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Silent Hill: The Grinning Man. May 2005. FIRST PRINTING. IDW
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AZ'AZAZOW.
protect YOUR
servant
r owe him ^ STRENGTH TO strike vom TOUR ENEMT.
PRIHO YOUR EMISSARIES
v to mi s
r sneae-rr ^ YOU'RE OME
ORNERY /MOTHERFUCKER
WQYi AIN'T ^ YA? A
THAT'S OKAY, KINVA PUTS
A SM/IB OH MY FACE.
MO KEEP. YOUVE
ALREADY TQIV me piewry,
^ HOSS. '
I'LL MOT TELL YOU
ANYTHING ELSE.
r AMP YOU ^ SAVER ME THE TROUBLE OF
praooino your SORRY ASS ALL the way rowm
^ HERE. ^
WHA- WHAT?
SEE YOU OOT YOUR WEAPONS OUT, BOY...
, ME, TOO.
PRAW.
j 1 ?
j ■r Jp HNB
PONT mtP ^ TO TURN1 POWN TM£ on My . ACCOUNT... A
'cause YOU CANT
GET NO HOTTER 'N . ME*,, *
HUH* SUPPOSE I SHOULD CHANCE INTO SOMETHING
MORE APPROPRIATE, . LIKE*.*
► MBT&ANOM, ^ CAUPHAS*
ZYGRAHR LET TUB VEILS BE CAST, THE GLAMOUR
^ PESCENP. A
r he/, L.,* ^ you STILL
LOOK INC FOR SOMETHINC TO 90 WJTH THE
^ PAY? A
LADIES.
X'M LYNDA, THIS IS KAMI.
mem are you HEAD! NO? .
^AYBE m COULD CJ/E YOU
A LIFT.
r THAT'S 1 RICHT KIND
OF THE TWO OF YOU. AND DON'T WORRY IrM NOT l COiNO FAR. a
StLENTMU.
mAT is rr, ^ TOU&H GUY? WOT
. SLEEP WELL? ,
r
I'M OONNA MAKE US SOME
I TOOK CARE OF /OUR SHIRTS,
STARCHEP THE COLLARS, THE
WORKS. A w WHAT ^ WOLILP I PO
without you, . MAT? A
I'LL OET STARTS p ON BREAKFAST
THEN.
V BREAKFAST HAM AND FS EC-OS. SIPE OF FRENCH
m MS ,'r. 1 TMJi WL
M \ A v 1| j j/
ff Jr % V**V*i.*
W IT'S THAT TOWN. r SILENT HILL. jesus, '
X NEVER WOULD HAVE LET MY JlMMY GO THERE
IP X'P HAVE KNOWN PEOPLE BELIEVE THERE'S DEMONS
AMP SHIT LIKE THIS THERE, t HIS DAMN FRIEND THEY A k. oar him into rr, \A
AND WHAT r THE HELL ARE ^
YOU BAS TAWS DOING TO FIND MY SON? IT'S
BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE HE DISAPPEARED! I COME
HERE EVERY WEEK, OR X CALL, AND YOU PONT .
k HAVE SH/T TO SAY A TOME.
r WE'RE POING everything we
CAN, MA'AM. WE'RE POING OUR BEST,
W ABANDONED ^ r TOWNS CAN BE
RANGE ROUS PLACES. DRUG DEALERS TAKE OVER BUILDINGS AND
WE RUN THEM OUT, t SQUATTERS AW k psychotics- a
W MA'AM. ^ WE WILL
CALL YOU IP ANY NEW INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR
SON COMES V TO LIGHT. A W I HEAR MY BOY ^
7 CRYING AT NIGHT. 1 WHEN I GO THERE,
1 PARK RIGHT OUTSIPE THE TOWN LIMITS, AND BEFORE X DRIFT Off, I HEAR HIM. THERE ARE
THINGS IN SILENT HILL, AND THEY'VE GOT HIM,
k BUT YOU PONT PO j ^ ANYTHING. ^
Y YOU REALLY >1 PONT GIVE A 1
SHIT, PO YOU? 1 BET YOU DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME ALL THE TIME. AND YOU THINK WE’RE JUST A
L PATHETIC. J
r I PONT KNOW HOW ^ YOU VO IT, VAY IN, VAY
OUT, PEALING WITH THAT SHIT, IT'S LIKE THgy BLAME t YOU FOR EVERyTHING.,, L. ANP you LET l£M. ^
PAMN you. PAMN you, BURN t riM HELL. ^ THOSE ^
FEPS OUT IN NEVAPA STILL PONT HAVE A CONFIRM ON
^ THE KIP? v
r nothing, TOOK OFF FROM THE SHELTER IN THE MfPPLE OF
THE NIGHT WITH A COUPLE OF NEW
^ PALS. y
I PONT ^ WANT HER KNOWING
ANYTHING UNTIL THERE'S SOMETHING REAL TO
TELL HER, RIGHT NOW, THAT KIP COULP HAVE
^BEEN^WOW. ^
rrs THE JOB, HAMPTON.
