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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.

Crud 2: Crud Cruddier

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Clint

Here we go again. Dammit San Diego Comic Con, you’re awesome, but you sure are a hotbed of plague.

Actually it’s possible San Diego isn’t to blame this time around, since both my mother and my wife were both wrestling with what seems to be my same symptoms before we ever packed our car for the convention. I was chowing vitamins in hopes of avoiding it, but then last Monday happened with my aunt and, well, that kind of stress and potential grief will do a number on your body. I’m guessing the virus took full advantage of that chink in the defenses.

As an update, my aunt is back at her home and stabilized for the time being. She still wasn’t able to go to the convention but we took lots of pictures and videos to share with her and the CCI staff let Dawn and I pick up the t-shirts she’d pre-ordered without any fuss. From a purely logistical standpoint this was probably one of our best trips, with little to no stress involved in our arrival or departure; a far sight better than some previous years.

On the other hand,  Southern California weather decided to take an uncharacteristically humid turn, feeling rather… what’s the word… swampy? We natives here can deal with heat by itself, but once you start adding water we can become rather soggy and miserable, as evidenced by last Friday night where pretty much everyone I knew called off their party plans in favor of just collapsing in the A/C of their hotel rooms. Meanwhile some dude from Louisiana was probably out there scooping up the swag and downing all the complimentary booze.

It was still quite fun, just had to be taken in small measures; though now that I think about it, I suppose that’s fair to say of any trip to SDCC. I just remember on Friday saying hi to some of our exhibitor friends and they had even more than the usual shell-shocked stare of Day 3, possibly because even the Exhibit Hall was feeling sticky that day; not quite “the A/C is out” but it didn’t quite seem to be compensating for the press of bodies.

I wonder how many infections I dished out? Hopefully not many, this is a miserable bug. When I think things like “I want to watch that movie but I’m not sure I have the energy to stay awake on the couch for two hours”, that’s pretty miserable. I was very, very glad we’d already decided to take the week off in terms of a story post.

Speaking of which, probably a good point for me to wrap this up and go have another lie down with some orange juice. Next week I shall hopefully be back at this spot with 100% less self-pity and 100% more something interesting to say. At least 50%. Yeah, that sounds good. I have to feel better at least in time for Guardians of the Galaxy!

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Even if the little fellow does seem a bit sketchy…