2015-03-13 Rare Special Edition

[Eisu]

Last Friday's update is up!

http://www.sandraontherocks.com/strips- ... al_edition

[Spidrift]

Is it me, or has Alex lost about eight years recently?

[FlashD81]

@ Spid /shrug maybe it is the lack of glasses?

This is a sweet one. I love how Alex is freaking out over handing over (what turns out to be) a very valuable 3DS.

Marie might forgive him, considering how she adores and respects Sandra.

Meanwhile Sandra lacks understanding on how much that little kiss on the cheek meant to Alex.

[Zippy]

Alex, I think we all know that Marie would have done exactly the same thing.

[Spidrift]

@ Spid /shrug maybe it is the lack of glasses?

Partly that and partly that he's being depicted in more cartoony style, but also, I think that his face is being drawn a bit squarer. A lot of previous strips have emphasised his pointy chin, making him look like either a nerdy teen or a handsome if geeky young man; here, he practically seems to have acquired puppy fat on his cheeks. He looks practically pre-pubertal.

Which may, come to think of it, reflect how Sandra perceives him. If she regards him as "just a kid", she might not think of that kiss as even faintly sexual.

I keep waiting for Marie to ask for Sandra's aid in courting Alex, but at this rate, if she does, Sandra will just suggest that they wait until puberty.

[Eisu]

Panel 1 Alex is still pointy chin, I just changed the look a bit for the rest of the strip to, as you said, make it cartoony and put a bit of a cuter vibe for the mood of the strip. Point chin Alex will return very shortly ^^ (in other words, it was done purposely for a stylistic choice thing)

[Artemisia]

And here I thought the strip was a rare special edition

Me being silly again.

[Sinocelt]

Alex will never wash his face again.

[Artemisia]

until he meets Bubblebuddy....

[wiseguy]

cool gift

[Don Alexander]

I would do anything for love... And indeed did that!

Also, Sandra is so Good People. Out of all the crossover cast of Ma3/SDB/SOTR, probably #1 on my list of "Would like to be friends with IRL." (And prolly more, but that's beside the point. )

[brasca]

Is it me, or has Alex lost about eight years recently?

Sandra's cute enough to reverse the age of older people too. I'd feel exactly like him if I got a peck on the cheek.

[FlashD81]

Yea, same here. Sandra would make me blush almost uncontrollably if she kissed my cheek.

[ronbo]

I would do anything for love... And indeed did that!

Also, Sandra is so Good People. Out of all the crossover cast of Ma3/SDB/SOTR, probably #1 on my list of "Would like to be friends with IRL." (And prolly more, but that's beside the point. )

Sandra does seem like the most down to earth and realistic of the characters in these comics. I guess the comedy in her strip is a little different. The other strips mine their character's outrageous personalities for comedy. This strip gets it from Sandra's reactions to outrageous situations.