Tad may not be Rob Bettancourt, but he could be his brother. He exhibits a similar disdain for the technology that he exploited to scam gullible readers. Mark clearly decided that voicing his disgust with Tad would quickly end the interview and very likely his assignment. It’s a deflection, but not a foul.

I have yet to figure out why Rivera almost always portrays an animal looking directly at us readers. Sure, part of this was originally a parody of the Trailverse Tradition of depicting all manner of animals parading across the panels. But why continue this full-frontal meme?

Anyway, this depiction of Tad is barely more than a sketch. Is he fat, musclebound, or does he just go in for ill-fitting suits?