Show Posts
1
Prog / Re: Prog 2287: Grinders Keepers!
« on: 22 June, 2022, 12:56:02 AM »Things go wrong in Skip Tracer and I realise in the final frame there’s a big reveal, but I’ve no idea who these people are.
Skip Tracer this is inoffensive without being engaging. I think I know who that is at the end?
I recognise Anime Girl from an earlier story but goodness knows who Pointy Ears is. It says a lot that despite running to so many episodes, Skip Tracer hasn't ever really managed to build a memorable supporting cast, further cementing it's position as a bit of a non-classic.
Skip Tracer well its a decent episode again and I recognise the popstar from the previous story when Skip T was her bodyguard and I kinda get tingles about the other reveal, but nothing springs to mind. This is fine so far.
The lady on the right is Nerin Tan, part of the anti-Consociation Children of Fury resistance group that was introduced in “Louder Than Bombs” (Prog 2111-2122).
The girl on the left is India Sumner, the famous pop star who’s manager was trying to kill so he’d become extremely wealthy.
Both were introduced in “Hyperballad”, that ran in Prog 2200-2209.
The “Highness” that they’re referring to is presumably the then-unnamed Crown Princess of San Helios, who was kidnapped by the Consociation in the very first story, “Heavy is the Head”, way back in Prog 2081-2089.
Brink - for years I thought the Mercury Event was actually the disappearance of the planet, which seemed an unbelievable thing to happen, and therefore maybe the space gods actually did exist. We learn this week that it’s actually (just) the habs and other infrastructure in the vicinity of the planet. This makes much more sense, even if it remains unexplained. I can’t believe I was that dumb!
I think we were kinda meant to think that weren't we? I was never sure as it left that element of doubt but it was certainly explicity said as if that (the planet going) was what had happened. I think to leave that massive question about the scale of things we were dealing with. To allow the thought of the elder gods actually existing t creep in.
Don't think it was daft it all. Think it was following the intent of the story and is a great example of the genius of the strip to leave us so befuddle and then strip things away with a simple reveal.
Likewise, thought the “Mercury Event” referred to the destruction of the planet rather than any nearby space station as well.
