The Crooked Man
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Early April, 1906 - San Francisco's residents have no idea that their world is about to be engulfed in chaos. Vice cop Piter Rassmussen has a comfortable home with a wife and daughter who love him. His beat is Chinatown, a place both uniquely American and very foreign. Amon Pen is a disfigured Veteran just returning from China. More than five years have elapsed since he fought there in the Boxer Rebellion. He and Rassmussen couldn't possibly live more different lives, but now Amon is hunting Piter throughout the young city. Loyalties will be tested and broken as secrets from the past are exposed to the harsh light of day in a city first shaken by the Great Quake, then stripped bare by conflagration. Even when society is reduced to its most basic components, the need for vengeance remains.
I voted for you two to be in the Invitational, and asked others to do the same... dangit... I hope that doesn't bite me later.
Oh, well... I suppose losing to Crooked Man is still a victory for me as a reader. :)
--Gabe (the other Gabe-- no, not that one, the other one)
Thanks Lamison! You're one of our biggest supporters and we really appreciate it! Hope you enjoy the new pages.
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infernalbbq, thanks for the kind words!
-Gabriel Hardman
This is top quality, the writing is brilliant, the pacing...um, well paced and I can't wait to see more. Didn't catch this the first time around, welcome back for another shot!
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! another shot for crooked man! hooray! perhaps--and i'm just saying perhaps, mind you--there is a god.
Actually, thanks to everyone who voted to bring The Crooked Man back! We hope you enjoy the new pages.
Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Sara Bechko
Thanks, Dan! Good luck with Reno. It's a really solid strip.
Gabriel Hardman
Good luck next month, Guys, I really enjoyed these comics, and i'm looking forward to the next 8!
Thanks, Andre!
Gabriel Hardman
I am very excited to see you back! Love your art and best of luck!!
Thanks RKB! Hope you enjoy the new pages.
Gabriel Hardman
Glad to see your coming back for another round, GO CROOKED MAN!!!, and best luck to you.
Thanks, sobreiro! BTW Cursed Planet looks great!
Gabriel Hardman
Congratulations!!
I would absolutely love to see this finished. The world needs more Westerns, and you guys provided a flawless setup for what I imagine would be a truly riveting book upon completion. I really hope they bring you back, and if not, I hope there will at least be some sporadic new content when your website opens!
Thanks, DANC!
Gabriel Hardman
Wow, the art is just beautiful. And the writing has me hooked. Hope you make it in July.
Believe it or not, I'd be even happier!!!!
Thanks guys! It would be awesome if Crooked Man got a second shot. We'd be happy to do eight more pages.
Gabriel Hardman
Uhmm.
I don't think I'm needed here.
Looking forward to new screens in July, Gabe and Corrina.
-Rob
Of course this is the comic I must want to see come back and win the Zuda Invite Contest.
@Lamison: Come on man join the chorus!!!!
BRING BACK CROOKED MAN!!!
This is just an outstanding piece of work. I hope to see the story completed. Gabriel and Corrina did an excellent job.
You know I agree with Bornieo, I just wanted to say again it should have got the auto-win!!!
This strip should get another chance. I think it should have gotten an automatic win, imho.
Looks in good. It's been a while since I've seen some decent historical fiction.
Do the old comics get a second chance?
Pretty good, could be a whole lot better...only time will tell.
Let me know I can help in this crusade!
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Actually, I guess the best way to help would be for me to just draw some new Crooked Man strips and post them... ;)
The great crusade to bring back the crooked man (if possible) is on!!!
Maybe after 10+ competitions there could be a redemption battle of #2's (or something).
Any updates on heathen comics' status?
The artwork is absolutely gorgeous. The facial expressions were amazing. I especially loved the first panel of page eight.
As for the writing, I was also a big fan. In these few pages you leave us a great set up. I desperately want to see more. I love this genre and there is not nearly enough of it out there.
Great job. I'd love to see more of both Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Sara Bechko.
Great art Great plot What da ya hav to do have a brother who is governor of FL?
there's a feedback button?
The Feedback button? :0
Not that again! ;)
Who reads those things anyway Ron? :)
I don't know how effective a petition would be - but I would say the best way to let us know if we're doing things right or wrong would be to use the feedback button.
Speaking of the petition thing, maybe start a thread on the message boards, Zuda loser, you would most like to see given a second chance? See who wins that vote.
@Lamison: I doubt it happens, there is probably some rule about a loser of the contest getting a retro-active instant win. damn. The best thing would probably be to follow the crooked man over to heathen comics. This isn't the only comic that lost a vote, that I still want to follow, if it is carried on. Speaking of that heathen comics coming soon, can't wait for it to get here!!!
i like the idea of petitioning zuda to give us more crooked man. thoughts on how to go about it?
This should have won.
After seeing the offerings for Jan I again call on Zuda to give The Crooked Man instant winner status! This strip deserves to be here more than all the offerings bar one that I have read today. Someone start a petition or something!
Sorry you guys lost. IMHO you had the better product, what's next?
Crooked Man Fans,
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alas, poor The Crooked Man. we hardly knew ye.
Glad to hear this will continue. You guys are winners in my eyes!
Well, I just checked in (and happy new year everyone :)) and I'm massively confused. Surely this beat the winner in the "popularity contest"? Higher average rating, higher number of views and higher number of "favourites" (actually I don't know what the last number means, but still).
Ah well, I'll look forward to reading more at heathencomics.
Regardless of the result in the competition, this comic should be continued on zuda, This second comp was full of great strips and it just seems wrong that great stories get shelved at zuda because of a popularity contest. I vote for The Crooked Man to be awarded instant winner status!
Thanks, RKB!
Gabriel Hardman
Just saw the "he walked a crooked mile" image you have on panel and pixel for the crooked man, I really liked it.
30% of americans believe that he was better than the alternative....
Anyway, can't wait to see more Crooked Man on heathencomics!
yes, the vote rigging worked, but the result still sucked.
if zuda rigged the vote, half of us would believe the result sucked. there are still more than thirty percent of americans who think george w. is the greatest thing since christ himself.
people are stupid.
I think the vote rigging worked - that's why you got Bush! Amazingly 'the people' weren't THAT stupid!