The Third Panel
A colleague of mine was given a cartoon with two panels and posted it in her workspace. It was from Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
Panel OneI suspected a third panel. Watterson wouldn't leave the reader/viewer with bland sentimentality. There would be an undercurrent of irony. And so it appeared in all its stellar glory.
CALVIN: If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.
Panel Two
HOBBES: How so?
CALVIN: Well, when you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day.
Panel ThreeI like how the emphasis on "our" and "other" tugs. There is a greater galaxy in the full three panels.
HOBBES: We spent our day looking under rocks in the creek.
CALVIN: I mean other people.
And so for day 1514
04.02.2011
