Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for June 23, 2023

She’s been out the game too long. Slinging hash isn’t like slinging bad guys into the drink. She’ll redevelop her skills.

Don’t forget, Rip. You’re married.

“Old age”? “Mellowing”? Boy, Rip, you really do like living dangerously, huh?

So Dutch really DOES care about what happens to Cobra. Maybe he’s thinking that she and non call-of-the-wild Rip are getting old and losing their edge!

Cobra is becoming human? Caring? Empathic? Oooooh, those are such horrible developments.

Platonic hugs. What will they think of next?

Cobra being accused of being platonic?!? No wonder she looks terrified in the last two panels!

Cobra may be hugging the Ripster, just to reap some call of the wild

Platonic? Cobra? Since when does those two terms go together? Has everyone’s favorite male fantasy gone soft?

soft and punchy…

Platonic hugs are okay…I guess.

KA-Hug lower, Cobra.

KA-PLATONIC!

Getting soft? Maybe not. After all, she still gives goons a good pummeling.

Not as much a hug as holding on to a steady friend for support.