“No more Mr. Nice Guy”

I guess I’d better figure out what happened, too!!

“Good cop, bad cop”

I don’t usually “cast” actors for my characters … but the third panel makes me wish it was possible that Terry Thomas could play Kitsch!

“Brothers will be brothers”

Next: barging in on Kirby & Emma!

“Storm front”

Well, somebody’s in a mood!

“The way back”

Since we already know what Kirby’s news is, this seems like a good time to go check back in with this strip’s title character. Next time…

“A timely correction”

And don’t feel too bad about Tik-Tok … he’s been in a situation like this before!

“Tech talk”

It’s a good thing Kirby’s spent enough time studying science that he can talk “robot”…

“The way I heard it…”

Looks like Kirby’s about give Tik-Tok a good talkin’ to!

I can’t decide if the many characters Baum described as having immutable facial features (not just Tik-Tok, but also Jack Pumpkinhead and (in theory) the painted-on face of the Scarecrow) is a good thing or a bad thing. While it gives me a smaller range of expressions to use for them, it can make them easier to draw…

“Just following orders”

Wha-?!? Explanations are forthcoming, I hope!

“Like clockwork”

I’ve been trying to avoid reading other peoples’ takes on Oz characters, but I have heard that Tik-Tok often turns out to be more sinister than he was in Baum’s books. I hope I can treat him well…