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

Choosy teams choose Penk!

Chapter 28 – Page 29

on January 24, 2014
Chapter: Chapter 28
└ Tags: Auraugu, Goblaurence, HAMMERHEAD, Harky, Magda, Penk, Rana, Strulk
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  1. Berius
    Berius
    January 24, 2014, 12:08 am | # | Reply

    Looks like Penk is still Penk…

    • Berius
      Berius
      January 24, 2014, 8:54 am | # | Reply

      …also just noticed the ear necklace his little friend girl is wearing..very stylish

  2. Joe
    Joe
    January 24, 2014, 12:13 am | # | Reply

    A lot of talk about choice coming from the one character who doesn’t seem to have any.

    • Jacquerel
      Jacquerel
      January 24, 2014, 4:41 am | # | Reply

      Isn’t that what he just said though?
      “I didn’t choose this outfit, I didn’t choose who you are and I didn’t choose to lead you”

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        January 24, 2014, 5:25 am | # | Reply

        Ayup. ‘I didn’t choose the thugavatar life, the thugavatar life chose me.’

        • Chris
          Chris
          January 24, 2014, 9:24 am | # | Reply

          But He did choose to leap nose first into a volcano.

          • wwlaos
            wwlaos
            January 24, 2014, 10:09 am | # | Reply

            Yeah, I’d say he pretty clearly and intentionally chose this life. He may not have realized just exactly what he was getting into, but that’s on him.

            • Loyal
              Loyal
              January 24, 2014, 10:19 am | # | Reply

              He might have chosen to go through with it, but he did not choose the course laid out before him. His destiny has long been decided by people other than him (chiefly Harky), and the only choice he had in the matter was “rise to the occasion” or “let your people down.”

              • Korbl
                Korbl
                January 24, 2014, 8:15 pm | # | Reply

                He chose to give up choice.

  3. Ganurath
    Ganurath
    January 24, 2014, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    What does it say that Penk needs a mask in order to face his duties?

    • Schneidend
      Schneidend
      January 24, 2014, 12:33 am | # | Reply

      It’s called a helmet. And, as per the discussion he had with Auraugu, the mask isn’t to hide, but to show.

    • MichaelHaneline
      MichaelHaneline
      January 24, 2014, 1:35 am | # | Reply

      …It says he’s the hero that Arkerra deserves, but not the hero it needs?

    • Korbl
      Korbl
      January 24, 2014, 8:20 pm | # | Reply

      I’m pretty sure that Auraugu is commenting on the role, not the helmet.

  4. Samuel
    Samuel
    January 24, 2014, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    Foot in mouth.

  5. insomniac
    insomniac
    January 24, 2014, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    Goblaurance is not impressed.

    • alicemacher
      alicemacher
      January 24, 2014, 12:20 am | # | Reply

      True, but he never is.

    • Random Whatever
      Random Whatever
      January 24, 2014, 12:39 am | # | Reply

      I’ll say I can hardly wait for him to pontificate on the matter. Clearly he ain’t buying this.

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      January 24, 2014, 5:27 am | # | Reply

      None of the Champions, save Magda (the other devotee of Tectonicus) are.

      And I certainly can’t say I blame them.

      ‘So, yeah, I’m in charge, because I’m a Troll, so, go team!’

      • Aslandus
        Aslandus
        January 24, 2014, 9:42 am | # | Reply

        Magda and Penk’s buddy Auraugu, but he seems more happy he gets to fight alongside Penk rather than impressed that he did it….

      • Acrox
        Acrox
        January 24, 2014, 9:46 am | # | Reply

        Even Auraugu, champion of the fuzzy races who has a perpetual grin (complete with “^ ^”) in his face does his best attempt at frowning.

        Or Rana, who’s just doing the “oh, those must be the truck nuts of the team” face.

        What about Hammerhead, he’s gonna check if he can really hold his claim of being the loudest… or just checking if that armor won’t get in the way of sampling what’s, in “everything is prey” terms, an everlasting gobstopper?

  6. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    January 24, 2014, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    All they see is a kid in a weird costume.

    • Radio Silence
      Radio Silence
      January 24, 2014, 6:21 am | # | Reply

      Wearing what increasingly appears to be a Tectonicus-Face helmet.

      • Speedy
        Speedy
        December 18, 2018, 9:44 pm | # | Reply

        And, we finally see why Tectonicus had to have such huge nostrils. xD

    • Aleister Crow
      Aleister Crow
      January 24, 2014, 9:21 am | # | Reply

      A costume that’s about two sizes too big. I really hope he lives long enough to grow into it.

