It’s Iimi! Mama, Mama, Can’t You See?

It sounded like fun. Krysta and Iimi get to spend February in an economy hotel to experience the dorm life. A month-long slumber party, right? Only now they’re learning about the realities. And to make it worse, Iimi’s mother is joining them on their morning runs… singing! …Graphically! But, as she let them know that they could come to her, is it time for them to say… Mama, Mama, Can’t You See?

Pre-Comic Notes:

The issue and chapter titles come from various cadence songs.

Content Advisory: One of the cadence songs is rather dark in tone. You should have seen the ones I rejected as inappropriate. (Actually, no, you probably shouldn’t have).

Image Credits

The Cover is © Henrik "Bag" Karppinen of Lore Wise Games. Used under license.

Cadence and copyrights:

The cadences used in this comic are public‑domain. As the US Copyright Office explains:

Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship are not able to carry a copyright. Additionally, any works produced by the US Government are also not held under copyright protection.

I have avoided using lyrics from sites that involve performances that may include arrangements specific to the performer… which can be copyrighted. If I couldn’t verify that a cadence was in the public domain for military use, I didn’t use it.

If you Google Jonathan Michael Fleming, you can find different versions of all the cadences used and listed in the comic. As I understand it, while the cadences he uses are not copyrighted, the performances and arrangements are.

AI Disclaimer

I discontinued using AI for covers and background scenery after Issue 277. I still use it to create logos, doodles, and symbols, simply because there are no non-AI logo-creation programs (suggestions are welcome). Some previously used images have been retained for consistency (iconic buildings and “historic photographs”), with the intent to replace them when possible. Any other appearance of AI means the stock art seller I purchased from misrepresented their product.