123, The Battle for Gobwin Knob, Page 111

[DeathQuaker]

I'm not sure what makes me happier, seeing a West Side Story reference in a gaming comic, or seeing others get the reference and appreciate it.

[Grey Watcher]

....Too bad this forced me to remember WSS. The one movie that God would be hard pressed to make another with less artistic merit......

I have a feeling most of us who love it, love the stage show. I'll agree with you that the movie isn't to well done, but then movie musicals rarely are, and I have, unfortunately, seen much worse on film. Of course, even the stage show isn't without its flaws (my mother, who grew up just outside of New York in the fifties, can't get over how squeaky clean the language is for two gangs of toughs from the West Side).

Anyway, it was a cute reference, even if I can't quite square the da-doos with any part of the lyrics or instrumentation to... anything in that show, much less "Cool" and "When You're a Jet" specifically.

Neat comic though. And the parody lyrics to "When You're a Jet" are quite cute, actually.

Really like the side-by-side drama of the two battles, and finally seeing Stanley in his element.

[LordVader]

Ohhhhhhh, baby.

This even further cements my opinion that Stanley is not somebody you want squaring off against you in the next hex.

And it further reinforces why I love this comic. Great, great page.

[Oslecamo]

Well, that explains why the Tool he took 3 knights with him. Dragons probably can't sing very well.

Anyway, I've been waiting for this momemnt for a looonggg time. Stanley kicking some butt oh yeah

Anyway, poor Sizemore. He's a pacifist, but he's ready to fight to the death for his warlord. I hope he gets out alive out of this one. Altough this kind of scene is precisely the one where the character in question doesn't come back alive.

One way or another, I preview great losses for Jetstone. They'll learn to fear the Hamster.

[Name Lips]

I think Sizemore is going to collapse the tunnel on the enemy commanders... and himself.

[Eugenitor]

All Stanley needs is one Lightning Nova or similar AoE and suddenly the bats aren't a problem anymore.

Exactly what is a Foolamancer capable of in battle?

And that scene with Webinar squaring off against the Dirtamancer? Bad, bad move. A straight-up fight like that- with the enemy a comfortable thirty feet away- is begging for a tunnel collapse right there and then.

[Lamech]

I don't see Sizemore dieing right now, help is on the way, and he can just collaspe the tunnel if need be, plus he has juice for the golems. I do on the other hand see a dead Webinar. And some dead vampires. I hope the hammer starts shooting lighting at the vamps.

[Tussy the Druid]

The West Side Story reference was totally epic because

1. I watched part of it for the first time last night
2. Because I'm in my school's marching band at that's what we're playing this year.

[Faithless]

Woot. Shock me by Kiss.

[Lamech]

15 shmuckers says the Jetstone units are not ready to dance fight the knights.

[Zolem]

O, I know the kss refs and makeup and gear and such, and now I know that there is a guy named Stanly (starchild) in KISS, but I don't get how Knights in Stanly's Service is a reference. I figured the joke was the total lack of creativity on the name.

And now it's time for the ultimate showdown, Broadway Showtunes vs 80s Hard Rock.

[Fri]

I must raise my hat. This is really awesome.

The west side story reference, the music duel, parson's command room, the communication, they all scream 'epic' to me.

[Trixie]

I see now why Saline IV loved Stanley enough to make him the Heir.

By the way, Saline IV is reference to...?

[SteveMB]

By the way, Saline IV is reference to...?

Saline IV explained.

[Ironfist Orc]

And now it's time for the ultimate showdown, Broadway Showtunes vs 80s Hard Rock.

'70's Hard Rock my man - a shining light in the black hole of suck that was Disco.

[zerombr]

Erfworld the Musical


rock it!

[J.Gellert]

I love how "bad" the spidew looks

And I hope that crap golem did not tap Sizemore's shoulder

[TheZorker]

Glitch.... BFG.

[Amplify]

Actually, Mario was designed pretty much entirely from the limitation of computer graphics at the time he was designed. They couldn't make the hair correctly, so they gave him a cap. They couldn't define the face very clearly, so they gave him a big nose. They couldn't make a decent mouth, so they gave him a mustache to cover it. Nintendo didn't design him from stereotypical old fashioned dock workers.

Plus, I think Mario is much more famous than stereotypical old fashioned dock workers. I think it's much more likely that this character is based on Mario than anything else.

