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WORLD OF HURT - The Thrill-Seekers - Episode 6: “Calling One In”

For the longest time, this was my favorite strip.  I even put it on the back of my business card, with re-worked dialogue.

Here we get to see one way in which Pastor cashes in the favors that are owed him.  Also, this is my first opportunity to really expand on the world in which Pastor operates.  I had the idea that Pastor may have a connection inside a Nation of Islam-esque organization.  Detoxing junkies was one of the community services the Nation Of Islam engaged in during the 1960s and 1970s.  (They may still do it.  I’m not sure.)  I wanted Pastor to come across as familiar with them by use of the traditional Islamic greeting, but his use of Brother Omar’s birth name suggests a certain casual dismissiveness, too.  If space had allowed, he was going to be a lot MORE harsh, because I wanted to include dialogue to the effect of “Keep him under wraps.  I don’t wanna find him on the corner sellin’ bean pies!”  See, now I’m really gonna get in trouble…

Incidentally, I completed this strip faster than any other, because I was heading to Houston to celebrate my brother’s birthday, and I was determined not to miss my deadline.

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- JEP

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