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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

And that's how the Land Sharks invented Meatzah.

Chapter 28 – Page 17

on January 8, 2014
Chapter: Chapter 28
└ Tags: Harky, Penk
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  1. Moe Lane
    Moe Lane
    January 8, 2014, 12:04 am | # | Reply

    …I wanna see what one of their intellectuals look like.

    • Davegrust
      Davegrust
      January 8, 2014, 3:19 am | # | Reply

      It’s the guy who said the most words. Mark me, you heard it here first. Keep an eye on that one.

      • wwlaos
        wwlaos
        January 8, 2014, 10:13 am | # | Reply

        But… those word bubbles aren’t pointing towards anyone. Not even in any particular direction. I don’t know who to keep my eye on.

      • Nethernox
        Nethernox
        January 8, 2014, 12:58 pm | # | Reply

        So I guess that would be the “HEY WE GOTTA SAVE SOME FOR THE OTHER GUYS”

    • WriterX
      WriterX
      January 8, 2014, 2:58 pm | # | Reply

      Most likely? Gastonian Bankers.

    • Jokerlope
      Jokerlope
      January 8, 2014, 7:53 pm | # | Reply

      “Hey I got an idea!”

  2. CorrTerek
    CorrTerek
    January 8, 2014, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    Huh. He actually *was* talking about the landsharks.

    • Mordecai
      Mordecai
      January 8, 2014, 12:12 am | # | Reply

      Oh, what’s that? Just me, over here, not bragging or anything.

      • CorrTerek
        CorrTerek
        January 8, 2014, 12:26 am | # | Reply

        Oh shush, I’ve already acknowledged your greatness. Check the last page’s comments. ;-P

  3. Ishmael
    Ishmael
    January 8, 2014, 12:17 am | # | Reply

    I don’t think Penk was expecting that.

    He looks kind of like he killed He-Man for his chest plate.

    • Ganurath
      Ganurath
      January 8, 2014, 12:19 am | # | Reply

      Penk won a fight? This calls for a celebration!

      Who the man? He the man!

  4. FoolishOwl
    FoolishOwl
    January 8, 2014, 12:48 am | # | Reply

    Does anyone remember this children’s book? An elderly couple decide they would like a cat, so the old man goes out and finds a valley with hundreds of beautiful cats. And the cats get into a terrible fight over who is the most beautiful cat. Meanwhile, the old man finds a modest cat that didn’t get in the fight, and brings it home with him, and they live happily ever after.

    I’m thinking we’re about to see the same thing, only with sharks.

    • MissyChrissy
      MissyChrissy
      January 8, 2014, 7:06 am | # | Reply

      haha I remember that book! XD

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      January 8, 2014, 5:15 pm | # | Reply

      I feel like strength is probably a better quality for a champion than modesty. Harky seems to agree, if his selection of Goblaurence is any indication. I’d take his request at face value.

  5. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    January 8, 2014, 12:50 am | # | Reply

    ‘What kind of sandwich do you want, Kowalski?’ ‘MEAT!’ ‘OK. What kind of bread do you want it on, Kowalsi?’ ‘MEAT!’

    • alicemacher
      alicemacher
      January 8, 2014, 12:57 am | # | Reply

      Stanley: Hey, there! Stella, Baby!

      Stella: Don’t holler at me like that. Hi, Mitch.

      Stanley: Catch!

      Stella: What?

      Stanley: Meat!

    • Harr0wed
      Harr0wed
      January 8, 2014, 9:56 am | # | Reply

      Ah, Ren and Stimpy.

    • CapnRis
      CapnRis
      January 8, 2014, 6:14 pm | # | Reply

      And what would you like to drink, Kowalski?

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      January 8, 2014, 11:05 pm | # | Reply

      Toast meat!

  6. GupyF
    GupyF
    January 8, 2014, 12:56 am | # | Reply

    Hey they got meat!

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      January 8, 2014, 12:57 am | # | Reply

      I’m not sure how you got that impression.

  7. Bloodvork
    Bloodvork
    January 8, 2014, 1:03 am | # | Reply

    Well one of them appears to have caught a tiger while the others are carrying some kind of ungulate. He might be a candidate.

