original_post:_4/11/2001________ Here we have the first appearance of Rob, Tommy's housemate. Rob is an analytical character that I really liked, and he's a filmmaker, which if I wasn't seriously focusing on comics, would be a close second hobby/profession. I really love and geek out over movies, talking about movies, and just analyzing them. I watch ALL the behind the scenes stuff on DVDs. Rob is that guy. His presence also introduces a college in the area that our characters are living in, which he later T.A.'s in, and Max's sister Mia later attends. Rob's comment about his relationship with Tommy, a black character, shows that these characters don't really have a problem with race, even though they acknowledge others might.