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

Don't worry, Gravedust, those pancakes will be worth it.

Chapter 44 – Page 31

on October 28, 2016
Chapter: Chapter 44
└ Tags: Auraugu, Best, Byron, Frigg, Goblaurence, Gravedust, Magda, Penk, Syr'Nj, Weo
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  1. Tavis
    Tavis
    October 28, 2016, 12:15 am | # | Reply

    Auraugu approves!

    • Ved
      Ved
      October 28, 2016, 4:48 am | # | Reply

      That’s adorable.

      • The_Rippy_One
        The_Rippy_One
        October 29, 2016, 12:43 pm | # | Reply

        My first thought, too.

        • Gtgtgt
          Gtgtgt
          October 30, 2016, 8:26 am | # | Reply

          The champion of the fuzzy people was already my favorite character. Now he’s even favoriter if that’s even possible.

          • minando
            minando
            October 31, 2016, 2:49 am | # | Reply

            Good thing the cat people are no more. Imagine HIM as a cat…it would be too much :-)

  2. Kobold
    Kobold
    October 28, 2016, 12:18 am | # | Reply

    Oh man. That face… needs to be made into an avatar.

    • eleventeen
      eleventeen
      October 28, 2016, 10:23 am | # | Reply

      Must be how the wife looks when both the doggo and I are snoring ;p

      • AlexHalstead
        AlexHalstead
        October 28, 2016, 11:42 am | # | Reply

        Doesn’t they have beewax plugs or something for poor Gravedust?

    • Thracecius
      Thracecius
      October 28, 2016, 12:45 pm | # | Reply

      Easily the best Gravedust face to date.

      “This is INTOLERABLE!”

      Yep, he’s about to lose his desert cool. :D

    • Gort
      Gort
      October 30, 2016, 6:03 pm | # | Reply

      Yup, that’s a must have. I’ve got to go practice that face…

    • MidnightDStroyer
      MidnightDStroyer
      February 22, 2017, 11:27 am | # | Reply

      I’m surprised that Weo *didn’t* give Gravedust some earplugs & say, “You’ll need these tonight.”

  3. Aletheia
    Aletheia
    October 28, 2016, 12:21 am | # | Reply

    Gravedust right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9pO6q6ywU

    • Gabi
      Gabi
      October 28, 2016, 4:23 pm | # | Reply

      Yes!

      Poor Gravy, though. I don’t think he’ll feel so refreshed in the morning.

  4. Lingo
    Lingo
    October 28, 2016, 12:22 am | # | Reply

    The Champion of the Fuzzy Peoples is of course the fuzziest champion of all.

    But does he sleep with that mask on??

    • Ganurath
      Ganurath
      October 28, 2016, 1:22 am | # | Reply

      He’s the Fuzzy of the Champion Peoples.

    • Paul
      Paul
      October 28, 2016, 4:42 am | # | Reply

      It sure looks like he does.

      Everything from the thumbs-up to serving as Weo’s pillow asserts that Auraugu is the hero this comic needs.

      • TxGator
        TxGator
        October 28, 2016, 9:14 am | # | Reply

        Auraugu is such an awesome character. I hope the crew considers writing a spin-off series for him.

        • Arvo Katsuya
          Arvo Katsuya
          October 28, 2016, 4:54 pm | # | Reply

          Alongside the Magical Adventure of Goblaurence, smoking that proverbial “good stuff”.

        • Tim
          Tim
          October 28, 2016, 5:15 pm | # | Reply

          Auraugu Halloween special next week?

  5. CW
    CW
    October 28, 2016, 12:41 am | # | Reply

    I swear this kid gets cuter with every page he’s in.

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      June 6, 2017, 3:47 am | # | Reply

      Despite every mention of the character and even probably canon, I refuse to believe that little elf is male. Everything about it seems female to me, so I regard it as female.

  6. Skatie
    Skatie
    October 28, 2016, 12:49 am | # | Reply

    I am nearly dead from how adorable that last frame is.

    • Lexible
      Lexible
      October 28, 2016, 2:40 am | # | Reply

      I know, right? I can’t believe how much Goblaurence looks like a Dr. Seuss creature… like a Who down in Whoville all snuggled up in a snuggle-sleep. :)

      • drealm2459
        drealm2459
        October 28, 2016, 5:53 am | # | Reply

        more like the Grinch halfway to the point where his heart grows 3 sizes.

      • 5-tons-of-flax
        5-tons-of-flax
        October 28, 2016, 8:35 am | # | Reply

        All this time I thought Gobby’s ears were earflaps.

