Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for December 09, 2022

What, no tickling mole people?!?!

So… that switches the sun off and on?

In Europe, the Advent calendars all end on the 24th.

They’re just keeping him honest.

now have a giant piece of chocolate fall on him

RJ can now control the sun.

Never had an Advent Calendar, although my wife was considering a Costco beer one. Too many IPAs for our tastes – which would be zero IPAs.

This reminds me of one of the early straps I read, where Verne was talking to RJ about there being consequences to every action. He proceeds to pull a blade of grass, which, in turn, causes the sun to stop shining. Honestly, the immense power of these comic strip characters is terrifying. They should be in the next Super Smash Bros. game’s roster.

The best kind of mean: slapstick.

Or schadenfreude…

Enjoy it while you can, RJ, but you’re gonna have to face the music when Verne finds out what’s really going on.