The interview continues, with Joe finally getting around to revealing his identity. Pretty “cartoony” imagery across the panels, today. For some unknown reason, Jules Rivera wastes a print day and our own time by having this Joe Jitters character repeat the same information about the land dispute that we already know. In short, Rivera is not moving the story along one bit! Why not?

What is the advantage of repeating the details of this land complaint instead of making progress to the story? Today’s panels could have been collapsed into one panel with a suitable narration box, such as “Joe Jitters explains the nature of his land fight with Tad Crass.” (Did you notice that I just did the same thing?!)

And as a “reporter,” Mark should be recording or at least writing down Joe’s comments. It’s not as if Mark has the ability to remember—in detail—all of his interviews. Mark used a recorder in Texas to interview Tess Tigress and her husband. He should at least be courteous enough to record Joe here.