Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 01, 2014

I never thought I would say this about Zonker: He’s a buzz kill.

I always understood oxidation of pigment in dead skin cells to BE tanning. No?

It might be interesting for Garry to show in the current strips the long-term consequences to Zonk’s early tanning habit.

Might be a bummer if he were to get cancer in the story.

I seem to remember a Sunday strip from (I think) the ‘90s, maybe later, in which Zonker does a PSA warning a young fan about the dangers of over-exposure. The final panel shows a close-up of Zonker’s face, creased by the ravages of skin damage. I’m not sure if Zonker’s youthful hobby has been mentioned much since then, though.

To get a good tan, be born with good genes.White skin is a gene defect.Too late? Too bad.

I’m “burned” by the paleness of Zonk (today, also the minimally less paleness of Cornell, even with his IDP. I looked up “Doonesbury” on ArcaMax, and it was the same coloration. What GIVES with the colorist?

He’s a cartoon character.

The colorization is done by monkeys in their spare time. Their day job is typing Shakespeare. They’re better at that….