Henry, I appreciate that you are trying to ‘connect’ with the strips readers. Many of us are old, and have been reading Gil Thorp since the 1960’s, so we’re not always going to be enthused about new directions. Keep working!
Be fair, Rachel has (it appears to me) been trying hard in recent weeks to make the humans in this strip look more…human… than they did previously. Perfect? No. But I think she is taking to heart some of the voluminous criticism that readers (including me) have lobbed her way. So let’s give her a chance.
Enjoy that lovingly rendered, exquisitely detailed exterior shot of the Thorp house in panel 1. Now THAT is how good the artwork COULD be throughout this strip.
Henry & Rachel: It’s been a tough year, and I know many readers (including me) have been very critical of your work. Have a great holiday season, and lets all look forward to a better 2025.
In fairness, I think Mr. Barajas DOES care. But he is handicapped by not really being in tune with the long term characters (and the long term readers), and by now having an artist who frankly appears to lack the basic drawing skills needed for a strip that is supposed to depict real humans, not sci-fi monsters or whatever she usually draws. Very sad.
An interesting, and sadly realistic, twist. Kudos to you, Henry. If I’m gonna criticize when you get stuff wrong, I’ve gotta compliment when you get something like this very right. Well done.
Henry, I appreciate that you are trying to ‘connect’ with the strips readers. Many of us are old, and have been reading Gil Thorp since the 1960’s, so we’re not always going to be enthused about new directions. Keep working!