Oh my god, how is Claire so cute in panel 2?
Seriously like the art in this one. And the awkwardness. I always like awkwardness. Makes me feel better in comparison
I was about to say the same thing, in contrast to yesterday's. (Which I didn't care for at all.) (I should clarify I'm referring to the first two panels of today.)
Jeph's drawing style is one that I find admirable and awesome, but to me the devil is in the backgrounds and contrast. Now, this is partly biased since my phone adds a slight orange tint to everything which messes with my first impressions, but looking at today's versus yesterday's on my PC it's still apparent: Yesterday's comic had vaguely tan, white, black and red colors on a slightly orange-tan background. The background provided no contrast, it was in fact a mix of the colors on-screen blended together to look flat and provide little context.
In today's comic, you've got blues, greens, tans, browns, and a little red from Claire's hair. The background colors match the foreground like yesterday, but unlike yesterday the background doesn't feel like a color-palate mashup. Marten, wearing green and with pale skin, is wonderfully contrasted in front of brown doors, and Claire's red-blue palate is instead placed in front of greens and light tans, giving both characters a lovely background to contrast with their appearance.
And then the last two panels of today give a light background that very closely matches the character's skin, giving them a washed-out look just like yesterday.
I've got a love-hate relationship with the artwork, is what I'm saying.