r YEAH, ^ WELL RIGHT
NOW, THE LOOT WANTS TO SEE
^ YOU. j
/ PONT GET ^ ME WRONO, I
FEEL FOR THOSE PEOPLE. IF IT WAS My WIFE, My KIP,
X PONT KNOW L WHAT rfP PO. A
YOU GONNA MISS IT?
NOT IF X CAN HELP IT.
w you ^ CANT FEEL FOR THEM, THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY
NEEP. ,
T STILL... ^ HELL Of A LAST 1
PAy ON THE JOB, HUH? X BET YOU'RE HOPING THINOS'LL
JUST STAy QUIET, NO CALLS TO TOWN, NO .
L CRAZINESS,.. A
k Kfc c* W
WANT SOME CAKE, ASSHOLE?
LOOT, you ALWAYS SAY THE NICEST
. THINGS. J
RIGHT, r SWEETHEART, 1
YEAH. I AGREE, rVE NEVER HEARD
ANYTHING BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT BERKELEY. IF
THEYVE GOT THE j L CURRICULUM,,. ^
ARE F YOU KIDDING? ^
WO, I'M NOT DOWN ABOUT IT, I AM DOING
SOMETHING FOR MYSELF. YEA Hr FINALLY. GOT A
CONDO IN THE KEYS, MY OWN BUSINESS TO RUN,,,
L FINALLY GETTING MY A LIFE STARTED. ^
r Y EAH, ^ NO, I KNOW
HOW SHE IS, IT JUST WOULD
HAVE BEEN t NICE. A
r LISTEN, n SWEETIE, I
GOTTA 00, VO I Love YA? YOU KNOW IT. AND
IF YOU KNOW IT, WHY YOU GOTTA
^ HEAR IT? a
r SO WHAT ^ ABOUT THIS
WEEKEND? ANY LUCK TALKING YOUR MOTHER INTO JOINING
v us? y
wha"S up? \TI Strippers THIS ^ TIME? NOPE ™
'He L^t
VmH /ou to wee- your wr\ Pk, replacement. .
T KNOW. F *HEYt THINKING ^ r OF FAKING /OUR OWN '
DEATH AND STARTING OYER? YOUR PARENTS JUST
DON'T UNDERSTAND AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM KNOWING
WHERE YOU'RE REALLY HEAPING? WE NEVER j
L FIND shith so come A ON DOWN.'* AM
r ANDERSON'S ^ ALREADY CHECKING OUT THE WALL,
HUH? GOOD. IT'S BAD ENOUGH, THE WORD
THAT'S OUT ON A ^ SILENT HILL. A
Y ANP I KNOW ^ r THERE ARE SOME "
LIKE THAT. PUT WE CAN'T TREAT ANY Of
THEM THAT WAY. THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE
RESPECTED THEY HAVE TO BE REMEMBERED.
L IT'S IMPORTANT A ^ THAT— A
WHAT? THEN WHO? TOWER, YOUR
REPLACEMENT? IT'S NOT ANDERSON. J
ALL r OF YOU SAD, \
SAD PEOPLE. ONE BY ONE YOU CAME
TO SILENT HILL, AND WHATEVER YOU MIGHT
HAVE GAINED, YOU V SUFFERED LOSS, .
AS WELL. A
Y I AM ^ r ONE WITH
ALL OF YOU. AND X PROMISE, r WILL CARRY
EACH Of YOUR . MESSAGES k HOME. A
TELL ME THIS IS SOME FUCKING
JOKE.
