Melody and Macabre

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Optimism, Page 5

Xiam

on May 29, 2008

I originally intended the last panel to be the first panel of the next comic. However, the third panel of this comic was not particularly funny or interesting - it provided no cliffhanger.

I mean, geez, anyone who looks and sees Death and hears "List" pretty much knows what we're talking about.

…I won't talk about it until it's explained in the comics, though, just in case. :D

Random cartoon in-joke: I was bored and needed background stuff, so I decided to place in two restaurants which would presumably be rivals in the business. Tom's, and Jerry's. One would assume Jerry's often has the upper hand. Despite the poor health code.

…It's run by mice.

I think I've mentioned it before, but if not… I have a general idea of how the town of Corbeau is laid out. However, I'm not really certain if the series takes place on the East or West coast, therefore I can't say which end of town they're coming in from, but I can be rather certain that the large tree behind Death in Panel 3 is near the middle of town, and in fact serves as the Town Hall Christmas Tree.

Turn around when you're on that panel. You'll see the Town Hall behind you.

Panel 1 is actually one of my favorite jokes at the moment. It's been hinted before that Melody is Christian, and that Death is… well, not subject to religious exclusion. Though I think his comment itself is perfectly fit to be left open to interpretation.

…Do it on your own time, though. No religious debates, please, I refuse to pick a side.