That ... that is just AWESOME. That's a crowning moment of awesome for Tarquin. He is now officially my favorite villain in the strip. Granted, he's evil and he murders slaves for fun and his own twisted pleasure, and that is evil and he deserves to die for it, but Xykon does the same and Xykon doesn't have Tarquin's style.

It's probable Tarquin won't live through the arc. But if the Giant ever decided to do a sequel to OOTS, a sequel starring Elan taking on his father would not be bad at all.

Respectfully,

Brian P.