^ ioar ^ FIGURED YOU'D
TAKE rr LTKE THAT. I DREW THE SHORT STRAW, BRAKING ^ FT TO YA' A
WE HAYE TO DO SOMETHING.
^ YOU PON'T ^ UNPERSTANP. 1
PUT MY HOUSE IN ORDER. I NAMED MY . REPLACEMENT. ^
PEOPLE SAY F THAT FUCKING TOWN 1 r IS HAUNTEP? THEY'RE
RIGHT, IT'S GOT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T LET GO HEAPING THERE ANP GETTfNG INTO THE
SAME KIND OF SHIT THEIR LOYEP ONES PIP. ANP MORE
PUMBASSES LIKE THAT L WHO THINK IT'S FUN OR . L COOL OR WHATEVER A
THE FUCK...
W TRlEP. NOTHING ^ ' TO BE PONE. STATE 1 COMMISSIONER PECIPED.
THIS MAYBERRY KIP WAS AN F.B.I. HOTSHOT.
PEGREES FROM EVERYWHERE. ANP
L HE WANTS TO 90 A THE JOB. - +
KNOW.
YOU thinking what I'M THINKING?
THIS ~ PUNK CAN'T
BE PRUMMEP OUT. BUT MAYBE IF HE
GOT A REAL TASTE OF THINGS OUT
THERE, HE MIGHT WALK AWAY ON
^ HIS OWN. v
r 60RRY ^ TO BREAK UP THE ROMANTIC
MOMENT, . LADIES.., .
Birr we oar a call r thats ^
AS MUCH OF A LOOK AS I CAN LET /OH WAVE BEFORE FORENSICS GETS
^ here. A
/ ALL THAT > BLOOD IN
THERE BOTHER . you AT ALL, V MATBERRy? j
W FIRST X OFF, I WANT
YOU TO KNOW WHAT AN HONOR THIS IS, 1 RBAD
± YOUR FILE. J
VOP£ LET'S ^ r SEE, yOU WERE 1
FIE LI? PE CORATE P TWICE WHILE ON THE
JOS IN NTC. PIVORCEP BEFORE LEAVINO THE
crry, a paughter L ABOUT TO START A
COLLEGE- ^
ALL RIGHT, GET THOSE
PEOPLE BACK. WE'VE GOT A
MURPER SCENE . HERE- .
w THIS ^ WAS STAGEP. NO ONE WAS KILLEP. NOT
HERE, j
NO, THAT'S WRONG. ” WHAT '
ABOUT THE ENTRAILS?
WE GET ‘EM STEAMING OUT
. HERE A LOT. J
Y AND THE ^ LOOK AHU y
SMELL OF THAT ISN'T RIGHT FOR HUMAN BLOOD, either, r saw
SOME POG FOOD CANS INSIDE.
. PROBABLY THE A L MUTT, ^
r TIRE BREADS n FOR A SPORTSCAR,
DOMESTIC, NOT FOREIGN. WHERE ARE
THE SKIDS FOR THE STAGECOACH? >
Y BOTTOM ^ LINE, SOMEONE 1
WENT TO A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET
POLICE LOOKING FOR BODIES OLIT ,
L HERE... A
r ...INSTEAD OF ^ LOOKING FOR
LIVING PEOPLE WHEREVER THEY WENT, OR WERE t TAKEN. j
r THOSE ™ TREADS ARE AIMED RIGHT FOR SILENT
v HILL, j KID, DOG
F AND PONT SHOW 1 ASIDE, YOU MAY HAVE
CONVINCED THE BRASS that your BALLS have
DROPPED AND /OU'RE READY FOR THIS,
L BUT YOU HAVEN'T K CONVINCED ME. ^
r I TOTALLY ^ GROK... UM, IT'S FROM HE IN LEIN, I MEAN, 1 GETCHA,
. ANP*.. .
r THAT'S ^ WHERE THE
ANSWERS WILL L BE FOUND. ,
twhk i i
\„x ouess TODAY'S MY CHANCE*
L ^ itjust f STANDS to 1 REASON: IF YOU
ACCEPT THAT THERE ARE "MONSTERS*
in that tam, then YOU'RE APMITT1N0 THE PARANORMAL IS REAL.
