Page 58 – Birthday Party
In which we get to know Lewis’ little band of urchins a better, and Jane regrets scarfing all that free food earlier in the day.
Did you spot the Princess Chroma action figure in the second panel? If you like magical girl parodies then this webcomic was made just for you. I’ve really enjoyed following the misadventures of June, Leopold and company as they try to save the world from monochromatism.
Original Script
TWINS Hugs Lewis’s leg. Nibs heard all the shooting. NIBS We thought you died. LEWIS Prying him off Me? Never! Just had to rescue her majesty here. CURLY Caught with his hand in Lewis’ pocket. Where’s my birthday present? LEWIS Sad faced Sorry, mate. The bats confiscated it. But, they gave you this. Puts the police cap on Curly’s head. And a cake. Lewis pulls a squished angel pastry and apple out of her pockets. Cuts it into slices with her knife like a miniature cake, and hands bits around. Jane eats her small piece guilty.
Is this her first brush with extreme poverty? I doubt that Jane has heretofore considered herself wealthy.
I fear that Curly’s new gift would be a danger to him should he venture out whilst wearing it. O.o
Curly may not want to wear his po-po cap outside. He’d be the envy of all the other hoodlums and one of them would probably swipe it. Poverty is relative, and even these kids don’t have it as bad as real homeless teens. I’ve sanitized things a bit.
Still, it’s got to be an eye-opener for our heroine.
This is such a Dickensian page. Orphans, urchins, and a little social awakening.
Plus, cake, yay! I’m surprised that li’l hexapod isn’t stealing any. You know how fond they are of sweet baked goods.
I love how the brightest lit panel is the one with the Princess Chroma doll. Coincidence? She’s the guiding star for the downtrodden!
Yep, Chroma is the light of the world. Also, there’s a candle behind the word bubble.
Is that Chroma doll seriously being strung up by a nail?
…I like this. Bravo?
“Lewis” is a pretty good parental figure for this kids. I can see why they would depend on her.
In all fairness, I’d scribbled in a vague figurine hanging from that spot on the previous page. It seemed natural that a close up should be a Chroma doll.
Lewis is teaching them life skills, like how to pick pockets. She’s a cross between a less narcissistic Peter Pan and the Artful Dodger. BTW, all the kinchin names, Nibs, Curly and the twins, are Lost Boys names. 🙂 That 3rd panel is copied from a still image of Disney’s Peter and Windy.
Dawwww! I love the gruff sweetness you’re expressing in this sequence.
😀 Thank you. These guys are fun to write and draw.