    • adell
      adell
      January 24, 2014, 2:24 pm | # | Reply

      So do I

  7. alicemacher
    alicemacher
    January 24, 2014, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    Is Magda a little sweet on Penk? Or is that just a “gosh, thanks new boss!” posture?

    • Schneidend
      Schneidend
      January 24, 2014, 12:33 am | # | Reply

      Well, he’s basically the fist of her god in the flesh, so, a healthy mixture of admiration and fealty.

      • Snowblind
        Snowblind
        January 24, 2014, 2:34 am | # | Reply

        She wants to be fisted by her god?

        • Jacquerel
          Jacquerel
          January 24, 2014, 4:42 am | # | Reply

          Considering it’s Tectonicus, that couldn’t ever be anything but hot.

      • gangler
        gangler
        January 24, 2014, 7:45 am | # | Reply

        She doesn’t really bear Tectonicus any fondness though. She still believes in the ways of the Savasi Mystics, but has forged a begrudging alliance with the god of the trolls in order to be the warrior her people need her to be right now.

        Considering both Penk and Harky, it seems this is a mindset that Tectonicus values. She is presumably a more valuable servant to Tectonicus because she’s willing to put aside her personal beliefs to serve her people (and in doing so, the trolls) rather than a less valuable servant for having loyalties outside of Tectonicus.

  8. Lir
    Lir
    January 24, 2014, 12:34 am | # | Reply

    The colors are so bright. We got the three primary colors nice and bright: the blur ranger, the yellow ranger and the red ranger.

    • Aslandus
      Aslandus
      January 24, 2014, 1:53 pm | # | Reply

      Don’t forget Gray Ranger, Brown ranger, and Goblaurence

      • tejón
        tejón
        January 24, 2014, 5:44 pm | # | Reply

        Goblaurence is like Bizarro Snarf.

    • shadow
      shadow
      January 24, 2014, 7:48 pm | # | Reply

      Hey gravitar buddy

  9. yoshball
    yoshball
    January 24, 2014, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    I believe we all know that leaders wear red. Anime tells me so.

    • shadow
      shadow
      January 24, 2014, 10:31 pm | # | Reply

      Star trek tells us too

      • Panthaaron
        Panthaaron
        January 24, 2014, 10:36 pm | # | Reply

        Not in The Original Series. Back then, leaders wore GOLD (well, yellow). The soon-to-die schmucks wore red.

        • shadow
          shadow
          January 24, 2014, 10:49 pm | # | Reply

          True. But,,,, then they die before they stay long enough to come in a position of leader ship

  10. Villyne
    Villyne
    January 24, 2014, 12:56 am | # | Reply

    The team doesn’t seem to have any healers. That could come back to haunt them.

    • lord foul
      lord foul
      January 24, 2014, 1:06 am | # | Reply

      we don’t really know the extent of either the dwarf’s or penk’s abilities either or both of them might have healing
      the goblin might also have some medical knowledge but probably nothing more than first aid

      • lord foul
        lord foul
        January 24, 2014, 1:07 am | # | Reply

        they also seem to have a very martial bent

      • Fren
        Fren
        January 24, 2014, 10:07 am | # | Reply

        He’s a troll, those usually regenerate, right?

    • Jean-Luc
      Jean-Luc
      January 24, 2014, 1:06 am | # | Reply

      Maybe Magda can cauterize their wounds in a very painful manner.

      • Tsenzei
        Tsenzei
        January 24, 2014, 1:15 am | # | Reply

        Also Goblaurence probably knows enough about anatomy to be able to McGuiver up something as well. Or maybe do something like this: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=goblin%20chirurgeon

        • Snowblind
          Snowblind
          January 24, 2014, 2:34 am | # | Reply

          Can you do McGyver to it?

          • mrknifey
            mrknifey
            January 24, 2014, 6:52 am | # | Reply

            McGyver does science my friend…and we all know that everything can have science done to it;)

            • wolfpax
              wolfpax
              January 24, 2014, 6:06 pm | # | Reply

              It also can be air dropped at least once.

              • CaptEndo
                CaptEndo
                January 24, 2014, 8:26 pm | # | Reply

                Maxim 11!!

    • Smartestmoronx19
      Smartestmoronx19
      January 24, 2014, 1:08 am | # | Reply

      Healing only matters if you get hurt. You can’t get hurt if you kill your opponent before they can fight.

      • Jean-Luc
        Jean-Luc
        January 24, 2014, 10:04 am | # | Reply

        Even Rambo kept a needle & thread inside the handle of his combat knife though that’s definitely a badass method of “healing”.