AMD IF THAT'S TRUE, L THEN ANYTH I NO IS A k POSSIBLE, ^
FUCK
ADVANCER ^ BE I NO S MOVINO 1
AMONO US, INVISIBLY GUID1NO THE COURSE
OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, OF HISTORY,
DIMENSIONAL DOORS. 0HOSTS, DEMONS,
l ANCIENT TOMES A k OF MAOIOS..* ^
SEE, THAT'S JUST IT. THIS
ORGANIZATION, the krinole
SOCIETY, THEY , BELIEVE- r TELL ME '
YOU AT LBAST DRAW THE LINE AT SANTA CLAUS AND THE EASTER
L BUNNY, A
w rVE NEVER ^ TOLD ANYBODY, YOU, I FIOURED, YOU'D
^ UNDERSTAND. .
CHRIST. / CHRIST/ DO T
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT A FUCKINO
LUNATIC YOU SOUND LIKE? YOU JUST 00
AROUNt? TEL LINO ^ this snrr j ^ TO-
wh rs THAT?
r YOU KNOW WHAT'S OOINO
ON OVER THERE ISN'T NATURAL
and youvE MAPE , VOUR PEACE \ with rr. ^
r oh. IS THAT
//HAT ive PONE?
r 3Y THE WAT, HOW FAR ARE WE FROM THE .AKEVfEW
. HOTEL?
wny?
REAP.
CHRIST. I NEEP A SMOKE.
w anp rrs saip to \ r BE TEMPORALLy ANP N
SPATIALLT CHALLENOEP. PHysrCAL LAWS BREAK
POWN \N THERE. IF TOLI CAN MANIPULATE THAT
ENVIRONMENT THERE'S NO ENP TO THE PLACES you CAN HI PE PEOPLE,
k OR SO OUR PERP A k MrOHT BELIEVE. A
f f JF. \ - PLACE, LOTS 1 Kg ■ ■ OF ROOM... 1 1 ■ A MAZE FROM 1
\ M 41 M WHAT I'VE J
WH OA!
PIP YOU SEE
TH4T?
v,.; //02 s V, BULLSHIT- 1
jllr m m JFkM TO SET | ♦ / ilW ■ i[Wf/ l\ ro WOBK. JE
!T WAS BEAUTIFUL
I'M JUST HAPPIER hN
A P\& IN SHIT, THAT 1 AM...
NOOOOl
HELP US' OH, 609, PLEASE'
WAIT fon n\ .
THERE YA &Q>
r THJ5 \S ' &OKKA BE OVER MY TOO FAST IF THAT'S THE BEST
. YOU'V£ GOT.,, ,
r ye e-haw, ~ you uolv
FUCKERS! THAT’S RIOHT, THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKIN' t ABOUT' /
f C?ONr T \ / YOU PQKS \ H
WORRy MONf. T7 (fW ^"7 f \ T ££r PLANS / V FJR
WHAT the fuck
now?
IHoill
CALL IT H MAYBERRV.
THEM GO BACK AW ££T THE OTHERS.
AWESOME.
WON'T TURN OYER.
f ALL ^ * _ ( I'VE OOT IS ) * r f WE 'RE T A STATIC. J i ■p( goins m J
YOU KNOW, W these costumes ^ r AREN'T BAD. THOSE UTILE
JACKOFFS TRYINO TO MAKE THEIR MOVIE HERE REALLY
KNEW THEIR STUPE, 3UT, UH, + . THAT ASSHOLE MAYBERRY IS
PACKING. WHAT IF HE TAKES L ONE LOOK AT USr FREAKS J ► OUT, ANR starts A
EIRfNS?
r he ^ TO 8EUBVB. ALL
HE'LL 00 IS EEC US TO TAKE HIM TO THE t MOTHERSHIP. A
Y THEN TOWER ^ COMES IN, SCARES
US OFF WITH A COUPLE OF STRAY ROUNDS, A NO
MAYBERRY GOBS RUNNfNO BACK TO HfS
MOMMY WITH A STAIN , ^ ON HIS— ^A
YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
then we Y BEAT THE SHIT OUT ^ f OF HIM, ANP WHEN HE'S
CRYJNO LIKE THE LITTLE OIRL THAT HE IS, WE LEAN ON HIM ABOUT WHERE THE FUCK THE PICS TOOK ALL
t OUR CRACK, ‘CAUSE WE . L SOT BUYERS ALL A
PISSEO OFF.
