And then Jimmy dies and that’s how Skin Deep ends forever.
Well, he sure got enough of a heart attack here to have taken a scenic tour through half a dozen variants of afterlife before the next panel, so I expect a travel agency to appear in the LA floorplans next with an ad poster “we help choose the best destination for your final trip” in one window and a ouija board with a “ASK FOR MY HOLIWAY SPECIAL! – JIM” graffiti in the other. >;->
I was thinking that the jabberwok was a dragon, but it doesn’t make sense for Jim to meet it because why would he be surprised at seeing a dragon later? It makes more sense for him to meet a family of bandersnatch.
Man, those pockets of swamp gas (CLEARLY not a dragon in hiding) sure are scary….. let’s not look too closely at what is OBVIOUSLY not a dragon and leave the area!
….. are they gone?
Enter Eleanor, I bet.
Oh no I can’t believe Jimmy died and Skin Deep is done forever!! D:
I just thought of something. Lorne is (currently) an unturned Nemean Lion. Humans can get hurt and bleed, but not Nemean Lions (except by other Nemean Lions). Is the medallion magic strong enough to give them the illusion of getting hurt and bleed? Pain is an illusion, but blood is much more difficult to fake.
Somewhere in the RQs, it was said that unturned Nemeans are harder to hurt than humans, but not downright invulnerable.
I think Eleanor was quite a bit younger but it could certainly be a different Bandersnatch!
If it’s a firebreathing monster, it’s a pretty short one.
That’s what I was thinking! XD
Also, loving the Princess Bride reference.
Or the fire’s not exactly on its breath.
(Or “monster” trumps “the orifice through which you breathe should best be evolved to be as high on your body as possible, because on this planet, water, dust etc. tend to go low“.)
Could still be Rupert. :D
Now, this is probably way off the wall, but… Think back to the last strip of the last chapter “This is a rescue” – Hellooo Jabberwock? “Jim sent me, I owe him a favor or two… I’ll let you out in Wonderland… RUN FOR THE MIRROR”
The Jabberwock never bothered anyone, but no one believes him to this day, and why would they?~
– T I M E P A R A D O X –
Jimmy has been a ghost this whole time
*dies in flashback* “Wait. That’s not how it went.” *rewinds*
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For Jim’s sake I hope jabberwocks dont breath fire.
They can’t breathe fire. They don’t exist. Just ask Jimothy.
Please tell me this is how they meet Eleanor
That would be cool!
I do recall that she breathed fire.
Here’s another time Eleanor burped some fire at Jim:
https://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/handshakes-22-wabe-some-gimbles/
Well, he sure got enough of a heart attack here to have taken a scenic tour through half a dozen variants of afterlife before the next panel, so I expect a travel agency to appear in the LA floorplans next with an ad poster “we help choose the best destination for your final trip” in one window and a ouija board with a “ASK FOR MY HOLIWAY SPECIAL! – JIM” graffiti in the other. >;->
I was thinking that the jabberwok was a dragon, but it doesn’t make sense for Jim to meet it because why would he be surprised at seeing a dragon later? It makes more sense for him to meet a family of bandersnatch.
Man, those pockets of swamp gas (CLEARLY not a dragon in hiding) sure are scary….. let’s not look too closely at what is OBVIOUSLY not a dragon and leave the area!
….. are they gone?
Enter Eleanor, I bet.
Oh no I can’t believe Jimmy died and Skin Deep is done forever!! D:
I just thought of something. Lorne is (currently) an unturned Nemean Lion. Humans can get hurt and bleed, but not Nemean Lions (except by other Nemean Lions). Is the medallion magic strong enough to give them the illusion of getting hurt and bleed? Pain is an illusion, but blood is much more difficult to fake.
Somewhere in the RQs, it was said that unturned Nemeans are harder to hurt than humans, but not downright invulnerable.
I think Eleanor was quite a bit younger but it could certainly be a different Bandersnatch!
If it’s a firebreathing monster, it’s a pretty short one.
That’s what I was thinking! XD
Also, loving the Princess Bride reference.
Or the fire’s not exactly on its breath.
(Or “monster” trumps “the orifice through which you breathe should best be evolved to be as high on your body as possible, because on this planet, water, dust etc. tend to go low“.)
Could still be Rupert. :D
Now, this is probably way off the wall, but… Think back to the last strip of the last chapter “This is a rescue” – Hellooo Jabberwock? “Jim sent me, I owe him a favor or two… I’ll let you out in Wonderland… RUN FOR THE MIRROR”
The Jabberwock never bothered anyone, but no one believes him to this day, and why would they?~
– T I M E P A R A D O X –
Jimmy has been a ghost this whole time
*dies in flashback* “Wait. That’s not how it went.” *rewinds*