    Speaking of candidates, though it is quite obvious Harky was referring to Auraugu when he mentioned one who accept without question, there is a small place in the back of my mind that wouldn’t be surprised if he refused. Maybe only because he’s such an obvious choice but he has also proven to be quite introspective recently. There might be something with his insistence of being the champion of his own people that might spur him to defer the title of Gnoll champion of the Savage Races to someone else. Or perhaps he will hand down Champion of the Fuzzy Peoples and accept this new title. Or perhaps he will just dance with joy. For some reason, all would be equally expected to me.

    • Bob
      Bob
      January 8, 2014, 3:11 am | # | Reply

      Well I would be disappointed if the Champion of the Fuzzy People isn’t going to be involved, but as a wise Pirate Captain once said “Get used to disappointment.”

    • Davegrust
      Davegrust
      January 8, 2014, 3:17 am | # | Reply

      Whoever said “hey we gotta save some for the other guys” has the kind of moderation, team outlook, and long-term thinking that Harky has been looking for. That’s the landshark champion. He hasn’t been looking for particularly good fighting champions – check out the loser behind him.

      • Flushmaster
        Flushmaster
        January 8, 2014, 5:42 pm | # | Reply

        I’m guessing he sees some kind of potential in Penk. Perhaps his desire to succeed, youthful enthusiasm and such…though I doubt that would do him much good if he ends up facing off with somebody like Byron or Scipio.

  8. ralanr
    ralanr
    January 8, 2014, 1:04 am | # | Reply

    I almost forgot about those guys.

  9. The Indomitable Eric
    The Indomitable Eric
    January 8, 2014, 1:21 am | # | Reply

    Good guy, land sharks, lookin’ out for the other guys.

  10. Zblackgoat
    Zblackgoat
    January 8, 2014, 1:59 am | # | Reply

    since, apparently, land sharks are into meat, it’s only natural you send them at the meat shield, therefore land shark champion must be the anti-frigg

    • Guesticus
      Guesticus
      January 8, 2014, 2:37 pm | # | Reply

      Thought the cigar was the tank

      • BeaT
        BeaT
        January 8, 2014, 4:20 pm | # | Reply

        He is the off tank. No matter how strong, he’s just an npc.

      • Flushmaster
        Flushmaster
        January 8, 2014, 5:45 pm | # | Reply

        Scipio motivates Frigg to draw more aggro by threatening to upstage her by simply being awesome and in the same general vicinity.

  11. Garygolf
    Garygolf
    January 8, 2014, 2:12 am | # | Reply

    I love Land Sharks.

    • Mordecai
      Mordecai
      January 8, 2014, 2:25 pm | # | Reply

      …I love lamp.

      • GupyF
        GupyF
        January 8, 2014, 8:53 pm | # | Reply

        Do you really love the lamp? Or are you just saying that because you saw it?

        • Mordecai
          Mordecai
          January 9, 2014, 5:26 pm | # | Reply

          I…love lamp!

    • Tachyon
      Tachyon
      January 9, 2014, 7:05 pm | # | Reply

      I’m now wishing I could caption pages of this comic. There are some of the best faces I’ve ever seen on these sharks!

  12. Tavis
    Tavis
    January 8, 2014, 2:28 am | # | Reply

    It is only after a hunting party that one gets to meat the land sharks.

    • Loki
      Loki
      January 8, 2014, 3:31 am | # | Reply

      I can’t wait to see the Land Sharks start their post-hunt carne-val. After all, it’s only on big occasions like these that even the most lovelorn Land Shark gets their baby back.

  13. Fred
    Fred
    January 8, 2014, 3:08 am | # | Reply

    Right. The land sharks are all id – “That Guy!”, making them an anti-Frigg.
    The Avian is clearly holding in a lot of repressed madness, making him an anti-Byron!
    The Goblin Engineer is the anti-Science Syrn’j,
    The Dwarves will have a blind faith anti=Gravedust (who for all his faith-based nature, spends a lot of time questioning why things are the way they are.),
    and the low self confidence, support character anti-Bandit is the Troll Bard.

    Harky isn’t just building up Champions of the Savage Races, he’s picking a copy of the team that almost beat him last time!