V I VS NOT Aj TOWER; RE
WOULD HAVE OWEN US THE
SIONAL, EEdDY? ON THREE. ONEh
k TWO- s£
OHh SHfT/
w WELL, ^ NOW. VMS N'T EXPECTIN' YOU t FELLAS. ,
r SORRY, ^ BOYS, YOU TWO
LOOK TOO BUSTED UP TO BE MUOH
GOOD TO fA E. H4YE TO PUT you DOWN
. TO FRJENPLY > ^ FIRE.
r you really ^ DON'T BELIEVE
THERE'S anything . HERE? j
r you EVER SEE
AMY OF THAT?
TRY JUST DOING YOUR JOB,
FUCK YES, W r r PO. DRUG DEALERS. ^
CRAZIES WHO'P SKIN POOS ALIVE* SURN VICTIMS, FREAKS, SICK FUCKS WHO
SET OFF CAR Vi NO UP l PEOPLE, YOU WANT I ^ SHOULD GO ON? A
WHAT ^ST r IF I TOLD \
YOU I SAW ONE OF THEM? AND IT FLEW, SOME GUY
COULDN'T HAVE , ^ DONE THAT. /
r would r let YOU KNOW ^
THAT you'RE A SICK, STUPID FUCK WHO'S
NOT FIT FOR DUTY, LET Atom MV 8BAT. AND
X WOULDN'T LET THAT . SUIT STAND. NOT ON ^ My LAST PAY. A
Pj PEOPLE r HAVE DISAPPEARED. ^
YOU DON'T KNOW THEY'RE 1 DEAD, THEY COULD BE OOINO
SOMEWHERE ELSE, OTHER DIMENSIONS. OTHER WORLDS.
RIOHT NOW, THEY COULD B£ OUR ENVOYS TO STRANOE
L. ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS, A BOLDLY OOINO-
THAT'S ENOUGH'
AREN'T YOU r AT all CURIOUS? 1
WHAT THEY WANT? HOW THEY OCT HERE? WHAT
THEIR COMING MEANS FOR ALL OF US? WE'RE AFRAID OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T CONSIDER AESTHETICALLY
t PLEASING. FBAR IS A THE MfND.,, jM
KILLER,
WHAT?
YOU'RE All UNPER
ARREST.
W mwt ^ r YOU PEOPLE 1
PON'T HEAR SO WELL. <?ET THE
POWN HERE ANP SUBMIT
, yOURSELVES TO . L ARREST, A
w SHOOT ^ ‘EM, SHOOT
’EM, SHOOT ‘EM/ UO rrr PLEASE* MAKE THEM OO
, AWAY,., j
r THEy A WEAR PISTOLS,
LIKE OUR ENEMy. BUT THEy PO NOT
YET HAVE HIS V BRANP, 4
r KILL THEM, ^ CONSUME THEIR FLESH.., AW
THEIR SOULS. SO COMMANDS THIS INCARNATION OF
K WHATELy. J
ANP TH£y ARE VERT
UGLY, ^
LEAVS THEM,
WAIT. i.„ RECOGNIZE
THIS ONE,
FUCK JUST HAPPENEP?
r THEV'RE ^ NOT OUR
FRlENPS, ARE TRgr? THE... MOOTERS, j
r WE SHOULE ^ £0.., WE SHOULR PROBABLY JUST
^ <50... ^ QUIET.
^ HE ^ BURNED US, LEFT THESE
t MARKS...
W GET US ^ r OUT OF MERE.
WE CANT GO PAST THE WRITING,
IT BURNS IF WE l VO. PLEASE,
PLEASE/ A
THE r MARKINGS ARE
SORT OF PRUIPiC... MAYBE KABAUSTIC... SOME RESEMBLANCE
TO ANCIENT L NORSE... A
^ IF I COULP r GET A H0TL1NK TO 1
THE CUBASE IN VIRGINIA I MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME
UP WITH A BASIS FOR A L COUNTER-INCANTATION J
A NR— ^
nw Hotel
r my 600, ~ WE'RE NEVER
getting our at HERE/ HE'S GOT US, ANV THOSE
. twn&$.,. a
r UM.,, 1 TOWER, SIR. 1 PROBASLy
SHOULDN'T BE ASKING yOU
l THIS.., A
r Bur WHY ^ AREN'T y0U,.
