On Today's Alley Oop - 11 September 2021

When Lemsay introduced the time-cubes, they were supposed to be an improvement over the "amulet". But the amulet allowed more than one person to be transported in time, much like the original time-machine which simply picked up the people within a certain radius. How is having each person need their own personal time-cube an improvement? Plus the old device could be worn around a person's neck so that you wouldn't have the problem Doc is having today. The new devices are also far bulkier than the amulet ever was and more difficult to carry. There is no way, other than Lemon's poor drawing, that Doc could fit three of the time-cubes in a single hand. Maybe Alley Oop with his Johnny Bench-size hands could do it but Doc, no way. Other than Joey saying the cubes are an improvement, I just don't see it.

 Is there any point any more to the retconned, purple-haired Ava? Couldn't she pull them back to the 21st Century like in the olden days if the cubes are lost? If not, is she no longer needed?

Today's irresponsible strip: https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2021/09/11