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New Comics Every M/W/F - Written by T Campbell & Phil Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

For whom does the Troll troll? He trolls at thee.

Chapter 46 – Page 25

on March 20, 2017
Chapter: Chapter 46
└ Tags: Harky, Penk
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  1. Not a name
    Not a name
    March 20, 2017, 12:11 am | # | Reply

    I’ve never been this conflicted about wanting the ‘hero’ to win.

    Dammit Guilded Age.

    • Berius
      Berius
      March 20, 2017, 7:52 am | # | Reply

      Ditto. This is making me :*-(

  2. Mr Ak
    Mr Ak
    March 20, 2017, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    Trolls must have *amazing* lung capacity

    • Mujaki
      Mujaki
      March 20, 2017, 12:36 am | # | Reply

      They are reeeeeeally pushing the limits on that “talking is a free action” rule.

      • DannyboyO1
        DannyboyO1
        March 20, 2017, 1:09 am | # | Reply

        I think they’re sticking with one action every six seconds. Possibly because they’re both slowed by wounds, fatigue, and… I wonder if some of it’s kayfabe. They are putting on a show for the audience including their arguments. It’s not just about who wins… it’s a fight for leadership. They have to get others to follow them.

        • Korbl Klimecki
          Korbl Klimecki
          March 20, 2017, 4:56 am | # | Reply

          Ah, yes, the Troll-cratic Method. I like it.

          • The_Rippy_One
            The_Rippy_One
            March 21, 2017, 7:18 pm | # | Reply

            I like how honest it is. not sure why fisticuffs are required, but I do love the resulting honesty

      • Jean-Luc
        Jean-Luc
        March 20, 2017, 1:39 am | # | Reply

        Long winded speeches are considered a gentlemanly courtesy in troll duels. They give the participants more time to regen.

      • MisterCynic
        MisterCynic
        March 20, 2017, 1:42 am | # | Reply

        They’re stacking it with immediate reactions

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      March 20, 2017, 2:55 am | # | Reply

      They’re using channeled abilities.

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      March 20, 2017, 6:22 pm | # | Reply

      I imagine this conversation is translated from the Trollish language, where complex interactions can be expressed with a few grunts, snorts and brow furling.

  3. biggmac
    biggmac
    March 20, 2017, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    Looks like Penk made a strong mental impression on ol’ Harky there

    • Some guy
      Some guy
      March 20, 2017, 12:32 am | # | Reply

      He really drummed his point in.

      • Ganurath
        Ganurath
        March 20, 2017, 1:30 am | # | Reply

        He’s doing rather well for his first crack at public debate.

        • Draxynnic
          Draxynnic
          March 20, 2017, 3:18 am | # | Reply

          He does present an a-mace-ingly good argument.

          • Draken
            Draken
            March 20, 2017, 4:10 am | # | Reply

            Eh, there’s no eloquence. He’s got one thing, and he’s beating us over the head with it.

  4. random whatever
    random whatever
    March 20, 2017, 12:39 am | # | Reply

    I guess it really isnt over until the fat lady sings.

    • Draken
      Draken
      March 20, 2017, 4:10 am | # | Reply

      And I, for one, notice a distinct lack of fat ladies!

      • Jdorr
        Jdorr
        March 20, 2017, 11:15 am | # | Reply

        I on the other hand recall at least three that were in the vesinity

        • wolfpax
          wolfpax
          March 20, 2017, 12:56 pm | # | Reply

          Vicinity. (b^.^)b

          • The_Rippy_One
            The_Rippy_One
            March 21, 2017, 7:19 pm | # | Reply

            *pregnant silence*

  5. random whatever
    random whatever
    March 20, 2017, 12:42 am | # | Reply

    Euwww that brown stuff running outa Harkys mouth a mixture of spit and blood?

    • eldestdawn
      eldestdawn
      March 20, 2017, 12:51 am | # | Reply

      Look closer at the panel where his head is being bashed in. You will note the blood smear going down his chest. In the last panel, that smear lines up with the blood smear on his chin and makes it look like he is drooling blood.

    • Darnag
      Darnag
      March 20, 2017, 2:21 am | # | Reply

      I think it’s more like it’s red blood on orange/yellow skin.

