Collection: Tip The Ferrymen

The main story of Tip The Ferrymen!

PANEL 1: The panel is rough and purple, highlighting the collapsing ground as Nathan holds onto the edge with one hand, reaching towards The Ranger with the other. They look down on him. PANEL 2: The edge breaks, sending Nathan careening down with a crash. The Ranger walks away.
PANEL 1: The panel is rough and purple, highlighting the collapsing ground as Nathan holds onto the edge with one hand, reaching towards The Ranger with the other. They look down on him. PANEL 2: The edge breaks, sending Nathan careening down with a crash. The Ranger walks away.
PANEL 1: Nathan is bleeding from a head wound, one eye open fiercely looking up at them as he shudders in pain. All of the panel edges on the page are rough like on Page 260. PANEL 2: The Ranger looks down on him. PANEL 3: They continue moving on, easily breaking Nathan's hold. PANEL 4: He tries to grab them again and fails. PANEL 5: The floor between Nathan and The Ranger is crumbling, and as they stand in front of the doorway, they throw a small yellow ball like before. PANEL 6: The ball clinks on the edge of the floor… PANEL 7: And explodes.
PANEL 1: Dusty disappears and the capsule turns purple in the air, pulling purple fog and cracks into itself as The Ranger stares forward. PANEL 2: Everything coalesces inside the capsule and starts to fall down. PANEL 3: They catch it in the palm of their hand. PANEL 4: They look ahead, ignoring Mai sitting up against a scorched wall holding her head. PANEL 5: Nathan's hand shakily grabs their boot to stop them. PANEL 6: The Ranger looks down at him, seemingly surprised.
PANEL 1: Suddenly an explosion goes off behind Dusty and Nathan, with the silhouette of The Ranger in the doorway. These panels don't have borders, just sharp edges. PANEL 2: They pull out and shoot a small gun with a deafening bang. PANEL 3: A small yellow capsule-shaped bullet embeds itself in Dusty's chest. His physical form cracks with purple, pupils visible and panicked. He is flinching back, terrified.
PANEL 1: The tapping continues throughout the page, but nobody hears over the shouting. The edges of the panel start to roughly tear. Dusty says You promised all of us you'd protect us! PANEL 2: A familiar purple boot with a golden trim approaches. PANEL 3: Dusty clutches his chest as he continues, You abandoned all of us like these assholes abandoned me! PANEL 4: There's a close-up shot of Nathan gritting his teeth when Dusty says You've let all of us down, Vargas! PANEL 5: Nathan cries out that Do you think I don't know that?!
PANEL 1: There is a quiet tapping sound nobody has noticed yet. Mai shrinks down looking at her spirit box and Nathan keeps arguing with Dusty in the foreground, saying Mai is just a kid, she doesn't know what she's getting into! PANEL 2: The tapping continues as Dusty shouts If you won't protect us and Mai ''can't'' do it, then what're we supposed to do?! PANEL 3: The tapping continues. Dusty points his wrinkled hand as he speaks. Sorry you're having a little fucking pity party, Vargas, but some of us need to keep moving forward! PANEL 4:Eddie interjects saying Hey, you're being really harsh– Before Dusty screams back with I don't care! PANEL 5: A bright yellow ball rolls behind Nathan's feet that no-one sees. He starts to step forward, saying Dusty…
PANEL 1: Dusty narrates over a flashback of himself, dead but with his healthier appearance. He is running away and behind him is the Ranger. He says Y'know somethin' funny? This ain't the first I've had to run and hide. PANEL 2: The flashback continues, showing two spirits, blurred in orange, purple and pink. They are both afraid. Dusty says Do you have any idea how many of us have just up and vanished, Vargas?! PANEL 3: Back in the present, Dusty points to Nathan as he reels back. Nathan tries to interject with I- but Dusty immediately continues with Where were you when they needed protecting, huh? Why'd you just abandon all of us?! PANEL 4: Nathan retorts with a hand to his chest saying My– My brother died! My goddamn leg got amputated! I can't just– PANEL 5: Dusty gestures to Mai who has otherwise been silent and visibly surprised to be involved. Dusty says Then quit bein' an asshole to Mai! Let her do the job! And she's better at it than you are, she's figured out more about me this whole night than you could've in a week! PANEL 6: Mai looks to the side and holds herself saying I really don't want to be dragged into this– PANEL 7: Dusty faces Mai and tells her No! You should! He's been terrible to you this whole night, Dolly! Doesn't that piss you off?! PANEL 8: He asks Why aren't you standing up for yourself?! While Mai looks down to the ground.
PANEL 1: Dusty looks to his violently trembling hand, black ooze in his palm. He says I hate that this is all I am, I hate that they couldn't even leave a little of my work behind… something other than this stupid fucking disease. PANEL 2: Nathan hears an ominous creaking, starting to look behind him. PANEL 3: He turns all the way to see something not pictured in the panel, immediately shocked and says Shit– PANEL 4: Nathan apprehensively starts to speak. Dusty, look, I know you're dealing with a lot right now but we should get you out of here– PANEL 5: Dusty argues shouting Oh up yours, Vargas! I don't want to hear anything from you! Nathan, no longer apprehensive, snaps back saying I'm trying to keep you safe! PANEL 6: Dusty turns to face Nathan saying And where was that attitude over the last few years, huh?!
PANEL 1: Dusty continues with his back turned to everyone else. Y'know, when I got sick none of these bastards tried to do anything for me! PANEL 2: There's a large splotch of black ooze coughed into Dusty's hand. He says I was dying and I still wanted to help these assholes! So you think they would've kept somethin', anythin' but no! PANEL 3: More ooze comes out of Dusty's mouth and his hair starts to fall out as he keeps shouting. The second I became the local charity case they tossed me aside like garbage! PANEL 4: Dusty stops when he hears loud coughing and gagging. Black smog starts to fill the air and his hair keeps falling out. PANEL 5: Eddie and Nathan are coughing and covering their mouths and Mai looks scared. PANEL 6: Dusty finally looks over at them, in shock. The smog is rising from him. PANEL 7: Dusty laughs miserably, the walls behind him darkening. PANEL 8: He turns his head, starting to cry. I hate this. I fucking hate this.
PANEL 1: Dusty slams open a cabinet, saying C'mon– PANEL 2: He keeps searching, shaking a box upside down. All that comes out are scraps. He says Come on!!! PANEL 3: He pulls out a cabinet drawer, also empty, with a crack. Dusty continues with more desperation. There's– PANEL 4: He throws the cabinet drawer into glass with a loud crash, screaming Nothing!!! PANEL 5: Mai speaks into her spirit box saying Dusty– PANEL 6: Dusty keeps going like he didn't hear her. It's all gone!!! After everything I did for these motherfuckers they just–