I read this strip for the first time on dead trees as a monthly feature in
Boardwatch, which used to be a great magazine until the founder
sold it, after that it dropped in quality.
(This used to be a
magazine for people operating BBSes, and later it became the magazine for
ISP operators as the largest BBSes operaters became ISPs with the arrival
of internet. My brother operated BSS for a while, and later I worked as
system admin for a small ISP, which is why I was reading Boardwatch in the
first place. Both of these operations are now gone, and mere
footnotes in the history.)
If you haven't guessed yet this is fan art for
Kevin and Kell, which
has been around for longer than most internet strips. R.L. is not
really featured often, but he is a recurring character as Kell's boss at
Herd Thinners Inc. and this is pretty much how he appears in the strip,
when he does make an appearance.