Panel 2 – he doesn’t seem to be too far in! Maybe he’ll be okay? Not too much coughing or smoke either… Hero – Even with flames all around him he’s still looking out towards where Sprockett might be… But he doesn’t look happy – look at his lips, (P#3) he looks really scared. : ( This suspense is cycling me to distraction!
On a miserable note most people who perish in fires die of asphyxiation and smoke inhalation.
I hope Yehuda suffers neither of the above or serious burns.
That’s it! All he has to do is open the bag and it will swallow the flames! Image – Yehuda riding the Van Sweringen with open bag sucking the flames in?
You know, I bet he could’ve climbed in the bag and been fine! This suspense is killing me! Rick is doing a fabulous job! And yea, NO vacations right now!!! ;)
is it just me…or is his beard burned off in the third frame…and what will yehuda wear if his beloved hat is burnt to a crisp…im feelin a new look for the y-man
Exactly! Thank God for you Lenny! If not for people like you, we would all be illiterate and uncouth. American English may be the hardest language in the world to master but if you can do it, be proud and use it properly. Why sink to the level of everyone else with their misspellings’, make them rise up to your level of urbane intelligence. I salute you sir!
It depends on the spellchecker that you use. I believe it is the possesive of “their” but either way, thanks for the grammar lesson. I’ll look further into the usage of punctuation and make sure that I spell it correctly next time.
I have a whole theory involving Yehuda and his investment in the Kickstand. But I won’t post it in the slight chance I’m on the mark – don’t want to spoil the fun. If I turn out to be right I will be sure to brag about it. and yes I will be honest, this is the internet after all.
No quarrel with the strip, but don’t get the wrong impression.
Firefighters would NOT be waiting outside just squirting and shouting with a victim in obvious danger. The combination of equipment, training and courage puts them inside the fire where they accomplish rapid rescue.
If you look at the Fireman’s hat, etc – Rick shows a yellow reflection of the flames on ‘our’ side. Thus he is already in among the flames. No shouting from outside here!
He loocks like Joe, doesn’t he?
Again: that whole storm – tree hitting the Kikstand – fire thing is only a Toon – dream – of – horrors of the toon – character Yehuda after he spoiled the triumph of Sprocket in the Race. Within the next two or 3 sets Yehuda will wake up and everything will be fine — exept Sprocket shouting at him
Oh man, I believe Yehuda will continue after this, but he’s going to be healing for a long time, longer than the last mishap with the snowplow. Poor Yehuda. Worse yet, I bet he hasn’t got health insurance, but maybe the quakers can help?
Yeah. Quakers don’t shun technology and aren’t celebate. However neither group is very fond of tobacco. It’s banned from Quaker meeting houses, along with alcohol.
BTW, I’m sure the lack of facemask/breathing apparatus on the fireman is artistic license so Rick could show the man’s face, rather than just a blank piece of lexan.
Maybe that’s the firechief – orders the others and needs a clear idea what is happening so doesn’t wear anything that might impede his senses? I saw a 911 chief in full kit so I may be wrong…
singed? ears. Yehuda appears to be engufed in flames. I don’t see how he can emerge without serious injury, which changes drastically the nature of the comic. Unless of course we have a “cop out” similar to the 1950s cartoons, where characters undergo all variety of mishap, violence and mayhem, and always emerge unscathed. Of course this comic has always been anchored in “the real world”, except for a ghost (in Yehuda’s imagination), some metaphor and some dream/fantasy flights. But this is neither metaphor or dream, so it will be interesting how the authors handle this, since the drawing of the fire is extreme, graphic, and it seems that Y is purposely depicted as engulfed, swimming in a conflagration. So will we have either the end of Yehuda as we know him, a drastic change in the nature of the comic, or a classic comic “cop out”?
I don’t think that the comic is as “anchored in the real world” as you think it is, or that all the “impossible” things that have happened are dreams or fantasies. For instance, Yehuda instantly undergoing a massive weight gain when he drives a car, and losing the extra weight just as quickly when he quits driving; Joe riding so fast that he travels through time and sees Yehuda in the future; Yehuda being able to fit anything he wants (including himself) into his handlebar bag; a secret material called Arborium with magical properties: I think all of these things are supposed to be literally “real” within the world of this comic strip. And especially, I believe Fred’s ghost was not a figment of Yehuda’s imagination but that he really did haunt the shop, that both Joe and Yehuda saw him and talked to him, and that he really did sabotage the valve stems of car tires with ball bearings.
