A Steampunk Media Satire ; The Cyber Mermaid lets off steam...

A steampunk media satire. Posted at a time when the media itself is in the spotlight. Notes for this cartoon are at http://cartoonnotes.blogspot.com/.

The Cyber Mermaid as Pierrot, the sad clown...( and the fool ! )

The Cyber Mermaid is sad thinking about all the precious and sentimental things she sold in order to pay the interest on her bank credit cards ( before the default ). Her hair is lank and lack lustre as she is still without running hot water ( see 'causing a stink' cartoon ). 

This cartoon also has in mind the people of Greece, many of whom have had to sell their family gold jewellery in order to survive in a financial crisis that is not of their doing.