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While reading the second issue, there's one thing I've found a bit odd. It's when Gonzo is talking to a skull, and then somebody pulls the string up. It's a two-panel gag at the top of a page, leading to a somewhat unrelated backstage scene. The Muppet Show didn't really have these kind of blackout gags taking place backstage, so... Is that supposed to be the canteen, an unseen part of the backstage, or a different area? It very well could be the canteen (or the prop room), but we don't see enough of the room to know.
It seems like Langridge draws the backstage kind of big. Most backstage scenes in the comics don't show the upstairs much in the shots. Of course the panels are kind of small. But a lot of the backstage scenes seem to just show brick walls, and no upstairs balcony, stairs, or desk. it's a shame that Langridge doesn't decorate the backstage in each issue. Ma y episodes did have this area decorated differently.
I feel it's also a shame that Gaffer hasn't been drawn on the ledge next to the stairway (though, as I noted, the stairway has ahrdly been shown). I really hope that Gaffer makes an appearance soon. heck, I wonder if Langridge would be up to the challenge of drawing a comic book issue that features almost everybody from the show.
During the finale of issue 3, there are characters in the audience who look like Rowlf and Sweetums, and it seems like Rowlf otherwise doens't appear at all, despite being on the B cover. I also saw somebody in the audience who resembles Beaker, and I think I saw someone who looks like Sam from Sam and Friends.
In the recent interview, Langridge said he keeps trying to sneak in appearances by Bert and Ernie only to have them taken out. I wonder if he would be able tog et away with trying to sneak in more obscure Sesame Street characters like Don Music or Bruno.
It seems like Langridge draws the backstage kind of big. Most backstage scenes in the comics don't show the upstairs much in the shots. Of course the panels are kind of small. But a lot of the backstage scenes seem to just show brick walls, and no upstairs balcony, stairs, or desk. it's a shame that Langridge doesn't decorate the backstage in each issue. Ma y episodes did have this area decorated differently.
I feel it's also a shame that Gaffer hasn't been drawn on the ledge next to the stairway (though, as I noted, the stairway has ahrdly been shown). I really hope that Gaffer makes an appearance soon. heck, I wonder if Langridge would be up to the challenge of drawing a comic book issue that features almost everybody from the show.
During the finale of issue 3, there are characters in the audience who look like Rowlf and Sweetums, and it seems like Rowlf otherwise doens't appear at all, despite being on the B cover. I also saw somebody in the audience who resembles Beaker, and I think I saw someone who looks like Sam from Sam and Friends.
In the recent interview, Langridge said he keeps trying to sneak in appearances by Bert and Ernie only to have them taken out. I wonder if he would be able tog et away with trying to sneak in more obscure Sesame Street characters like Don Music or Bruno.
Sounds like a pandemic!
