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Whiskey Bend Page 24
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Whiskey Bend Page 24

on March 10, 2012
Chapter: Book 3: Whiskey Bend
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  1. Cat
    Cat
    March 10, 2012, 3:05 am | # | Reply

    ♥

  2. Archangel Gabriel
    Archangel Gabriel
    March 10, 2012, 8:19 am | # | Reply

    I get it now. This story is not about them but about a cyborg horse!…right?

  3. Stig Hemmer
    Stig Hemmer
    March 10, 2012, 10:51 am | # | Reply

    She isn’t letting the horse rest yet? Poor thing.

  4. Chrono21
    Chrono21
    March 10, 2012, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

    😮 Holy moly. This is the page that finally made me comment. This is simply exquisite. Wow.

    • Squidbunny
      Squidbunny
      March 11, 2012, 8:40 am | # | Reply

      Thank you so much! 🙂

      • Fairportfan
        Fairportfan
        June 9, 2013, 1:48 am | # | Reply

        Remember the flashback at the end of “Duck, You Sucker”?

  5. frandel
    frandel
    March 10, 2012, 3:20 pm | # | Reply

    that is all? I need more pages! when do the new page came out????

    • Ben
      Ben
      March 11, 2012, 8:54 am | # | Reply

      Oof. I hate to break this to you but you may want to read this.

  6. Zodd
    Zodd
    March 10, 2012, 3:45 pm | # | Reply

    lovin’ it! and not in the mc donalds overweight way 😛

  7. Sulucamas
    Sulucamas
    March 10, 2012, 3:45 pm | # | Reply

    FFFFFFF…that agony’s palpable. Guess Vane’s the only one exempt. 😐

    • JefLebowski
      JefLebowski
      March 10, 2012, 5:55 pm | # | Reply

      Objection.
      I just think Vane had enough agony in her (un?)life,
      that there is nothing left.
      It grinded away the michievious smile we saw in a flashback panel,
      burned away her ability to feel pain and her morals…
      She looks like she is allready dead, and even amongst the pale the rings beneath her eyes are unusual.

      Whats left is something akin to human(?) predator drone.
      The desire for revenge against Hunter seems to fuel her now,
      driving her past extreme obstacles,
      no matter who or what is in the way:
      she will get Hunter, and she will have her revenge.

      At least thats how I interprete it.

      And Hunter…
      Well… Since I am still quite certain that he is the one that led to Ms Blacks transformation into The Pale Rider I think he has to redeem himself somehow.
      Redemption in death seems to be one of his… options right now.
      But then… every time Vane had him cornered He deliberatly took some punishing to get her out of the town she found him in.
      Either he doesn’t like civillain casualties, or he is set to take upon himself the full extend of The Pale Riders fury, so she won’t let it loose on someone else.

      …Urg, good job Erin, I am still not sure whom one should root for.

      • Sulucamas
        Sulucamas
        March 11, 2012, 12:31 pm | # | Reply

        I agree completely. 🙂

        Though perhaps her hunger for revenge is a different kind of agony from that of the others?

        Also, I think you might be giving Hunter too much credit. Hasn’t he had plenty of opportunities alone with Vane to take his licks?

        • JefLebowski
          JefLebowski
          March 11, 2012, 6:07 pm | # | Reply

          First of all: that was written at 2am my time, so sorry for bad spelling and so forth.
          Well, yrah I might give Hunter enough credit.
          But the thought on him trying to redeem himself was kind of born when he hanged her.
          Let me leaborate.
          From all what we seen MS Black is a mayor thorn in his side,
          his most persistant hunter.
          Undead and born from fire she may be,
          he would have had the opportunity to finsih her off for good back there.
          Or at least incapitate her for a larger amount of time.

          Then the… situation with the cart full of explosives.
          He did notice her passing through town, looking out of the window.
          And though he did find time to say goodbye to his company,
          he strode into what was quite blandly an ambush.

