Fence

One of those continuous background strips I like to do every now and again, with Smith's fence-top journey getting more and more difficult with each frame. I've been pondering whether to change the format of the strip to a double deck cartoon, with two rows of pictures, one on top of the other. The advantage is that it will allow me to display bigger pictures on Sherpa, but the disadvantage is that it won't allow me to do stuff like this without a break in the middle, removing much of its impact.

The proverbial...

This is one of those tricks of the trade we cartoonists tend to fall back on when the ideas well is temporarily dry. If in doubt, find a book of proverbs, choose one and take it literally. Use sparingly.