Who’s popping in the door at Montoni’s
Moping about her lack of romance
Who’s being condescending to Holly
Everyone knows it’s Cindy
And Cindy has forlorn eyes
That drop as she now realize
-es that maybe she is no prize
For Mason Jarr
For Mason Jarr
Apologies to The Association.
Whoever wrote TB a year ago and asked to see Cindy mope in front of a vanity, you get your wish in today’s strip. Despite her disappointment in not receiving a shower of Valentines Day gifts and wishes from a man she has met once and said all of three words to, Cindy maintains her rather healthy level of self-esteem as she talks to her vanity mirror (and butter knife, fake mustache, and jar of mayonnaise).
Interesting choice of words in panel 2, as TB uses of one of last century’s definitions of “mooning”. The definition more commonly considered now might draw a bit more attention from Mason, certainly more than those bags under Cindy’s eyes.
Now Batominc demonstrates what a skilled artist with a year’s lead time can do with a topical storyline. It does that by counterexample, mind you. Is it impressive the way Batominc avoided every salient feature of real Iraqi Freedom jackets?
And what an unexpected plot twist! Nick the Geek Who Looks Like a Tough Biker is an Army vet! Whoa!
Based on the Punisher skull motif, I guessed that Nick the Geek’s comic book store is based on Canton’s Bill’s Books and More, and @bobanero has noted the existence of a Black Hole Comics in Columbus. That store, though, does not seem to feature a Punisher emblem.
The best aspect of this strip, though, is Holly’s unwarranted esteem for her own negotiating skills. It would be even better if she were to imagine herself rounding the bases of a weirdly tiny baseball diamond.
Son of Stuck Funky 