    • shadow
      shadow
      January 24, 2014, 7:51 pm | # | Reply

      I think you are all overlooking the badass bird who we don’t know much about

      • Villyne
        Villyne
        January 25, 2014, 2:38 am | # | Reply

        Scouts aren’t usually considered healers

  11. Tsenzei
    Tsenzei
    January 24, 2014, 1:13 am | # | Reply

    HAMMERHEAD’s looking at Penk like: “Weren’t you supposed to be beating the drums so my people would stop eating themselves long enough to kill the Gastonians?”

    • Chris
      Chris
      January 24, 2014, 9:27 am | # | Reply

      mmm… cooked lobster.

      • shadow
        shadow
        January 24, 2014, 7:52 pm | # | Reply

        Or shark fin soup

  12. Ralanr
    Ralanr
    January 24, 2014, 1:22 am | # | Reply

    Penk- Hero
    Gnoll (name forgot)- Lancer
    Golaurence- Smart Guy
    Hammerhead- Big Guy
    Dwarf Girl (name forgotten)- Heart
    Bird person (name forgotten)- Sixth Ranger

    Our heroes! Oh wait…uh…other heroes!

    • Acadian Bacon
      Acadian Bacon
      January 24, 2014, 1:50 am | # | Reply

      Araugu, champion of the fuzzy peoples! :D

    • Acadian Bacon
      Acadian Bacon
      January 24, 2014, 1:51 am | # | Reply

      Auraugu* dang it! Penk even says his name on the damn page! D:

      • Loyal
        Loyal
        January 24, 2014, 10:21 am | # | Reply

        I just split it up into two parts so I never forget. Aura – ugu~

        • Nethernox
          Nethernox
          January 24, 2014, 7:41 pm | # | Reply

          ^As do I. But I can’t say that with a straight face.

          ~ugu~

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      January 24, 2014, 5:28 am | # | Reply

      Auraugu, Magda, and Rana.

      Also, HAMMERHEAD. (He’s like BRIAN BLESSED, you see.)

      • Psolo Ghoti
        Psolo Ghoti
        January 24, 2014, 9:17 am | # | Reply

        DID SOMEBODY ORDER A LARGE HAMMERHEAD?

        • wolfpax
          wolfpax
          January 24, 2014, 6:07 pm | # | Reply

          Suddenly I feel a need to get some watermelons.

      • Acadian Bacon
        Acadian Bacon
        January 25, 2014, 2:40 am | # | Reply

        How do you like your eggs, Brian? SCRRRRRRAMBLED!!!

  13. My2Cents
    My2Cents
    January 24, 2014, 2:41 am | # | Reply

    Penk doesn’t finish the line about how he feels about Strulk now. I think she is going to be disappointed.

    • Guesticus
      Guesticus
      January 24, 2014, 6:58 am | # | Reply

      Yeah, he’s probably realised that she is now only interested in him because of his new status

  14. WriterX
    WriterX
    January 24, 2014, 3:30 am | # | Reply

    … What if Strulk is not looking at Penk but at Hammerhead?

    • Chantelune
      Chantelune
      January 24, 2014, 5:04 am | # | Reply

      Such revelation might take some time to sink in.

    • Korbl
      Korbl
      January 24, 2014, 8:43 pm | # | Reply

      He’s likely to split her in half…

  15. Retrikaethan
    Retrikaethan
    January 24, 2014, 3:46 am | # | Reply

    is… is that ANOTHER raised eyebrow from hammerhead?

    is this going to be his thing? raised eyebrows at people?

    • Chris
      Chris
      January 24, 2014, 9:29 am | # | Reply

      His left eyebrow (bone?) is indeed raised above his right.

    • Fenlander
      Fenlander
      January 25, 2014, 5:40 am | # | Reply

      He went to the Roger Moore school of acting

  16. Proxiehunter
    Proxiehunter
    January 24, 2014, 3:48 am | # | Reply

    Is it just me or are they a sentai team? Only problem is the dwarf isn’t in pink and the shark isn’t in green. But we’ve got Yellow, Blue, Black, and Red as the leader . . .

    • Tsapki
      Tsapki
      January 26, 2014, 7:25 am | # | Reply

      Just about. The tradition sentai is five, taking the positions of Lantern (Leader), Fist (Warrior), Leaf (Scout), Mirror (Mystic), and Pillar (Support), but adding an extra sixth now and then is not out of the question.

  17. Locke
    Locke
    January 24, 2014, 5:10 am | # | Reply

    I’m with you, Goblaurence.

  18. Guesticus
    Guesticus
    January 24, 2014, 6:59 am | # | Reply

    Even Augie doesn’t look impressed in the last panel

  19. Torint
    Torint
    January 24, 2014, 7:44 am | # | Reply

    Ahh, troll look at that body.

