I’m awake again, Let me say immediately how refreshing the strip appears with just those minor changes and a simple, powerful “sense alerting” final panel. It raises the query, what’s the connection (?) How will it affect the looming outcome ? It’s a startling jump elsewhere. The strip itself comes ALIVE again ! Away from regimented, predictable drudgery !
A new character in that “condition” is a FIRST in mamy respects. First character we’ve seen in a HOSPITALIZED situation since Gould retired in 1977. That’s all of 32 years ! Effectively indicating just how narrow the scope had become to perk up readers interest. You’ve done it in one panel !
Kilian / Locher certainly never had it, and I can’t recall Collins either.(sorry, one exception - Mumbles story -1979).
Keen observers would have noticed that Gould used that ill or wounded, “near death” play, about once per year to rekindle the “sympathy” factor in reader’s minds.
And Roberto, it’s rewarding to the eye to see NORMAL “sized” HANDS on a character once again.
Roberto,
I’m awake again, Let me say immediately how refreshing the strip appears with just those minor changes and a simple, powerful “sense alerting” final panel. It raises the query, what’s the connection (?) How will it affect the looming outcome ? It’s a startling jump elsewhere. The strip itself comes ALIVE again ! Away from regimented, predictable drudgery !
A new character in that “condition” is a FIRST in mamy respects. First character we’ve seen in a HOSPITALIZED situation since Gould retired in 1977. That’s all of 32 years ! Effectively indicating just how narrow the scope had become to perk up readers interest. You’ve done it in one panel !
Kilian / Locher certainly never had it, and I can’t recall Collins either.(sorry, one exception - Mumbles story -1979).
Keen observers would have noticed that Gould used that ill or wounded, “near death” play, about once per year to rekindle the “sympathy” factor in reader’s minds.
And Roberto, it’s rewarding to the eye to see NORMAL “sized” HANDS on a character once again.
We need MORE !!!