Drop the Cow!

In which the beat is interrupted, and Bad Penny shows her colours.

Okay. THIS one is the one I’m really displeased with. I’ve enjoyed Archie comics since I was a kid, but for a long, long time now, I’ve felt the art (well, okay – the writing, occasionally, too) was just hack work, and could be so much better. “Come on,” I’d say, “ANYONE can draw Archies!” As I’ve shown here, that’s not really true…

One noteworthy exception is the brilliant work done by Giselle Lagace on Archie 635 & 636. THAT’S how Archies should be drawn.

And no, none of my three basses is a blonde Rickenbacker 4003, but I hope #4 will be!

In which Penelope demonstrates the difficulty in pondering philosophical questions on an empty stomach.

In which Penelope’s thoughts – and other objects – drift off into the black.

In which Penelope dodges a bullet by way of drudgery.

In which young Penelope condescends to explain to her new supervisor why two heads aren’t necessarily better than one.