Battle Action (2022), story page 9 by Burnham

"Crazy Keller" by Garth Ennis, June 2022. Created by Alan Hebden and Eric Bradbury. Artist's inks over his blue lines.

Aerial: "We lost the monster, but the others are still comin'! I bet they're really pissed!"

Keller: "Aerial, get me Bobby Williams at the Nine-Thirty-Third. We oughta be in radio range by now."

Bobby Williams: "Well, well, if it ain't my old pal Keller...!"

Keller: "You open for business on this fine mornin', Bobby?"

Bobby: "Oh, not so fast! Word goin' around is you're a lousy risk all of a sudden!"

Keller: "If this is about that idiot LEE--"

Bobby: "No more airstrikes in exchange for cases of schnapps, buddy, the great Captain Keller is a busted flush...!"

Keller (hangs up): "SCHMUCK!"

Aerial: "Cap'n, what if the next bridge we come to's out of commission as well...?"

Keller: "Isn't there a metaphor for that very eventuality?"