Good morning, MythTickle-ers, and El Jefe. I wrote a bit of a post, I’m afraid.
I didn’t see this, the first time around, but I’m excited about the start of this arc. I’m also frustrated by the three-a-week delivery, but honestly, some shows are better when you can’t binge them. For one thing, “I’m going to watch this show/read this comic” over ten weeks (or three) means the experience of it in your memory is of a month of enjoyment and anticipation (or a season), not just a day.
And, Wow! There’s a lot of exposition in today’s offering. The ability of our fearless* leader to cram in subtle details that you have to go back for, expand the page, look at everything, maybe get out some scratch paper to figure out the cast in their new roles. That’s fun!
*(It just occurred to me: are you “fearless” if you fight inside a protective suit? I think it makes you “smart”— if you’re going to fight a guy who has an enormous sword and wants you dead, then the more armor the better! But you’d better not be fearless because that will get you killed. “Fearless” can be translated as “stupid.”
I worked in medicine as an ER PA. (Retired, now.) I always praised the kids who were scared but still let me do my thing. “You were very brave!”“But I was crying!”“Yeah, I know. We’re you scared?” “Yeah.”“But, did you hold still and let the nurse give you your shot anyway?”“Yeah.”“That’s what it means to be brave; being scared, but doing what needs to be to be done anyway. You can’t be brave without being scared, first.”)
Back to the comic.
I had a little trouble figuring out the recasting of our usual characters. It wasn’t clear to me who was playing Maid Marian, and also what role Karma was playing. It’s not spelled out in the poem, and it seemed like she just sorta…appeared in the last panel. So, as is so often necessary, I when back and looked at details.
There it is. Mrs. Claus said she was calling Maid Marian, and the close-up of the phone is hers (“Apple Pi” ),
Whoops, don’t know what happened to the rest! Here it is:
, and the collar is ruffled, not kimono-esque like Mrs. C is wearing. Look at the third panel…yep. Ruffled collar.
I think part of the confusion was the resemblance of Mrs. C’s outfit to a kimono (Karma’s usual jam) and that the two characters’ color palettes are similar. The poem couldn’t be helped: the meter entraps us all.
I just love that I get to analyze this comic in such detail, and that when I do, I’m rewarded. El Jefe—would you please come be my Dungeon Master?
stairsteppublishing about 1 month ago
Love it. Can’t wait for Part 3, but guess I will have to.
Imagine about 1 month ago
Robin Hood and his band of Merry Christmas men (and women and whatever…)
BigDaveGlass about 1 month ago
I hope Sir Dudley gets lucky under his permanent mistletoe.
LadyPeterW about 1 month ago
Oh! inspired, truly inspired!! Good job, m’ man! Good job!!!
Odd Dog Premium Member about 1 month ago
Lol, yep Let the mayhem, merriment begin! ;~)
prrdh about 1 month ago
That Nottingham crowd looks oddly familiar…
Vinnie Vidivici about 1 month ago
Good morning, MythTickle-ers, and El Jefe. I wrote a bit of a post, I’m afraid.
I didn’t see this, the first time around, but I’m excited about the start of this arc. I’m also frustrated by the three-a-week delivery, but honestly, some shows are better when you can’t binge them. For one thing, “I’m going to watch this show/read this comic” over ten weeks (or three) means the experience of it in your memory is of a month of enjoyment and anticipation (or a season), not just a day.
And, Wow! There’s a lot of exposition in today’s offering. The ability of our fearless* leader to cram in subtle details that you have to go back for, expand the page, look at everything, maybe get out some scratch paper to figure out the cast in their new roles. That’s fun!
*(It just occurred to me: are you “fearless” if you fight inside a protective suit? I think it makes you “smart”— if you’re going to fight a guy who has an enormous sword and wants you dead, then the more armor the better! But you’d better not be fearless because that will get you killed. “Fearless” can be translated as “stupid.”
I worked in medicine as an ER PA. (Retired, now.) I always praised the kids who were scared but still let me do my thing. “You were very brave!”“But I was crying!”“Yeah, I know. We’re you scared?” “Yeah.”“But, did you hold still and let the nurse give you your shot anyway?”“Yeah.”“That’s what it means to be brave; being scared, but doing what needs to be to be done anyway. You can’t be brave without being scared, first.”)
Back to the comic.
I had a little trouble figuring out the recasting of our usual characters. It wasn’t clear to me who was playing Maid Marian, and also what role Karma was playing. It’s not spelled out in the poem, and it seemed like she just sorta…appeared in the last panel. So, as is so often necessary, I when back and looked at details.
There it is. Mrs. Claus said she was calling Maid Marian, and the close-up of the phone is hers (“Apple Pi” ),
Vinnie Vidivici about 1 month ago
Whoops, don’t know what happened to the rest! Here it is:
, and the collar is ruffled, not kimono-esque like Mrs. C is wearing. Look at the third panel…yep. Ruffled collar.
I think part of the confusion was the resemblance of Mrs. C’s outfit to a kimono (Karma’s usual jam) and that the two characters’ color palettes are similar. The poem couldn’t be helped: the meter entraps us all.
I just love that I get to analyze this comic in such detail, and that when I do, I’m rewarded. El Jefe—would you please come be my Dungeon Master?
eddi-TBH about 1 month ago
Love the costumes. When does the pie fight break out?
Boise Ed Premium Member about 1 month ago
What beautiful artwork!