Originally Posted by
trotchky
It's too improbable, for one. Did the father just have this elaborately constructed tunnel lying around, or did he construct it on the spot? If it's the latter, how could the kid not have known where the tunnel was leading? For two, the third panel is unnecessary--if the punch-line takes two panels to get across, there's a problem, which Gurewitch seems to be half-aware of by making it half-size. That might help with the momentum of the delivery, but the scene depicted in the panel is too specific, basically ruining the reveal. Also, why does the kid have a backpack on?