Regular reader “Be aware of eve hill” enjoyed the thought balloon of Robbie sticking his tongue out at Rusty in panel 2 of yesterday’s strip. I agree that it is a funny gag. More often I think we are laughing at the strip, itself; so it is nice to be able to laugh along with Rivera for once.

Okay, Mark does have a habit of ending the careers of people: Tess Tigress, Sid Stump (I think), Senator Smalls, and Tad Crass all come to mind. None were specifically for revenge, with the possible exception of Tad Crass. Mark’s technique seems to be consistent:  Goad the targets enough so they make a fatal mistake and destroy themselves.

This could turn out to be a memorable father-son discussion.