    • Commiekeebler
      Commiekeebler
      March 20, 2017, 8:00 am | # | Reply

      I think it’s just troll blood coagulating and drying up super-fast.

      • Pylgrim
        Pylgrim
        March 20, 2017, 10:33 am | # | Reply

        Yeah this. You can see it in his chest, the blood that was red in a previous panel has now become yellow brown.

  6. Thor
    Thor
    March 20, 2017, 1:42 am | # | Reply

    Harky, you lost. Penk doesn’t have to prove anything to you.

    • brasca1
      brasca1
      March 20, 2017, 8:59 am | # | Reply

      No, but he needs to prove himself to the rest of the trolls as well as the other savage races who might up and go their separate ways when this is all over. Gravedust leads the Savasi now, but what about the other war leaders? Don Goblingo may be bribed into changing course, but Gondolessa and HAMMERHEAD will probably not be easily moved and this might be the last big decision Madame Arfa makes.

      • Thracecius
        Thracecius
        March 20, 2017, 12:59 pm | # | Reply

        The real question is, will HAMMERHEAD respect the outcome of this fight if Penk is the victor? It almost seems like it could go either way with him.

    • Insaneoodlyguy
      Insaneoodlyguy
      March 20, 2017, 9:54 am | # | Reply

      Yes he does. He has to show his follow through.

    • DatComment
      DatComment
      March 21, 2017, 1:52 am | # | Reply

      I actually feel this is a catch-22. Progressive vs conservative. If he goes through with the traditional values, it basically cuts his own “we will become more than this” point down. If he doesn’t, he shows he isn’t willing to do whatever it takes.

  7. Darnag
    Darnag
    March 20, 2017, 2:29 am | # | Reply

    I think both Harky and Penk want whats best for the trolls. Harky’s been teaching him stuff. First the talky-talky the night before showing the subtle side politics. And now, the morning after, Penk is learning to make tough decisions the hard way.

    • Darnag
      Darnag
      March 20, 2017, 2:30 am | # | Reply

      Aww… it’s sooooo sweet :)

  8. Talewinds
    Talewinds
    March 20, 2017, 2:39 am | # | Reply

    Troll by Combat

    • Faedon-kun
      Faedon-kun
      March 20, 2017, 10:41 am | # | Reply

      Hey, I get it.
      BOOOOOOOO.

  9. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    March 20, 2017, 3:08 am | # | Reply

    Trolling to the very end.

  10. Sumgai
    Sumgai
    March 20, 2017, 4:11 am | # | Reply

    I am digging the choreography on those first three panels, very smooth.

  11. karmakat
    karmakat
    March 20, 2017, 4:28 am | # | Reply

    that guy didn’t invent the word “stubborn” but he sure gave it a NEW limit i swear…

  12. Hogan
    Hogan
    March 20, 2017, 4:31 am | # | Reply

    … I’m afraid he can Harky, I am afraid he can… :-/

    • chase
      chase
      March 20, 2017, 12:21 pm | # | Reply

      And I guess that’s what Harky wants. He DOES want what’s best for the trolls and the other races, and Penk’s got to prove he’s the one with the best ideas for them; Harky wants to go out knowing Penk has all the follow-through of a good leader and a good troll. Neither leaves his foes alive.

  13. golem101
    golem101
    March 20, 2017, 4:31 am | # | Reply

    Harky slow. Harky weak. Harky fangless.

  14. Fo Ren G
    Fo Ren G
    March 20, 2017, 5:35 am | # | Reply

    Well… here’s hoping nobody cashes in some briefcase for a chance at World’s Rebellion Leadership.

  15. Zblackgoat
    Zblackgoat
    March 20, 2017, 8:12 am | # | Reply

    Harky is pretty dead set on having Penk finish this lesson through. I think if anyone is hoping he doesn’t die they should start hoping for an outside intervention.

    • Dana Son-of-Bear
      Dana Son-of-Bear
      March 20, 2017, 9:01 am | # | Reply

      Tectonicus has done so in the past.

      • Fiaryn
        Fiaryn
        March 21, 2017, 8:05 pm | # | Reply

        Now there’s an interesting idea. Penk does kill him but Tectonicus regenerates him from death.

        That would cut the proverbial Gordian Knot.

  16. Dotcom
    Dotcom
    March 20, 2017, 8:21 am | # | Reply

    Trolls are chatty when beating the ever-loving crap out of each other.

