Rivera has at least one thing correct (panel 1):  As usual, crumbum Mark claims all the credit for the successful completion of his assignment. In panel 4, Mark boasts about his superior values and magnanimity.

Here we might take issue with Mark’s grammar in panel 4. “A lesser man than me”, or should it be “A lesser man than I”? The choice of which example is correct can raise the hackles of many readers, writers, and know-it-alls. Walls of rectitude protect each position. I grew up having been taught the “hidden verb” rationale, so I lean towards “A lesser man than I (am).” Nevertheless, current usage is current usage and from what I can tell, either choice is considered acceptable, except by people who don’t accept it. A lesser blogger than I might criticize Rivera, but I won’t. Instead, I’ll just move on.

Mark may be wrong about abusing animals and treating them like  movie extras (panel 2). Movies use animals in different roles all the time. But frankly, unless the lions were tranquilized, they didn’t appear too bad off. They had room to roam, food to eat (whatever happened to those actors supposedly locked in the house with the lions?), and no kids throwing popcorn at them.