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Blizzard in the Jungle, Part Two

By Ri Chol-Geun & Jo Hak-Rae
Translated from Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl & Geesu Lee

YEOUN - HWAN: LET'S MAKE CAMP HERE FOR THE NIGHT .

YEOUN - HWAN: WE SHOULD BUILD A FIRE AND MAKE SOMETHING TO EAT .
HUAMBO:GIVE THIS A TRY . IT'S AN EXOTIC JUNGLE FRUIT AND IT'S EDIBLE .

YEOUN - HWAN: LET'S ALL SHARE IT .

XENA: AH!

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DON'T BE FRIGHTENED . IT'S JUST A GORILLA .
YEOUN - HWAN: I'M GOING TO TAKE A MEDICAL HISTORY FOR EACH OF YOU . PLEASE TELL ME YOUR NAME AND YOUR OCCUPATION . THEN DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF YOUR INJURY .

FATHER KEN SAWYER: MY NAME IS KEN SAWYER . I'M A PRIEST . SIXTY - THREE YEARS OLD . IT'S GETTING HARD FOR ME TO BREATHE .

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: I'M A BOTANIST . DOCTOR ZACHARIAS . I'M FIFTY - EIGHT YEARS OLD . I THINK MY RIBS ARE BROKEN , AND I CAN'T USE MY LEFT LEG .

KUNEN : MY NAME IS KUNEN AND I'M A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER , THOUGH I'M NOT ALL THAT WIDELY KNOWN IN MY SPORT . MY HEAD HURTS .
XENA: I'M XENA . MY ANKLE HURTS SO MUCH I CAN'T EVEN WALK !

SEUNG - CHOL: LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT .

XENA: HEY ! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ?!

SEUNG - CHOL: JUST TRY TO RELAX

XENA: OW !

SEUNG - CHOL: JUST A LITTLE MORE ... THE BAD BLOOD WILL DRAIN FROM YOUR ANKLE NOW , PRETTY LADY .
THERE ! YOU SEE IT COMING OUT NOW ?

XENA: HEY , IT DOES FEEL BETTER !
SEUNG - CHOL: WHAT I DID WAS CALLED ACUPUNCTURE . IT'S A MEDICAL SCIENCE FROM MY COUNTRY .

KUNEN : IT'S AMAZING ! IT'S TRULY AMAZING !

HUAMBO: I NEED TO TALK TO YOU PRIVATELY , WHERE NO ONE ELSE WILL HEAR US .

YEOUN - HWAN: WHAT ?! IS THAT REALLY TRUE ?

HUAMBO: YES , IT'S THE TRUTH .

YEOUN - HWAN: PLEASE , DO NOT TELL ANYONE ELSE ABOUT THAT UNTIL I SAY IT IS OK .

HUAMBO: YES , SIR . AS YOU SAY
XENA: I JUST DON'T GET IT . HOW CAN THOSE TWO BE SO MUCH STRONGER AND KINDER THAN US ?

KUNEN : I DON'T UNDERSTAND , EITHER . I'M AN ATHLETE , AND I SHOULD HAVE A BETTER BODY THEN THEM .

FATHER KEN SAWYER: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE . THESE TWO MEN ARE SO FULL OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR SURVIVAL AND IN THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF US IN THIS INFAMOUS JUNGLE , WHICH NOT EVEN THE STRONGEST MEN HAVE ESCAPED ALIVE .

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: HARD TO BELIEVE ? YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ? WELL , I KNOW WHY THEY ARE SO STRONG BECAUSE I AM A BOTANIST .

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DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: THERE IS A FAMOUS MEDICINAL PLANT THAT BRINGS HEALTH , LONGEVITY , AND VITALITY TO THOSE WHO EAT IT .

KUNEN : A MEDICINAL PLANT ?

XENA: WHAT IS IT ?

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: IT IS A PLANT THAT RESEMBLES A SMALL HUMAN FIGURE -- KORYO GINSENG . PANAX GINSENG .

XENA & KUNEN :PLEASE ! TELL US MORE ABOUT IT .

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: KORYO WAS THE FIRST UNIFIED KINGDOM ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA . THEY INVENTED THE FIRST MOVABLE METAL TYPE FOR PRINTING . THEY CREATED THE WORLD - FAMOUS KORYO CELADON , WHICH IS UNIQUE IN COLOR , FORM , AND SYMBOLISM . KORYO ALSO SURPRISED THE WORLD WITH THE FIRST CULTIVATION OF WILD GINSENG . IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE .
DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: NOWADAYS , THE KINGDOM OF KORYO IS KNOWN AS KOREA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD .

KUNEN: HAVE YOU EATEN SOME OF THIS KOREAN GINSENG , DOCTOR ?

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: IF I HAD , DO YOU THINK I'D BE IN THIS SHAPE NOW , DEPENDING ON OTHERS ?

