Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 22, 1986
Transcript:
J.J.: I blew it! I made a total fool out of myself! Mike: Now, J.J., you can't let the critics get to you... J.J.: It's not fair! The public should be allowed to decide for itself! Who cares what a bunch of embittered old men think? Besides, if they trash you, people only wonder what all the excitement's about! Art today bypasses the arbiters, right? Mike: Well, I... J.J.: Michael, you can't let the critics get to you! Mike: You're right. Thanks, I feel better.