Apologist to Rich and I guess to whoever the marble head guy is. Was. Whoever the marble head guy was. He probably has no idea what he's doing here he died way before Pokemon.
The release schedule has been slow and choppy but the story is still solid. They're going a steady mix of joke panel / serious plot panel. I'm enjoying the final dungeon and looking forward to the climax.
Once it's over, I'll need to sit down and reread the whole thing.