I like the name Gideon, although I regretted naming THIS brother Gideon. This could have been the first Gideon's Army story if I'd have named the other brother Gideon. In fact, I considered killing off this brother and having the other brother take on his name so he could become the Gideon of Gideon's Army . . . but then I realized that meant that Gideon's first story would have been drawn by me. Not a very auspicious beginning for him.

~ Ben

The Ballad of the Freak, “Ace” of Diamonds, Remix Comix, Whisperingloon Studios, and the other stuff I made up for this webcomic are TM and (C) Ben Avery, 2009. While the original Black Diamond Western is in public domain, “Ace” of Diamonds (the story and the artwork) and the contents of this page are NOT public domain.