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September 18, 2005
Dead Solid Perfect
Now I know - I just KNOW - in my heart of hearts that Scott Stantis had no intention of making today's Sunday strip one of the most dead-on, entertaining political comics he's ever written in his life. No clue. Nada, zip, zilch. It had to have been a complete accident. Had to have been.
Today Carmen and Winslow nap peacefully under a cactus - vacationing, if you will. Carmen suddenly stirs, telling Winslow that they have to get up and do something. However, the ever-cynical(?) coyote pup asks, "To what end?" And they both go back to sleep.
It perfectly encapsulates the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Good job, Scott. I know Sundays are usually reserved for single panel open-space strips, but instead you went with the "use pretty much the same drawing over and over in many smaller panels" angle. But that doesn't matter to me. We all know you're a lazy azz "artist," and that's fine - many would call me a lazy azz writer who uses too many dashes. But today my friend you stumbled into a fantastic slamming of your very own President's complete lack of compassion for the people of the Gulf Coast. Tens of thousands homeless, thousands dead (don't believe the numbers) - and I can hear you saying those words when first challenged with how to react to the coming storm: To what end?
To what end indeed, Scooter. You're right - they just don't care anymore. And you summed it up perfectly.
Welcome to the dark side, Mr. Stantis. Even though I'm sure you have no idea that today you're one of the best liberal comic strip artists in the country.
