JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for January 11, 2016

This will be a very exciting arc…I can feel it

gasps We get to learn more about her background!

I actually understood most of the strip too.

Wow – Captain Ruiz? What’s that place? Somewhere in Cuba?

Now I’m beginning to understand……

He said “government officials” no doubt it is Cuba.

Panel 2. Old US car. Cuba.

There is a date on the calendar 1975. First panel

Yeah, because saying “I know you can speak” always makes kids suddenly able to speak and doesn’t make them feel worse about themselves.

I hope this strip is not jumping from African-American to Hispanic with the Spanish language and English translations on the bottom.

Anyone here know Spanish who would like to translate? I know a little Spanish, but not enough to understand this conversation.

There is a palm tree in panel 2

Well this came out of nowhere.

Now there’s an exciting story line!! So looking forward to the next few panels. Let’s all hope that this is NOT a teaser and everything goes back to normal, leaving us guessing. My guess is Cuba, Venezuela or Mexico judging by the military presence in a social matter say about 30-40 years ago.

Yolan “da”…..Russian for yes?

I must say, I recognized her mole in panel 1.

Lavubua McGinty, in the 70s Venezuela was a stable constitutional republic. Sad what’s happened there.

Tomorrow, young Yolanda throws the National Revolutionary Policemen out of their own office…

She trusted him because he said he didn’t want to turn her over to funcionarios.

THE STORY OF YOLANDA!!!! finally

360guyThen it was a CIA colony with death squads. Since the Bolivarian Revolution, it, and all other such countries have been under siege by the CIA, IMF, Pentagon, and other agents of imperialismo.

Oh, please, give me a break! I think you’ve been reading too much left-wing propaganda. And, no, I’m not a partisan of right-wing regimes in Latin America.

Oh, please, give me a break! I think you’ve been reading too much left-wing propaganda. And, no, I’m not a partisan of right-wing regimes in Latin America.

well the story better be better than that.

The Officer has same eyebrows, nose, chin w / dimple, and similar slight mustache as Joe Cobb. Think there will be a Crunchy like character next.

Whoa, back story! Yay!

Okay, it was obvious to me. When Capt Ruiz was young she was in a country/situation that was run, but among others, a commissioner who instilled fear in people.

She does not want to be the police commissioner as a result of her childhood experience wherever she lived.

Did you miss the word “commissioner” in who wants to hand her over? Where she was does not matter, just that to her “commissioner” is a bad person.

Nice way to go, Robb! I’m intrigued.

Oh wow.