Snark It Up, FuzzBall!

On more than one occasion in reference to The Mysterious Falling Down the Basement Stairs Case of Foster Woods (not one of the new PBS Sherlock episodes, in case you were interested), Rex has mentioned the Medical Examiner or Coroner or someone competent, but he has yet to actually contact said person.

Good lord, Rex…do we have to do everything for a smug jerk like you?

(And in case you were wondering, yes, this was WAY FUN to do!)

…and you don’t even have to go to church (unless they serve donuts afterward)!

Plus, a little Bit o’ Wisdom from CC’s own June Morgan (or someone Wise like her), Sequitur!

Gosh, has Bastille Day come early this year? Maybe it’s just the booze (or, more appropriately, le booze) talkin’…

Of course, the French always prefer to make love, not war!

…like None!

I haven’t been paying much attention to Rex Morgan, M.D., recently because it’s been a tad dull.  Then one of Rex’s patients dies (surprisingly, through no fault of Rex!), the widow is suing Rex, to whom much of the guy’s estate was willed to, and the estranged daughter comes into town (for the funeral? the reading of the will? honestly, I don’t know why).

But the important thing is that Iris (the daughter) is staying at stately Morgan Manor, taking long, hot baths after a miserable flight, drinking bourbon and appearing only in a robe after that bath.  Suddenly, interest swells (ahem).

Rex Morgan, M.D., is probably my favorite strip to mash on, for any number of reasons (send a SASE for an itemized list). I love it when it’s just Rex and June, the originals, even when they’re “just talking” — it might not be comic strip action at its best, but I don’t care.  Maybe it’s the double entendres, maybe it’s the excellent illustration, maybe it’s my imagination, but carry on, Morgans…

I guess there’s a lot to be said for being an invertebrate…

Still, physicians do what they can do…

…problem teens, Bad Boys, questionable picnic food…

…when will it all end?!?

Rex Morgan has been very uneven recently — a potentially exciting Rex ‘n’ Niki adventure constantly interrupted by a single mom ‘n’ rebellious teen story.  It could only be worse if we were subjected to the occasional “What are Berna and Dex doing with their wads o’ cash” tale, but then, that’s what’s been going on in Judge Parker.

Still, there’s a little adolescent humor to be gained with a bit of work (the first is a reworking…):

And where there’s Rex and fishing, can Niki be far behind (heh)?