Soup the Comic Strip by Alun Clewe
Comic strip for October 4 2023.
PANEL ONE: Snormar holds his hand up to stop Erlak's champion, who is riding on the giant rat Nezhoni. SNORMAR: Hold! I am Snormar, champion of Thrumger the storm god. I challenge thee to single combat, and I shall not take no for an answer! Face me, or I shall strike thee down where thou standest! PANEL TWO: Slightly closer on the two characters. Erlak's champion has moved forward since the last panel. CHAMPION: Except I'm not standing. SNORMAR: Well, no, it's a figure of speech. PANEL THREE: Closer still; now the champion is passing Snormar. CHAMPION: In fact, _you're_ standing, and I'm mounted. SNORMAR: Well, yes, but that's not— PANEL FOUR: Now the champion past Snormar and riding away. Snormar raises his axe angrily. CHAMPION: Which means I can easily outdistance you. SNORMAR: Hey, come back here! PANEL FIVE: Close on Snormar. Snormar: That guy is really beginning to annoy me...
October 4 2023

Yeah, honestly this whole first Snormar mini-arc has really awful writing. "That guy is really beginning to annoy me..." Gee, what an amusing and original punch line.