Rick O'Shay, The Dailies #[2]

In "The Unmentionables," crimefighter Elegant Mess and his crew roll into the lawless town of Conniption with a mission to clean up the frontier—but when they arrest nearly everyone for minor infractions, the balance of power shifts in unexpected, and decidedly dangerous, ways. As the town’s quiet residents prove more than just passive bystanders, Elegant Mess finds himself outmaneuvered by a group of sharp-witted locals and the enigmatic Kyute Indian tribe, whose patience is wearing thin.

In this delightfully absurd western-humor tale from Rick O'Shay’s The Dailies, Confederate Corporal Jubal Lee wakes from a 98-year nap convinced the Civil War is still raging—and promptly hijacks a reenactment of a Confederate assault on Fort Chaos, treating it with deadly seriousness and firing real bullets. Written by Rick O'Shay and illustrated with sharp, period-tinged flair, the story follows Jubal’s stubborn belief in a war long over, as he marches into the present with all the fervor of a man who never missed a beat.

When the Spirit Drum of Medicine Man Flash-in-the-Pan foretells the death of a man named Hipshot Percussion, the message arrives with its usual eerie precision—once a year, always true. Now, with the drum’s warning echoing through the dusty frontier, Jo and the townsfolk must reckon with a prophecy that refuses to be ignored.

In "Dear Libby," the ever-chaotic Crazy Quilt turns to the advice column of the mysterious Libby with a heart full of western woes over his tangled romance with Moonglow. When Libby arrives in the frontier town of Conniption for a publicity stunt, her presence stirs up more than just gossip—it sets off a chain of awkward, laugh-out-loud moments neither of them expected.

In "Purdy Green," Rick O'Shay heads north to cool off after a fight with Gaye, only to stumble into the snowbound village of Moosemilk, where the outlaw Packy Le Ratt rules with stolen horses and fear. There, he teams up with the bumbling would-be Mountie Purdy Green and his trembling dog, surviving a brutal storm and setting out on a shaky pursuit of the bandit—no easy task, but somehow, they’re on the trail.

In "Kyute Movie," Chief Horse's Neck hatches a wild plan to make a film, dragging Crazy Quilt, Buttercup, and Rick on a bizarre cross-country trip to Hollywood to reunite with his old pal Tom Foolery—now a TV western star. The journey unfolds with all the absurd charm of a frontier fever dream, where frontier logic meets Hollywood illusion.