A moment of Santa Barbara nostalgia.

A phone conversation with my mother last night reminded me of something that right now, I miss about Santa Barbara.  It isn't the faux Spanish-Moorish architecture, the preponderance of Italian restaurants, the scenery, or even the snotty "We're not really a tourist town attitude of the inhabitants. 

It was mom saying "every day for the last two weeks has been foggy".

*sigh*.  It's 73 degrees in SB right now.  *sigh*

Monday Afternoon Comics Review

Featured Comics:

MEDIUM LARGE
A DEATH STAR IS BORN

First of all, we have Francesco Marciuliano's "Medium Large" showing us how "For Better or for Worse" should have ended. I can't help liking this; then again, I was disappointed when the Norman Bates style ending for FBOFW didn't materialize. Given the happy fantasy family the author was making, I was sure there was going to be a murderous psychotic break at asome point.

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I'm honestly amazed that this is the same guy who draws the wholesome comic "Sally Forth, even if that comic has hidden geek content.
Not when he can produce comics like this:

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I think I remember my mother forcing me to sit through educational films from other countries. I've mostly recovered from the trauma.


HOW THE DEATH STAR WAS BUILT

This comic reprinted in Scans Daily is from the same smartass who did "Troops" and a bunch of no-name Star Wars projects like "Clone Wars", Kevin Rubio. It's utterly brilliant in it's ownn special, sarcastic way. Of course the scary thing is it actually heightens the realism of the Star Wars saga, by placing the Death Star in the firm tradition of governmental works projects. I can seriously believe the Death Star features occured this way.