Sunday, October 26, 2008

Where’s the one about the amoeba?

So that's the great plan?  That's why you wanted to go to Genesis?  To steal film strips?  I mean, I guess can understand.  The documentaries they show on television never do seem to get the monotone narrator right, but still, do you even have a projector back at the hideout?  More importantly, how will the youth of America learn about the amoeba, or watch a movie that's so old that it's lost all of it's color but one and is shown in varying shades of pink?  What next, are you going to go find out where they keep the old laser discs and take those too?  (Although, between the two, I seem to recall the old film strips working a lot better than the laser discs, so I guess I have to say that you chose the right old science films.)  Whatever you're going to do, you'd better get a move on.  Tracy and his robot buddy are just outside.  Good thing they decided to take a walk and just happened to be there when you were.  (I will admit that I do love the way that Tracy's position in the panel gives me the feeling that he's surprised, even though TRAZE-R told him that there was trouble in the previous strip.  Still, I want to know where his hat and coat are, or is Genesis next door to the station and he and TRAZE-R were on a smoke break?)
Someone's going to be having a lot of science related fun tonight.  Hopefully the sound will be a little off key and waver while it's running.  Then there's also that wonderful slapping sound that comes at the end of the reel.  (Can I come too?  I'll bring the popcorn.)  And finally, if it were possible for a robot to sweat, I'd think that Magnum here was doing it.  I know that it's just a reflection, but still, I like how it looks like a glob of oil sweat appeared just under his left eye and is now running down the side of his face.  Makes him seem more human.  That, and the expression on his metallic face just goes so perfectly with his "UH-OH!"

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