I used to not read CAD. I read it a lot more lately. the comics used to be too damn wordy. The watch-phrase in comics, as in TV, needs to be "show, don't tell"
Evidently he's recently gotten the message...his recent comics are a lot less wordy and rely on visuals to get the message across.
He's still as graceful as a moose when he tries to do real relationship story arcs, though.