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      January 8, 2014, 10:34 am | # | Reply

      Eh… I see where you’re coming from, but I see Magda (the fiery dwarf lady) as more of an anti-Rachel. Both are dealing with religious issues, particularly of past religions (the mystics for Magda, the Bloodshot Eye and her own open heart movement that she helped put down for Rachel). They also both have very respectful ways of speaking and thinking.

      Similarly, Peng… err, Penk, rather… is more of an anti-E-Merl. Both are “losers,” both are, shall we say, unlucky in love, both have relatively meek personalities, both have only relatively minor fighting strength… it seems a better fit to me.

      I would peg Auraugu as more the anti-Bandit. Both are boisterous and caring… in their owns ways. One is the self-proclaimed champion of his peoples, the other is an exile who was cast out yet has repeatedly tried to be a champion for her people (especially during the Gnome-town business).

      Which leaves Gravedust and Scipio unaccounted for. And Best, but he’s gone and no one cares about him.

      Honestly, we haven’t even met the landshark champion yet, so I could easily see him as being more of an anti-Scipio than an anti-Frigg. But then Scipio is already sort of an anti-Frigg himself, even though he’s on the… on the, uhh… crap. Maybe Scipio is about to defect to the Worlds Rebellion. Nah, that would just be silly.

      Right? <_<

      *ahem* Regardless, it's a bit too early to say whom exactly the landshark champion will counter. Could be Frigg, could be Scipio, could even be Gravedust (there's a twist I'd like to see! A landshark with the personality to actually qualify as the counterpart to Gravy!).

      …no, but seriously, I have just now talked myself into worrying that Scipio is a candidate for betraying our heroes and going over to the WR.

      • wwlaos
        wwlaos
        January 8, 2014, 10:52 am | # | Reply

        Of course, now that I think about it more, I could also see Auraugu as being an anti-Gravedust. Particularly with the wisdom we’ve recently seen on display from Auraugu. We’ve seen so much of him on screen, but there’s a lot we don’t know about the champion of the fuzzy peoples. Both he and Gravy represent parts of their peoples culture and past.

        Still, I don’t quite buy that argument myself, and prefer the Auraugu/Bandit connection. Partially because I think it fits better, and partially because I want to see a landshark version of Gravedust. :p

      • Otaking
        Otaking
        January 8, 2014, 10:56 am | # | Reply

        “…no, but seriously, I have just now talked myself into worrying that Scipio is a candidate for betraying our heroes and going over to the WR.”

        I’d say that was a pretty low probability outside of complete magical mind wankery as he has his wood elf lady who would have to be troubled by the recent genocide in their heartland caused by the same races that are rebelling.

        He’s a cool customer and probably a little opportunistic based on the gladiator background but he’s also stuck by the other members and seems to care.

        • Chris
          Chris
          January 8, 2014, 11:58 am | # | Reply

          When it comes to Scipio it all depends on where the Stogie lies.

      • Nebulious
        Nebulious
        January 8, 2014, 1:41 pm | # | Reply

        Scipio is actually a landshark in a human suit.

  14. Loki
    Loki
    January 8, 2014, 3:25 am | # | Reply

    Christ, if anyone ever makes a live-action Guilded Age movie, this (if not any) scene where the Land Sharks are all together is going to be terrifying.

  15. Karishi
    Karishi
    January 8, 2014, 3:33 am | # | Reply

    …And thus Harky began the 14th Great Landshark Civil War.

    …of the week.

  16. Fletcher
    Fletcher
    January 8, 2014, 4:13 am | # | Reply

    I kinda like the Landsharks. They’re refreshingly uncomplicated. No political drama or soul-searching for them!

    • Anvildude
      Anvildude
      January 8, 2014, 2:54 pm | # | Reply

      They’re like Orks, in that way.

  17. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    January 8, 2014, 7:21 am | # | Reply

    Vote Shark President, “lookin’ out for the other guy”.

  18. Ivresse
    Ivresse
    January 8, 2014, 8:28 am | # | Reply

    The Landshark’s ultimate torture: a bowl of salad.

  19. CorrTerek
    CorrTerek
    January 8, 2014, 8:36 am | # | Reply

    They remind me of Shark Fujishiro.

