Holiday Header: Oopsy.
The Christmas/holiday header has been up for a couple of weeks, but
I've forgotten to describe it until now. It pictures Frankie on the
left and Casey, Barbara, Marie, and Rahim on the right. Frankie and
Barbara are putting up a long string of Christmas lights, Casey is
holding holly while smirking, and Marie is looking down at what seems
to be about a third of a wreath. Rahim is peeking into this scene but
not holding anything Christmas-related. The words "West of Bathurst"
appear in giant red and green Gothic letters. "By Kari Maaren" is in
smaller red and green Gothic letters.
Panel 1: In this colour comic, Marie
and Rahim stand in front of a red background and regard each other
ruefully. Between them, the words "West of Bathurst" are entangled with
a spring of holly and an ivy creeper. "By Kari Maaren" is below.
Panel 2: In a bus station, Barbara is met by a ginger woman a bit older than her and a little girl with blazing red hair.
Caption in Fancy Lettering:
'Twas the night before Christmas, And over the globe All the Fellows had scattered, Each (horrors!) sans robe.
Girl: Barbara!
Barbara: Hey, squirt.
Panel 3: Casey
roots through a cardboard box. It's hard to tell what's in it, but we
can see something that looks like a bundle of sticks and something else
that looks like a pitchfork.
Caption:
Some ate with their families. Some fled to the bar. Some practised traditions That could be termed "bizarre."
Voice From Off-Panel: Geez, Mulligan...why are you never ready on time?
Casey: I'm coming! I'm trying! I can't find the chains!
Panel 4: Frankie
sits on a couch in a house decorated for Christmas, talking to an older
man and a younger one who may be her father and brother.
Caption:
The blissful contentment They felt on that night Set the wonderful spirit Of Christmas alight.
Panel 5: Fred stands in the snow and snuggles with his girlfriend.
Caption:
They could look back upon it As they would on a dream.
Panel 6: Rahim and Marie sit together on a couch. Rahim is holding a TV remote while Marie digs into a bowl of popcorn.
Caption:
Well, all right: except for Marie and Rahim.
Rahim:
These films are all about a bunch of rich white Christians being taught
by quasi-divine forces that it's only okay to lie, cheat, and steal on
the other 364 days of the year.
Marie: Yep.
Alt-Text: What? Me, cynical? Naaaaaaah...
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