| Saturday, February 9, 2008 |
| Panel 1: On
the left side of the title panel of this Sunday-style colour comic are
the words "West of Bathurst" and, smaller, "by Kari Maaren, handwritten
in red and black on a red-and-black background (I had been playing
around with the gradient tool in Photoshop). On the right we see the
hallway outside Marie's room at Davies College, which is labelled "IV:
14." Casey, dressed for once in a white shirt (but also green pants and a green bowtie), knocks on the door. Casey: Winter Ball time, Marie. Marie [behind the door]: Coming... Panel 2: Casey is still outside the door. Casey: Come on, Marie; we're going to be late. Marie: Go without me. I'll catch up. Panel 3: Rahim, wearing a tux, approaches. Casey: Why do I have a hard time believing that? Marie: Go away! Rahim: Problems? Panel 4: Now Barbara, wearing a turquoise dress, turns up. Casey: Yep. Marie! You're going to have an audience in a minute. Marie: I'm going to have an audience anyway. I think I'll just stay home. Panel 5: Casey: You think wrong. Rahim: We're going to stand here until you come out. Barbara: We could sing to pass the t-- Marie: All right! All right! Panel 6: Marie emerges, scowling, and spreads her arms. She is wearing a bright yellow dress, which goes perfectly with the black bruises on her face, collarbone, shoulders, and forearms. The others stand in a row and stare. Panel 7: Rahim doubles over with uncontrollable laughter. Barbara pulls out a camera (yes, people still did that in 2008). Marie: I look like a banana. Casey: You look like an overripe banana. Barbara: You really need to join Facebook; you're going to be its star. Alt-Text: Marie bought the dress pre-door. To her great chagrin, she is not particularly psychic about these sorts of things. Go to commentary |
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