Picking Up The Pieces
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November 26th, 2008

Picking Up The Pieces

41 Abominable Comments!

  1. Kaite

    Woah – first comment? :P What is CC picking up all the feathers for? I love his expression in panel 4… :D

  2. Tom

    Ah, but were the birds really there in panel three?

  3. Annabelle

    @Tom yeah it is two different sets of branches in 3 and five so they may be lurking elsewhere… I wonder what Charles is gonna do with all the feathers?

  4. Noah

    I don’t trust those birds. I think they’re in cahoots with the humans.

  5. kristin

    I know we all say it, but I absolutely love this comic. Karl’s art gets me every time. The facial expressions say it all.

  6. sjkellyfetti

    @Annabelle – I see panel 3 as a close up of the branches in panel 5 (look around the bottom middle in panel 5 – the lowest down sticking branch matches to the one in panel 3 at bottom right). Those birds have flown! And where is Townsen? Did the birds carry him away? or WORSE?

  7. Noah

    ooooohhhh, I forgot, he woke up from that dream, but he’d fallen asleep cradling Townsen. WTF, birds?

  8. Dave Wachter

    In some cultures, Crows and ravens are viewed as intermediaries between this world and the afterlife. Could it be that way here?

  9. Archurch

    The birds are probably ravens or crows as Dave said, and CC sees them because of Townsen’s recent death and the spirit being taken to its next existence.
    I hope Townsen’s soul/spirit/innocence remains as it did in its life since none of us will ever know until we each take that same journey, hopefully many years from now (for all of us).

  10. Steve

    first time i’ve commented, so let me first say i really really love this comic

    and what are the odds he is gathering the feathers to wear like a disguise?

  11. StarTurtle

    Tricksy birds, I don’ts trusts em.

  12. katada

    ooh that’s eerie.. i don’t like those birds.

  13. gri

    I just discovered this comic, thanks to the webtip from my favourite radiostation, and I can’t say how much I love this story and the art. just wonderful…my god, this reminds me of so many other things I read/saw, but nothing gets close to where this is standing. but please, bring back Townsen

  14. Buho

    Annabelle: “I wonder what Charles is gonna do with all the feathers?”

    You haven’t learned yet. Continuity? Plan? Such things do not exist in the universe of Charles Christopher! :) This comic has almost as many open threads as there are strips! And I think Kerschl meant it to be that way from the first strip.

    And I think that makes this strip even more enjoyable to follow!

  15. Jigs

    I look forward to this comic. Thank you

  16. veripuu

    He’s going to get Townsen back from the sunbird. I think. I had a weird dream where I read the whole comic from a book. So now I know what would happen in the end if reality would be the same as my dream. It’s confusing, but also nice. And surreal.

    Bye.

  17. veripuu

    eer wait. I wanted to say that Charles Christopher’s expression in the fourth panel is the best one so far. He looks so determined. Love it. Thank you and bye.

  18. james

    i have 2 things i look forward to every Wednesday… Ghost Hunters and CC… Ghost Hunters is repeats today…

  19. snowgods

    The collective term for crows comes to mind – a murder or crows, really matches CC’s Expression

  20. aeonsama

    Didn’t townsen explode into feathers? And yes , I have to say this too, I LOVE CC.

  21. Keyaroscuro

    And the birds go POOF.

    Man, I’m with the rest of you, those darn birdies are da’gon tricky lil’ devils! With Apparition powers!

  22. DeviaLuna

    @Aeonsama: I kinda thought this too… Or not exploded into feathers, so much as morphed into them… Like maybe that was how the ravens/crows took Townsen to the afterlife or wherever he’s going.

  23. Elereth

    I just finished reading through the archive. For the record, you produce one of the finest things on the internet.

  24. joe vriens

    sweet dude
    love the last panel with the ground empty-tells the what happened perfectly
    so good !

  25. hempletonfeck

    @Steve: feathers for disguise

    That made me laugh :) He definitely looks like he’s got a plan or gained vital knowledge there (with the leaves/feathers).

  26. Jaquandor

    I’ve just read the entire run of this strip, and while I’m loving it to death, this particular installment has an error: there’s no “Next” link to click. Please fix. :)

  27. em

    I just read your whole strip, and I adore it. But now I have to wait for each installment! Noooooooo…..

  28. Banoffi

    Wow! This strip is just amazing. Thanks so much.

  29. Ali S.

    OMG. I just stumbled upon this comic and I’m in love with it. What has happened to Townsend!? ;_;

  30. Kate

    Clever birds.

  31. sachibelle

    Poor Townsend…

  32. emily

    his expression in panel 4 says to me “birds, if you dont stop staring, im going to pluck you”

  33. Mary Tee

    I believe you can fly, Charles. I believe you can touch the sky.

    TOWNSEN ;__;

  34. Lun-Sei Sleidee

    Actually! Crows are among the most intelligent bird species. Also, it’s curious that they’re always represented ominously in comics, because in real-life they are all BUT ominous and glommy. They’re actually cute, and even ridiculous (ever saw a crow walking?). Like all birds, in fact.

  35. Mary Tee

    Crows are HILARIOUS in real life.
    But they can be ominous, too. And I mean, enough people must know it, them being called a MURDER in groups.
    A murder of crows…
    Sorry that was weird.

  36. waldo

    I see the silouette of Townsen in branches of the last panel. I must be sick. :(

  37. Diethro

    @waldo: I see it to, I wonder if he ment for it to be there. Kind of wierd yet also cool if he didnt mean that to happen.

  38. Noah

    @waldo and diethro

    Alright, I’ve been staring down those branches for a good half hour now, and I can see maybe two different Townsen’s. Is it just his face or him curled up with his head towards the bottom? Or are we all hallucinating?
    Karl? What’s the verdict, man?

  39. zanarhi

    I’ve just been plowing through the archives and I have no idea what the heck I’ve been reading… But I will continue reading it, that’s for sure!

  40. Razor

    CC is channeling Chuck Norris in that 4th panel. The birds were so freaked that they flew away!

    …either that or they weren’t really there BUT still. He’s big and bad and THEY TOOK HIS LIL BUDDY so this is SRS BIZNES.

  41. talkymoss

    Love your strip, never seen anything like it. the artwork is beautiful. i thought i was going to cry when charles found townsen. im addicted to this comic and i just started reading it today. you arived just in time, Opus is out of the picture.

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