@ JWF: To clarify if needed about yesterday’s comment: my comment was toward Lila the character and not a criticism of the creator. Keep her as is, or as you wish her to be. The job of a writer is to create characters the reader can love, hate, criticize, adore, etc.But looking at yesterday’s ‘scene’ more seriously: I can see her trying to release some tension with that joke.
I didn’t see yesterday’s strip until today, and I found it to be one of the best examples of “black” or “dark” comedy I have seen in quite a while. Ideally, the objective of that genre is to make the reader experience both discomfort and laughter at the same time, which I certainly did. The expert blending of dark humour and social satire is what keeps me coming back to Lila. I also get a chuckle out of the commentary and the manner in which so many readers get so wrapped up in the story, that they sometimes seem to miss the subtleties. Keep up the good work John. p.s. This dark humour is far less disgusting than the so called “dead baby jokes” of the 1960’s.
skeeterhawk over 8 years ago
@ JWF: To clarify if needed about yesterday’s comment: my comment was toward Lila the character and not a criticism of the creator. Keep her as is, or as you wish her to be. The job of a writer is to create characters the reader can love, hate, criticize, adore, etc.But looking at yesterday’s ‘scene’ more seriously: I can see her trying to release some tension with that joke.
kosskoss over 8 years ago
Rod Stewart sang it first for the end credits of the film Night Shift.
Bill D. Kat Premium Member over 8 years ago
together with Stevie Wonder
pbuckland Premium Member over 8 years ago
I didn’t see yesterday’s strip until today, and I found it to be one of the best examples of “black” or “dark” comedy I have seen in quite a while. Ideally, the objective of that genre is to make the reader experience both discomfort and laughter at the same time, which I certainly did. The expert blending of dark humour and social satire is what keeps me coming back to Lila. I also get a chuckle out of the commentary and the manner in which so many readers get so wrapped up in the story, that they sometimes seem to miss the subtleties. Keep up the good work John. p.s. This dark humour is far less disgusting than the so called “dead baby jokes” of the 1960’s.