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Description Of no relation to the Valley Bandit ).

Bartow Laughingbones was once a proud member of the Seaside Bandits, but left after a dispute over the group's mission statement and set himself up in the mountain pass to do solo work. Though he lives off the road, hidden in the mountain wood, he spends the majority of his time loitering on the path where he waits for travelers and merchants to pass by. There is no local law enforcement in those parts, so he is mostly unhindered in his work except when dealing with escorts and bounty hunters. When traffic is low, he cuts down bears and eats them.

Bartow is a large man, weighing roughly 300 pounds and standing at a little over 7 feet tall. He primarily targets travelers with consumer goods, taking food, drink, and materials needed for maintaining his home. Money is useless where he lives, so he has no use for it. Despite his violent disposition, Bartow is a lover of women (or, more appropriately, is favorably biased towards them) and will often let them pass unharmed after exchanging a few words and maybe asking for some food (of which he is also a lover).

Well, that's about everything of interest.

It was fun drawing Bartow's face (he actually looked like Kittan for a while before I changed his hair), and the sunset was an amusing experience as well. Went back to alpha based shading for this one - hadn't done that for a while. Haven't also uploaded two deviations in a week for a while.

Made in Flash

EDIT: It seems like a number of people are inquiring about the axe, so I guess I'll address the issue regardless of how obscure it is (see how much I cater to you guys?). Bartow's axe is a double edged axe he uses to cut things. It is sharp and heavy and dangerous to everything. He got it from an axe store. There, I hope that sates your hunger for trivia.

Oh, and its name is Pretty Betty and it used to be a normal axe until he mugged a wizard (I think) who, upon learning of Bartow's weakness for women, turned his axe into a girl in hopes of rendering Bartow's aggression useless. But as an axe, Pretty Betty was quite encouraging, and things ended poorly for said wizard. Now Pretty Betty keeps Bartow company when nothing is happening, and they enjoy crude jokes together and discussing life and food.
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Comments: 540

janczewski [2009-01-14 06:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Honestly I enjoy how you thought you could get away with a loli axe and not have people harass you about it.

Or perhaps you were like "I wonder if I include a loli axe how many people will harass me."

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JohnSu In reply to janczewski [2009-01-14 16:32:48 +0000 UTC]

It was more like "I think it would be fun to draw a loli axe and then have nothing to say about it."

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AmberStoneArt In reply to ??? [2009-01-14 05:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha ha ha haaaa! XD I love your total avoidance of telling us about the axe. ^_^ You bad bad man, you.^^

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JohnSu In reply to AmberStoneArt [2009-01-14 06:06:56 +0000 UTC]

XD

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AmberStoneArt In reply to JohnSu [2009-01-14 06:34:22 +0000 UTC]

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Guyren In reply to ??? [2009-01-14 01:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Love this. I'm honestly telling you this would make a hit series. Tell me when you're done with season 1.

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Yohax [2009-01-14 00:54:25 +0000 UTC]

cool o.o

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Niloloco [2009-01-13 18:33:37 +0000 UTC]

LOLLLLLLLLL

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Roaring-Flame-Cat [2009-01-13 17:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Lol... That's all I have to say. That's pretty amusing (Ok so I lied about that's all I have to say) I love her expression. XD

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Toastado In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 16:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Really awesome Johnsu, been a fan of your stuff for awhile, it's nice to come back to a whole load of your artwork. (Seeing that I haven't check your page in awhile)

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JohnSu In reply to Toastado [2009-01-13 18:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Ah, welcome back!

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firstandforsaken In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 11:11:09 +0000 UTC]

LOL. Although I loved your last work, it didn't have that crazy Johnsuness that I love so much. So keep up the wonderful pictures but be sure to let your insanity spill in every now and then.

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JohnSu In reply to firstandforsaken [2009-01-13 18:40:48 +0000 UTC]

Gotcha.

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314tan In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 08:26:29 +0000 UTC]

*stares at the axe*

More like, moΓ©ntain bandit, am I right? *bricked*

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JohnSu In reply to 314tan [2009-01-13 18:35:00 +0000 UTC]

MoΓ©-tan Bandit!

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MrMalice In reply to 314tan [2009-01-13 15:16:58 +0000 UTC]

Holy shit, I was thinking the same thing. I swears to Gods.

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314tan In reply to MrMalice [2009-01-13 16:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Hahahaha. XDDD; Nice.

Moemind?

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MrMalice In reply to 314tan [2009-01-20 19:19:38 +0000 UTC]

Gotta love the moΓ©. X_x

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Rakugaki-otoko [2009-01-13 07:44:11 +0000 UTC]

what an amazing sunset...

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JohnSu In reply to Rakugaki-otoko [2009-01-13 19:05:06 +0000 UTC]

It is my bestest sunset yet.

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Rakugaki-otoko In reply to JohnSu [2009-01-16 05:18:08 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.

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JyuonSai [2009-01-13 05:50:18 +0000 UTC]

i think i love him.