If Yehuda escapes the fire unscathed or with only minor injuries, then I will regard it not as a “cop out” but as simply another example of how things work in Yehuda’s world. It wouldn’t surprise me if his beard is completely burned away, yet is back in all its glory the next day (much to Joe’s and Sprocket’s surprise).
The details you mention are either metaphor:weight gain when driving, or satire: the bike bag, weight gain, time travel etc. or a combination of metaphor and satire, and in a literary sense they work because the context is established as either metaphorical or satirical; but in the case of the fire, no context of metaphor or satire is established. From the standpoint of literature/ fiction—it may be difficult to make a rescue work since the plot line is established outside of a context of metaphor or satire.
I prefer not to analyze this comic strip that deeply, but simply to take it at face value and enjoy it on that level, rather than looking for deeper meanings. Even in the case of novels, I rarely want to pay attention to the underlying structure or try to figure out “what the author REALLY meant.” I’ve always liked what C.S. Lewis said about literary analysis and criticism: that he suspected most critics get away with their analyses of the classics only because the authors are dead and can’t refute them. He also said that in the case of his own books, when literary critics tried to determine his “real intentions” or his “motivations” or “influences,” etc., that they were almost always wrong. So I’ll go on assuming that when Rick shows us time travel or a flying bike he’s just being funny and interesting, and I won’t worry about whether he wants to give us some “message” through metaphor or satire.
That’s fine. It isn’t a matter of “deep meanings” or literary criticism, just observations about what works and what does’t work. Perceptive readers do this all the time. It is part of the fun. Even in a comic a literary text evolves, and there are matters of style and effective writing. It’s all a part of the process of aesthetic expression and appreciation. I’m not “criticizing the artist, just making critical comment on the text, as a part of my appreciation or experience of it.Metaphor and satire, when done well, are great fun. Some texts evolve better than others.
I agree that it’s no compromise if yehuda does a “daffy duck” recovery from a burn. This is Rick’s universe, including laws of physics and logic. He’s doing great so let’s just trust the story teller!
As someone who’s caught fire, yes, wool is better than just about anything else you’re likely to be wearing. Not only will it not melt to your skin, it won’t burn of its own volition, so once he gets out of the fire, he won’t BE on fire. His facial hair will actually protect his face, as will the hair on his head. His nose and cheeks will be burnt, as well as his lips and ears.
Well, wool is better than lycra in a fire. One can hope.
Aye, wool is better. It doesn’t melt.
Ceramics would be better still, though.
Much better to not be in there at all.
I suspect Fred will lead him out and on to where ever Fred resides these days.
Then again cartoons being cartoons, Yehuda could come out just fine.
but without a beard!
Frame 4..all stubble looking.
i had to look for a while to find him in frame 4. nice work rick.
At least it’s a dry heat!
Sister Sprocket better change her tune and be darn greatful this one time…
-Stinko
That’s a heck of a way to give yourself a close shave.
:’( I hope it grows back fast if it is gone
Wow, They got there fast. Strong work CFD.
YEHUDA!!! GET OUT!!! GET OUT!!! GET OUT!!!! (unharmed)
Now, Rick, don’t you dare leave on a vacation, and leave us hanging…
There goes the beard….
OK, but why is he still wearing the hat? Didn’t it fall off when he ran into the shop?
Yeah, and it looked like he was are footed when he ran in too!?!?!? OUCH!
I’m pretty sure it was both of his shoes. I’m not sure the hat COULD fall off….
Panel 2 – he doesn’t seem to be too far in! Maybe he’ll be okay? Not too much coughing or smoke either… Hero – Even with flames all around him he’s still looking out towards where Sprockett might be… But he doesn’t look happy – look at his lips, (P#3) he looks really scared. : ( This suspense is cycling me to distraction!
