Transcript

Six panel comic at one of the artist work stations. Litchfield, the artist, is with the ghost of his dead father, who has taken the form of a floating pipe whose smoke forms the father's likeness.
Panel 1: Litchfield says "Why are you haunting me, dad?" The smoke ghost says "Still wasting your time on arts and crafts. Richard, your grandfather was a war hero."
Panel 2: Litchfield quickly retorts back, "Uh huh. What war was that exactly?" His ghost father says "Oh, you want to be a smart-ass—"
Panel 3: The smoke forms into a giant fist and punches Litchfield in the eye, changing the comic's color palette.
Panel 4: The smoke ghost stands over Litchfield, "Let me talk. Son, I know I haven't been the best father. It's even harder now that I'm dead."
Panel 5: He continues, "But I've been thinking a lot lately and I wanted you to know I'm not disappointed in you." Litchfield slowly stands back up and says "Oh—?"
Panel 6: The father says "I'm disappointed FOR you." Litchfield gets excited, a tear wells up in his blackeye, and says "you mean it?!"

Smoke Ghost Father Knows Best
Posted on December 4, 2024 by artcetera