Sorry about last week, everyone – I got hit with a pre-Thanksgiving deadline at work. We made the cut, but it was a tremendous amount of work that left me working through the weekend and most of the first part of the week, pretty much straight. However, here we are, back on top of things… more or less.
By the way, to head off any disfavor my probably radically improper use of Arabic here, panel one says “Medical Team!” and panel four says “Bring up a stretcher!”
Anyway. I hope everyone in the United States enjoyed their Thanksgiving. (I’ve been rather roundly called on this in the past, so let me say that I know Canada has Thanksgiving, too, but yours was back in October). Mine was superb – my brother cooked and he did a spectacular job. I’m wishing I had a little more of that turkey right now, as a matter of fact. And a few days off certainly didn’t hurt either – I only wish I had a few more of them.
At any rate, it’s business as usual for a few weeks, from the looks of it. But who knows what will happen next week. More meetings may lead to more deadlines. Which is good, because it means work for the next few years, but it’s been very disruptive to the comic, as you all know. But that’s as it is. Everyone knows I’m far from giving up on things – sometimes late, but never missing for long!
All the best, everyone!
It happens. So don’t worry about it.
Yeah, well, work first. Like it or not, comics are not how I earn my living. Some day, maybe. But until then, I work when they say to work.
What is the Arabic for “You’re crew are all dead, whats left of them could fit into a meat-pie” ?
Hmm… Lessee…
وجميع القتلى، ما تبقى الطاقم الخاص بك واحد منهم قد ملء فطيرة اللحم
It must be difficult for someone in power armor to extract an unconscious or disabled person from inside an AFV…
Well, in Rucker’s case he was able to climb out himself, but for the rest of the crew, probably, yeah.
Probably, yes. On the other hand, given that if an AFV has taken a sufficient hit that the surviving crew can’t lend a hand there there probably isn’t anything left to save AND that the armor would have huge advantages in other situation, it’s probably a worthwhile tradeoff.
This was my nightmare while I was in the army, being stuck in a Bradley as it was hit. The worst part is that there is only one play to escape ,and that’s the back hatch on the ramp. This is slow, now try and have 9 guys get out this one hatch, if the track starts to burn, you’re gone.
Man Rucker just can’t seem to catch a break. Either in real life or in memory.
Are you kidding? He actually survived that hit. That’s luck equivalent to several consecutive lottery wins :P.
Survived, because the bodies of his crew shielded him from the blast. >.<
His head-wound looks bad though.
I was going to gloss over that, mostly because it turns me into a gibering wreck when I start really thinking about stuff like that.
Not really. Considering the amount of psychological scarring that man has its like winning the lotto and then watching your family run over. Yeah you survived but it’s not a good way to live.
Wow does this mean mike and the colonel are dead?
Tune in Monday to find out! Or maybe the Monday after that.
Another great page, the art, the colors, especially the smoke! I really enjoy your series.