The punchline for this strip is very specific, and pretty much only classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans will get the joke, but that's okay. It's been a huge inspiration to me in many ways, between their unique comedy with many references to art history and layered jokes that get funnier with each viewing, the using of the dark of shit movies to create light, and their independence and staying true to their (he)arts, not settling for attempts at network intrusions back in the 80's/90's and eventually going fully independent via Rifftrax. This joke comes from the short Snow Thrills, and is the only place where I've ever heard Skiing pronounced as "shi-ing", which they riff on, and that bizarre quote felt perfect to reference in a Scandi-Merica strip with the winter and ski theme.
I really love how the coloring and the contrast between colors came out with this strip, I'm enjoying the combination of my comic art with fauvist color usage.
All art, writing, penciling, inking, and coloring created by me.
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