Bankruptcy Lane
December 10th, 2025 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, Uncategorized | No Comments »
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels, all showing the sidewalk and part of the street in front of a store called “The Furniture KING.”
PANEL 1
A guy in a green jacket is taking a bag out the back of his hatchback. In the background, The Furniture King’s huge display windows are completely covered with signs such as “Call You Mayor We Need All 4 Lanes” and “How Will YOU Get Home?” There’s a tree with pretty autumn leaves.
GREEN JACKET: I can’t wait for the new bike lanes.
STORE OWNER: Noooo!
PANEL 2
The store owner has grabbed the Green Jacket’s shirt and is yelling at him.
STORE OWNER: The new bike lane is supposed to pass right in front of my store! How are my customers supposed to get in? How?
PANEL 3
Green Jacket tries to reassure the store owner, who has fallen to his knees and is weeping.
GREEN JACKET: Er, I don’t think it’ll be-
STORE OWNER: Six months from now my poor store will be out of business! BANKRUPT!
PANEL 4
The same scene, but now the tree leaves are green, and a green bike lane has been installed in front of the store. There are pedestrians and bikers. Store Owner stands on the sidewalk, talking into a bullhorn and shaking a fist in the air.
CAPTION: Two Years Later
STORE OWNER: If they build that new bus lane, it will definitely destroy my store!
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
“Chicken Fat” is old fashioned cartoonist parlance for what we now call “Easter Eggs.”
PANEL 1 – The back of the man’s jacket shows a bowling ball lovingly hugging a bowling pin. The rear view mirror of a car is completely filled with a green monster eye, a reference to the famous “Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear” Far Side cartoon.
PANEL 4 – The customer walking into the store in the background, is Green Jacket guy from the first three panels.
