Funny Creek #4 sees writer Rafael Scavone bring both of the stories towards their climaxes. In the real world, a thoughtless moment from Lilly leads to what will seemingly be the loss of her best friend’s life… a plot point teased in the series’ concept that we are beginning to see come to fruition. Meanwhile, in the cartoon world of Funny Creek, Lilly’s hero-worship of Clumsy has been shattered, and she teams up with his deputy, Cody, to take on Cold Joe. If the gun plotline, reflected in both stories, is going where it seems to be going, it may be a bit on-the-nose, but it has still been a joy to read from the start. Since we had a sense of where this was going from the first issue, it’s always been about the journey, and, in Funny Creek #4, the journey is an emotional one indeed.