And we have our first speaking line from Angel, Rick's bubbly laser pistol. She first appeared in The Front: Rebirth and The Origin of Jared waaay back in 2007-2008. You can still get the books in my store. And in The Origin of Jared you get to see Rick (then traveling by a different name) do a Tom & Jerry bit with a seal:

And you'll notice Shenandoah's analog helping up his boss in the final panel.

Special thanks to color assistant Renn Weisenauer.

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