My wife’s been talking about gluten a lot lately. Or rather, she’s been talking about things that don’t have gluten in them. But let’s face it, folks: unless you have an actual medical reason for not eating gluten (which is in practically everything, including food), then you should probably eat it. Because bread is delicious.

I kind of feel like I’m trolling my own fans with this one…

To all the women out there reading this comic… don’t you hate how the entertainment industry automatically assumes that a story needs some sort of romance element to keep your attention? Like, Hollywood will make an action movie, and then say, “You know what? We need women to see this movie, too. Let’s add a love story.” Because women aren’t interested in anything else. It must be all those emotions you have sloshing around inside your bodies.

You know what this comic needs? More clipboards.

Every now and then an artist needs to step back from his body of work and ask the big questions. Why do people enjoy my work? What would make them enjoy my work more? Are bathing suits really the answer? Sometimes it’s the artist that wonders these things, but sometimes it’s his or her characters that wonder if their audience is truly invested. Winslow’s at that stage in his illustrious career. Maybe one day he’ll find the answers he seeks.