Thanks to Usual John @1 for digging up the original links. I agree with MJSR (@2) and Arthur (@3): the sunset is probably a symbol of “ending” (death), and overall, the strip is simply poorly done. A field of poppies might have been a better metaphor, but given the limited artistry that is possible in a B.C. canvas, that might have been too difficult to pull off.
In the UK we have Remembrance Day to commemorate the fallen, on the Sunday closest to 11th November. At 11 AM the following verse is read out, followed by 2 minutes silence.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Previously discussed at https://cidu.info/2019/11/11/veterans-day-comic-i-dont-understand.
Also worthy of note are the posts on Arlo’s Veterans Day, https://cidu.info/2023/11/11/arlos-veterans-day/.
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Thanks to Usual John @1 for digging up the original links. I agree with MJSR (@2) and Arthur (@3): the sunset is probably a symbol of “ending” (death), and overall, the strip is simply poorly done. A field of poppies might have been a better metaphor, but given the limited artistry that is possible in a B.C. canvas, that might have been too difficult to pull off.
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In the UK we have Remembrance Day to commemorate the fallen, on the Sunday closest to 11th November. At 11 AM the following verse is read out, followed by 2 minutes silence.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
extract from “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Fallen
The setting sun might be a reference to this poem.
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