  17. 5-tons-of-flax
    5-tons-of-flax
    March 20, 2017, 8:26 am | # | Reply

    Let’s see how much Star Trek Penk’s player has watched.

    • Deedes
      Deedes
      March 20, 2017, 9:21 am | # | Reply

      Now I can’t get out of my head how it must look on screen…
      Must be a quick time event scene…
      “Press X to present argument”

    • chase
      chase
      March 20, 2017, 12:22 pm | # | Reply

      I always thought Penk wasn’t player controlled, like Harky. BUT, that would be an amazing thing to find out, and meet the player behind Penk.

      • Anvildude
        Anvildude
        March 20, 2017, 2:32 pm | # | Reply

        Isn’t the player behind Penk that conspiracy theorist kid that’s helping out Shanna and the gang in Sepiaworld?

        • TxGator
          TxGator
          March 20, 2017, 3:15 pm | # | Reply

          That’s a common theory. But there hasn’t been any confirmation in the comic one way or another.

          Personally, I don’t think so. If he the kid does have an in game avatar that’s appeared in the comic, I’m leaning toward one of the gnomes of Bandit’s new crew.

          • TraderRager
            TraderRager
            March 21, 2017, 2:28 pm | # | Reply

            One of the QAs established that Xan plays Rebellion.

            • Phil
              Flo
              March 21, 2017, 2:38 pm | # | Reply

              He has a Gastonian Alliance alt or two kicking around too, I’m sure.

        • Shweta
          Shweta
          March 21, 2017, 6:47 am | # | Reply

          I was assuming trolls weren’t playable characters. But… now that you have me thinking in that direction, there’s something kinda similar about the way they look, isn’t there?

          Except, conspiracy theorist kid almost certainly hasn’t had the *time* to play through all this lately, so even if he *is* playing penk this would be happening while he was logged out, right?

          • Beroli
            Beroli
            March 21, 2017, 4:41 pm | # | Reply

            It’s based on World of Warcraft. Players can play members of the Gastonian Alliance or the World’s Rebellion, just as WoW players can play members of the Alliance or the Horde.

            That said, sepia world doesn’t seem to affect this world directly nearly as much as the other way around; Rachel died while her player wasn’t even logged in, meaning that everything Rachel did or said in the battle where she died came from Full-Color-World Rachel, not Sepia-World-Rachel’s-Player.

  18. Psolo Ghoti
    Psolo Ghoti
    March 20, 2017, 4:35 pm | # | Reply

    Harky: “…if you can.”
    Penk: *hesitates*
    Harky: *trollface*
    Penk: *BASHES FURIOUSLY*

  19. Deoxy
    Deoxy
    March 20, 2017, 4:41 pm | # | Reply

    That Harky isn’t dead from that hit to the head is itself amazing. That he is conscious with his skull obviously crushed is crazy… and so painful to even consider.

    (I was going to say ridiculous, but such things do happen in real life very occasionally.)

    This one’s over – Harky has lost. Sad to see either of them go – those willing to hold themselves fully to their own standards are so rare.

  20. Derp
    Derp
    March 20, 2017, 10:30 pm | # | Reply

    That is a very annoyed mace (bottom left)

  21. Lirazel
    Lirazel
    March 20, 2017, 11:04 pm | # | Reply

    A hittin’ mace is a happy mace. Look at it grin!

  22. minando
    minando
    March 21, 2017, 4:40 am | # | Reply

    Let’s strike a deal: if things go wrong with the humans, you can kill them all. I will step down as your leader and you can take fishhead over there as your new herald.

  23. Yotz
    Yotz
    March 21, 2017, 8:03 pm | # | Reply

    Ah, such a beautiful depiction of hypothetical intrapartial discourse between Donald “Annoying Orange” Trump, and Ronald “Ray Gun” Reagan! Even the nuances of RRR’s arguments being on side of toothlessness, and fabulously flaming faggotry of his opponent are here!
    I wonder, though, how the next warchief will deal with new anti-islamist leader of the sand people…

  24. AgedSage
    AgedSage
    March 21, 2017, 10:09 pm | # | Reply

    Thou shalt receive thine request shortly ! *No wiggle-room with Troll Traditions!*

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