[PA Comic] Friday, March 13, 2015 - The Judging Wood, Part Four

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[PA Comic] Friday, March 13, 2015 - The Judging Wood, Part Four

The Judging Wood, Part Four

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2015/03/13

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TheWatcher

This story line is GLACIAL. Can we get double strips or something?

Quid

Screw you, Cowl!

Probably just wants to search the kid cause he's white.

RMS Oceanic

She's got a great "gettin real tired of your shit Cowl" face.

Lucascraft

They said they had 5 strips drawn up for this, as I recall. There is no way this story even remotely resolves next Monday in strip number 5.

Chiselphane

That owl is an asshole. An assowl.

Dirk2112

The owl kinda looks like a modern version of the owl from "The Sword in the Stone". Hopefully next week he finally tells us how many licks it takes.

Hearthsinger

I NEED TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN END THIS IN THREE MORE PANELS. I am excited to see what's in store.

FutureDictator

Gotta say I'm diggin' the owl.

KalTorak

Outraged Owl is the Best Owl

Enlong

"Oh my god, Cowl. Can't take you anywhere. You said you'd be on your best behavior for the antler-wedding, too."

Chris FOM

How to end it in 3 more panels:
Panel 1: Trill looks in the pouch and finds eggs.
Panel 2: Trill looks defeated, Cowl triumphant.
Panel 3: Cutaway as Trill puts the Law to his ripe neck.
End

Talyn Rahl

first, I feel the need to say LOVE the style for this comic, just fantastic with the "Three panels as one" thing, very very cool.

But man that owl is such a dick... I mean seriously dude, CHILL THE FUCK OUT, I thought Owl's were meant to be all wise and shit... This one's a total dick.

I'm hoping the resolution next week is Trill flipping out, roasting the owl then everyone kicks back and has a nice roast dinner.

darkmayo

Chris FOM wrote: »

How to end it in 3 more panels:
Panel 1: Trill looks in the pouch and finds eggs.
Panel 2: Trill looks defeated, Cowl triumphant.
Panel 3: Cutaway as Trill puts the Law to his ripe neck.
End

Panel 1 Trill argues with racist owl
Panel 2 Trill argues with racist owl
Panel 3 Lookout has already bled out and is dead.

YoungFrey

Chris FOM wrote: »

How to end it in 3 more panels:
Panel 1: Trill looks in the pouch and finds eggs.
Panel 2: Trill looks defeated, Cowl triumphant.
Panel 3: Cutaway as Trill puts the Law to his ripe neck.
End

Or, they look around after long vacillation and realize the gut wound you see him suffering from in the first strip has killed him.

Whelmed

I bet the owl killed him and planted some eggs in the pouch. It's all becoming clear. This is basically The Wire.

Enlong

Anyone else really want to see the bird wedding?

Gaslight

There's probably something wrong with me... but the hectoring, bloodthirsty owl has been my favorite part of this entire thing.

RatherDashing89

The owl reminds me of Owl from the Hundred Acre Wood. He was a dick too.

I also love the idea of the songbirds all just marrying each other on a daily basis as a hobby. Dumb flighty birds, gettin' all twitterpated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4v4Yunm4s

Ravelle

The owl really reminds me Archimedes from The Sword in the Stone.

BlackDove

Are the birds even there?

Are they real? Or are they simply a manifestation of her thoughts? A defense mechanism?

MichaelLC

Whelmed wrote: »

I bet the owl killed him and planted some eggs in the pouch. It's all becoming clear. This is basically The Wire.

So you're suggesting fowl play?

kime

Lucascraft wrote: »

They said they had 5 strips drawn up for this, as I recall. There is no way this story even remotely resolves next Monday in strip number 5.

Hmmmm

I'm hopeful, but really concerned.

BrushwoodMutt

For everyone talking about how this won't resolve by Monday. It won't. If you recall The Tithe, it ended with Hanna giving life to the creature of the forest and that was it. It really didn't explain what happened to her, why it happened, how the Lookouts would respond to her, and many more.

If anything, I almost feel like this might reveal or imply that Trill will make the dying boy into a Thornwatch member.

Merneith

Enlong wrote: »

Anyone else really want to see the bird wedding?

