Love the way the dad dealt with it. Very direct with no ambiguity.

“Out there he’s gone, but he’s not gone inside of me.” Always hits so hard.

Man I’m 38 year old dude and this makes me tear up. I had to let a cat die in a box on my front porch a few years ago. Still makes me sad.

Man this one hits hard for me right now.

…looking forward to tomorrow…

I’m reading this while half asleep and thought the last panel literally meant the racoon hasn’t gone inside him physically

I remember following this story when it was in the papers, live.

I definitely cried because I was 7 and comics are supposed to be funny