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: I'M CERTAIN THAT THOSE TWO HAVE GINSENG THAT BESTOWS STRENGTH AND COURAGE .

KUNEN: HMMM ... NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT ...

KUNEN: HEY , I COULD WIN ALL THE GOLD MEDALS ON THE INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING CIRCUIT IF I EAT SOME GINSENG !
GROUP: WAIT ! DO YOU THINK THEY'RE EATING SOME OF THAT GINSENG BY THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW ?

HUAMBO: NO , THEY'RE NOT THAT TYPE OF MEN

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: HOW DO WE KNOW ?

KUNEN: DON'T BOTHER ARGUING . JUST SNEAK OVER AND CHECK IT OUT .

XENA: YES , G0 AND CHECK .

YEOUN - HWAN: ACCORDING TO HUAMBO , THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE FOLLOWING US , COMRADE .

SEUNG - CHOL: IT'S THE MAFIA , ISN'T IT ?
YEOUN - HWAN: BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL .

YEOUN - HWAN: YOU KNOW , I REALLY MISS OUR HOMELAND .

SEUNG - CHOL: I'VE KEPT IT WITH ME EVER SINCE I WENT HIKING ON MT . PAEKDU . IT'S PRECIOUS TO ME .

YEOUN - HWAN: AH , I SEE YOU HAVE A PIECE OF PUMICE FROM MT . PAEKOU .
YEOUN - HWAN: YOU SEE , I HAVE ONE , TOO .

YEOUN - HWAN: OUR GREAT LEADER , COMRADE KIM JONG - IL , WILL BE LOSING SLEEP TONIGHT , AWAITING NEWS OF US .

SEUNG - CHOL: MY HEART ACHES FOR THE WARMTH OF OUR DEAR GENERAL'S LOVE .

XENA: WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT ?

KUNEN: THEY'RE SPEAKING IN KOREAN . THEY'RE PROBABLY SAYING THEY SHOULD EAT THE GINSENG .
MASSARIO: IS THAT WHAT GINSENG LOOKS LIKE ?

KUNEN: I THINK THAT MUST BE SOME FORM THAT WAS CHEMICALLY EXTRACTED .

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XENA: WHY ARE THEY RUBBING IT ON THEIR CHEEKS AND NOT EATING IT ?

KUNEN: SINCE IT'S A CHEMICAL EXTRACT , IT'S PROBABLY ABSORBED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SKIN .

YEOUN - HWAN: WHEN WE RETURN TO THE BOSOM OF OUR DEAR LEADER , LET US DO IT IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTI - JAPANESE REVOLUTIONARIES WHO DREAMED OF THE NEW REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT .
XENA: LOOK ! ARE THOSE TEARS ON THEIR CHEEKS ?

KUNEN: THAT EXTRACT MUST BE VERY POTENT .

MASSARIO: HMMM ...

XENA: YOU WERE RIGHT , DOCTOR ZACHARIAS .

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: WHAT DID I TELL YOU ?

XENA: IF I ONLY HAD A LITTLE GINSENG , I'D BE STRONG , TOO .

KUNEN: LET'S WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT AND ASK THEM NICELY TO SHARE THEIR GINSENG .

DOCTOR ZACHARIAS: I SUGGEST YOU ASK THEM WHEN THEY'RE IN A GOOD MOOD .

KUNEN: THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING .
MAFIA BOSS: TELL ME EVERYTHING ! NOW WHAT DID YOU SAY HAPPENED TO THEM ?

LINCOLN: THEY TOLD US TO GO AHEAD . THEY WERE GONNA CATCH UP WITH US LATER .

Other Man: THEY WERE INJURED , SO I THINK THEY'RE ALL PROBABLY DONE FOR BY NOW . POOR BASTARDS .
MONTERO: ALL RIGHT , SO TELL ME WHO THEY ARE .

LINCOLN: LET'S SEE ... TWO DOCTORS FROM JOSEON , ONE OLD PRIEST , A BLONDE ... A TOTAL OF EIGHT PEOPLE .

Other Man: THOSE BASTARDS TRIED TO BOSS US AROUND . THAT'S OPPRESSION ! THAT'S WHY LINK AND I ....

MONTERO: JUST SHUT UP AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ! NOW WHO HAS THE BRIEFCASE THE SPECIAL FORCES GENERAL WAS CARRYING ?

Other Man: ONE OF THE DOCTORS FROM JOSEON TOOK IT .

LINCOLN: THAT'S RIGHT ! I SAW HIM TAKE IT , TOO .
MONTERO: ALL RIGHT , I'LL LET THE TWO OF YOU GO NOW .

MONTERO: GUARD !
ESCORT THESE FRIENDS OF MINE BACK OUT .

GUARD: YES , SIR !

Other Man: SEE , I TOLD YOU IT WAS A SMART THING TO GET AWAY FROM THAT BUNCH .

LINCOLN: YEAH , THAT WAS GOOD THINKIN' . WE MADE IT .

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