Paul: I wanted the bench to become a recurring character so Rip could have a rival, but it never happened.

Paul: The first panel with Bilge Dasto. Bilge Dasto was from a lucid dream I had during a heat wave.

Mario: Simpsons did it.

Mario: Fake-out!

Paul: Bilge, like many villains, likes to give the good guy a head start before he chases them.

Paul:

Mario: Henshin-a-go-go, baby?

Mario: Never mind, it was just fire.

Paul:

Paul:

Mario: So much build-up!

Mario: Don't let your friends be a tombstone and drive.

Paul: No one should drive in this condition.

Paul: Walter signed his life away right there.

Mario: Sage advice from a great man.