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February 10, 2008
You Sir Are No John Anderson
Yesterday's Prickly City ended in a cliffhanger, with an ominous "Continued" at the end of the strip where Winslow was stuck inside Bill Clinton. Since today's strip has him out and about, apparently on Monday we'll return to that riveting storyline where Stantis continues to insult the former president as a child.
So how did Stantis spend his Sunday? Well Carmen reviews Winslow's performance thus far (0% across the board - Tancredo and Hunter must be envious) which leads Winslow to the only obvious course of action: an independent bid. And comic readers across the country sighed.
How this is supposed to be funny is anybody's guess. I doubt this is a dig at Bloomberg and the other village "moderates" who are itching for a third party candidate (and they're pretty much the only ones clamoring for one). Instead it's just a way for Stantis to keep talking about the campaign by having Winslow involved somehow, which is just dumb.
A better idea would have featured Carmen realizing that since Romney is out and the Republican base HATES John McCain that she has a real shot at being the alternative candidate. She could run on the "At least I'm not John McCain" platform, which would probably score her some delegates. Instead the focus is on Winslow again, since Stantis can't dare have his little darling princess the butt of any jokes.
The strange part about this strip is the last image of Winslow and Carmen. Winslow is grinning from ear to ear, happy about becoming an independent. But what's Carmen's reaction? She seems to be smiling too, but since the clipboard is in front of her face there's no way of knowing if she's grinning or grinding her teeth in anger that he's going to continue on his campaign even though he doesn't have money or a staff. I'm guessing the latter, but why put a clipboard in front of her face? Was Stantis afraid he couldn't draw the expression so he covered it up? Some free advice to Stantis: just look at the faces of all the people who read this crap and you'll have a great idea how to draw a grimace.
