Illustration Friday: Help

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i considered doing a third comic book cover featuring Captain Might, but then i discovered they're repossessing my car today and felt inspired to do this instead.

having lived in a big city where homelessness is such a problem that they passed a law making it illegal to panhandle on the street corners, i'm fully aware of the seriousness of the homeless problem in this country. every day thousands of people lose their jobs, go hungry, and die on the streets without anyone ever giving them a second glance. we see them on a street corner with their hand out and ignore them, afraid they might mug us or, god forbid, look us in the eyes.

when i lived in dallas, driving home from work, i always kept spare change in my car.. usually not much but enough to get a "thank you" or a "god bless", occasionally all they would ask for was a cigarette and i would share if i had any. always keeping in mind the addage "there, but by the grace of God, go I".

so, even though this is a slightly tongue in cheek illustration it could also be a prophetic vision of my future. still, i think it's better to laugh in the face of adversity than to let it defeat you and get you down..