Welcome to Season One! Worth noting, perhaps, that no, the mayor does not really wear a pageant-winner-like sash to advise onlookers of his elected position. In reality he wears more of a chunky golden necklace, the exact purpose of which remains a mystery. I’m not going to look it up; I like the sash and I will continue to advocate for it.
Next comic coming on Tuesday! In the meantime I will be at SPX in Bethesda, MD (Morth Dakota, I believe) over the weekend, roaming around on my scooter, so if you’re there too, feel free to come say hi!
Transcript of the comic below the cut (for folks using screenreaders or translations)!
GT_1: MORNING BRIEFING
Panel One
OFFICE-DAY
JIM WATSON is sitting at his desk in his office. His assistant, DAVID, is standing in front of the desk handing him a piece of paper.
DAVID: Alright, sir, here’s your agenda for today.
JIM WATSON: Thanks, David.
Panel Two
DAVID: So we’ve got a pancake breakfast with the Centretown Rotary Squad,
JIM WATSON: Okay.
DAVID: A curling bonspiel with the Bilingual Seeing-Eye Dog Society,
JIM WATSON: Uh-huh.
DAVID: A second pancake breakfast with the Asbestos-Free Housing Co-op,
JIM WATSON: Yep.
DAVID: …And then the transit meeting this afternoon.
JIM WATSON: Right.
DAVID: Oh, and the new co-op student had your new mayor sash made!
JIM WATSON: Great!
DAVID hands JIM WATSON a SASH over the desk.
Panel Three
The two are looking down at the sash JIM WATSON is wearing. It clearly reads “MAYO WATSON”
JIM WATSON: …
DAVID: …
Panel Four
JIM WATSON: Is this co-op student from a preschool, by any chance?
DAVID: Maybe she’s a corporate shill from Hellman’s?
END OF COMIC
**Note for screenreader users: Hello!! I really want to make sure this comic is as accessible as possible, so if you have criticism or suggestions on the best way to do this, please absolutely email me at elaine@governmenttown.ca or on twitter @govttowncomic. I super do not know what I’m doing, so any input you can offer would be amazing.
