We have four or five balls in the air right now: Tracy and Sam, Tracy and Archie, Nero and his handlers, Zeck and his cronies, Flattop and the parade of people coming to see him while he eats and plays cards… did I miss anyone?
I’m just waiting for balls to either collide in midair and go spinning out of control, fall to the ground, or get combined in one hand nicely.
I mean, it’s more story lines in play at once than Lord of the Rings.
Yeah, that’s because Shelley is only doing black and white. The colors are added by the syndicate colorist. Neil knows where to go for the original black and white, but it’s not easy to find.
That’s hardly a deterrent. You can plaster the fake news in the headline and bury the retraction in a less-viewed spot. And if the lie is worth more in revenue than the settlement, then you’ve still made money at the end of the day.
It depends on what you mean by “full”. If everything were a surprise, this would be true. If surprises happened regularly enough, this would be true. If surprises happened with the greatest frequency possible to still be surprises, then it could be perceived as being “full” without necessarily being constant.
I think a red spade is kind of weird – not Shelley’s choice, I’m sure. It would look even better in the original black and white as the outlined spade design is more of a classic look.
The weekday strips are all in black and white and colored later by GoComics or some other outfit. Only the Sunday strips are colored by the strip artists. These suits are black because the choices for the artist are black or white.
I’m sure I don’t want balls flying around at all. Ahem.