I had a BLAST on this strip! For whatever reason everything from the thumbnails, the inks, all the way through the toning and lettering just seemed to gel IMHO. This was a fun one despite it ominous and somewhat serious tone.
So what's going on with Mulveny? We haven't seen him since December 9th's Internal Affairs...
Once again I pay tribute to one of my all-time favorite cartoonists this week. Do you know in what panel? Do you see how I honor him and do you know to whom I pay tribute?
This comic was named after the song "They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play)" by The Spinners.
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Also, I hope you enjoy this work-in-progress snapshot:
Aww … poor CM! It’s always hell when someone you thought was a friend punches you out for some unknown reason. I loved this comic the shock and confusion that CM is experiencing comes through so well.
My favorite Spinners song is “I’ll Be Around.” My favorite version of “Games People Play” is the Alan Parsons Project song.
Alas, I cannot guess on your tribute…
I’m lost on the tribute too. Love Mulveny’s design though. Great strip! As always.
HINT: The “tribute” has been mentioned by someone in a comment on a previous strip before…
Wow, this comic got really heavy. I really like the dramatic pose in the fourth panel. Wondering what he means by all that
I don’t know either, but I’m starting to really like the Sarge. I have a feeling he may be very important to the story at some point
Looks like Mulveny is back on the sauce again…
Yes! I want to be one of the Spinners when I grow up. Happiness, after all, is being with the Spinners.
Apologies sir, Tales of a Checkered Man an acrophobic semihero. No matter what the name the man has his way of gettting business done.
Well folks, the tribute is in panel 2…anyone?
Great strip today. I love the character design of Sarge. Great stuff.
Oh! Second Panel! Oh … yeah … ummmm… er. No, sorry, I’m being quite obtuse on this one. Must be because we’re almost at a new moon. Yeah, I’ll blame that …
(Oh, and I fixed the typo that screwed up my earlier comment. Gonna be one of “those” weeks …)
Tribute to Matt Feazell? I’m starting to get worried about Norb. Are the Food-O’s people trying to brainwash him?