          I am guessing there is still some sort of affection for Vane in him left.
          From what was seen in the flashback panels they were at the very least closely acquainted.
          And though his attitued and manner of speech conveys arrogance,
          he still tries to talk and reason with Vane.
          When he took Diamonds from her it sounded almost like he was apologizing,
          even though she shot Hearts and it was probably within his right to take him.

          I may be giving him too much credit, but I would say it’s wrong not to give him credit at all.

          • JefLebowski
            JefLebowski
            March 13, 2012, 5:24 am | #

            Aw shit, the spelling is even worse in this one.
            My apologies.

          • Sulucamas
            Sulucamas
            March 13, 2012, 10:34 pm | #

            No worries about the spelling, and again, I do agree.

            Hunter does seem like a glutton for Vane’s punishment. Why, exactly, remains to be seen. 😮

            I give him a fair amount of credit too, and I think that might be one of my favorite things about this comic. 😀

  8. ArcherGilgamesh
    ArcherGilgamesh
    March 11, 2012, 8:36 am | # | Reply

    My first web comic, and i have to say i love it.
    Funny how the animals always suffer when John’s around.
    Anyway, i can’t wait for more.

    • Ben
      Ben
      March 11, 2012, 8:54 am | # | Reply

      Thank you so much!

  9. 52pickup
    52pickup
    March 11, 2012, 3:25 pm | # | Reply

    Great comic as always. I think this might be my favorite page currently. The whole thing is splendidly done, especially the first to panels.

  10. Mr.Tophat
    Mr.Tophat
    March 12, 2012, 10:03 am | # | Reply

    Bluuuuh~! I gotta say, i’m particularly enamored by the panel bordering in this strip! You really outdid yourself!

  11. Frankfurter
    Frankfurter
    March 13, 2012, 8:01 am | # | Reply

    Here’s my theory having seen the flashback. Vane and Hunter were married. Vane kicks the bucket probably in a fire started by Hunter in their house. Hunter feels guilty and resurrects Vane who does not want to be “alive” and the only way to break the spell is to kill Hunter. All she wants is to rest in Peace and Hunter won’t let her because he loves her too much. And of course the family horses got drug into the mix as it looks like Diamonds was Vane’s horse.

    • Sulucamas
      Sulucamas
      March 13, 2012, 10:54 pm | # | Reply

      Solid theory! 🙂

      Maybe this past event contributed to her demise?

  12. fitzypyro
    fitzypyro
    March 14, 2012, 3:38 am | # | Reply

    wow. this comic is beautiful. absolutely everything about it; the art style, the story, the dialogue (or lack thereof), the characters, the colors, the layout, absolutely everything. love this comic! it’s going to be a long two months for me…

    • Squidbunny
      Squidbunny
      March 14, 2012, 7:45 am | # | Reply

      Thank you so much, and hopefully SNAKE will tide you over. It has a lot in common with NTO.

      • fitzypyro
        fitzypyro
        March 15, 2012, 10:37 pm | # | Reply

        awesome. looking forward to SNAKE then

  13. AdamZero
    AdamZero
    March 20, 2012, 2:38 pm | # | Reply

    This page; it really gives that feeling that the lot of them are stuck in a wheel of events that keeps on turning; none of them are getting out alive and unscarred. Especially at this point.

  14. Wazzelbe
    Wazzelbe
    May 19, 2012, 10:49 pm | # | Reply

    Man, I hope *I* get the chance to find someplace where I can bleed and reminisce.

  15. Marduk
    Marduk
    November 25, 2012, 3:49 am | # | Reply

    Hell, you’re just on another level of art.

  16. Jon
    Jon
    April 14, 2014, 9:28 am | # | Reply

    Ten to one says there’s a picture of her in the watch…

  17. Chiaart
    Chiaart
    May 9, 2015, 11:52 am | # | Reply

    Is the tree aginst which he’s leaning… the same tree in the picture??
    There seem to also be the same fruits (peaches?) littering the ground.

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