Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire

[Monnock]

It depends, I suppose. It's not really a big deal though. If that is how it is then that is how it is. It's just odd in this context because in all the cases where demons have come up churches have not been mentioned at all until now, on top of the werewolves not having any apparent equivalent.

[Winterwind]

Well... given the werewolves are, in fact, just a representation of the animalistic side of Dominic, free from the chains of society and civilisation, and the church an imaginary representation of a sanctuary protecting from outside forces and the hope in help from above, it doesn't matter anyway.

[Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins]

Whoah. That was actually a little trippy. For me, anyway, because it reminds me of an old dream I used to have. The oil-like blob eats Santa Clause and then tries to escape.

[Winterwind]

Whoah. That was actually a little trippy. For me, anyway, because it reminds me of an old dream I used to have. The oil-like blob eats Santa Clause and then tries to escape.

See? See?! I'm not the only one who--- wait, the what does what now?

[Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins]

Well, since it was many years ago, it's a little foggy, but I distinctly remember the blob absorbing Santa Clause and then sproinging away.

[Winterwind]

Well, Siggy sproinging away after having eaten Dominic would be some sight!

Although I honestly don't see how to interprete that event in context of the comic being just the expression of a mangled, broken psyche of a dying man...

[Green Bean]

Well, since it was many years ago, it's a little foggy, but I distinctly remember the blob absorbing Santa Clause and then sproinging away.

I had a dream like that once, except instead of Santa, it was me, and instead of a blob absorbing me, it was something not insane.

[Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins]

Well, Siggy sproinging away after having eaten Dominic would be some sight!

Yes, yes it would be.

It'd also probably be the day I stopped reading.

[Winterwind]

Yes, yes it would be.

It'd also probably be the day I stopped reading.

What?! After the most awesome moment the comic would have had (is this the proper tense? Can't figure it out...) since... well, possibly, ever?

[Turcano]

Well, since it was many years ago, it's a little foggy, but I distinctly remember the blob absorbing Santa Clause and then sproinging away.

You mean like "Skin of Evil"?

[Mewtarthio]

You know, in light of all the tentacles, we've really overlooked the dialogue in panel four:

"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa. You've been--"

I'm trying hard to imagine somebody saying this in real life. I'm trying hard to put it in some sort of context. All I'm getting is some disturbing infinite loops:

"Oh, is that your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you Tessa."
[ten minutes later...]
"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa."
[ten minutes later...]
"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa."
[ten minutes later...]
"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa."
etc.

I'm sort of hoping that Dominic's interrupted line was, "Thank you again, Tessa. You've been repeatedly giving us soup for the past ten days, by the way. Please stop before I blast you with the Ray of Redemption."

To be quite honest, however, Luna's line seems like something out of a children's show:

"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"No, Luna, this is my cereal."
"Aww, that's so hard! How can I tell the difference?"
"Well, Luna, 'soup' starts with an 'S,' but 'cereal' starts with a 'C'!"
"But it sounds like they start with the same letter!"
"Here, Luna, maybe a song will help!"

S and C
Are tricky!
Luckily
For you and me,
I know we
Cannot be
So stymied
By S and C!

[Winterwind]

I'm sort of hoping that Dominic's interrupted line was, "Thank you again, Tessa. You've been repeatedly giving us soup for the past ten days, by the way. Please stop before I blast you with the Ray of Redemption."

Maybe they were actually torturing him!
You know, the way that Gluttony guy was killed in Seven!

To be quite honest, however, Luna's line seems like something out of a children's show:

"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"No, Luna, this is my cereal."
"Aww, that's so hard! How can I tell the difference?"
"Well, Luna, 'soup' starts with an 'S,' but 'cereal' starts with a 'C'!"
"But it sounds like they start with the same letter!"
"Here, Luna, maybe a song will help!"

S and C
Are tricky!
Luckily
For you and me,
I know we
Cannot be
So stymied
By S and C!

The Deegan Street!

A most excellent post, Mewtarthio.

(Why is it I always believe your name is spelled 'Mewthartio' though? )

[Turcano]

You know, in light of all the tentacles, we've really overlooked the dialogue in panel four:

"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa. You've been--"

Oh man, I did overlook that. That's not just bad, that's Left Behind bad.

[Myrdhale]

I have made a rather funny discovery, if not mind bending.

A person who blogged a rant against a blog-rant against Dominic Deegan.
Not that it is in Defence of DD, oh no. It hates it too, it's just got more issues with the issues the other rant has against DD.... I think...

http://badcomicsreview.blogspot.com/...deegan-or.html

Seriously worth the read, if you want a head trip into how much time people can waste. Also pretty funny to boot. Especially when one of them starts calling Mookie a child molester.

