I’m sure that Jonny Hart would never draw a whale like that, no matter how meanacing the whale was. It’s hard to suspend disbelief when I’ve had decades of experience with a cartoon that heretofore has known exactly where to draw the line between realism and fantasy (which is what makes suspension of disbelief possible in the first place).
That said, this is one of the very few visual gaffes that’s really ruffled my hair under The New Management. And the rest of the strip makes up even for that. Pure fantasy, yet made to look wholly believeable. Cheers!
@ paul345:
I’m sure that Jonny Hart would never draw a whale like that, no matter how meanacing the whale was. It’s hard to suspend disbelief when I’ve had decades of experience with a cartoon that heretofore has known exactly where to draw the line between realism and fantasy (which is what makes suspension of disbelief possible in the first place).
That said, this is one of the very few visual gaffes that’s really ruffled my hair under The New Management. And the rest of the strip makes up even for that. Pure fantasy, yet made to look wholly believeable. Cheers!