Heart of the City by Steenz for December 25, 2020

Well, this is a surprise.

I am going to guess that Mom had no idea that Dad was going to turn up. Heart is definitely surprised.

Now THIS is a Christmas miracle!

I know none of the circumstances.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY ONE !

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I knew it! I didn’t say it yesterday but I knew this was coming!

OWO??? And look at her mom’s expression lol.

❤️

In the history of comic strips there have been strips which suddenly made a major turning point and were forever changed (Intro of Captain Easy in strip Wash Tubbs, or Popeye entering Thimble Theater as a minor character) and strips where it looked like a major turning point that writer later decided was a mistake and ignored (Daddy Warbucks marriage in Little Orphan Annie – wife was dropped from storyline and never seen again). Will this turn strip in a major way, or be ignored once it hits problems?

Did the previous version of the strip ever establish what happened with Heart’s father?

TOTALLY UNEXPECTED!

Might not have been a great idea to just spring this on Heart with no warning.

Have a very Merry Christmas, everyone.

Merry Christmas to you and your family too!

I remember her trip to NY, but the jacket…?

Just take those old records off the shelf, I sit here listen to ’em by myself.

Oh boy… at long last, Dad.

I can almost hear Bob Seager playing in the background of panel 1.

Did Mom arrange this or did Santa?

I think the rectangular present that looks like maybe a phone case has a tag on it that says From Mrs Angelini. Nice easter egg.

WHAT IN THE NAME OF …. ? First we get Heart wearing socks, and to top that off, her dad comes looking for her? It’s either a dream or some story. Cave canem, Heart!

I wish my dad would have shown up like that…AFTER FORTY-FOUR YEARS!

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