So... I guess I'm having a hard time telling when these characters are serious and not. On the one hand, I usually don't have that problem when reading comics, on the other hand, I often do have that problem in real life. Not sure if this is helpful criticism at all - not even quite sure whether it is something to work on or something you're doing unusually well - I just thought I should tell you about it. If nothing else so that you see where my comments are coming from when they seem off base.