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Jack Shat: State of Emergency — The Road Begins, Page 1

By william_white · Published

On aged pulp in three panels, Jack loads his cylindrical Mr. Stool cart into a pea-green 1974 Buick Apollo, closes an unknown text on his flip phone, and highlights a neon-yellow route on a paper atlas. A television behind him is black and off.

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ROAD TRIP. Jack: “Twenty-eight states. I hope America's plumbing is top shelf.” Phone: UNKNOWN TEXT. SFX: KLIK. Jack: “Calls are for people. Maps are for roads.” Caption: “According to Bulky Stool Weekly, Jack Shat routed the safest route with the best plumbing.”

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On aged pulp in three panels, Jack loads his cylindrical Mr. Stool cart into a pea-green 1974 Buick Apollo, closes an unknown text on his flip phone, and highlights a neon-yellow route on a paper atlas. A television behind him is black and off.

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Jack sets out in his pea-green 1974 Buick Apollo. From Illinois to Idaho, he warns each stop, makes repairs where he can and leaves a repair card. A museum post starts connecting the dots while Jack keeps driving.