[Turcano]

Ah yes, you've stumbled on John Solomon. He's doing God's work.

[Mewtarthio]

Ah yes, you've stumbled on John Solomon. He's doing God's work.

Actually, he's stumbled upon a review of John Solomon. Unless, of course, the reviewer actually is John Solomon, turning his vitriol and fury onto himself in a final act of rage (which, given the writing style, is quite possible). I picture a serpent eating its own tail, except the serpent is calling his tail a child molester, and then screaming, "What? Hey, you, behind me, you can just go to hell! Oh, yeah, well same to you, whoever's in front of me!"

[Turcano]

"Man, overly literal interpretation makes me cross-eyed every ****in' time."

[Humbug]

Very odd ummm... Jayden undergarment shot.

[Ceska]

And of course the NPC is the only one to die. Since tentacles can only harm you if you're either a young girl or an NPC.

[Turcano]

Very odd ummm... Jayden undergarment shot.

This wouldn't be the first time Mookie's gone for an inappropriate ass shot. He's creepy like that.

[High-Chancellor]

Jayden IS wearing "pants"...

[rubakhin]

That's the worst case of CheekTeeth I've seen in my life.

[Ceska]

This wouldn't be the first time Mookie's gone for an inappropriate ass shot. He's creepy like that.

To be fair, Snowsong was an inappropriate ass-shot all the time actually.

[Myrdhale]

that Shot of Jayden there doesn't look like Mookie's normal style. It's actually... in proportion, and well defined. Well, the bottom part anyway. I"m betting he copied from some kind of model.

Now, if only he would do that for the rest of the comic.

[Winterwind]

To be fair, Snowsong was an inappropriate ass-shot all the time actually.

Though it requires bringing making inappropriate ass-shots to an art form to try and make supposedly erotic depictions of dead or dying women.
Hey, Mookie? We take it back. You are an artist after all.

As for today's strip...
"No, Siggy, darling, that's not talk. That's rape and murder. You got them confused again. Silly, you."

[Friv]

But why? In Christianity it makes sense because Satan fears God, and can not bear to so much as hear his name. Satan was banished by God and as such he knows he can't mess with him directly. That is not always the case in other religions. Of course the Church in the Dommyverse is just a bare bones rip off of Christianity that doesn't actually have any kind of stated mythology at all.

That's easy.

See demons, being evil, love to be evil.

If they walk into a church, there is a very real chance that all of their sins will be instantly forgiven and they will be shipped off to Aberghast Cathedral. When they return, *BAM* Second Caste.

Since no demon wants to be a mindless good guy, they avoid churches at all costs.

[Mewtarthio]

As for today's strip...
"No, Siggy, darling, that's not talk. That's rape and murder. You got them confused again. Silly, you."

The sad thing is, the only difference between demon Siggy and human Siggy is that demon Siggy is less talkative. Oh, and the tentacles.

[Winterwind]

The sad thing is, the only difference between demon Siggy and human Siggy is that demon Siggy is less talkative. Oh, and the tentacles.

Demon Siggy also discriminates less.
Previously, he limited himself to other races and cripples, would even go as far as to refuse to beat up Jayden, that bastard. Nowadays, he is much more open minded, and beats up anyone.

[Oracle_Hunter]

The sad thing is, the only difference between demon Siggy and human Siggy is that demon Siggy is less talkative. Oh, and the tentacles.

You forgot the shorter hair and different unchanging facial expression.

Also: Welcome to "Standard Non-Standard Format" Weekend! Where people will be strangled by tentacles until somebody rescues them on Color Sunday!

Possibly with accessories!

Finally:

You know, in light of all the tentacles, we've really overlooked the dialogue in panel four:

"Oh, is that more of your soup?"
"Why, yes it is, Luna."
"Thank you again, Tessa. You've been--"

Welcome to Corneria!

[Winterwind]

Also: Welcome to "Standard Non-Standard Format" Weekend! Where people will be strangled by tentacles until somebody rescues them on Color Sunday!

Wheee!

Possibly with accessories!

"So, Lady Petrovich, what is it that you do out here?"
- "Merchandising!"
- "Merchandising?"
- "Merchandising!"


One strange thing though. It actually does seem as if Dominic might not be the one to save the situation for a change...

Welcome to Corneria!

That's...
That's not TVTropes...

Who the hell are you, and what did you do to the real Oracle_Hunter?!

Oh no! They got you, right?! They finally got you and brought you to...

...to the Cathedral...