    • wolfpax
      wolfpax
      January 24, 2014, 6:25 pm | # | Reply

      He works out.
      When he walks down the street,
      This is what he sees,
      Everyone stops, staring at he.
      He got passion in his drum and he ain’t afraid to show it.

      Avatar and he knows it.

  20. Dan Irving
    Dan Irving
    January 24, 2014, 7:57 am | # | Reply

    No one has said it yet?

    Maybe he’s just trolling them!

    /*badumtish*

  21. Loki
    Loki
    January 24, 2014, 8:38 am | # | Reply

    Penk looks like a freshly-cooked crab.

  22. Aleister Crow
    Aleister Crow
    January 24, 2014, 9:17 am | # | Reply

    If HAMMERHEAD is the muscle, Rana is the eyes, Magda is the heart, Goblaurence is the assbrains, and Auraugu is the hairy bollocks, what does that make Penk?

    • Bloodvork
      Bloodvork
      January 24, 2014, 9:24 am | # | Reply

      Most likely the Penkreas.

    • DeePseudonym
      DeePseudonym
      January 24, 2014, 9:24 am | # | Reply

      the blood flowing through it all.

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      January 24, 2014, 10:16 am | # | Reply

      The mouth, obviously. Or the tongue, if you prefer.

  23. DeePseudonym
    DeePseudonym
    January 24, 2014, 9:23 am | # | Reply

    Okay…what’s up with the bird? We know next to nothing about Twitchy the Wonder Sparrow.

    Also, looks like poor Penk has to prove himself all over again. His job _sucks_.

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      January 24, 2014, 10:19 am | # | Reply

      Rana thinks you are all weirdos. This has been established.

      Also, he was one of the greatest scouts of the bird people and is married to the bird lady that Rachel captured during the kraken attack who was going to be executed by the Gastonians. That… well, yeah, that’s pretty much it.

  24. Chris
    Chris
    January 24, 2014, 9:33 am | # | Reply

    OK OK OK… why you be trolling us with that helmet?
    Seriously?

    It is hard enough to visualize Tectonicus with the nostrils in fiery form. They look like eyes, but they are in fact the nostrils.

    Then you go and make the nostrils the eyes on the helmet…

    • Aslandus
      Aslandus
      January 24, 2014, 9:54 am | # | Reply

      Tectonicus is watching through the eyes (the rows of dots on the horns), the nose is for the person who wears the armor

    • HURRDURP
      HURRDURP
      January 24, 2014, 11:35 am | # | Reply

      Actually, I don’t even view that as nostrils on tectonious. He obviously has two large eyes, and a number of smaller eyes, like some spiders do.

      • Tsapki
        Tsapki
        January 26, 2014, 7:27 am | # | Reply

        I think this was concerned back in the comment section when Harki nearly died and Tectonicus spoke to him.

    • Speedy
      Speedy
      December 18, 2018, 10:17 pm | # | Reply

      It makes perfect sense, to me. Everyone knows you get eye-boogers, when you’ve got Penk-eye.

  25. CorrTerek
    CorrTerek
    January 24, 2014, 12:31 pm | # | Reply

    Hmmm. Penk’s worried about losing his identity as an Avatar too.

  26. Darchias
    Darchias
    January 24, 2014, 1:46 pm | # | Reply

    I quite dislike how bright Penk’s armor is, it’s a bit of an eyesore.

  27. TBeckett
    TBeckett
    January 24, 2014, 4:49 pm | # | Reply

    I think our esteemed artists may have chosen such, um, ostentatious armor for Penk because they knew it wouldn’t suit him. Our troll-bard still has to choose his true mask, which will probably result in him throwing off the Tectonicus mask.

  28. Bob
    Bob
    January 24, 2014, 5:54 pm | # | Reply

    Well, I may be in the minority here, but I think the armor looks better in the light, so to speak. Not exactly my favorite, but better than it looked last page. It has promise. ;D

  29. Oldguy
    Oldguy
    January 25, 2014, 2:21 am | # | Reply

    Mostly full group LF1M melee dps. Must have 5/5 Lavawalker and know how to solo Shoulder of Techtonicus. No noobs. PST.

    • mrknifey
      mrknifey
      January 25, 2014, 6:31 am | # | Reply

      +1 for Tectonicus avatar:D almost as awesome as Best;)

      • Tsapki
        Tsapki
        January 26, 2014, 7:28 am | # | Reply

        Speak of the Devil.

  30. Luxon
    Luxon
    June 27, 2014, 12:30 pm | # | Reply

    Trolldom means magic in Norwegian

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