        • Wyvern
          Wyvern
          October 28, 2016, 2:56 pm | # | Reply

          I’m pretty sure they *are* earflaps — he kept his cap on because it’s cold.

      • Dana Son-of-Bear
        Dana Son-of-Bear
        October 28, 2016, 8:58 am | # | Reply

        His heart grew three sizes that night.

    • Eric
      Eric
      October 28, 2016, 11:37 am | # | Reply

      That’s really adorable, but so are several other things on this page. The elf kid was so ready to have the sleepover. Notice him running in the background of the first panel. Everyone’s reactions in the third panel were great, too.

      • Aloriena
        Aloriena
        October 28, 2016, 4:28 pm | # | Reply

        And the look of joy on Woe’s face we he tosses out the blankets and sleep pads.

        • Aloriena
          Aloriena
          October 28, 2016, 4:31 pm | # | Reply

          When he sorry auto correct.

  7. Loyal
    Loyal
    October 28, 2016, 1:14 am | # | Reply

    Last panel… Every now and then we need a small reminder that Gravedust is actually the funniest person in the comic, and I am always grateful for said reminder.

  8. Pl0x
    Pl0x
    October 28, 2016, 1:25 am | # | Reply

    This one gave me a real good LOL. Thanks. Goblaurence curled up at Penk and Magda’s feet – hilarious.

  9. Fairportfan
    Fairportfan
    October 28, 2016, 1:25 am | # | Reply

    I doubt if chain saws have been invented in that world, but if Gravedust ever hears one, he’ll recognise it immediately

    • Mujaki
      Mujaki
      October 28, 2016, 9:52 am | # | Reply

      Snoring.
      In STEREO.

      • Stabbers N' Shankers
        Stabbers N' Shankers
        October 28, 2016, 10:33 am | # | Reply

        +1 to you! :D

        I’ve been there before while camping, finally had to leave the tent and sleep in a tree.

        • Aloriena
          Aloriena
          October 28, 2016, 4:24 pm | # | Reply

          Which is why I insist on my own tent when camping no matter who I go camping with.

  10. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    October 28, 2016, 1:28 am | # | Reply

    Gravedust; “… I have to pee.”

    • Nathanyel
      Nathanyel
      October 28, 2016, 3:43 am | # | Reply

      I know exactly what pic you’re referencing

  11. Jason
    Jason
    October 28, 2016, 1:44 am | # | Reply

    Oh my God this is soooooo cuuuuute!

  12. Mister Zipangu
    Mister Zipangu
    October 28, 2016, 1:48 am | # | Reply

    And then everyone died by mad dwarf – Who finally got to sleep.

    • Aloriena
      Aloriena
      October 28, 2016, 4:54 am | # | Reply

      Nah all he needs to sleep is to smother Best and Frig.

      • Speedy
        Speedy
        March 14, 2019, 11:35 am | # | Reply

        It’ll be worth dragging them to the desert cave to revive them, in the morning.

  13. Jordan
    Jordan
    October 28, 2016, 2:01 am | # | Reply

    That last panel is one of my favorites in the entire comic. It’s so damn cute and funny.

  14. Meadowbrook
    Meadowbrook
    October 28, 2016, 2:39 am | # | Reply

    Probably one of my favorite pages to date, GJ.

  15. Odin-sama
    Odin-sama
    October 28, 2016, 3:43 am | # | Reply

    I didn’t know I needed a tiny elf seer sleeping on Auraugu in my life.

    • Aloriena
      Aloriena
      October 28, 2016, 4:53 am | # | Reply

      All of is have found an unknown lack of Tiny elf seer sleeping on Auraugu in our lives.

  16. Aloriena
    Aloriena
    October 28, 2016, 4:51 am | # | Reply

    Oh god snoring in stereo been there and it’s not fun.

  17. Chasey
    Chasey
    October 28, 2016, 6:17 am | # | Reply

    Ahhhhhh… I can’t stand how adorable Auraugu is right now.

  18. Gorcq
    Gorcq
    October 28, 2016, 6:28 am | # | Reply

    Is it just me, or does it look like Frigg’s and Gravy’s speech balloons in the first panel are switched and point to the wring people?

    • Grindzy
      Grindzy
      October 28, 2016, 6:54 am | # | Reply

      I was thinking the same thing, actually

    • Just_IDD
      Just_IDD
      October 28, 2016, 7:27 am | # | Reply

      I concur. The Tails point the wrong way on the little hooks of the word balloons for who is talking. Alternately the contents of the word balloon should be swapped.

      • Eric
        Eric
        October 28, 2016, 11:45 am | # | Reply

        I agree it’s a goof, but I think Gravy’s statement works much better as a response to Frig, which would rule out swapping the text. One way to fix things might be to shift Syr’Ng’s and Frig’s word balloons to the right and Gravy’s to the left. That would leave them pointing at the correct people.

