Again I present a page completed at the last minute. The worst thing about having to rush these pages out is that I feel the quality of the artwork suffers. I literally knocked this page together with no time to spare, hence the rather dull ‘talking heads’ look of the page. I’m going to have to come up with a way of giving myself more time, and I think it may be that once this story is finished I’ll post some ‘filler’ material to allow me to get a reserve of pages built up again.
This page had a re-write after some of the readers pointed out a continuity error in the story. I had originally given Dr Delgado a moustache (or mustache as my American friends would spell it), but somewhere along the way I started drawing his top lip hair-free. I was going to correct the pages but then I thought it might be funnier to add this to Dr Delgado’s list of supposed frauds.
I do admire people who can turn continuity errors into opportunities.
One of my favourite examples is Terry Pratchett. His Discworld universe was supposed to be set in a sort of medieval stasis, but readers kept pointing out glaring anachronisms and instances where technology and culture from several centuries apart rubbed shoulders with each other. So he wrote another book in the series, Thief of Time, which, as part of the backstory for its main events, told the story of how, hundreds of years earlier, the universe’s time had been shattered into pieces by an evil clockmaker and a mysterious cult called the History Monks had had to glue all the fragments back together again, and they understandably did quite a shoddy job. As part of this world-building, the character doing the explaining reeled off several examples of continuity still scarred by the disaster which had hitherto been taken completely for granted by the world’s inhabitants. It was probably no coincidence that this list included many entries from the most repetitive complaints voiced among the fandom.
Yes, a complete and transparent hand-wave, but that just makes it funnier!
I hadn’t heard that before but I love it. Thanks for sharing it.
The moustache thing was a stroke of luck because this page needed a punch and it all worked out nicely!
It does fit his character, though. Wear the ‘stache to look distinguished before the cameras, a false air of respect and confidence. Take it off while hitting on the ladies to seem youthful and virile. And be so ego-driven that you think no-one would notice because you are one hell of a guy. In your own mind, anyway.
I do think it’s weird he would wear a false ‘tache but not a toupee! Dr Delgado must have his reasons!
Did she just say she’s from Earth? Beceause if she is, I am totally not giving her a ride on the bridge.
She didn’t admit she was from earth, she admitted that he was in fact a dinosaur expert. It is a case of telling two truths in such a way as to make people think that both are a lie.
Yes, W1MRN is right – it was a way of hiding the truth in plain sight
Haha I like the fake mustache part!
Thanks! Hair we go!
That’s one reporter that really likes to rip into her work! Haha! I don’t mind the layout, Spencey, your work still sparkles!
Thanks Mark. I do prefer to take a little more time though. I need a time machine!
Is Dr. Delgato about to go “Crying Game” on us?!? Just how far does his fraudulence go?!? [wink]
I think even his bald head is fake!
You can never trust someone with a fake moustache! Or fake fossils!
Or a fossil of a fake moustache.
Or even a real moustache!
Well that seals the deal for me I’m afraid Delgado. I can’t believe a baby faced fake who can’t even grow a Mo. I knew it was the Vee Dub hubcap back when he 1st found it. Your rushed job is better than any of my take my time to do them strips.
Not true, that man! Yes, you spotted the hubcap. A career as a private detective awaits!
You know you could have fooled us all by saying “I meant to do that” instead of admitting a continuity error. Also if you didn’t say anything I would have never guessed that this strip was rushed. Good work man.