I’ve noticed, going through the old stuff, that Arlo & Janis frequently features the adventures of Gene and Mary Lou in August. I’m not sure why. Anyway, the above is the beginning of a two-week series that I think is an excellent example of what people are responding to when they ask to see more from the low-country cast. I think the dialog is crisp and believable, the artwork is more ambitious and the drama is tense. And the sexuality, while still subtle, probably is as frank as anything I’ve ever done. You won’t hear me talking about my work like this very often; perhaps I should return to the coast more. I would add, however, that once Gene and Mary Lou got married and began working for themselves, I suddenly found myself with two married-people comic strips on my hands. Readers often suggest a spin-off strip for Gene and his other family. I’ll talk about that in a special Saturday post. Remember, click on the link above to see what I’m talking about here, and remember also it’s a two-week sequence, so there’s a bonus Sunday in the middle. To be continued...