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Outta the way, forest! Ken’s comin’ through! So I had to redraw Ken’s arms in that first panel because I realized that he was holding his sword with an opposite grip from what we’d seen on the previous page. It came out kind of awkward looking, I’m afraid (and now everyone will notice!) but I guess I’d rather have consistent and awkward over inconsistent? Granted, if you’re observantly reading through the archive, my tendency to accidentally change a character’s grip on his/her weapon is a common problem of mine…err, I mean, a common easter egg I like to throw in there for fun!

Published on October 21, 2013 by Alex Kolesar

Stephen

Screw modern deforestation, Ken truly is the greatest threat to our forests being chopped down.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Unfortunately, he would’ve passed on hundreds of years ago, making him a poor scapegoat for any current ecological disaster! Also, he’s a fictional cartoon character, but that’s of secondary importance.
- Ben Johnston
  
  He also might be a video-game character. As in this whole thing is Lex and Matrix running a simulation.
  - Neska
    
    I really hope it isn’t all a simulation: unless that sort of thing is crucial to the premise it just feels like a cop-out to me.
Charvale

Ken’s Lumber Company.
If it stands in our way, we’ll chop it down.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Ken’s missing out on a great entrepreneurial opportunity!
  - Kire Du’Hai
    
    He’s making too much of a killing in the mugging industry to divert his portfolio into lumber investment, though.
Sunwu

Ken’s a Lumberjack and that’s okay!!!!
- KungFuKlobber
  
  He acted in kabuki and frequents sake bars!
- Jaibyrd
  
  Dear Sir, I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms about the
  song which you have just broadcast about the lumberjack who wears
  women’s clothes. Many of my best friends are lumberjacks, and only a few
  of them are transvestites.
  
  Yours faithfully, Brigadier Sir Charles
  Arthur Strong (Mrs.)
  
  P.S. I have never kissed the editor of the NNFB.
  - http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
    
    Also, this is a DEAD PARROT.
    - randompersonality
      
      I am so in love with the comments section of this comic…
      - anony
        
        Yes, it is a rare gem among its peers. (in a good way)
Yacc

I wonder whether Ken can fulfill his promise.
Lady Courage

Look how much Ken cares about the ecosystem. C’mon then, work with the man! SAVE THE FOREST!
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Ken’s a true preservationist!
Thiago Kurovski

I smell a romance between the two. Picnics on battle sites (while the battle is going on), strolls along Wataro army camps, playing sunset-Kadoosh, all including lots of sake, of course…
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  Well that sounds lovely!
  - Thiago Kurovski
    
    Awwww…
  - KungFuKlobber
    
    THAT expression on KEN’s face is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen.
  - Kid Chaos
    
    OMG, that’s so damn cute…
- MoveAlongCitizen
  
  He’s an Alcoholic Ronin.
  She’s an Unemployed Ninja.
  Together…. THEY FIGHT CRIME.
Hakka

BY OUR POWERS COMBINED HE’S CAPTAIN KEN /o/ KINDA PROTECTOR OF NATURE!
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  In a perverse sort of way…
Gis

I like how the arrow hits right between the armor.
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  He’s a good shot when her arrows aren’t being plucked from the sky!
  - anony
    
    Seriously though, them arrows aren’t poisoned at all? Not even a sleeping agent?
    - Matthew Geletka
      
      I think Ken’s adrenaline will wear off soon, and then it’ll be sleepy time.
    - Speedy Marsh
      
      He’s spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder. Well, actually it’s sake that he’s immune to, but his body has grown accustomed to chemical abuse.
Matthew Geletka

Prediction time:
I think that Ken’s bloodlust won’t hold out and he’ll get knocked out, BUT when he wakes up he’ll find a kindred spirit as he witnesses Masuhiro’s elite ninja killin skillz.
charles81

Heh, the arrows are tipped. And yeah! for once, I wouldn’t mind seeing armor actually work. But if our adventurers are smart here, then I suspect Ken is the distraction while they circle back in to let Cho and Yori take on Yumiko.

And don’t worry about the awkward stance. We’re about as likely to notice it as the missing scratch on his cheek ;P
- http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai
  
  why you, I outta…!
- Jake
  
  the scratch is missing due to ken’s long-ish hair. it has healing properties perhaps or does it have a camouflaging effect when triggered by high speed head turns? The answer to these questions and more on the next “Days of our liv…” um…. *ahem* excuse me “No need for Bushido!”
Da’Zlein

The only question is, what will give out first, Ken’s poison resistance or the forest’s supply of trees?
- Dylan
  
  Well, he’s been grinding his Poison Resistance skill for as long as we’ve known him. (Remember, alcohol is a toxin.)
- MoveAlongCitizen
  
  Unfortunately, I still think Ken would give out first. It’d be close, though.

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