"Had he ever eaten Turtle Soup before?"

"Is this a stretch?"

"That was the first Tintin I ever read. Only later did I realize the amusing nature of its Bianca Castafiore cameo."

"I'll go with that. By the way, do you ever get the idea that some comic stories are based on a game of Mad Libs? "It's the year 2093 A.D. and Iron Man must team up with Dr Doom -- To Save Camelot!""

"Did he contract a disease from the soup?"

"Did he have an emotional connection to the turtle?"

"Okay, that's it! For the next month that does not already have a theme, I propose MST3K Month. Each day, we post the most bizarre, puzzling, or ridiculous covers accompanied by a problematic question or a wise-ass observation. Judging from this…"

""Of course, given that I'm standing a short distance from some of the most powerful people on earth, announcing my betrayal of them maniacally whilst I remove my mask is quite possibly the least intelligent thing I could do! Ah ha…"

"These aren't quite comics: one is an illustrated children's book and the other is a comic-cover-looking theatre poster: Only seven more shopping months until Christmas!"

"It would be great if it were, but it's actually of recent vintage."

"I only have a few more that fit the theme for this month. And then there's this one. But you have to have a sense of historical irony."

"Did he buy and sell in different countries?"

"Does pretending to get along with your adversary count? Because I doubt that this nefarious duo are sincere:"

"This is an interesting example because, while they're principally adversaries in the cartoons, the comics frequently present them as frenemies. However:"

"If this had gone on much longer, I was ready to ask, "Did the singer learn the truth at seventeen?" As I said earlier, I cannot believe I forgot about this until Peter mentioned it was at Torcon 3. We were there. My wife and I tried to…"

"A woman (and a queer woman at that) with opinions takes on a role in a nerd franchise and gets attacked relentlessly by anonymous cowards? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, and saddened. Okay, but I am saddened. We didn't watch the show…"