  20. Connie
    Connie
    January 8, 2014, 9:16 am | # | Reply

    I would love to see the RP for these guys. All capslock. All the time…

  21. adell
    adell
    January 8, 2014, 9:58 am | # | Reply

    Wow

    Such Meat

    Very Shark

    Much Hey

    Wow

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      January 8, 2014, 10:43 am | # | Reply

      Alright, could someone explain to me where this dog thing came from? I just turned on the internet one day and it was everywhere.

      • Otaking
        Otaking
        January 8, 2014, 11:11 am | # | Reply

        http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge

        • LockeZ
          LockeZ
          January 8, 2014, 5:26 pm | # | Reply

          How totally unhelpful. I hate how these articles never actually mention who started using it the way it’s now used, or when, or why. It’s just “In 2010 a Kindergarten teacher took the original photo of her dog. In 2012 the image got used a few times in a totally different context that has nothing to do with this meme. In May 2013 the meme was suddenly everywhere.” Thanks, stupid internet.

          • Schneidend
            Schneidend
            January 8, 2014, 6:08 pm | # | Reply

            Some of the articles are more informative than others. They don’t always have the full story.

          • FoolishOwl
            FoolishOwl
            January 9, 2014, 4:15 pm | # | Reply

            99% of the time, it started on 4chan, and then icanhascheezburger picks it up.

  22. Lhurgoyf
    Lhurgoyf
    January 8, 2014, 10:01 am | # | Reply

    Meat.

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      January 8, 2014, 5:26 pm | # | Reply

      HEY I GOT SOME MEAT

  23. Lhurgoyf
    Lhurgoyf
    January 8, 2014, 10:01 am | # | Reply

    Also, feeding frenzy

  24. bokonondeemax
    bokonondeemax
    January 8, 2014, 10:20 am | # | Reply

    We got the meat
    We got the meat
    We got the meat
    Hey!
    We got the meat

    Crap, now I’ve got the Go-Gos stuck in my head.

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      January 8, 2014, 10:42 am | # | Reply

      Everybody get on this meat
      (We got the meat)
      We know you can eat all this meat
      (We got the meat)
      Jump in! Chow down!
      (We got the meat)
      Pass that meat around

  25. Otaking
    Otaking
    January 8, 2014, 10:33 am | # | Reply

    If it’s wrong to want these guys to win versus wood elves then I don’t want to be right.

    Their champion better be named Khan D’Grawm.

    • Aleister Crow
      Aleister Crow
      January 8, 2014, 11:30 am | # | Reply

      Bruce. Got to go for the pop culture reference.

  26. Riotllama
    Riotllama
    January 8, 2014, 11:27 am | # | Reply

    Ok, I’m a little in love with bucktooth, gum-smile landshark. his eyes are so excited and empty of aggression! He’s like your dorky little sibling before headgear. I just want to cuddle him and feed him meat gobbets. Please Please let wonk-tooth be the guy not killed in the free-for-all!

  27. Karishi
    Karishi
    January 8, 2014, 1:06 pm | # | Reply

    Oh, Gastonia has a serious problem now: Harky’s about to sign NIMONA on as a champion.

  28. Bengie
    Bengie
    January 8, 2014, 1:07 pm | # | Reply

    I gotta admit, these guys are JAWESOME!

    • Anvildude
      Anvildude
      January 8, 2014, 2:55 pm | # | Reply

      They bite, AND they fight!

    • tejón
      tejón
      January 8, 2014, 11:02 pm | # | Reply

      We’re gonna need a bigger cigar.

  29. Guesticus
    Guesticus
    January 8, 2014, 2:44 pm | # | Reply

    Is it just me, or are sharks always happy and smiling?

