Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire

[Jack Mann]

However, this is only a petty forum. I will not be graded on it. It is not a proper thing. I don't give a crap about my grammar. When i say the chavs are killing the English language i mean how they fail to pronounceiate (? i think i ****ed that up) their words and how they repeatedly use the word (if that is what you can call it) "innit" *shudders*

No, you're not graded on it. But if you don't take some care, we're going to assume you're not very intelligent, and thus have nothing worth contributing to any discussion on the boards.

We're tough, but fair.

[Mewtarthio]

As a side note, I had a Dominic Deegan-related dream last night. It involved El Chupacabras, which is apparently a hideous three-headed penguin. I'm fairly certain that both the chupacabra and his human contact were potential members of the Third Caste (eg still evil, but with a Freudian Excuse). I'm hoping that it'll turn out to be prophetic, because a three-headed mutant penguin may very well redeem the strip. Plus the outcast, bullied nerd was a bad guy.

[Nerd-o-rama]

However, this is only a petty forum.

*hurt look*
Petty?

No, you're not graded on it. But if you don't take some care, we're going to assume you're not very intelligent, and thus have nothing worth contributing to any discussion on the boards.

We're tough, but fair.

Funny old world, innit?

[Turcano]

So the Moon Dance is... an incredibly generic celebration. Wow. Seriously, how much work would it take to put a few alien decorations around so that it would look like they were honoring something besides a werewolf's need to party? Sure, we'd still mock the comic, but most of the fun would be speculating what it was supposed to mean.

You were really expecting Mookie to come up with an original culture? Despite all evidence to the contrary?

Now I have to speculate on the announcer's look of fear as "House Danovich approaches." My guess is that, for all their acceptance of Callanians, House Danovich is that annoying House that nobody ever invites to parties. I'd guess they'd narc out anyone drinking underage, but there's no age limit in the WA. They probably loudly demand that the DJ play annoying Callanian music that nobody likes while House Danovich sings along in horribly broken Callanian, thinking they're all so cool.

Oh my God. House Danovich are the Wapanese of the Winter Archipelago.

It all makes sense now.

[Gez]

Oh my God. House Danovich are the Wapanese of the Winter Archipelago.

So, should they be Wallanians? (For Wolf-Callanian, just like Wapanese is White-Japanese.)

[ElfLad]

Oh my God. House Danovich are the Wapanese of the Winter Archipelago.

It all makes sense now.

KAWAII DESU WOLF GAIJIN BAKA

[Khosan]

KAWAII DESU WOLF GAIJIN BAKA

DID SOMEBODY SAY DESU?!

EDIT: Almost forgot...

DESUDESUDESUDESU

[Nerd-o-rama]

DESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESU

Okay, let me stop before I get banned. The comparison does make a lot of sense, though. People who are social outcasts for being stupidly fanboyish to a society which is in no way superior to their own, pretty much out of some sort of reverse-culture shock.

And of course, to werewolves, neko ga oni desu. Baka.

[Green Bean]

You were really expecting Mookie to come up with an original culture? Despite all evidence to the contrary?



Oh my God. House Danovich are the Wapanese of the Winter Archipelago.

It all makes sense now.

And they say Mookie can't write horror.

[averagejoe]

DID SOMEBODY SAY DESU?!

EDIT: Almost forgot...

DESUDESUDESUDESU

DESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESU

Gesuntite.

Edit: Kind of off the current thread, but did anyone else notice how much Luna's hair seems to have grown in under a year? Was there some sort of illusion explaination? Does my own hair just grow really slowly compared to other people's? This has been bugging me for awhile, and I need to know if this is a screw up.

[RationalGoblin]

And they say Mookie can't write horror.

Ah, that merely means that he can't write horror, but he provides all the needed materials to write horror.

See our Lord Dominus posts.

[BlackStaticWolf]

No, you're not graded on it. But if you don't take some care, we're going to assume you're not very intelligent, and thus have nothing worth contributing to any discussion on the boards.

We're tough, but fair.

One could make the argument that this means that we're goind to grade him, so to speak.

[Jack Mann]

It's more of a pass/fail than a real grading system.

[colonelslime]

KAWAII DESU WOLF GAIJIN BAKA

DID SOMEBODY SAY DESU?!

EDIT: Almost forgot...

DESUDESUDESUDESU

DESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESUDESU

Okay, let me stop before I get banned. The comparison does make a lot of sense, though. People who are social outcasts for being stupidly fanboyish to a society which is in no way superior to their own, pretty much out of some sort of reverse-culture shock.

And of course, to werewolves, neko ga oni desu. Baka.

*Whoosh*
Right over my head...
I like anime, but I'm not really part of the wapanese/otaku scene, so I wouldn't mind an explanation of this.

[Khosan]

4chan.

It needs more desu. No exceptions.

[sihnfahl]

For a better explanation, Type Desu AGAIN!

[Nerd-o-rama]

The summary in that article is relatively accurate for an ED entry. Except the pronunciation, of course.

[Winterwind]

PS - The DD TV Tropes page just got caught in some Internet Backdraft, so I thought I'd ask here: what are good examples of Moral Dissonance in DD? Apparently Luna congratulating Bumper for strangling her sister wasn't enough...

In addition to the examples mentioned before, I think Dominic's blatant and completely unnecessary manipulation of Gregory in the Snowsong arc qualifies as well, as does the notion of Greg wanting to be manipulated.

