Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for March 01, 2016

“We’ll return to the Adventures of Rip Haywire in just a moment! But first.. a word from our sponsor.”

There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned shameless plug.

Y’all Do Understand This Gig is a Job Off of which Dan is to Make a Living, while entertaining the unwashed masses!

Don’t knock the shameless plug. This is what they used to do on radio, TV, and in comic books back in my granddad and my dad’s time.

Love the shameless plug of the new adventure. I wonder if Rip will start selling fruit pies soon….

Dan, the only thing that would have made this better, would be for R.J. and TNT to break the fourth wall and directly plead to us to buy the book.Love it.:-)

Considering the fact that Rip is a full grown, probably 30-something man, would TNT have even been born when Rip was a kid?

Your comment just made me head over to Amazon and buy the book. And, for the record, Rip Haywire, Li’l or Big, is NEVER crap!

Ka-plug!

Lil Rip! I am so in on that.

Ka-PLUG!

so how do you think he brings you your ‘free entertainment’ anyway, huh??

Don’t knock it! This will keep the kid occupied while Daddy is busy KA-negotiating with SKULL.…And when Rip finds out about them burning down Breezy’s business…Enjoy the book, RJ. This may take a little bit longer.

Of course, we’re dealing with a bit of ret-con, as earlier strips have Rip and TNT meeting much later (although admittedly the flashbacks were during a fever dream):http://www.gocomics.com/riphaywire/2009/01/16

Dan, I know how you can get away with this.All you have to do is say, “Awww, gee whiz, folks, I didn’t want to, really, but my publisher made me! I’m sorry, honest!”See, that changes it from a shameless plug to a shameful plug! Those are OK!