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May 24, 2008
This Should Be Illegal
This is a really bizarre strip.
Upon first reading, it looked like Carmen had transformed into Winslow halfway through swinging as she/he talked about gravity. That can't be right, I thought to myself - they must be swinging side by side. Looking more closely, that does seem to be the case - but it's still weird. Panels 1 and 2 really aren't separate panels - the way the ropes (or whatever those are supposed to be) are drawn it shows that Winslow and Carmen are on the same swing set. Same for panels 3 and 4. But...where's the movement?
Panels 1/2 and 3/4 are pretty much the same, except that in 4 Winslow has somehow fallen off his seat (I guess because of gravity, but that doesn't make any sense if his body is in motion as any kid on a swing set will tell you - kinda sorta the whole point of swinging, so you don't fall off). This is really just a mess.
Much like yesterday, I "get" what Stantis is going for - but he's such a horrible artist that he can't convey the ideas he comes up with. He's like a child who wants to walk but instead just scoots on his butt everywhere because he can't be bothered with figuring out how to use his legs correctly. Because hey - why walk if you can scoot until someone comes along and carries you out of pity (or because you're a conservative and you're allowed to keep your job for a fake sense of balance)?
And, um, if we're going to talk about science and "fighting the power," shouldn't Carmen be the one that's fallen on her ass because she doesn't believe in silly scientific theories and laws? Next thing you know she's going to be believing in other theories like that the Earth is older than 8,000 years old and we didn't descend from Adam and Eve. Blasphemy!