  19. Dotcom
    Dotcom
    October 28, 2016, 7:39 am | # | Reply

    Poor Gravedust! But the rest are so cute. :D

  20. Jim
    Jim
    October 28, 2016, 8:08 am | # | Reply

    As a man married to a snorer, I know that feel, Gravedust. I know it well.

    The last panel is great. It needs to be a wallpaper or something.

  21. Zhukov
    Zhukov
    October 28, 2016, 8:47 am | # | Reply

    Is Gravedust lying awake because he’s having a quiet existential/spiritual crisis over the recent revelations (he looks rather shocked in the last few pages and hasn’t said anything) or just because he’s flanked by two snoring people?

    • Joe
      Joe
      October 28, 2016, 9:00 am | # | Reply

      I had assumed spiritual crisis. It seems like the most logical reaction to being told that you’re secretly from another world.

      • TxGator
        TxGator
        October 28, 2016, 9:38 am | # | Reply

        Based on the look in his eyes, I think he’s being kept awake by the snorers.

        • Helianthus
          Helianthus
          October 29, 2016, 3:23 am | # | Reply

          That, or he can not decide if he should sleep with the beard above or under the cover.

          • Aloriena
            Aloriena
            October 29, 2016, 8:54 am | # | Reply

            Always sleep with the beard out it helps it to grow. Well at least according to Santa in “Miracle on 34th St.”

  22. Dana Son-of-Bear
    Dana Son-of-Bear
    October 28, 2016, 8:57 am | # | Reply

    “And in the morning, I’m making WAFFLES.”

    • q`Tzal
      q`Tzal
      October 30, 2016, 1:04 am | # | Reply

      Well, they already stayed up late swapping manly stories soo…

  23. John Haslach
    John Haslach
    October 28, 2016, 10:15 am | # | Reply

    Byron and Syr’Nj back together, Auraugu being a pillow for the kid, Gravy stuck between snoring. The only thing that could make this sweeter is if Penk and Magda slept FACING each other.

    • Anvildude
      Anvildude
      October 28, 2016, 12:20 pm | # | Reply

      I have to wonder if the distance and the positions don’t make more sense this way. Remember, they’re both militarily minded, and both bearers of Tectonicus’ Will- So A: they’re both super warm, which is why they’re not gonna be closer (that and their relationship isn’t quite one of PDAs) and B: they both have their back to the person they trust most in the room- they’ve literally ‘got each other’s back’. Gob’s got his back to the people HE trusts most in the room as well, sleeping at their feet. Auragu’s got his back to the fire, and his presumably armoured mask towards the Peacekeepers. The Champions are willing to work with the Peacekeepers, but they’re not quite fully trusting of them yet.

      The Peacekeepers, meanwhile, are sleeping whereever. They’re more trusting, more willing to say “Yep, you’re probably not gonna attack us in our sleep”. And so they have their backs in whatever place they want, or sleep tangled up in each other.

      • Korbl Klimecki
        Korbl Klimecki
        October 28, 2016, 3:40 pm | # | Reply

        Yeah, the “couples” relative positions all make a lot of sense. Syr’nj and Byron are basically the married couple, so them spooning makes sense. Penk and Magda are just starting their connection, so they’re sleeping next to each other, but not touching, especially with Penk’s underlying personality, and how shy he was before becoming a herald of Tectonicus. And then Best and Frigg are the teenagers who would probably bang all night and keep everyone awake if they didn’t have Gravey as a living bundling board.

        • Aloriena
          Aloriena
          October 28, 2016, 4:04 pm | # | Reply

          Too bad it’s so hard on the chaperone.

      • Helianthus
        Helianthus
        October 29, 2016, 3:55 am | # | Reply

        That’s a very good analysis, actually.
        It’s also making sense that Auragu would be the one more willing to deem former/potential enemies honorable enough to respect a truce. He could be awfully direct and pragmatic during a fight, but when the battle is done, it’s done, and he doesn’t hold a grudge.
        That, or since he is not pedalling anymore to power an airship, he is feeling the chill and wanted to be next to the fire no matter that.
        Plus, he obviously considers Weo an honorary fuzzy people. He trusts him, so he will trust sleeping in his house.

        Not sure if the authors really planned all of this subtext, or just went for rule of funny and whatever feels right character-wise, but the result is well done.

  24. KarmaTheAlligator
    KarmaTheAlligator
    October 28, 2016, 10:56 am | # | Reply

    Is Best… singing in his sleep?

