1 Draak: RAAARRRGGGHHH!!!
2 Mordekai: Uh oh. It's a lizard man. You know what that means.
2 Kyros: Er... no?
3 Mordekai: We've reached the halfway point in the dungeon.
3 Kyros: We have?
4 Mordekai: Sure. Lizard men always appear halfway into a dungeon. They have more hit dice than orcs and fewer than ogres.

2012-04-06 Rerun commentary: It's the first appearance of Draak! And the only appearance in which he speaks (or at least vocalises) in something other than his distinctive typeface.

And yes, I checked the Monster Manual to make sure that statement is true.

I always intended Draak to join the party, and had the miniature ready from the beginning. But I figured it would be more interesting if he joined the party later, rather than being part of it right from the first strip in the Fantasy theme. I held him back for nearly 6 months before this debut.