>
> This would be another example of the blurring of boundaries
between
> the two realities again. In the "comics" (humor-wise), the sisters
> live with Jim, and Val or the girls are able to whip some ass
without
> worrying about actually killing anyone. In the "real" world that
> these characters live in, the sisters still live with their mother,
> though they did have to spend some time at Jim's place in the
past.
> Val didn't _really_ rip off Jim's ear, because he still has them
both
> in the next comic. Most of the "violence" that is drawn concerning
> these characters is drawn for humor.
> Does Val have a bit of a temper? Yeah, a little. Especially
when
> it comes to her daughters. Val's ex-boyfriend had attempted to
mess
> around with the sisters when they were pre-teenagers, and Lori
carved
> up his face and removed one of his eyes in an effort to keep him
> away. By the time Val learned of this, he was already in the
> hospital and on his way to being arrested. Unable to do anything
to
> him directly at this point, Val packed up her belongings and her
> kids, and relocated. Neither her first husband nor her ex-
boyfriend
> know that she runs the Skunkworks Studio, and her number and
address
> are unlisted to prevent being found.
> But it's possible that if someone were real determined, they
might
> be able to find out where the sisters and their mother live.
Someone
> like, oh, say, a scarred and angry ex-boyfriend, for example.
> Unfortunately for him, the sisters are good friends with Dinah from
> Caterwaul Inc., and it only takes one phone call to "take care of a
> problem"... ;)
>
> --Jim Hardiman
Ok, This goes along with the simple fact that I was born ten years
late or I would've been into Jim's work a lot earlier:
Is Jim in the Skunkworks world the same Jim as in this world (James
Hardiman) or is he an alter-ego of sorts?
Damn! I'm an ignorant bastard!
Caleb
Received on Wed Nov 14 2001 - 15:04:41 CST