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June 29, 2008
Why Can't Stantis Take a Vow of Silence?
What a mess.
There's an interesting idea buried somewhere in Scott Stantis' terrible writing in today's Prickly City. Winslow takes a vow of silence, and the media turns it around on him. But man oh man, does Stantis suck as a writer - and today is just further proof. Let's take it panel by panel:
Panel 1: Winslow says he's taking a vow of silence. The "Shh" on his podium is a nice touch.
Panel 2: A reporter (I guess) asks Winslow what he has against people who can't speak. Um, what? How does that make any sense? Winslow is saying that he's not going to speak - so in what language does that mean he doesn't like people who don't speak? What if Winslow said that in a show of solidarity with the Hispanic community, he was only going to speak in Spanish from now on? Would a reporter yell out "what do you have against Spanish-speaking people?" Of course not, because THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
Panel 3: It just gets worse. Somehow, religion is brought into the picture. And that Winslow eats meat. I kind of get what Stantis is going for - that the media takes thing out of context and twists them around (and he knows that first-hand, since Stantis does it regularly). But the leaps he's taking in this strip just aren't logical.
The rest is just a big car crash. Eventually Winslow is on the front page in one of the most poorly worded punchline/headlines I've seen in the comics. And it's made worse because it puts what Winslow said in quotes. Ugh.
Once again Stantis serves up a first draft that needed a few more rewrites. He came up with an idea then slapped together the first thing that came to mind and we're stuck with the half-assed attempt at lame political comedy. Just another Sunday in Prickly City.
