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9 thoughts on “558 – Cotton Clad Calamity”

  1. Raznaak

    Yup, he’s a bastard XD

  2. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Are those pajamas available in XXXL in the gift shop?

  3. Otaku

    It’s been a while, so let me ask: Did we get a reason for him to WANT Susie dead? Not to backseat, but if we didn’t, I’m worried were about to move into “Stupid Evil” territory. Now, stupid happens, don’t get me wrong. It’s not bad storytelling for that to be the case here.

    You’ve just done a good job NOT having that be a driving factor, so the “Kill off the stars of my successful reality TV show.” seems shortsighted, otherwise. Oh, I guess I could be mistaken about the in-story reality TV show’s success. Like, if the company behind them is losing money, or they think a change in management at the ranch would make the whole thing more popular/profitable, then I can see the above scenario happening as well.

    I REALLY think I’m just forgetting something important, but that I don’t have time to deep dive to remind me of, hence the comment. >_<

    1. Deoxy

      It certainly has been stretched out over quite a while, but there have definitely been hints from quite near the beginning that whoever is running the reality TV show definitely wants her dead.

      But I certainly don’t recall any reason why.

      1. Clint

        Yeah it’s fair to not remember since it’s been a hot minute (many, many minutes) but if you feel like a refresher the most relevant bits would be the beginning of Episode 8 and the end of Episode 15. We haven’t explicitly spelled out exactly what The Exec means by his “side hustle” or who was on the other end of that phone call, though.

        I’m hoping that when the whole thing is eventually available it will make sense, or at least enough sense to have hung this narrative on.

        1. Otaku

          Thanks for the replies, Deoxy and Clint. Yeah, I’d totally forgotten about those things. Good to know!

  4. Evervigilant

    Seems about time for the two people who aren’t there to make a surprise entrance as the ace Susie didn’t even know she had.

  5. Scarsdale

    There’s still 3-5 people on her side that might be planning something. This guy is a megalomaniac with a god complex, so letting him think he’s the sharpest tool in the shed sets him up for a fall. Everything depends on those cameras, and I suspect their little stop over by the charging coffins had something to do with her actual plan, not the one the a-hole thinks it is.

  6. lyra

    Really enjoyed the opening of Zombie Ranch. I like the combination of the western setting with the zombie concept, it gives the story a really distinctive atmosphere. I’m a freelance illustrator and animator, and I’d be interested in seeing how some of these scenes could translate into motion, especially as a short animated teaser or character scene.

    If you’re ever interested in something like that, you can reach me here:

    IG: eve_verse_
    Email: [contact.lilaclines@gmail.com](mailto:contact.lilaclines@gmail.com)
    Discord: Lyralilac_

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558 – Cotton Clad Calamity
Posted on August 26, 2026 by Dawn

What would you call this? Armchair assassination? Merk-from-home?

Well, Suzie ain't dead (or undead) quite yet, so we'll just have to see if his gloating is justifiable.

Can’t we all just get along?

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Clint

I’m no pie-in-the-sky idealist. I know the world doesn’t run on rainbows and hugs, and oftentimes conventions are no exception. But damn if I can’t still be shocked sometimes when I hear about how certain shows are being run.

I won’t name the show mentioned, but it was an anime convention where the exhibitor who went posted a very odd thing; because she had craft goods for sale, she was not allowed to be in Artist’s Alley. In fact all the folks with non-“2D” artwork were segregated out to a different section of the convention. This was bizarre enough to me, but the craziest part was yet to come; when asked why this was happening, the convention organizers claimed that it was the 2D artists who had complained and demanded the separation.

I hope they were just making that up, because if not, well, what the hell? In five years of exhibiting at conventions, I’ve never encountered this sort of mentality. But for that matter, I’m used to conventions where as long as you register early enough and pay your money, you get a spot, and the artist’s alleys are an eclectic mix of all manner of goods. We’re not talking small shows, either. San Diego is in a class by itself, but shows like WonderCon, Emerald City and Phoenix have all gotten pretty damn big — yet I keep hearing of much smaller shows requiring jury selections, treating their exhibitors poorly, and otherwise seeming downright hostile by comparison. Is it just more mellow on the West Coast? Is it some cultural difference between the comic cons and anime/manga events? I mean, I’ve observed some aesthetic differences on that score before, but I’m absolutely floored at times hearing stories from the anime circuit for what the exhibitors not only have to put up with, but have accepted as just a necessary evil.

This artist segregation, though, is probably the worst trend I’ve heard yet, especially if it’s actually because Independent Artist A is looking down their nose at Independent Artist B purely because of the media each has chosen to express themselves in. Dawn does sketches and illustrations, but she also sews plushie zombie horses and makes jewelry pendants and there is no less effort and creativity involved in the latter.  And you can’t tell me it’s a matter of the displays not being uniform enough, because a) uniformity is freaking boring, and b) 2D artists don’t all do the same sort of table set-up anyhow, either.

It’s bad enough when it’s a “separate but equal” situation, but now some shows have taken it a step further. They’ve separated out the sewers and sculptors and then turned around and charged them a significantly higher fee for exactly the same size of table and space, just in a different spot on the floor. And it’s not even near the entrance. That’s just Grade A bullshit right there.

Like I said, I haven’t really come in contact with this myself, I just find it worrisome that it’s happening anywhere, and even more worrisome that there could ever be a culture where independent artists are segregating out “undesirables” from their ranks based on some bizarre caste system of what counts as real art or not. I would prefer to think that’s some nutball organizer’s idea and they’re just making up some silent majority to justify their personal prejudices. And most of all, I want to believe that if exhibitors come in contact with this sort of toxic attitude, they will stand up and make their voices heard that it’s not okay, and if the convention won’t listen, that convention will eventually be an empty place.

Am I blowing this out of proportion? Have any of you run into this phenomenon, and if so, do you think it’s worthy of concern?