The It that came from beyond Imagination – Page 137

You know, sitting in some sort of bunker and taking a look at the chaos outside through a periscope can probably be quite uplifting, if you approach it with the right mindset.

But Biff doesn’t seem to be in that, right at the moment – perhaps there’s just too much chaos swirling outside of his ill-defined refuge of questionable safety. Or perhaps there are limited supplies* or problems with the energy supply. Whatever the reason, Biff is quite dismayed by the results of his survey. But…he still seems to be in better shape than Mopey was in in the last strip, so that counts for something.

As for visually depicting chaos, at first flush you’d think it would be easy – after all, shouldn’t it be a prime example of “anything goes”? After all, who could ever state “that’s not what chaos looks like”? But in practice, it’s actually not that simple to capture chaos…so, ultimately, I’ve stuck with established visual interpretations of chaos from popular media. =P (Well, with a hint of science, but only a hint).

Still, I was surprised how difficult depicting chaos was for me – after all, I’m surrounded by chaos here, especially on my desktop. You’d think that that would provide ample reference for the depiction of chaos – but in the effect, it only made it more difficult to get anything done. As it always does, of course, but in this specific case it felt kinda…unfair.