It’s soooo damned hard to resist filling this page with the snarkiest comments known to humanity. At the same time, I keep trying to come up with reasonable arguments for why the comic syndicate allowed such a ridiculous story to make it to print. And I keep thinking that Rivera is having a good laugh while spending her time surfing (the waves, not the ‘Net).

Poor Rusty is thinking he’s gonna get more face time. By now, he should be used to the standard routine: 1) Get trotted out to kick start a story; 2) Mark gets involved, because he’s a “concerned” father; 3) Mark assumes control of the story and Rusty gets demoted to making cameos; 4) The adventure ends and Rusty disappears for the time being. At least Rusty gets more strip time than grandpa Davis!

At this point, it is futile to speculate much, though the sudden inclusion of a “partner” should indicate the logical person would be Rex Scorpius. Wait, I think I previously mentioned that, but let’s just say I’d be surprised if it wasn’t. Well, the surf must be up because the drawing is getting really sketchy again.