Santa Vacation

I like the idea of a grumpy Santa Claus better than a jolly one because the idea of one fictional character spending his whole year preparing for an impossible amount of work to be done on one night seems like it would turn him into a stressed-out cynic instead of everyone’s impossibly merry grandfather figure.

Also, I’d say this comic is more about the idiocy of strangers than the temperament of Santa himself. It seems like heedless comments can chase a man down and find a way to ruin any situation.