There’s more to Kohr than meets ye eye, methinks…
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I can’t help but feel slightly sorry for him…
Like others here have said, there’s got to more to this than what Kohr’s telling–right?
Well, I think carrying a sword named Dragon’s Bane somewhat removes the “I was an innocent traveler who never harmed a fly.”
Sins of the father transferred at the very least by ownership of said weapon.
But he never actually SAID that, now did he?
True, the sword may have been just sitting there in his storage unit while he’s out traveling.
I mean he never said “I was an innocent traveler who never harmed a fly.” (Tell that to the flies.
) Given the logistics of the strip and of the narrative it’s almost certain he had his sword nearby, say in whatever wagon he traveled in. Even on a honeymoon one has to be careful in Terragard – I just think he never expected to have to use Dragon’s Bane then of all times, or so early in his adult life.
There’s the obvious subtext of an ongoing blood feud between humans and dragons, killing off each other’s mates and children, and I don’t suppose we should be surprised that for a romance-filled time in one of the feuders’ lives, he forgot about The Way Terragard Works. What would be really interesting would be a story – here or elsewhere – about how the dragons look at the subject. That idea can’t be original but maybe it hasn’t been explored enough. (Hey, I could do that – if I have the time.)
Yikes.
I am reminded of that passage in the book ‘Don’t Split the Party’ of the Order of the Stick, when the black dragon corners Vaarsuvius. Up to the point that she promised to murder his/her children in revenge for him/her killing hers, I felt quite sympathetic towards the dragon…
On a sidenote, why would two mated dragons go to sleep at the same time?! o_ò One of the major benefits of being a mated pair is one sleeping while the other keeps watch over the precious, precious brood.
It’s what I’ve been telling David, it’s often those people who are the kindest outwardly that actually have the deepest potential for berserkitude. I’m serious. If Kohr is one of those people whose value judgments are at the base of his subconscious mind then his blitzkrieg (with an inherited sword no less) is understandable.
This should be for DuckAmuck and I have no idea how I hit the wrong Reply link.
Don’s reminded us that dragons are devious and cruel – I don’t think he’s ever told us that they’re always smart.
Frank’s a genius only compared to Bill. 
Maybe they thought no one would be so foolish as to tickle, let alone stab, a sleeping dragon.
Oh well, here’s natural selection at work.
Isn’t there always more to the story (ie Kohr)…this is getting really good. Great art work too!
Omlettes, anyone?
Art looks great! I hope Kohr didn’t get any of that blood in his mouth in panel 2… Yuck.
Methinks there’s more to this story… and methinks all will be revealed… and methinks Kohr is a deeper character than I thought. And methinks I use the term methinks too much.
I’m very proud of the art and set-up in this episode. Don’s colors really sparkle, and I have to thank Don, LoB’s resident D&D expert, for helping me name the sword.
AND you made ANOTHER eye joke. I’m rubbing off on you.
Great geeks think alike. (Or is it small geeks?
) By that I mean this: someone recently sent me a really wicked-looking Chinese dagger with a fire-breathing dragon engraved on it, in hopes of inspiring the dark side of my speculative fiction. So far “Dragon’s Tooth” seems the best name, although “Dragon’s Breath” would be more in tune with the engraving.
No, “Dragon’s Breath” is the name of a very potent drink. So potent in fact that drinking it will cause you to spontaneously combust! (Quest for Hero I). Dragon’s Tooth or Dragon’s FANG would actually be more appropriate.
Dragon’s Fang. Hey, I like it. (I thought I heard of the drink “Dragon’s Breath” somewhere but couldn’t place the reference.) Thank you!
And then it’s on to massacre the Tusken Raider village!
(sorry, dork reference)
No apologies necessary, someone has to counterbalance the Star Trek</i) references (however, ahem, slanderous I think some of them are).
Of course on the latter subject, something just occurred to me. The writers of ST: Enterprise, or one of them, evidently noticed the difference not just in appearance, but in subtlety, between the “old” and the “new” Klingons and when dealing with the history of the Augments’ genes found a way to deal with both aspects. The Augmented Klingons were those we saw in ST:TOS and they had no head ridges but did have increased intelligence, compared to the Klingon standard model. On the other hand, the “standard” Klingons eventually showed a sense of honor in battle that the “Augmented” ones didn’t have.
Let me guess… Frank is gonna hatch from one of those??
My first thought too. Frank must have very good memories of his, er, dragonling-hood if so.
Wow!
“Countless dragons”? What do they eat when they can’t get newlywed brides? Why is the human race still extant in Terragard? Why…but these life-shaking questions are no good to address in the midst of industrial-strength insomnia!
Both humans and dragons eat sheep and cows and pigs (chicken only humans do: too small for dragons)… most of the time. What is unclear is how pigs, cows and sheep manage to survive.
So they keep most humans alive so that their main food source does. Which means these critters are even more devious than their reputation makes them…
Well, dragons being large creatures, probably digest their food rather slowly, so I imagine that they don’t have to eat very often, plus if they are magical creatures, they may also gather sustenance from that.
He’s gonna kill the bebe dragons?!?!?!?!?! But but but…WAHHHHHHHHHHHH
Payback… well, it isn’t a pixie, Pixie.
There, there Pixie *pats her on her tiny back ever do carefully*.
You didn’t cry when Ripley torched the Alien nest did you?
Actually, that was self-defense. The “eggs” were hatching and a face hugger was about to attack Ripley. If not for that, Ripley would have just walked out and not done anything.
Considering dragons, what Kohr’s about to do might also be considered self-defense… of the human species.
Vengeance for his own potential lineage (and all that would go with it, say, love) would be a good enough trigger.
But they’re only little! They don’t know any better…waaaaaahhhhhhh!!!! Not all little things are evil….Ok some of us are but not everything
Hey there. I like LoB and read it in large chunks. My last visit was April 2011. However, finding where I left off would be easier (possible) if there was an archive.
Cheers.
Lloyd -we’re working on that as we speak! Don just completed archiving the strips. dating them, and naming the storyarcs, and Mike and Jon (the powers that be behind the technical curtain here at LoB) are instituting a searchable archive that you can jump to based on arc names and dates. HUZZAH!!
Who is the dragon carrying into the night? Is it Kohr’s beloved? If so, what happened to her? Were the dragons hired to kidnap her and make it look like she died?
Rob, your astute powers of observation serve you well… I’m amazed you’re the first one to ask that.
Hm… a mystery.
By Thundarr… he’s RIGHT!
::: can’t decide whether to gape in awe or blush in embarrassment for not seeing that :::
As I re-read this some things strike me as odd. If he is a dragon slayer why did he not slay the dragons the day before. Also if the dragons came after him as a dragonslayer why did they not take his weapon or prepare for him to come and take revenge. I think this is more likely a why I am this way sort of thing. Plus even though that is the sword name it does not mean it ever had to be used in a dragon battle. It also might just be a good sword that has been given the name due to its current reputation.
I’m guessing (notice I said GUESSING) he wasn’t a Dragonslayer just yet. He may have been rebeling against the “family business” type of thing until this happened. Perhaps the Dragons followed him there knowing he was his fathers son so to speak and thus thrust him into the decission.
Omelet anyone?
How about scrambled eggs?