    And… did they catch Lion-o? o_O

  30. Mordecai
    Mordecai
    January 8, 2014, 3:00 pm | # | Reply

    “HEY WHAT IS THAT GUY SAYING?”
    “HEY THAT GUY WANTS TO TALK TO THE STRONGEST GUY.”
    “HEY THAT GUY DIDN’T USE PRONOUNS.”
    “HEY WHAT KIND OF STRENGTH DOES THAT GUY MEAN?”
    “HEY WHY DIDN’T THAT GUY USE PRONOUNS?”
    “HEY DOES THAT GUY WANT SOMEONE TO LIFT SOMETHING HEAVY?”
    “HEY IS THAT GUY RACIST AGAINST LAND SHARKS?”
    “HEY GUYS WHAT ABOUT THE MORAL STRENGTH OF A GUY’S CONVICTIONS?”
    “HEY WHERE’S THE MEAT?”
    “HEY LET’S EAT THE MEAT!”
    “MEAT!”
    “HEY GUYS WHAT CAN CHANGE THE NATURE OF A GUY?”

    • Mordecai
      Mordecai
      January 8, 2014, 3:08 pm | # | Reply

      “HEY THE WORD ‘THE’ IS MORE LIKE AN ADJECTIVE THAN A PRONOUN, GUY.”
      “HEY GOOD CALL GUY.”
      “HEY THANKS GUY.”
      “STILL, WEIRD THAT BIG BOSS GUY DIDN’T USE IT.”
      “HEY YEAH THAT’S TRUE GUY.”

      • Devlerbat
        Devlerbat
        January 8, 2014, 11:54 pm | # | Reply

        I get the feeling that “Strongest Guy” is an official title in land shark society where “the” doesn’t apply.

  31. Zippideedoodah
    Zippideedoodah
    January 8, 2014, 4:28 pm | # | Reply

    Actually, they all kind of look like clones to me, se the toughest guy would be… any and all of them ??

  32. Psolo Ghoti
    Psolo Ghoti
    January 8, 2014, 4:52 pm | # | Reply

    I realized this just yesterday:

    Land sharks are apparently considered more intelligent than orcs.

    …Excuse me, I’ll have to dwell on that for a while.

    • DeePseudonym
      DeePseudonym
      January 8, 2014, 5:58 pm | # | Reply

      Land Sharks are a hive-mind gestalt consciousness kinda thingy. Individually, they’re dumber than a sack of hammerheads.

      I suspect that working in concert they’re rather fearsome and clever.

      • Loyal
        Loyal
        January 8, 2014, 7:09 pm | # | Reply

        e.g. their field of spears that they shepherded Best into way back when.

  33. LockeZ
    LockeZ
    January 8, 2014, 5:29 pm | # | Reply

    I predicted there’d be a ranged attacker and I’m sticking with that for now. My prediction is that the champion will be a land laser shark.

    • bokonondeemax
      bokonondeemax
      January 8, 2014, 5:39 pm | # | Reply

      And that’s where the engy goblin comes in. Frickin’ awesome.

  34. DeePseudonym
    DeePseudonym
    January 8, 2014, 5:56 pm | # | Reply

    HEY! Those guys! Those guys! There! Hey! Damnit! Hey, I love those guys! Hey, yeah, there! Wow, they have meat!
    I like meat too! Hey, I want some meat!

    They’re like murlocs who mated with motivational speakers. They’re AWESOME!

  35. Washbourn
    Washbourn
    January 8, 2014, 6:01 pm | # | Reply

    Wait, I thought Landsharks had something akin do a hivemind. A very, very dumb one. And that their intelligence was based off of how many were in their group. How can only ONE of them be one of Harky’s champions?

    • Mujaki
      Mujaki
      January 9, 2014, 2:06 am | # | Reply

      Look at the size of him. He’s smarter than a group combined because he ATE a dozen or two, and now he IS a group combined!

  36. zero
    zero
    January 8, 2014, 8:47 pm | # | Reply

    I freaking love these guys

  37. HURRDURP
    HURRDURP
    January 9, 2014, 10:37 am | # | Reply

    That one land shark. You know the one I’m talking about, frame one, middle of the first row. Hurp Durp Landshark. He will be a Gravatar. Mark my words.

  38. Observer
    Observer
    March 14, 2015, 2:10 pm | # | Reply

    Would love to have something on how the heck these guys evolved and then became capable of surviving in a desert… I’m assuming the gills are completely vestigial by now or they would be a bugger in the sandy desert. Without the blowing sand and with enough water to drink I could see them evolving into a way to vent heat in the tropics or something.

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