  25. Connie
    Connie
    October 28, 2016, 12:29 pm | # | Reply

    I love how you can tell who is snoring just by the way they were drawn. Awesome.

  26. Ben Solo
    Ben Solo
    October 28, 2016, 12:51 pm | # | Reply

    Auraugu the pillow is the best thing right now

    • Korbl Klimecki
      Korbl Klimecki
      October 28, 2016, 3:41 pm | # | Reply

      New merch idea- the stuffed Auraugu body pillow.

      • Lirazel
        Lirazel
        October 28, 2016, 8:22 pm | # | Reply

        But wait — there’s MORE! We throw in an adorable Weo plushie!

        • Aloriena
          Aloriena
          October 29, 2016, 12:47 am | # | Reply

          I would buy that set.

  27. ProudHumanandGastonian
    ProudHumanandGastonian
    October 28, 2016, 1:07 pm | # | Reply

    1 human life = 600 savage races lives.

  28. Seggs
    Seggs
    October 28, 2016, 2:09 pm | # | Reply

    Panel 4 is tfw you begin to reconsider that maybe another 3 months of rice, Ramen, and beans would have been worth it to get another room at con instead of floor surfing

  29. Eric
    Eric
    October 28, 2016, 2:37 pm | # | Reply

    Poor Gravedust. :)

    Well, even with snoring, exhaustion will eventually set in and he should get some sleep.

    The rest of them all seem comfortable enough.

    • Korbl Klimecki
      Korbl Klimecki
      October 28, 2016, 3:43 pm | # | Reply

      Maybe he can prod Frigg onto her side and stop her snoring. Best will just have to be smothered.

      • Aloriena
        Aloriena
        October 28, 2016, 4:21 pm | # | Reply

        Or Goblaurence could just kick back. Hard.

        • Korbl Klimecki
          Korbl Klimecki
          October 28, 2016, 4:28 pm | # | Reply

          “Best seems to have succumb to hypothermia in his sleep”
          “But he has petechial hemorrhaging and bruises on his back. Also, his spine appears to have snapped.”
          “He. Succumbed. To. Hypothermia.”

          • Aloriena
            Aloriena
            October 28, 2016, 5:56 pm | # | Reply

            Yup most defiantly hypothermia.

  30. Arkantos
    Arkantos
    October 28, 2016, 4:54 pm | # | Reply

    Weo is a precious little cinnamon roll.

  31. blackgoat
    blackgoat
    October 28, 2016, 5:09 pm | # | Reply

    Wait a second. Awesome page and all, really, but what was Penk about to suggest they might be forced to do?

    • LockeZ
      LockeZ
      October 28, 2016, 5:44 pm | # | Reply

      Burn Payet Best for warmth on the way back.

  32. DeePseudonym
    DeePseudonym
    October 28, 2016, 6:19 pm | # | Reply

    OH GOD…. I just died of deadness form the cute. AhWOOHOOHOO is being Weo’s pillow! That is….
    …that is way way way too adorable.

  33. Psolo Ghoti
    Psolo Ghoti
    October 28, 2016, 6:22 pm | # | Reply

    That cracked me up in all the right ways. XD Thank you, benevolent creators!

  34. Qiam
    Qiam
    October 28, 2016, 11:07 pm | # | Reply

    The bottom most word bubble in the first panel is pointed at Frigg when it should be pointed at Gravedust.

  35. Merc1331
    Merc1331
    October 29, 2016, 12:45 am | # | Reply

    HAH HAH!!! Best drools in his sleep!

  36. Rules Lawyer
    Rules Lawyer
    October 29, 2016, 2:57 am | # | Reply

    If I knew with 100% certainty I could invite the 10 greatest heroes of a conflict to a slumber party,
    they’d accept, and I’d survive the night, I’d probably do exactly that. Weo is wise beyond his years.

    • Aloriena
      Aloriena
      October 30, 2016, 5:59 am | # | Reply

      Weo seems to stand a bit apart from the other Winter Elves and I haven’t seen much evidence of other young Winter Elves is he might be a bit lonely.

  37. Valdrax
    Valdrax
    October 29, 2016, 4:26 pm | # | Reply

    Gravdust: “I brought you people back into this world, and I can put you right back out.”

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      October 29, 2016, 4:27 pm | # | Reply

      That moment when you spot the typo, but the form is already submitting…

      • Aloriena
        Aloriena
        October 30, 2016, 6:01 am | # | Reply

        Been there done that see above as evidence.

    • Speedy
      Speedy
      March 14, 2019, 12:23 pm | # | Reply

      “But, I’ll use antiGravdust to float up into the aether and visit you, each week.”

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