Its a small shop. Impossible to be too far in.
Moon will get out OK. Everyone will be fussing over him. Then Sprocket will come and punch him in the head for being s o stupid.
Brilliant artwork on the fire truck!
Good mention about the beard – I almost didn’t recognize him…
That means facial scarring?
Maybe it just means a nasty smell and a bit of a singed look for a few days… we hope.
: P
I bet this is how he finally loses his arm.
On a miserable note most people who perish in fires die of asphyxiation and smoke inhalation.
I hope Yehuda suffers neither of the above or serious burns.
Too bad he didn’t have time to grab his bag-o’-holding. I bet it’s fireproof.
That’s it! All he has to do is open the bag and it will swallow the flames!
Image – Yehuda riding the Van Sweringen with open bag sucking the flames in?
You know, I bet he could’ve climbed in the bag and been fine! This suspense is killing me! Rick is doing a fabulous job! And yea, NO vacations right now!!! ;)
True – he once slept in the bag!
I don’t know, guys… Yehuda looks kinds melty and blistered in the third frame.
is it just me…or is his beard burned off in the third frame…and what will yehuda wear if his beloved hat is burnt to a crisp…im feelin a new look for the y-man
CaptainStinko I think the correct term is grateful.
Thank God for the spelling police…
Exactly! Thank God for you Lenny! If not for people like you, we would all be illiterate and uncouth. American English may be the hardest language in the world to master but if you can do it, be proud and use it properly. Why sink to the level of everyone else with their misspellings’, make them rise up to your level of urbane intelligence. I salute you sir!
Your use of an apostrophe at the end of “misspellings” is incorrect.
It depends on the spellchecker that you use. I believe it is the possesive of “their” but either way, thanks for the grammar lesson. I’ll look further into the usage of punctuation and make sure that I spell it correctly next time.
I know I spelled possessive wrong there also.
That’s right, target the fellow posting at 3 in the morning for a spelling mistake. Too bad you couldn’t put your reply where I could see it quickly.
Heil to the grammar Nazi.
-Stinko
Hail* to the grammar Nazi.
You’re welcome :]
… Stinko was quite right to use “Heil” – his use of the word “Nazi” shows he’s saying “Heil” as the Nazis did…
I have a whole theory involving Yehuda and his investment in the Kickstand. But I won’t post it in the slight chance I’m on the mark – don’t want to spoil the fun. If I turn out to be right I will be sure to brag about it. and yes I will be honest, this is the internet after all.
See, the trouble with not stating your theory is that the rest of us have no way of telling whether you were right.
And posting “called it” makes anyone look like a douche.
: P
No quarrel with the strip, but don’t get the wrong impression.
Firefighters would NOT be waiting outside just squirting and shouting with a victim in obvious danger. The combination of equipment, training and courage puts them inside the fire where they accomplish rapid rescue.
If you look at the Fireman’s hat, etc – Rick shows a yellow reflection of the flames on ‘our’ side. Thus he is already in among the flames. No shouting from outside here!
He loocks like Joe, doesn’t he?
Again: that whole storm – tree hitting the Kikstand – fire thing is only a Toon – dream – of – horrors of the toon – character Yehuda after he spoiled the triumph of Sprocket in the Race. Within the next two or 3 sets Yehuda will wake up and everything will be fine — exept Sprocket shouting at him
Oh man, I believe Yehuda will continue after this, but he’s going to be healing for a long time, longer than the last mishap with the snowplow. Poor Yehuda. Worse yet, I bet he hasn’t got health insurance, but maybe the quakers can help?
Shakers /= Quakers. Two very different groups.
Yeah. Quakers don’t shun technology and aren’t celebate. However neither group is very fond of tobacco. It’s banned from Quaker meeting houses, along with alcohol.
BTW, I’m sure the lack of facemask/breathing apparatus on the fireman is artistic license so Rick could show the man’s face, rather than just a blank piece of lexan.
