From the archiveNO. 026

Restful

VUMPIRE 026: Restful. Four-panel comic. A complete transcript follows below.
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Panel 1. At a sports bar after the game, the umpire crew watches a wall-mounted television. On the screen, Lucas Knox is lowered into a rectangular box underground before a crowd. TV: “Seven days, buried alive! He says it’s to impress one man.”

Panel 2. Jeff, Brad and Tyler turn from the television toward Sam. Brad: “Isn’t that the magic guy who’s been following you around?”

Panel 3. Tyler leans toward Sam across the table. Tyler: “No food. No sunlight. Seven days in a box. Could you do that?”

Panel 4. Sam stares at his full, untouched beer. Sam: “Sounds restful.”

An ordinary guy. Mostly.

Sam calls the game. The rest of his life is harder to explain.

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