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   Gweedo Murray said, 8 months ago

   Not much excitement but what a great first panel.

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   LudwigVonDrake said, 8 months ago

   I’m thinking Gertie and Earl are gonna get together!!

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   miqq said, 8 months ago

   man, I love the artistry in this comic

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   axe-grinder said, 8 months ago

   Frank King was big on beautifully-patterned women’s fashion, and Scancarelli continues that tradition. I also stand to applaud that first panel! Best art in comics.

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   whmIII said, 8 months ago

   Great detail…although the story line leaves much to be desired.

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   stringmusicianer said, 8 months ago

   Wowza. Great drawing and nice twist to the story. Paint the town, Gertie.

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   l-empress said, 8 months ago

   Love Gertie! I wish she’d come and work for us.

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   comic-reader said, 8 months ago

   me-thinks gertie and earl are long lost sister and brother

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   NotFromIceland said, 8 months ago

   I agree totally about the artwork, esp. the first panel, which struck me right away. In the “old days,” when strips were printed bigger, the cartoonists could often do beautiful work since the detail would not be lost. I have been reading some of the “old days” of GA – the collections brought out by Drawn & Quarterly – and the story lines moved very slowly then, too, though I have to admit that the Walt and Skeezix situations were more engaging then.

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    stringmusicianer said, 8 months ago

    Is that an arched ceiling? Corky’s is one of the old train-car style diners?

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    farren said, 8 months ago

    Sure looks like one. Boy, I miss those old diners since I moved back to California.

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    Dypak said, 8 months ago

    @Axe-Grinder
    I’ve noticed you’ve always got a very knowledgeable and critical eye on GA. Critical in a positive, productive way, not criticizing. I clicked on your icon to see what else you read and noticed something strange. You are impossible to follow. Every other person on goComics has a ‘follow me’ link on their profile; except you. Are you some sort of phantom? Anyway I like your positive outlook. I wish more people were like that. Oh yeah, that’s a cool hat in your picture. Jughead Jones?

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    MaxStarmanJones said, 8 months ago

    Wow! Didn’t someone predict this a few days ago? I thought it was too obvious. Well, maybe Gertie will lead us to Walt!

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    axe-grinder said, 8 months ago

    Thanks, Dypak, for your kind comments. I am here to enjoy the strip, and I think Jim Scancarelli makes that easy. I sometimes feel there are people only happy being miserable… is the glass half-empty or half-full?– I don’t care, the water’s cool and I’m thirsty! Thanks

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    axe-grinder said, 8 months ago

    Stringmuse, you need to visit Massachusetts if you love diners– especially Worcester, the birthplace of the dining car. Bill Griffith’s Zippy has featured a few of them…

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    stringmusicianer said, 8 months ago

    Hey axe, thanks. I missed the heyday of real dining cars, but those diners modeled on them sure are neat. One near here makes killer pancakes. I’ll remember to look around next time I’m up that way. Sounds like some interesting history in Worcester.