The opening line for this strip came to me a few weeks ago, and I’ve been trying to contextualize and build a strip around it ever since. I know you want to avoid laughing at your own jokes, but sometimes I just can’t help myself.

Newton’s finally pushed Devin too far (and probably got himself blacklisted from Hench-Up in the process), and though we’ve not heard anything about Little Larry Lewis for quite a while, if Newton enlists people to throw buckets of slime at him with any degree of frequency, he’s probably approaching his breaking point, too. Dr. Forsaken, Devin, Larry… Suddenly, Mad Scientist High might be even less safe of a place to get your education than it was before. That’s a sobering thought.