Y'KNOW, FALLING APART? a
aw, CRAP.
f MA'AM, CAN X r YOU DESCRIBE 1
YOUR ASSAILANT? CAN YOU TELL ME
ANYTHIN# THAT WOULD HELP US TO GET A
BETTER IDEA OF WHAT S, WE'RE DEALING < A. WITH HERE? ^
HOWDY, PARTNERS.
NOTHIN#. HAMPTON,
AO'C/tr, YOU BETTER BE ALL RIGHT. r rrs THE ^
SIGILS. I THINK the marks are KEEPING THEM FROM SAYING
t TOO MUCH, a
r A1 / /T| W JW . ■ Hr j • // A IH
o HlnC-J • Am] Wliff L_ Ai 0 IJrJB |fl Am |J (AJ ^T
w t "~^c^ 1 \ . A M c-
VfA STIFF.
r we were... ^ Of THE TOWN,
UNTIL RECENTLY, \T KILL EE? LIS
EOTH TEN YEARS v SOME. >
r i*|^g >
MARK OF THE SERPENT IS ON
. LIS, TOO, ,
r pur ^ MB'S TAK1N'
OVER... MAKIN' THIS PLACE HIS OWN. CHANOEP v LIS, TOO, a
^ AND ~ SEE HOW
HE MURPERS THE SKY. .
OKAY. 50 w weve oor some i r crazep maoic man
WITH A WJLP WEST FETISH SHOOTING THE
sm out of ms place, NO PROBLEM THERE.
L I'P JUST AS SOON L LET HIM &BT OH A
WITH IT,
^ ‘CEPT HE'S ^ r USINO THESE '
INNOCENT PEOPLE SOMEHOW ANQ MAKING
THIS PLACE HIS. FOR THAT, HE COES
GOWN. RiOHT NOW, I OOT TO SEE ABOUT
l SOME FRIENPS A ^ OF MINE, ^
r OH, YEAH, > MAYBERRY.
WHAT you WERE ASKfNO ABOUT
BEFORE-HOW I'M PEA LINO WITH
k ALL THIS? a
THAT'S rr?
EITHER I'M ORAZy
NOW..,
r OR I WAS ^ WRONC BEFORE. I'M OOINO WITH POOR NUMBER
PAMMJT TO FUCKIN'
MEU.
vb, A1 W
r THERE'S ^ OOT TO BB
A REASON. ALL THESE YEARS,
YOU NEVER SAW t THEM, WHY? . r FUCK, ~
WHAT AM I TALKIE ABOUT,
LIKE ANY OF THJS IS REAL, IT l CANT BE-,. j
^ ANR WHAT > you m outsire?
NOW THAT'S SOME NICE SHOOTINO.
WHERE'P YOU LEARN ^ THAT, HOS5? A
r now ^ WHAT SAY
YOU TURN OVER WHAT'S MfN£
ANP WE SET ON WITH THINGS,
L SHALL WE? a
ISN'T IT ENOUGH?
SO WHAT'S YOUR PEAL?
HUNT,
W YOU Ajf Hf ■: T I ///ms s: ; I /•: 1
P\ .■ " j
PAMN, SOM.
/ ■- 1 ■■ **' l P
Kf HMP ## Jl . - :
y\^ v. **■
. i ■,
--*J .vw. 7J|
r \ // A f ^ ' * * N. y/
^ mayberry... ^ TtfKE THESE TWO
AW RUN. OET THE HELL OUT OF THIS
PUCE. ^
^ THERE X /IRE OTHERS ^
HERE. THE OKES HE ROBBED TROW THE STAOECOdCH, I'M NOT LEAVING
UNTIL I FIND . ^ THEM. y
*
/^ COMMIT, X^4| jr T SOT BUSINESS
WITH THEM FOLK. ifl V W4IT Y£R FUCKIN' AC
TURN/
11/ 1 § jfl
r a time ^ LATE FOR
THAT, BUT... I'LL TRY TO HELP YOU,
r HE'S ~ keeping
THE OTHERS L \H HERE. ,
WHAT r HE'S PONE TO ^ r THEM.,. IT DRAWS 1
the creatures. THE BEASTS GOME
WHETHER THE/ WANT TO OR NOT, WHETHER
l the ORPER j L gomman ps J
OR NOT.
