This particular comic strip went through a few variations on panel 3. Here’s one of the early versions:

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Followed by a later attempt:

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I ended up scrapping both versions because I felt that the visuals in panel 3 weren’t adding to the dialogue. I spent many many days rethinking both the dialogue and visuals and I believe I’m happy with the final version that’s posted.

-Krishna

Update: Fixed the spelling for ‘jager’ and also fixed Bob’s “broken foot” on panel 3. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to let me know.