An aging salaryman with a thinning combover sweats on the packed train ride home. Rather than returning home to a messy kitchen, laundry and divorce papers- as shown in a collaborative panel of his thoughts- the man stops at a local restaurant for beer and ramen, bringing a giant smile to his weary face. An entire double-page spread shows him slurping noodles, with out-of-focus droplets splashing […]
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