That's a brilliant catch! I'd never noticed the speech bubble change on that strip and I've read it a dozen times or more.
FWIW, after the soulful dirge for the departed comic, I'd interpreted the speech bubble differences Malack had as speaking with lungs vs. The Deep Booming Vibrations of Pure Dark Energy
Heartless? Those flaming letters spelled ELAN! How many sons can honestly say their father has murdered dozens of human beings just to show how much they care?
Tarquin's fatherly love is truly unique... or at least I hope it is!
Originally Posted by The Giant
First, I'm impressed that this topic went so far off topic that it ended up back at The Order of the Stick.