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AZ'AZAZOW.

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r owe him ^ STRENGTH TO strike vom TOUR ENEMT.

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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.

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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 ■,

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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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