If you were with us back at the end of February, you might recall that the Chronicle of Time had a bit of trouble figuring out where Douglass had spent the last ten years or so. Since that Chronicle is plugged in to the same power source as the Chapeau, it meant that our boys couldn’t transport directly to Douglass, leading to the months of wandering hinted at in our panel 1 caption. And whereas it was a mighty battle to resist the temptation to devote a comic to each and every rube that the team questioned in vain on their way west, eventually some twinkling of humanity left in our breasts won out and here we are, and so are you. Yay!
In other news, HijiNKS Ensue has recently hypothesized a partially ordered relation between the addictions of LOTR and the Whedon-Battlestar Nexus which is worth considering. Ultimately, it is my firm belief that anybody who spends any moment of his life not actively or passively engaged with Whedon-derived product is fundamentally dead inside, but that might just be me.
– Count Dolby von Luckner
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The Thoremerson has announced his plan to wear down both sides of the Civil War until both are too weak to resist his rule. Should he be successful, it will be the end of the United States. In a situation this grave, there is only one thing to do if you’re Frederick: namely meander about trying to find Lutherans. But in that meandering there lies weighty philosophical issues, dear reader, as you will find when you cast your eyes upon Episode 116: Sectionalism for Monarchs!
– The Count and Geoff
There is an old postcard on my fridge from parts South that is a painting of Lee and some other famous Confederate that is emblazoned with the title “Legends in Gray”. The little info text on the back talks about how the South went to war to preserve states rights. If it is good enough for the Legends then it is good enough for me.
Apropos of loosely related, I’ve long maintained that the best “pregnant couple” Halloween costume would be General Grant and (pregnant) General Lee. Complete with fake beard.
–Geoff
Okay, so this might be a SLIGHT overgeneralization of the South’s reasons for going to war. Or perhaps it isn’t. Looking at the leadership of the Confederate army, you get everything from Nathan Bedford Forrest’s ‘If we ain’t fighting to keep our slaves, what is we fightin’ for?’ to Robert E. Lee’s many statements that slavery was a fundamental evil not worthy of a civilized people.
In more solemn news, we are moving to a new house soon and as part of general belt-tightening tomorrow will be my last visit to the ole comic store for some time. Farewell Mr. Parker and Mr. Wade Wilson, may I see you again soon in more flush times!
– Count Dolby von Luckner