Mark Trail: I doubt that they wanted to kill him...he wouldn't be any good to them dead!

I'm sure he's right, because the outcomes in Lost Forest are just ever so slightly rigged in his favor, but I'm curious as to how Mark can be so certain that the shooter didn't want to kill CEO lady's brother. Wouldn't killing the doofus prevent him from telling anybody about the details of their illegal activities?

As to Mark's claim that "the shooter could very easily have killed him if he wanted to," this seems unlikely and overly modest. After all, Mark was standing right there. The shooter may have managed to get one shot by him, but there was no way he was going to get another one off without Mark catching the bullet in his hand and throwing it back at the shooter with such force and accuracy that the shooter would stand no chance of surviving.

Family Circus: Daddy, are you lost or are we going for a ride?

This cartoon is hilarious because Dolly is emasculating her father.

Ziggy: Oh, boy--talk about shooting fish in a barrel!

Mired in a time of year during which most comics have abandoned the taxation humor--on the mere account of it no longer being at all relevant, since nobody does their taxes in July--only Ziggy bravely marches on.

Blondie: Dad sure puts his nose to the grindstone for us!

This comic is hilarious because Dagwood is neglecting his family.

The Flying McCoys: Stand back, son. I think Rex has rabbis.

This cartoon is hilarious because the man is antisemitic, and he's going to teach his son to be antisemitic, too.

Pearls Before Swine: Oh, great. So this guy's got nothing better to do??!

It would appear that Pastis is on to this whole comics blogging thing.

Family Circus: ...

This comic is hilarious because Dolly and Jeffy, giving in to their savage natural instincts, have turned on Billy and now wish to kill their would-be prophet. Only PJ remains loyal. Whether Billy can regain his siblings' trust will play a huge role in determining his effectiveness as future leader of the new world religion.

Wizard of Id: Rodney is MY MAN! And don't you forget it!

This comic is hilarious because Gwen is worried that Rodney wants to fuck his horse.

Family Tree: MO-OM! This is IM-POR-TANT!

The actual punchline in this comic is pretty bad. But the combination of the drawing and Twig's well-emphasized dialog more than makes up for it.

Beetle Bailey: What's going on in here?

This comic is hilarious because it could very easily have been a daily three-panel strip, but has been stretched into a Sunday strip for no good reason other than laziness.