Oh, Chaucer has that covered:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlement_of_Foules


Murder Owl is best owl.

fullforce098

Owls are mean.

forty

Lucascraft wrote: »

They said they had 5 strips drawn up for this, as I recall. There is no way this story even remotely resolves next Monday in strip number 5.

Yup, that is The Way of these long form stories from PA.

el_vicio

Yo
I love the owl
all PA owls, in fact

Commander Zoom

Yeah, my money's on either Chris FOM's outcome, or darkmayo and YoungFrey's.

PikaPuff

the black things are bugs

THE BLACK THINGS ARE BUGS

I'm out I'm done

Daimar

I'm getting a very Jafar from Aladdin/mad vizier vibe from the owl in the 3rd panel.

Loquat

I'm wondering, does Trill ever actually consult the birds on anything, or is her usual style to pretend to listen to them for a while and then go ahead with whatever decision she'd already made? Because I have a hard time imagining Derpy Songbirds or Racist Owl ever saying anything remotely useful.

Enlong

BrushwoodMutt wrote: »

For everyone talking about how this won't resolve by Monday. It won't. If you recall The Tithe, it ended with Hanna giving life to the creature of the forest and that was it. It really didn't explain what happened to her, why it happened, how the Lookouts would respond to her, and many more.

If anything, I almost feel like this might reveal or imply that Trill will make the dying boy into a Thornwatch member.

I dunno. Compared to the Tithe, this one feels like the ending will be even more abrupt, unless Monday is a 6-paneler or something.

This is like if the penultimate strip of the Tithe was the one where Hanna tied the knots.

Sezneg

This is my favorite Lookouts/Daughters arc so far. Even if the owl looks like Archimedes...

BrushwoodMutt

Enlong wrote: »

BrushwoodMutt wrote: »

For everyone talking about how this won't resolve by Monday. It won't. If you recall The Tithe, it ended with Hanna giving life to the creature of the forest and that was it. It really didn't explain what happened to her, why it happened, how the Lookouts would respond to her, and many more.

If anything, I almost feel like this might reveal or imply that Trill will make the dying boy into a Thornwatch member.

I dunno. Compared to the Tithe, this one feels like the ending will be even more abrupt, unless Monday is a 6-paneler or something.

This is like if the penultimate strip of the Tithe was the one where Hanna tied the knots.

Who knows, but I have faith that Mike and Jerry know what they are doing. Will it be a bit loose and we'll have to piece it together, probably. But I think it's possible to "resolve" this in three strips without the boy's death. Ex: If the first two panels have Trill telling the birds to shut it and then enacting the law, and the third we see what the law is.

Inquisitor

Hearthsinger wrote: »

I NEED TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN END THIS IN THREE MORE PANELS. I am excited to see what's in store.

Probably about as well as they ended the Automata arc they did last.

I love the art, and the writing that they do for their special features on PA, but I feel like hardly any of them have ended satisfactorily.

Smrtnik

BrushwoodMutt wrote: »

Enlong wrote: »

BrushwoodMutt wrote: »

For everyone talking about how this won't resolve by Monday. It won't. If you recall The Tithe, it ended with Hanna giving life to the creature of the forest and that was it. It really didn't explain what happened to her, why it happened, how the Lookouts would respond to her, and many more.

If anything, I almost feel like this might reveal or imply that Trill will make the dying boy into a Thornwatch member.

I dunno. Compared to the Tithe, this one feels like the ending will be even more abrupt, unless Monday is a 6-paneler or something.

This is like if the penultimate strip of the Tithe was the one where Hanna tied the knots.

Who knows, but I have faith that Mike and Jerry know what they are doing. Will it be a bit loose and we'll have to piece it together, probably. But I think it's possible to "resolve" this in three strips without the boy's death. Ex: If the first two panels have Trill telling the birds to shut it and then enacting the law, and the third we see what the law is.

Pretty sure the boy died already on the first strip.

ziddersroofurry

"Yeah...don't worry about me...I'm just down here bleeding. It's cool! Just a gut wound. Nothing vital's slipped out for at least a few minutes so I think I'm...oh, wait. No, no. This is bad."

protokidd

The art is PERFECT! @_@

Peter Ebel

Is he bleeding though? He probably just went looking for a place to take his first shit of the camping trip after days of anxious waiting. A terrifying prospect to anyone.

bbradds

I'm sure the woods first line of defense would be poisonous berries.