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9 thoughts on “540 – Trick Hello”

  1. Scarsdale

    Called it, she figured he’d do this, if by choice or by zombie voodoo. I’m sure the “friendlier” questioning will start soon, if she doesn’t just kill him out-right. Or just add him to the herd.

  2. Crazyman

    Gotcha! 😉

  3. Zombatar

    This turn of events is a surprise only to Eustace. And, maybe, Eustace’s subconscious. After all, this way he doesn’t have to actually risk actually attacking Suzie, which gives him a greater chance of survival than actually attacking her. I wonder what he was promised/threatened with?

  4. ConcordBob

    Not to nit-pick, but since sights are on target, finger should be on the trigger. Especially this close.
    The usual rule is “keep finger straight and off trigger until sights are on target”.

  5. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Not to nit-pick, but since that was current philosophies regarding trigger discipline have evolved.
    Of course, it will depend on who you get/got your training from.
    Experiments have determined that the fraction of a second to go from finger off the trigger to finger firing when appropriate is insignificant, and the risk of firing unintended is greatly reduced.

  6. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    I did the google thing and I believe I saw how you reached this conclusion … but there are two parts to it – One should not omit the second part.
    “Trigger Finger Discipline: · The practice of keeping your finger “off the trigger” until your sights are on target AND YOU ARE READY TO DISCHARGE THE FIREARM.” (Caps are my own)

  7. Crazyman

    She wants him alive so she can question him; otherwise, he’d already be dead. 💀

  8. ConcordBob

    Good discussion on trigger discipline!
    His skin is very pale / gray. Is this malnourishment, or has he been poisoned with a mind-control drug? I would have to go back and look a t all various of skin tone.

  9. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Now can we satisfy my curiosity? Colt, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, or other timeline variant?

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540 – Trick Hello
Posted on February 26, 2025 by Dawn

Suzie hearkening back to the last time Eustace was faked out. She probably regrets not being able to sneak the Lawn Ranger into the bedcovers to be the victim of the stabbing.

And with that, it's Episode 23 time! Welcome back to the Ranch, everyone!

Writing for your partner(s)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Clint
“Art should be free from compromise” is a refrain you may occasionally hear. Sure. And flapping your arms and believing hard enough should be able to get you to fly. I think it is safe to say, though, that in all cases I’ve ever run across it is not the case. Gliding? That’s a compromise, isn’t it? Even a completely solo effort is going to deal with issues of materials, time and energy, etc. Now add in even one other person and, well… everyone’s done group projects, right? Compromise is everywhere–even with a paycheck involved–and it doesn’t do much good to pretend otherwise. And if Bob hates drawing maps and you assign him to draw the map, even firing Bob is going to leave you with a shitty or non-existent map at the end of the day. When a paycheck’s not involved, or there’s some money but hardly a living wage, then it becomes even more important to be aware of the strengths and limitations of those involved. The great majority of comics still start at base with a written script, and even if like me you’re lucky enough to have an “in-house” artist who is technically working for free, and we have no corporate overlords or gatekeepers to satisfy, there is still a budget to be considered, and that budget is what Dawn and I are capable of bringing forth in a timely manner. Writing “we open on a town where hundreds of people are going about their business in the Weird New West” is easy for me to do, but unless I happen to be working with Sergio Aragonés it’s probably not going to fly in the art stage, particularly if there’s a short time limit involved. And even if I was working with Sergio Aragonés then I probably shouldn’t tell him “I want this done in a photo-realistic style.” He might do his best to try, consummate professional that he is, but that ain’t how he usually rolls. There’s a case to be made for stretching limits and tackling challenges, of course, but do your best to find out the strongs and not-so-strongs of your partner(s) and keep them in mind, and while at it keep in mind that life loves getting in the way as well. Art is never free from compromise, but arguably it’s the end result of those compromises that truly makes it art.