bruno’s way of reaching out.
And that’s one of the things I love about her friendship with Lenny. They GET each other, and through all the problems, they know they’re both in it for the long haul.
I loved this background so much, it was part of what inspired me to eventually start using photo references all the time (that was the view from my window when I lived in Northampton).
It was also fun to write someone who clearly does NOT want cheering up.
Oh, and in this strip, I always felt I made her look a bit like a gelfling.
And mannn…. this one is a blast from the past. Comix Talk just posted it on their facebook page.
