A sweet strip. I think I wrote it after walking over the train bridge in Greenfiled MA down by the Dunkin Donuts.
It was fun designing Bruno’s (and Donna’s) dress for this series. I also enjoyed poking holes in her hating to go out dancing, a philosophy I’ve heard many times (and at times perhaps shared).
The picture on the wall is of Dylan Thomas, pulled from a book I had at the time of “The Artist as a Young Dog” given to me by my brother.
Balloon #2 is my own personal thoughts and conflicts on the matter boiled down best as possible. The rest are my thoughts on my thoughts.
I remember the first time I heard the dance remix of Carmina Burana (“O Fortuna” to be precise). I was appalled. Now I laugh along with it. I have become an immoral hard-skinned goof-ball.
I’m not sure if Bruno is being honest, or purposely obtuse to invite further “explanation.” I also very much like the fact that I’m not sure,
One of the fun things about creating a strict rule (strips will be only one panel) is to break the rule (several panels) when it really really adds to the strip. It’s also fun to make Bruno get all dopey.
With this strip I was trying to express how it feels like to hang out with someone who keeps changing the subject, especially when you’re talking about something with emotion because it matters to you.
It’s a little muddy going, but it kinda’ does that.
Funny that Donna is just simply there, taking a nap. :)
This was my attempt to write some of the circles my mind used to go round when thinking about life and relationships. Fortunately, I’m a bit more grounded now.
This is one of those strips where I have no idea what it was about, and it may have been about nothing specific. But that feeling, that overwhelmed wrongness of the world which sometimes hits you square i the kisser. it’s THAT feeling. I happy that i caught it. And I’m even happier that it rarely hits me like that anymore.