So what’s Robbie’s story? Does he have any issues, or is Batiuk just incapable of drawing appealing children? For now, Robbie exists as a prop. He hasn’t been given any lines…can he speak? How old is he? Who’s his daddy? Was he conceived in the back of a van? Are his tiny arms a clue to some type of irregularity? Let’s have some backstory here! Robbie’s issues aside, I must admit that it’s a nice change to see Pvt. Winkerbean finally “at ease”.
Tag: Rachel
Colorado Calling
| Hi, Wally. So what do you think: is Batiuk going to finally let you have a normal life, and stop portraying you as a basket case? | Jeez, Rache, I hope so. After having me seemingly blown up (I was really playing a video game), stepping on a landmine, taken prisoner, flipping out in public… | …yeah, I would say that son of a bitch owes me big time! Oh, and Colorado’s nice. I’m never coming back to Westview. Have a nice life. Bye! |
Puppies Without Punchlines
Epic run-on sentence in panel one. Apparently it’s impossible to describe Puppies Behind Bars without using a run-on sentence. How anyone would conflate PBB with Doctors Without Borders, though, is beyond me.
Black (Eye) Friday
If we hadn’t seen those same little hashmarks under tired Becky’s eyes yesterday, I’d propose that Wally had taken to beating up Rachel. But now we understand that those little lines are sort of a visual shorthand for tired and/or stressed. Why would Black Friday be an especially busy day at Montoni’s? Westview doesn’t appear to be a shopping mecca, unless you’re buying comic books.
Rache You Home
Having finished “hounding” Wally (get it?), Rachel prepares to head home to little T. Rex Boy.
I always make it a point to give props to Batiuk anytime he hits a rare, true note, so here goes: the kiss in panel 3 is sweet, and nicely drawn. But: “Your problems are my problems now”? Oh boy!
A little late in the story arc but I thought I’d share this; from the Puppies Behind Bars site:
Dog Tags: Service Dogs for Those Who’ve Served Us was initiated by Puppies Behind Bars in 2006 to provide prison-trained service dogs, free of charge, to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The dogs learn special skills to mitigate the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Son of Stuck Funky 
