I’m just saying…

(From The Last Days of FOXHOUND)

Sorry if I disapointed anyone yesterday with a no-post. I was bushed.

This is one of my favorite strips, The Last Days of FOXHOUND. I’m a registered Metal Gear Solid whore, so that’s what attracted me to this strip. The art’s nothing to sneeze at really, but Chris Doucette’s skill in dialogue writing and comic layout skills deserve a word.

I wanted to point out that I really enjoyed the execution of this strip… or strips if you prefer. What we have is two events going on at the same time, and for the sake of brevity, combined into the same strip. On the left, Liquid is making his escape and on the right, Miller is joining Raven. Both strips are self-contained. Either one could have been done on their own. But I think it was a good choice to do them at the same time.

Another thing I think works well with this strip is the use of colored word balloons. There are a ton of word balloons scattered all over the typical episode of LDF, so Chris decided he’d color code them.

I think I’m still bushed, because that’s as much writing as I could squeeze out at the moment. But I’ll be going to see Sin City tonight, so I’ll definitely have something to say about that tomorrow.

Oh, and 16 Awesome Points™ for Chris Doucette.

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