Chapter 2: Page 20
For those of you keeping track, this is our 100th page! It’s a little crazy how quickly time flies — it seems just like yesterday when we were celebrating our 50th page milestone. A quick trip back through the archives reminds me that, no, it was not yesterday. In fact, it was almost exactly a year ago (November 10th, 2012)! And as we celebrated that event with a random picture of a number made with cupcakes, I present the number 100, also represented with cupcakes, courtesy of a Google image search:
And of course, now that the cupcake milestone is out of the way, we can talk a little about today’s page!
Rathik is clearly not interested in hanging around any Ermehn that can upstage him. That’s not just a Rathik thing, though — in a culture where your worth is based almost entirely on what you’re capable of contributing to your tribe, adult Ermehn are most likely to stick with what they know, try to become the best at it, and avoid winding up in any scenario where their worth to the tribe can be questioned.
That’s all for this week, but a great and mighty THANK YOU to all our readers, new and old. Not every webcomic gets to 100 pages, and certainly not every webcomic is graced with such a fun group of readers! Here’s to the next 100 pages!
Here’s to the next 100 pages indeed! Congrats to you both, and thanks for giving us this wonderful ongoing saga! May the next 100 pages be as splendid as the first! (And, cupcakes! Yum! Gotta find a way to work that into the story somehow. Maybe Kenosh has a secret weakness for diminutive frosted baked goods?)
As for the page itself – yeah, kinda surprised how quickly Rathik withdrew from the scene. But the biggie is that last panel; girding for war, or just battle drills? Either way, ominous indeed!
Here is to the next thousand, I say!
And I did think Rhosyn threw that bolt as a way of saying “I’m good at shooting at stuff. Catch the drift, studmuffin?”
Agreed. Shut dowwwwwwwwwwwn!
Hey, that dude with the headband is back! And I was right, this is a camp for the entire army.
Nice, and why is it when I saw him put his hood up I thought of Assassins Creed?
Argh, I want to know why Bevan has to hide his face.
Random Ermehn (Er-man?): “Hey, those face tatoos are for GIRLS!”
Everyone else: “HA HA HA HA HA HA!”
Oh Bevan, you and your secretive markings. Are you part of a traitor tribe or one composed of Ermehn pariahs? We will have to find out in the future. And Rhosyn’s smug face and Rathik’s retreat highly amused me. Congratulations on the milestone, and here’s to hoping many more come in the future!
We already established Hardin is fond of Calvin Klein; Bevan obviously prefers L’oreal. His floofy flowing locks are too much for the other tribe, who sadly uses generic brands.
Parallelbow.
Tesque help us all, since there is no Ermehn god for me to send pleas to.
Terry Crews is what I think a drunk Rathik would sound like, plus more slurring.
I actually pictured swerving drunk Rathik and read that in a Cheese voice from Foster’s Home From Imaginary Friends and now I don’t know whether to laugh or be scared.
Bevan’s hood doesn’t cover the markings on his face, so I think reason behind hiding it is a personal one. He’s probably a former criminal who’s afraid of someone recognizing him.
Or maybe he’s just very self-conscious about his nose?
That’s a distinct possibility. Whatever his reasons are, I’m assuming his markings would lead to him being assaulted or further distrusted if they were revealed, which says a lot, seeing he’s part of the Sratha-Din already,
That’s also that. Dear Bevan has immense self confidence in his fur, but not in his nose. It’s rather sad.
Huh, going by the reappearance of the one-eyed Ermehn from the end of Chapter 1, it appears that he’s either travelled with Hardin’s group, or the group has remained where it was and enough time has simply passed for the snow to melt.
Man, Rathik gave up very quickly. I mean, it’s good that he can take a hint, but that Rhosyn would get her point across so effectively… I guess she’s even more scary than I realized.
And yes, congrats on your 100 page milestone! At first I thought the cupcake pic was from your own celebration, but it appears you merely found it on the internet :( Still, I hope you’ll both be able to go out and get a nice treat or two. You’ve earned it.
yes the Ermehn are great lovers of fur care products…. it’s the only luxury they can afford in their area. Congrats to the first 100 pages, and here’s to the next 100.