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Parable - 21 - HD

🕑 Added 2019-10-16 19:29:38 +0000 UTC

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Afunnythinghappedtome

For some reason, I can only think of Nathan Fillian as Captain Hammer, holding up his fists, "...and these are not the hammer."

Lachlan

Love that third panel. Nice to see another side to Susan.

Gamma

"I know that reference!"

ZekeStaright

Susan does Love her Big Hammers.

Jon Krupp

I think we can all agree about big hammers.

Mark

Is Susan sniffing him?

Foradain

We haven't seen his footwear yet, AFAIK. But if they aren't unobtanium-toed boots, I'll agree he could be better protected.

Fenrir

I might be wrong here, but I imagine Susan's eyes would be aimed a bit, er, lower, in the last panel if the apron were the only thing he was wearing.

Some Ed

No. Um, it looks to me like he's also wearing a belt and gloves. Gloves are pretty important for a blacksmith to wear, so it's probably a good thing he has a pair. I would also guess he's probably wearing footwear of some kind. I'd guess some kind of low-profile boot, as that seems to be what everybody else is wearing. It's probably not steel-reinforced. That's probably not good; he's a blacksmith, so he's likely to be working with a lot of heavy things. The chances of any one of them falling on his feet is probably pretty low, but the aggregate chance is absurdly high. I've heard one modern blacksmith claim that the chance in his shop, *after* taking all of the feasible steps to improve worker safety, was roughly 250% per employee annually. As such, protective footwear was required for everyone who entered the shop proper. Edit: he's an armor/weapon smith. The chance that he's going to be working with heavy and sometimes pointy things is absurdly high. One might even go so far as to say it's guaranteed. He really needs better footwear.

agonwastes

Is it wrong that I love Touchy-feely Susan and completely oblivious blacksmith? (also,it really does look like he's only wearing an apron lol)

Stephen Gilberg

I recall what Captain Hammer in "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" said after denying that his name refers to his fists....

Brooks Moses

Yes, it does seem she is playing with his core muscles, indeed. I see what you did there.

AstroChaos

Well, her purity levels are godly here so...

Andrea Andrew

I love how the main storyline is doing all it can to try and reinforce why Susan and Elliot can’t be together yet, and this side comic is doing the exact opposite.