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

'... Shit, wait, is it WarCHIEVES?'

Chapter 46 – Page 15

on February 24, 2017
Chapter: Chapter 46
└ Tags: Don Gobligno, Gondolessa, HAMMERHEAD, Harky, Madam Arfa, Penk
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  1. Str'Nj
    Str'Nj
    February 24, 2017, 12:11 am | # | Reply

    Harky had some pretty backhanded — And fronthanded, and knucklehanded — praise for Penk’s sympathy before. Gondolessa being there probably has a lot to do with this seemingly going so well… But it says a lot about how much the Big Boss may have come to respect his once-herald that they were able to disagree so peacefully.

    It also goes to show how smart Harky really is. Yeah, he struck Penk in a moment of outrage before, but this is a situation so critical that they cannot afford to be anything but reasonable with each other.

    This is very concerning, but so very bittersweet at the same time.

    • Insaneoodlyguy
      Insaneoodlyguy
      February 24, 2017, 9:43 am | # | Reply

      Considering they are about to try to kill each other, and one will almost certainly succeed, I think “peacefully” might not be the best choice of words here.

      • Str'Nj
        Str'Nj
        February 24, 2017, 1:35 pm | # | Reply

        They’re regarding each other fondly despite that. They heard each other out and realized, calmly and respectfully, what they have to do. Their discussion was peaceful, even if what they must do now is anything but. That’s why I find the strip bittersweet. It’s a combination of the prelude to a deathmatch and something like a family parting ways.

        I’m half expecting Harky to /want/ to lose, but nonetheless make it a hard-earned victory for Penk.

    • Seggs
      Seggs
      February 24, 2017, 3:39 pm | # | Reply

      read the username. imagining if you got married into the house of ‘Nt (and chose to hyphenate) how thoroughly disciplined your kids would be.

      • Str'Nj
        Str'Nj
        February 24, 2017, 10:28 pm | # | Reply

        They would be sending their teachers to the principal’s office on a daily basis.

  2. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    February 24, 2017, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    Diplomancy is the art of raising the issues. A good diplomancer can keep a dead horse alive through many beatings.

  3. Mr ak
    Mr ak
    February 24, 2017, 12:37 am | # | Reply

    Is Penk going to have to fight.. for his right… to party?

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      February 24, 2017, 12:57 am | # | Reply

      Judging by Harky exiting the tent with his spear in hand, looks like

      • biggmac
        biggmac
        February 24, 2017, 1:05 am | # | Reply

        Penk: that went OK
        Harkey: Sic’ im, Hammy

      • Psolo Ghoti
        Psolo Ghoti
        February 24, 2017, 4:31 pm | # | Reply

        Oooooh, I didn’t notice Harky there.

  4. Arkaydis
    Arkaydis
    February 24, 2017, 1:02 am | # | Reply

    MAK’GORA.

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      February 24, 2017, 8:49 am | # | Reply

      The real problem with that plan isn’t what happens to the trolls if Penk wins this fight. It’s what happens to the avians. Gondolessa is unlikely to remain in an alliance with someone who killed his mate.

      • Insaneoodlyguy
        Insaneoodlyguy
        February 24, 2017, 9:46 am | # | Reply

        He might if he thinks that’s what Harky would want. Which he well might. Not that Harky actually agrees with Penk and is just idiotically stubborn or anything, but he might agree with Iver on one key point: If two Avatar’s of the same God fight, the winner may be proof of a divine mandate. I doubt Penk and Gondolessa will ever be great friends, mind you.

        • Armagrodden
          Armagrodden
          February 24, 2017, 11:34 am | # | Reply

          And divine mandate aside, he may stick with Penk in order to keep the trolls and the World’s Rebellion unified. If they splinter, they’ll be easy pickings for either Gastonia or for Iver and Gobligno to turn the Rebellion into Gastonia Lite.

      • tinwatchman
        tinwatchman
        February 26, 2017, 11:57 pm | # | Reply

        Can Penk get away with not killing Harky, but still winning?

  5. biggmac
    biggmac
    February 24, 2017, 1:12 am | # | Reply

    Harkey: “HH, I wants Penk punished, NOT EATEN!!”
    Hammerhead: “You said he was deserting. And I love desserts!”

  6. StadnhaftGarithos
    StadnhaftGarithos
    February 24, 2017, 1:26 am | # | Reply

    Wait, so are they fighting or is whatshisface (little harky) just going to join the party?

    • Tsapki
      Tsapki
      February 24, 2017, 4:58 am | # | Reply

      The undertones seem to imply they talked and they both understood that if they had the World’s Rebellion split up into factions, they would only get the people of the movement weakened and then easily swept up by Gastonia.

