Issue 39 commentary

Hey, remember Jimmy's parents? It's only been 600-something pages since you've seen them.

I wrote this issue, including its "appropriate entry line" joke, before I saw the Arrested Development episode where Tony Wonder does pretty much the same thing.

Notice the subtle hints at an entirely separate world that the Reasoner inhabits? It's nice to have one of those on the sidelines that I can bring in whenever I need to. You get a little more flexibility out of stuff you don't use that often--you're not tied to backstory, and the characters can develop a little more off-screen.

Other characters seem to develop on their own without me. Who knew that Diana would end up being so jealous? Did Jimmy? Does Jimmy? Maybe issue 38 makes a little more sense in light of what happens here...

And hey, isn't that a little big for a hospital room?

Next issue: Watercar!