As a side note, I had a Dominic Deegan-related dream last night. It involved El Chupacabras, which is apparently a hideous three-headed penguin. I'm fairly certain that both the chupacabra and his human contact were potential members of the Third Caste (eg still evil, but with a Freudian Excuse). I'm hoping that it'll turn out to be prophetic, because a three-headed mutant penguin may very well redeem the strip. Plus the outcast, bullied nerd was a bad guy.

Sounds fun. I'd love to see that in the comic.

For a better explanation, Type Desu AGAIN!

Okay, that was confusing as hell.
However, desu.

EDIT: Wait, in the name of Dominus, is today's filler comic what I think it is? Is that... is that a trailer for a story arc yet to come?

Well... at least that means we won't run out of MST3King material any time soon.

[High-Chancellor]

Holy arfkin crap, it's freakin' mosley!

I have been demanding mosley since like... before all that stupid errossis and szark junk started.

I don't know whether to be annoyed, pleased, or horrified... perhaps all three...


He looks villainous, but in the way Jacob is, which is slightly friendly. Perhaps I will not be disappointed this time...

[Winterwind]

Mosly... Mosly...?

Umm, could someone remind me who that was again, or point me to some strip he appeared in?

[Jack Mann]

Mosly, for all your backstory needs.

Have we ever heard about him outside of this one comic?

[Humbug]

Err, if that's the only strip Mosly appeared in, how the hell do you guys know what he looks like?

[Jack Mann]

I didn't know what he looked like until now. But I do think that's him in today's strip, based on the whole, "you're old pal Mosly" line. It's a bit of a clue.

[Humbug]

Oh, somehow I missed that, silly me. Guess Mookie's too rough pencilwork distracted me.

[Winterwind]

Thanks, Jack Mann. Had completly forgotten about that one.

Hmm, I don't know whether Mookie planned this far ahead, or remembered about a character established five years ago, but both is commendable and above what I have come to expect from DD recently.

It's hardly an indication things will go upwards now, but it is something like a faint shimmer inmidst of stygian darkness.

I need to point out, however, as always when Mookie starts doing trailers, that he still has not completed all arcs advertised in his very first set of trailers, which is more than two years old now, too (talk about "Coming Soon", huh?)!
Considering more trailers have come up since (where's that orc, Huk Tak, and what is his connection to Melna, huh?), I think Mookie could as well cut back a bit on presenting more trailers.

[Tekraen]

Thanks, Jack Mann. Had completly forgotten about that one.

Hmm, I don't know whether Mookie planned this far ahead, or remembered about a character established five years ago, but both is commendable and above what I have come to expect from DD recently.

It's hardly an indication things will go upwards now, but it is something like a faint shimmer inmidst of stygian darkness.

I need to point out, however, as always when Mookie starts doing trailers, that he still has not completed all arcs advertised in his very first set of trailers, which is more than two years old now, too (talk about "Coming Soon", huh?)!
Considering more trailers have come up since (where's that orc, Huk Tak, and what is his connection to Melna, huh?), I think Mookie could as well cut back a bit on presenting more trailers.

Did someone say Deegan is the victim of the Chris Carter Effect?

[Winterwind]

Did someone say Deegan is the victim of the Chris Carter Effect?

Nah, that doesn't really fit. The trailers are not some kind of unresolved mysteries - if what they advertise never came and the trailers would be removed from the archives (and our memories) noone would ever notice something was amiss. There is no great secret involved - only a statement from the producer/Mookie that this or that will appear on the show, and it doesn't.

Some kind of Cancelled in Production trope would fit better, but I don't seem to be able to find such a thing.

[sihnfahl]

Okay, that was confusing as hell.
However, desu.

Yeah, the ED folks have a quirky sense of humor.

[Mewtarthio]

I need to point out, however, as always when Mookie starts doing trailers, that he still has not completed all arcs advertised in his very first set of trailers, which is more than two years old now, too (talk about "Coming Soon", huh?)!

The Oracle Hunter came to the DD mocking thread instead. As for Huk Thak, his part in the story is so poorly-planned that Mookie is seriously asking us who his is and what his motivations are (as I said in the last thread, I'm hoping that Huk Thak just walks in out of nowhere and kills Melna without any explanation).

Re: Today's filler: I initially thought that "Mosly" was the name of some DD fan. Having seen Mosly's one appearance, I'm still convinced it's one of Mookie's friends who thinks he looks that badass. I swear, if it turns out that Dominic could have contacted Mosly earlier to make things a whole lot easier (Dom's got a pretty casual relationship with him, and he looks like he could have at least been an extra body during "Storm of Souls") but didn't do so for some cheap reason, I... actually, I won't be suprised in the least. Really, there's no other way for Mookie to handle it, unless Mosly's some creepy stalker.

[Winterwind]

The Oracle Hunter came to the DD mocking thread instead.

And he's doing an excellent job, too!

I'm hoping that Huk Thak just walks in out of nowhere and kills Melna without any explanation).

That would be satisfyingly surreal, anyway.

Really, there's no other way for Mookie to handle it, unless Mosly's some creepy stalker.

Well, Mosly does look somewhat sinister in this trailer... although I wouldn't be surprised at all if Mookie presented him that way in the trailer and in the very first panel wherein he appears, only to have him and Dominic embrace each other in the next panel. Oooh, what a wonderful surprise!