C'est la Vie by Jennifer Babcock for January 18, 2025

It was mostly the shop classes that got damaged. My old auto shop room was completely leveled.

So sorry for all the damage happening there. Good luck!

By the way, I kind of like the look of proto-Mona.

Thank you for the history of C’est la Vie strip.

Love it! i only wish i were able to read the entire text

I’m amazed at the maturity of the drawing. When I see the early work of other cartoonists the figures aren’t well proportioned, there are far too many lines, the characters look ugly and the panels look cluttered…. Today and yesterday’s drawings are simple and beautiful, not at all like the high school comic strips of other cartoonists.

This is good stuff.

Tell me, how long have you had these feelings???!!!

Ah, those eyes!

I substitute teach at a local high school. The original Mona looks so much like a few of the students I have, it is uncanny. Capturing that look of desperation and sadness at such a young age truly shows Ms. Babcock’s talent.

I really like that style, and I’m glad you learrned to letter properly.

Dear JB, I have enjoyed this tangent enormously!! Thank you for sharing these!