Maybe that’s the firechief – orders the others and needs a clear idea what is happening so doesn’t wear anything that might impede his senses? I saw a 911 chief in full kit so I may be wrong…
I thought of that, too, until I realized that there’s no sense shouting with a mask on: he would have had to remove it to be heard.
singed? ears. Yehuda appears to be engufed in flames. I don’t see how he can emerge without serious injury, which changes drastically the nature of the comic. Unless of course we have a “cop out” similar to the 1950s cartoons, where characters undergo all variety of mishap, violence and mayhem, and always emerge unscathed. Of course this comic has always been anchored in “the real world”, except for a ghost (in Yehuda’s imagination), some metaphor and some dream/fantasy flights. But this is neither metaphor or dream, so it will be interesting how the authors handle this, since the drawing of the fire is extreme, graphic, and it seems that Y is purposely depicted as engulfed, swimming in a conflagration. So will we have either the end of Yehuda as we know him, a drastic change in the nature of the comic, or a classic comic “cop out”?
I don’t think that the comic is as “anchored in the real world” as you think it is, or that all the “impossible” things that have happened are dreams or fantasies. For instance, Yehuda instantly undergoing a massive weight gain when he drives a car, and losing the extra weight just as quickly when he quits driving; Joe riding so fast that he travels through time and sees Yehuda in the future; Yehuda being able to fit anything he wants (including himself) into his handlebar bag; a secret material called Arborium with magical properties: I think all of these things are supposed to be literally “real” within the world of this comic strip. And especially, I believe Fred’s ghost was not a figment of Yehuda’s imagination but that he really did haunt the shop, that both Joe and Yehuda saw him and talked to him, and that he really did sabotage the valve stems of car tires with ball bearings.
If Yehuda escapes the fire unscathed or with only minor injuries, then I will regard it not as a “cop out” but as simply another example of how things work in Yehuda’s world. It wouldn’t surprise me if his beard is completely burned away, yet is back in all its glory the next day (much to Joe’s and Sprocket’s surprise).
I can’t get the “I like it” button to work for me today but, Widsith, you make as much sense as possible in the context of Yehuda’s world.
Thanks!
The details you mention are either metaphor:weight gain when driving, or satire: the bike bag, weight gain, time travel etc. or a combination of metaphor and satire, and in a literary sense they work because the context is established as either metaphorical or satirical; but in the case of the fire, no context of metaphor or satire is established. From the standpoint of literature/ fiction—it may be difficult to make a rescue work since the plot line is established outside of a context of metaphor or satire.
I prefer not to analyze this comic strip that deeply, but simply to take it at face value and enjoy it on that level, rather than looking for deeper meanings. Even in the case of novels, I rarely want to pay attention to the underlying structure or try to figure out “what the author REALLY meant.” I’ve always liked what C.S. Lewis said about literary analysis and criticism: that he suspected most critics get away with their analyses of the classics only because the authors are dead and can’t refute them. He also said that in the case of his own books, when literary critics tried to determine his “real intentions” or his “motivations” or “influences,” etc., that they were almost always wrong. So I’ll go on assuming that when Rick shows us time travel or a flying bike he’s just being funny and interesting, and I won’t worry about whether he wants to give us some “message” through metaphor or satire.
That’s fine. It isn’t a matter of “deep meanings” or literary criticism, just observations about what works and what does’t work. Perceptive readers do this all the time. It is part of the fun. Even in a comic a literary text evolves, and there are matters of style and effective writing. It’s all a part of the process of aesthetic expression and appreciation. I’m not “criticizing the artist, just making critical comment on the text, as a part of my appreciation or experience of it.Metaphor and satire, when done well, are great fun. Some texts evolve better than others.
I agree that it’s no compromise if yehuda does a “daffy duck” recovery from a burn. This is Rick’s universe, including laws of physics and logic. He’s doing great so let’s just trust the story teller!
isn’t love grand
Talk about your cliffhangers…
Looks like I will be staying up late tonight.
Jesus, dude, get a life*!
*Posted on about the fifteenth time I’ve been in here today.
)
As someone who’s caught fire, yes, wool is better than just about anything else you’re likely to be wearing. Not only will it not melt to your skin, it won’t burn of its own volition, so once he gets out of the fire, he won’t BE on fire. His facial hair will actually protect his face, as will the hair on his head. His nose and cheeks will be burnt, as well as his lips and ears.