Gamma Magma
Zoot touches down on a strange asteroid
Zoot sights the destination- a small asteroid called Gamma Magma, where he believes Scrappy and the Photon Phantom have taken Artie.
He knows what he has to do, and he sees where he needs to land, but he’s not quite sure how to approach the runway. He asks Metal Head for advice.
When all else fails, read the directions- but Zoot can’t make heads or tail. The directions in this case seem a little above a cadet’s pay grade.
Zoot tries to cover for his confusion.
”I just wanted to see if this heap has air bags.”
Touchdown! It’s a perfect three point landing, more or less.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Story by Neil Atwood; Art, Pencils by James Reade; Ink, Color, Lettering and Narration by Robert Steinhilber
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One of the many fun things James does in his art is using directional arrows and fun sound effects which Bob renders is his usual calligraphy wizardry. And I like how the characters go from arguing about trivial things to just taking care of business. Hopefully Artie is hanging in there as he is held captive by the nefarious pairing of the Photon Phantom and Scrappy. Come to think of it Zoot and Artie have a type of evil reflection with the Phantom and Scrappy. Here's to our Heroes!
Reflections on meta-physical rumminations: Panel 4 has some fine print Zoot is reading that, if viewed in a mirror reflection, gives a person a lot to reflect on.