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chefcheiro [2009-01-13 02:34:53 +0000 UTC]

lols, another absurd anime XD (reminds me midori no hibi)

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Gonou22 In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 02:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Ax makes me go "ROFOCOPTAR" LOLOLOLOL

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starlightgenie In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 02:03:40 +0000 UTC]

Lol! What an interesting pair. Especially Pretty Betty. She looks like one of those innocent-but-is-really-evil types. If not for your background story, I would imagine that she was the one behind Bartow's bear slaughtering! *gasp, le bears!*

Pretty Betty: "Tee hee hee! Whoops, you almost got blood on me!"

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JohnSu In reply to starlightgenie [2009-01-13 08:39:13 +0000 UTC]

ohoho~ XD
Pretty Betty actually did have blood on her in the original draft. But a bloody girl on a axe kind of makes one think she was impaled on it, so I cleaned her up in hopes of making it less shocking.

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silverrrose [2009-01-13 01:57:03 +0000 UTC]

nifty :3 I like the ax

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Thesis-D [2009-01-13 01:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Just the story alone that you made up for this makes it fave worthy, but aside from that, that's a really cute axe......I never thought I'd hear myself say that.

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StormyD [2009-01-13 01:46:23 +0000 UTC]

"When traffic is low, he cuts down bears and eats them."

I can't decide if that or the axe-girl is the best part.

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redfeatherraven In reply to ??? [2009-01-13 01:23:35 +0000 UTC]

i have a rare critique for you on this one. Bartow's obviously just done some hacky-choppy action as evidenced by the pose and the blood spatter near Pretty Betty, but his arms are both straight and stiff. had he just swng, the arm which he was swinging towards (his left, here) would be bent at the elbow. how much so depends on how much force he put into the swing and how wild it was, but he's going to have a mess of a time controlling the swing at all if the elbow is straightened.

beyond that, brilliant design and an exceedingly enjoyable backstory. plus, living axe for the win. :3

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JohnSu In reply to redfeatherraven [2009-01-13 08:23:21 +0000 UTC]

Ack, that's right. Probably would have made more sense as the start of a swing than the end of one.

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redfeatherraven In reply to JohnSu [2009-01-13 08:32:11 +0000 UTC]

looking again, it very well may.

...who are we kidding. this guy's good enough that i'm sure his opponents are dead when he starts his swing anyway.

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Specter-Von-Baren In reply to redfeatherraven [2009-02-21 05:37:05 +0000 UTC]

Try thinking of it as him having cut into something and him then redying another swing right afterward, in which the blood would still be on the axe. (Nods)

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redfeatherraven In reply to Specter-Von-Baren [2009-02-22 08:30:35 +0000 UTC]

i still wouldn't expect the arm to be straight.

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Yama-San [2009-01-13 00:50:04 +0000 UTC]

fantastic.

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goddessOFtheSUN [2009-01-13 00:36:17 +0000 UTC]

You can't imagine my surprise when I scrolled over and caught a glimpse of the axe. A double-edge seems a bit over-kill for a simple bandit. D:

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JohnSu In reply to goddessOFtheSUN [2009-01-13 00:57:04 +0000 UTC]

I figured it would be appropriate for a 300 pound bandit.

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goddessOFtheSUN In reply to JohnSu [2009-01-13 02:44:14 +0000 UTC]

Respectably.

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archvermin [2009-01-12 22:37:40 +0000 UTC]

This is my double-edged axe, there are many like it, but this one is mine.

Lol, good job man I chuckled out loud

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JohnSu In reply to archvermin [2009-01-12 23:40:39 +0000 UTC]

gufufufu~

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Qmiser In reply to ??? [2009-01-12 20:56:21 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome. I love the axe.

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psybustermk2 [2009-01-12 20:27:21 +0000 UTC]

It reminds me of Soul Eater with that human weapon thing.

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Dasisa In reply to ??? [2009-01-12 17:32:41 +0000 UTC]

how amazing ideas you have ^^

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KitaeK27 [2009-01-12 16:20:05 +0000 UTC]

I was completely distracted by the facial expression on the bandit for a good 10 or so seconds before I looked over at the axe and coughed a bit.

Great, hilarious.

So if you try to rob a wizard (or something of the sort you think), then he will enchant your weapon with female properties?

*grabs my flail* me next!

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clearwater04 [2009-01-12 15:55:03 +0000 UTC]

awesome axe XD

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Tejinra [2009-01-12 12:41:47 +0000 UTC]

Bad ass. Reminds me of Steve the slingshot (or Super Steve) from Dark Cloud.

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Katsumiyo [2009-01-12 10:22:13 +0000 UTC]

Fabulous. I love the sunset colors and shading, and I love big manly characters that love little anime girls.

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Jonpa In reply to ??? [2009-01-12 08:30:11 +0000 UTC]

That little girl has blades coming out of her ears. That must be oh so inconvenient. Girl: "What was that you say?" Guy:"OH GOD MY FACE!!!"

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twilight-woods [2009-01-12 08:07:36 +0000 UTC]

I love how you never just draw a character, but create a story for them as well^^

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Chamira In reply to ??? [2009-01-12 07:38:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh this made me laugh xD I love your little stories with your pictures xD

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