He’s a king. He’s lost in the desert. Instead of a “crawl trail” over the dunes, he gets a Royal Carpet. When it runs out, he dies (hence the X eyes). Pretty obscure humor, I’ll grant you, but it’s there if you stretch.
Ah, the comics present such a glance back to yesterday (well maybe three or four weeks ago, anyway) – way back when nobody even knew the phrase “social distancing”. Leaves me nostalgic!
Frazz uses an Aero press! Somehow I’m not surprised. Great product placement… I wonder if Mr. Mallett sees any little benefit from the plug.