Lio by Mark Tatulli for March 07, 2011

The ever helpful and patient Dad.

I rather liked it bushy, he looks cuter that way. LOL

Lio wants to grow up so fast.

I definitely liked it better the other way.

The old Hollywood potion…

Lio looks like a Dapper Dan man.

(..Or a russian czar…)

It’s a good thing it didn’t work on his cowlick; he could’ve put someone’s eye out!

Without the wax, he looked like Yukon Cornelius from “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.” With spike-hair, that is.

Steam punk is what comes to mind in the last panel.

When you’re Lio’s Dad, you learn to roll with the punches.

Lio, Hair-Club for Men is on the line and want to have a word with you about that formula.

See, this is what happens when spare the rod and spoil the child is mothballed. Can’t wait for the sequel(s)…

Viola!

Mark - I’ve been a daily devotee of comics since I was a little guy enjoying (before I could read) the DC papers in the late 50’s.

I gotta tell you the tolerance, acceptance and encouragement between thewse two makes for one of the most heart warming father-son duos ever.

Thank you for sharing your remarkable talents with us.

If one is going to be hirsute, one must be kempt.

Steampunk, Indeed. Give the boy a decent Death-ray, a set of Edwardian duds and he is complete.

Neat, Lio looks like he could pose for playing cards! :)

Now that’s a dad.

Also, the fact that they just happen to have a can of wax in the house might explain how Lio keeps his hair looking sharp (pun intended).

Dad’s face says “Voila!”.

Remember the first time you shaved? Was there a blade in the razor?

I used to pluck, hoping it would come in faster. Now I keep it fairly neat on the equinox and solstice, and the wife likes it since it’s soft and cushy.

It’s only the first week or two after the decadal shave that’s stiff and scratchy. But I learned not to do that in Winter!

[v] Make army of killer robots [v] Take over world [ ] Buy mustache wax (see Girl Genius M-W-F for more)

“For my brother Esau is an hairy man…”

He doesn’t look half bad with the beard and mustache, does he?

Always the rebel!

Winner, Best Beard in the First Grade.