I wonder why Rivera likes to put these 2-D animal cutouts in the foreground of her strips. Is it some kind of code-speak for “This is all fake”? I dunno, it’s just a thought.
But the meetup at a picnic table reminds me of a similar meetup they shared a while back, during the Zeeba Mussels adventure. Mark was meeting Diana to apologize for leaving her boat after a fight. So here we are again, with Mark ready to apologize for another bad decision.
One thing to be thankful for today is that Rivera is not blasting the “Two Fists o’ Justice!” phrase. It’s hard to not think that she is overdoing it, as some kind of put-down.
By the way, I’ve been intrigued by the hamburger joint in the
strip. It’s kooky enough to have been based on a real roadside joint. Has
anybody seen anything like that? I did a bit of online searching and
didn’t come up with anything definitive.
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I’ve seen small hamburger stands like that before. Usually located in cities. What strikes me as odd is that this hamburger stand appears to be in the middle of nowhere. An excuse for Rivera to draw southwestern backgrounds?
Diana: Hey Mark, you’ve got criss cross marks on your face.
Is that jackrabbit smiling?
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Yes, it does seem like an odd place for a food joint, kind of like places in Krazy Kat that would show up in various desert locations!
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