HE^S r KILLING THEM, 1
THOUGH... DRAWING POWER PROM THOSE
HE'S BRANPEP. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY’RE
PROTECTS FROM ANYTHING THE TOWN
k MIGHT VO TO A THEM.
r but ^ NOT AGAINST
ANYTHING /OH . MIGHT DO. -
r WS ABOUT ^ GODUmmV TIME
SOMEONE SHOWED UP. MY FAMILY HAS
BEEN THROUGH ABOUT ENOUOH.
l I DEMAND... A
EMOUOH,
ARE YOU OOINO TO
SHOOT US, MISTER? THE 0RINNINO MAN
SAID THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY WET?
. EYES BE FREE, j
there. ^ THE SEAL IS '
S&OXEK. NOW FOLLOW ME, i
y FOLKS.
w NO. I'M ^ SWORN TO
PROTECT AND . SERVE, a
\ -0 VL gmrnmmfl * ■ yr &|Br ]
L • •** - F Wf IfcSAa
r^1 [ BE DAM Ns D \ . J ■l
THE &QQV r NEWS IS THAT ^
THEY PON'T WANT TO HURT YOU IF you OET
AU* THESE PEOPLE OUT OF POPOE, THEM W
BASTARD'S POWER MIOHT &E PIMINISHED ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM
k VULNERABLE. A
W THE r BAD NEWS IS '
THAT THE MAGIO'S MAKING THEM CRAZY- HUNGRY ANP CRAZY- ANP YOU'RE THE only FRESH MEAT FOR MILES
AROUNP THAT'S MOT k PROTEGTEP. A
r TU TRY A NOT TO BE TOO ROUGH
ON THEM. ANP THANKS,
YOU'RE OK.. FOR A QSAQ
K KIP. vs
r THE REST ^ OF YOU FOLKS KEEP MOV MO,
l JUST KEEP- Aomtt
F wow ~ we each &ar
SOMETHIN' PONE BELONG TO THE
> OTHEROWE j
MATBERRV
SHAME ^ ITS OQTTA SB ^ r LIKE THIS. YQU'RB 1
AN INTERESTIN' FELLA. Irp HAVE MUCH PREFERRED? SAVING YOU FOR ANOTHER HUNT, BUT yOU SOT SOME DAMN FOOL IPEA IN VOUR .
L HEAR, I CAN SEE THAT J NOW, ANP.,,
r WHAT ^ IN THE.,.
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE/ IT'S NOT POSSIBLE/
MT SPELLS ^ CAN- A
r EVER ~ WAKE UP, KNOW
SOMETHING WAS WRONO, BUT yOU
COULPNT PUT /OUR FINOER ON WHAT
^ IT WAS? ^
r i thought ^ I'P PUT MY
House IN ORPER. THOUGHT IT WAS TIME MY LIFE GOT l STARTEP, .
ALL THESE r YEARS, THESE 1
THINGS — PE MON S, OR WHATEVER THE FUCK
THEY ARE-PIPNT TOUCH ME, PfPNT EVEN LET
_ ME KNOW THEY A WERE HERE,
MAYBE r IT'S 'CAUSE
I WAS HELPING THEM KEEP THE LIE GOING ABOUT THIS
RACE BEING NORMAL. CHRJST X HOPE
t NOT. I THOUGHT fT V WAS TRUE. A
My BEST GUESS IS THAT ^
THEY CAN'T GET TO ME, ANP YOU CAN'T
EITHER BECAUSE SO LONG AS I CAN
REMEMBER NOTHING GETS IN WITH ME, NOT
. UNLESS X WANT A ^ IT TO. ^
r COST ME ™ MY MARRIAGE,
PROBABLY COST ME MORE THAN
I'LL EVER ^ KNOW. A
BUT RIGHT NOW?
I GOT NO COMPLAINTS.
a*
FLICKING PUSSY.
HE 171P rt.. HE FUCKING
pip rtf
IVE got am wqrp FOR you.
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