comeback*

yunno, they die all the time. superheroes. they come and go. they get blown up. they get shot. they get thrown into moving traffic. into pits of crocodiles. into the sun.

la fin du monde.

and they come back. turn the page far enough, and there they will be. back. like they've never been gone. like they've missed you. like they've missed being there for you.

but love. love may never come back. there is no plot guarantee. no fanboys to bitch and complain til the writers buckle and find a way to bring back the dead.

love, i'm afraid has no return contract. no sequels. no trilogy plans. no alternate universes or continuity to wade around in.

sometimes it comes. and sometimes it goes. and sometimes when it goes, it's gone.

forever.

[honey, go to bed.
there ain't goin to be
a comeback
tonight.]

alright.


















* Piece inspired by Josh Whedon's run on Astonishing X-men ... which I recommend to all lovers of good story-telling (that's right ... you don't have to be a nerd to enjoy comics).
No sleep by Edward Ruscha.