      So instead, it seems they have gone with the old ways of solving things with minimal bloodshed. I may be paraphrasing from Jon Snow but “You’re right, thousands of men don’t need to die here today. Just one.”

  7. Fenlander
    Fenlander
    February 24, 2017, 2:26 am | # | Reply

    War. War never changes.

  8. Fenlander
    Fenlander
    February 24, 2017, 4:05 am | # | Reply

    Penk Vs Harky – Dance battle of the Decade!

    Penk opens with a Harlem Shuffle and throws in some Breaking to style it up but Harky (having taken lessons from Gondolessa) counters with some classic Michael Jackson.

  9. Tsapki
    Tsapki
    February 24, 2017, 5:02 am | # | Reply

    Anyone else vaguely reminded of The World was Wide Enough?

  10. mrk
    mrk
    February 24, 2017, 7:45 am | # | Reply

    it’s NEVER WarCHIEVES!

    coz, yknow. there can be only one;)

  11. The Indomitable Eric
    The Indomitable Eric
    February 24, 2017, 8:17 am | # | Reply

    I love everything about this.

  12. Jim
    Jim
    February 24, 2017, 8:34 am | # | Reply

    I see Harkey following Penk out of the tent, so one assumes shit is about to go down. Is it Monday yet? Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuckin’ cliffhanger!!!!!!!!!

  13. Dana Son-of-Bear
    Dana Son-of-Bear
    February 24, 2017, 9:09 am | # | Reply

    Anyone else see annoyed mace in the first panel? I love that thing.

    • Stabbers N' Shankers
      Stabbers N' Shankers
      February 24, 2017, 10:11 am | # | Reply

      Oh, maces just wanna smash faces!

      I wanna do the whole song but it’s too busy at work right now. :(

      • Fenlander
        Fenlander
        February 24, 2017, 1:29 pm | # | Reply

        Maces just wanna smash faces!
        Of smug little smiles they wipe out all traces
        and feel better to hold then a hand of 4 aces.

    • Psolo Ghoti
      Psolo Ghoti
      February 24, 2017, 4:37 pm | # | Reply

      When will Annoyed Mace get its own tag?

      Annoyed Mace is love. Annoyed Mace is life. All hail Annoyed Mace!

      • Benedikt
        Benedikt
        March 9, 2017, 7:03 pm | # | Reply

        It at least has to become an avatar!

  14. Fenlander
    Fenlander
    February 24, 2017, 1:29 pm | # | Reply

    Maces just wanna smash faces!
    Of smug little smiles they wipe out all traces
    and feel better to hold then a hand of 4 aces.

    • Fenlander
      Fenlander
      February 24, 2017, 1:29 pm | # | Reply

      oops, that should have been a reply to Stabbers N’ Shankers.

  15. Sahara
    Sahara
    February 24, 2017, 4:27 pm | # | Reply

    It’s actually kindof interesting to put side-by-side the changing of power in the Gastonian Alliance vs the People’s rebellion. Gastonia’s was so treacherous, so underhanded and sneaky. Nothing was said outright, there was no respect. Deaths were assinations. This, Penk and Harky talked straight to each other, agreed to disagree, had the tribe as their first priority. And now they will go out and fight each other directly.

  16. Psolo Ghoti
    Psolo Ghoti
    February 24, 2017, 5:03 pm | # | Reply

    No, it’s warCHIVES. In Harky’s gram’s stew, that is. That’s the secret ingredient. And there’s a lot more than two. Two would barely be noticeable.

  17. Korbl Klimecki
    Korbl Klimecki
    February 24, 2017, 5:07 pm | # | Reply

    I suppose, given how hard it is to kill a troll, that it is *possible* that their duel won’t be to the actual death. It’s possible that trolls have formalized rules as to what is considered a loss, because fighting to the death would result in massively long fights that could distract vital combatants from more important matters.

  18. umm
    umm
    February 24, 2017, 5:23 pm | # | Reply

    “I walk out out from the tent…”

    “… and take a crap.”

    “Back in tent.”

    “Have to stop tweeting now, it’s driving the Big Boss nuts.”

  19. Joe
    Joe
    February 24, 2017, 6:54 pm | # | Reply

    Warchives go great on a baked potato with some sour cream. Or they would, if it wasn’t impossible to pick the tiny spearheads out of your teeth afterwards.

  20. Beroli
    Beroli
    February 24, 2017, 8:13 pm | # | Reply

    Penk’s come a long way. Harky…unfortunately, has not.

  21. Lirazel
    Lirazel
    February 24, 2017, 11:38 pm | # | Reply

    Well, this was bound to happen anyway. Events just pushed it forward. I mean, can you see Harky dying of old age?

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