Recruits

ICE is on a “quantity over quality” hiring spree. Recruits was inspired by Dean Cain, Superman in the Lois & Clark television series answering the call. Which leads to the logical question, who’s next? This strip originally had more options including the clown from IT (that got a bit dark) and the shark from Jaws (the Rio Grande isn’t going to patrol itself). But the joke can’t support that many panels. Heck, it may not be able to support the five that survived, but that’s a chance I’ll take. Besides, a Great White Shark in an ICE vest is a visual that’s tough to forget. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, the examples you see here get the point across. They’re looking for a certain type. And given the fantasy world our less than mentally present president occupies, perhaps Bowser has a shot. Full confession: I had to do a search to learn who is the villain in the Super Mario games. I only played one of the early games a couple of times. I have a vague recollection of a kidnapped princess, a bunch of floating coins, and a lot of jumping. Not my thing.

On the other hand, I confess to being proud of getting both a Star Wars (storm troopers) and Star Trek (Borg Queen) references into one strip. And there is a slight resemblance between Noem and the Borg Queen in First Contact. It helps to squint.

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