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12 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.

    1. TKG

      On a prior page we discussed what he’s likely got running in his system. I suggested that it’s probably Borrochero (Brugmansia arbora) which is already used by Colombian cartels to eradicate the free will of their victims.

  9. ConcordBob

    Oh, the gray is just the dim light. Here is McCarthy eating dinner, and has the typical white dude flesh tone.
    https://www.zombieranchcomic.com/comic/531-inquisitional-etiquette/

    1. Dawn

      Yeah, I was trying to show that it was dark. But went with the old Hollywood method of adding a blue grey tint over everything.

  10. 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!

Not Brand X

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Clint
Brand Z! Yeah, we don’t actually have them in hand yet, so things could still go horribly wrong… but the order has shipped, so dang it, I can’t wait any longer to say something. Last week I mentioned a special mystery giveaway item we were hoping to have for Long Beach this weekend. Well, the deal is that we found a place that does quality orders of custom temporary tattoos, and so come Friday we should have a stack of Z Ranch “Circle Z”s for people to brand themselves with! I expect there will be a decent amount of zombies shambling around the Convention Center, especially since Image is doing their own Walking Dead promo giveaways for people in zombie costume… so I’m hopeful there will be some willing to slap on our conveniently forehead-sized brand. The living are also welcome to them, of course… just stop by our Artist’s Alley table at #1700! Now that I’ve said something, the Fed Ex truck will no doubt fall through a hole in the space-time continuum and we won’t get the shipment for 17 years. Everything else seems to be in order, though… I just have to keep my artist from exploding after I checked the floor map and we realized that our table will apparently be right next to Amanda Conner’s. Yes, that Amanda Conner, the one I already giddily gushed over in my entry I wrote after LBCC ’09. As far as I know this was completely random chance, and Dawn’s still convinced A.C. and Jimmy Palmiotti (also right next door) will move as soon as they realize what freaks they’ve been placed with. Perhaps a Zombie Ranch tattoo will assuage them? Or some candy? We’re going to have gummi body parts candy on Sunday since the Comic-Con is letting in kids for free to Trick-Or-Treat the booths. I’m a little nervous myself, especially with our panel looming (Sunday, 1pm, Seaside Lobby!), but I have a feeling this is going to be a really fun Convention. Our good friend Robin Walker will be on one side with her beautiful Sanguine Threads costuming items, and Amanda Conner/Jimmy Palmiotti on the other. We’ll have our new Zombie Ranch banner proudly flying the colors, our print issue (special and regular editions) for sale,  our Z Ranch tattoos, our candy (provided Dawn doesn’t eat it all)… I hope to see several of you there, but if you can’t make it I understand. On the one hand, it’s absolutely fantastic that the Web allows us to have fans from all over the world, but that also means it can be a long, long drive to Southern California… as well as the fact that for several of you, your car might have to be capable of floating! Maybe one day we’ll be richer and famouser enough to be able to rove longer distances. But speaking of richer and famouser, before I sign off this week I wanted to give a shout out to a hugely entertaining web comic that absolutely, positively, does not need my help promoting it… but in case you’re amongst those who haven’t heard of it, or have heard of it but haven’t gotten around to checking it out yet: Axe Cop. How to sum it up… have you ever listened to the ranting, insanely freeform play sessions of a five year old? One day that five year old’s comic artist older brother decided to start putting his ideas into comic form and publishing them online. Since then the whole thing went viral and has already been snapped up by Dark Horse for a publishing deal, in (I think) less than a year’s time. But there’s no room in my heart for jealousy over the success of Axe Cop, because Axe Cop is wonderful and deserves every bit of that success. If you haven’t experienced Axe Cop yet, check your brain at the door and then go check it out. And with that, time to make our final preparations for the weekend. Happy Halloween, everyone!