Ozy asks for help
Originally published 3 May 2001

Looking at these strips, which are now over two years old, I wince a little. My drawing still has enough room for improvement that, after a year or so, each and every strip I draw begins to look clunky and amateurish to me.

Looking back at this strip, I see plusses and minuses. I've always liked the idea that Millie holds political demonstrations with her stuffed animals, as in the first panel--she enjoys the idea of being a radical, even though we've never really seen any indication that she's the least bit interested in the finer points of policy.

What I like less is Ozy's response, in the last panel. Looking at it now, it's completely extraneous to the joke. I think comics writing is largely the art of knowing what not to say.

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