Spring is here!
Happy New Year.
Well, to make up for the recent paucity of comics, here’s another. Readers of a nervous disposition should look politely the other way. Thanks to Laura for providing material* for the basic idea.
*literally
Not strictly a comic, but wishing readers merry seasonal bonhomie du jour.
I’ve just finished reading the Taschen Titian book. Did someone say gesundheit?
ta daa!
We went to visit the new exhibition at the Ashmolean on Saturday — Henry Moore and Francis Bacon. I had fun trying to draw the sculptures, and I hope some of the sculptural drawing technique may have rubbed off into this comic.
I made this comic on my Android tablet, using Autodesk Inc.’s Sketchbook Pro for Tablets. It’s a little bit fiddly, but I think it came out all right.
I’d like to thank Karen for suggesting the comic.
I’ve no idea if it’s possible to smoothly plié in third. Maybe if you have fuel injection. I just like saying Royal Ballet School of Motoring.
Historical note: Yes, I realise that motor cars no longer look like this.
Remember, your blood pressure may go up as well as down. Your kidneys may be at risk if you do not keep up the payments.
I suppose this comic is nothing new in places where there’s no free, national health service. But in the UK we used to have one, that all of us were proud of (excepting the present government, of course.)
And I don’t usually do political satire. But I did so much want to use the sentence “your illness is important to us.”
Transcript:
999 calling…
RING RING
Thank you for calling NHS Direct PLC Premium-Plus-Extra service…… All of our customer representatives are busy, but we will answer your call as soon as our shareholders allow. Your illness is important to us. Please hold the line…
While you’re waiting, why not take a couple of aspirins?
Did you know that with NHS Direct PLC’s Extra-Super Service you pay for two illnesses and get the third absolutely free?
Get that heart bypass operation you’ve always wanted, on easy terms with NHS Direct PLC…
RIKS! RAKS! POKS!
I’d like to thank Karen for helping me to arrive at this idea.
And Wikipedia for help with the Finnish translation.