Sigh...

Well said

If this was any other cartoonist, I'd be making jokes about monkey paws or the Debbie Harry cover of the Ramones' song Pet Semetery. But Dutch has a sincerity in his craft that cannot be mocked.

It was all a nightmare!
It was all a nightmare!
It was all a nightmare!
It was all a nightmare!
It was all a nightmare!

No
No
No
No
and no. It was for real. :(

Why?

You really have not been noticing the darker turn that the comic art itself has taken on since Dutch picked this up again have you......

Fuck.... I noticed from the first page of new chapter O.0;

Yes I have. And I don't understand it. The comic has been running for like ten years and it had us used to the happy funny stories. Now all the sudden it makes this sharp turn into tragedy. I don't get it.

I understand Dutch is the creator and he can do whatever he wants with his comic. But it still upsets me. I feel it's unfair.

Maybe I take the lives of cartoon characters too seriously because I'm a cartoon character myself.

Now who says cartoons can't be serious? And who said life is fair?

Pavel, your comic is awesomely funny and has some really good philosophical points of view, and I'll be damned if it ain't the some real dark writing. I say keep it up! :) So with that said...

...I can't explain what's goin' on. If I did that that would ruin what's in store.
You guys are just gonna have to trust myself and Drake. :)

Life isn't fair, but fiction is exactly what the creator decides it should be. The wonderful thing about fiction is that nothing, absolutely nothing, is pointless. Every single thing happens for a reason, because the person driving the story decided it should be so. It's not always a very good reason, but there's always a reason. And I have too much faith in you to ever believe that your reason would be "because I want my characters to suffer".

Well, okay, that's exactly what you did, but I'm convinced that you're going somewhere with this. That it will all spark a different emotion than misery and despair.

On that note; yay, colour!

I'm sorry if I get too emotional some times. That shows you your comic works. If if didn't, people would not give a damn about who dies.

When you create great characters, people start caring about them. Keep the comics coming!

And thanks for your kind words about my own comics. By the way I'll make Pinton crash and burn in the next page.

Aww,thanks, man!
Wait...when doesn't Pinton crash and burn? ;)

This time he is going to die all kinds of dead.

:(

Hmmm, a transition from monochrome shading to color in the final panel? Methinks a major plot twist is on the other side of that knocking...

I'mma wait with baited breath.: X

COLOR.

Awesome! and suspense, what happens next?

thank you again so much Dutch for this awesome **though dark at this time** strip!!! i eagerly wait for the next one to come out and am NEVER dissappointed with what you are doing!

I do like that color is now returning. Like saying things are going to get brighter now.

Every page of this comic displays your commitment to storytelling. You and Drake are creating something noteworthy.

Excellent use of colour. The return of this comic has been something of a highlight in my entertainment/art appreciation life. Seeing good craft like this only makes me want to work on my own comics all the more.

Gee, losing a one you love....