I wish Travis had this bug too. It may be that Pulp Fiction inspiration that's holding this comic back. BTAFDB's two main characters, Denver and Randy get introduced to us in a very sketchy cliche driven way that keeps us from understanding them as people. I could have forgiven the 'ex robber turned bad ass hit man' for Denver and the 'guy out of prison' for Randy schtick if there was a few pages whose sole purpose was to fill them out better as people, to give this story more nutritional value.
I think that Travis is aware of the thinness of his script. His method of adding density lies in throwing out flashback scenes with time stamps in the upper left corner. Flash backs and time stamps are tricky. I'm critical of them. Sure, they can be used at times to clarify a story better, to add a sense of logic and proportion. More often than not they are a gimmick used to avoid telling a story, yet appear to be giving the reader valuable information.
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