Fine, why Mario then?

He's Italian, sure, but mafia connections? bats and Transylvania and so forth? I see minimal reason for it to be Mario other than "Hey, it's Mario!"

[VariaVespasa]

O, I know the kiss refs and makeup and gear and such, and now I know that there is a guy named Stanly (starchild) in KISS, but I don't get how Knights in Stanly's Service is a reference. I figured the joke was the total lack of creativity on the name.

Fine. I'll spell it out. "Knights in Stanleys Service" is a reference to KISS because of the "knights in satans service" thing that other people have already mentioned, and because the initials of "knights in stanleys service" spell "KISS". I trust that is FINALLY explicit enough for everyone?

[Enlong]

Anyway, it was a cute reference, even if I can't quite square the da-doos with any part of the lyrics or instrumentation to... anything in that show, much less "Cool" and "When You're a Jet" specifically.

I can. Unless I miss my guess, the da-doos are from just about the start of "cool", around measure 8. It goes like: (Bflat-E, F-Bflat, Bflat-E, FE-Bflat, HighAflat HIGHBEE, AFLAAAT!) Sort of like that. I only know this 'cause I'm in a marching band that's doing West Side Story this year.

And that makes this reference all the sweeter, 'cause I totally get it. For once, I fully understand an Efworld joke from my first glance at it.

And I didn't get Knights In Stanley's Service until today either. I never thought to abbreviate it.

[Bongos]

Yeah that and the armor / clothes they are wearing, it's an obvious reference to KISS. Why do you think Stanley has that star on is face now?
The knights; and those metal Golems look just like KISS on one of their album covers when they stop their first marbits...

.....oh and it's the reason they are doing the dance fighting schtick in the first place, Vinnie calls them rockers.

Saline the fourth was Stanley's king in the past. Four is IV in roman numerals.
IV uses the keys I and V on the keyboards thus Saline Eye Vee (IV)

Most of this stuff has been gone over in the forums, so if your a late comer don't expect to get all the jokes.

Is it Dark Mario? I don't know, maybe, maybe not, could be, could be not.
Looks kind of like him.

Anyways awesome comic, I am so sick of Vinnie and Ansom and Jilian and their goodie goodie ways, I want to see them get roughed up good. Time for the underdogs to score a win.

[Zolem]

Saline the fourth was Stanley's king in the past. Four is IV in roman numerals.
IV uses the keys I and V on the keyboards thus Saline Eye Vee (IV)

Um, there is no I or V key's on a keyboard, it's A-G repeated in cycles. IV-Ivory on the other hand I can see. Also, his name was a ref. to an IV of Saline in a hospital. IV stands for IntroVenius, or Into Viens. I may not know rock, but I do know medicine.

[Trixie]

Saline the fourth was Stanley's king in the past. Four is IV in roman numerals.
IV uses the keys I and V on the keyboards thus Saline Eye Vee (IV)

That tells me even less, but in more words.

(Ironically, when I googled "Saline Eye Vee" first hit was actually your post, and the only revelant hit, too).

[Vesilasi]

A saline IV is this.

It's connected to your bloodstream. You might have seen one in a hospital.


Or, exactly what Zolem said (credit where it's due).

[Generalissimus]

If Stanley´s forces don´t make a great amoutn of killing this turn, they are going to have a lot of problems... the survivors will heal at Transylvitto´s turn and the Stanley´s forces will be wounded...

[Archangel Yuki]

Last panel is epic.
Good job guys, this comic just keeps getting better!

[The Rose Dragon]

Um, there is no I or V key's on a keyboard, it's A-G repeated in cycles. IV-Ivory on the other hand I can see. Also, his name was a ref. to an IV of Saline in a hospital. IV stands for IntroVenius, or Into Viens. I may not know rock, but I do know medicine.

A computer keyboard, not a musical keyboard.

[SteveMB]

I think Sizemore is going to collapse the tunnel on the enemy commanders... and himself.

Hmmm... if he's that unhappy about what he has to do, he just might -- taking a batch of important enemy units with him might enable him to get around the fact that Duty would presumably compel him to avoid weakening his side by sacrificing himself.

I don't see it as particularly likely, but it's a possibility.

[Bongos]

Um, there is no I or V key's on a keyboard, it's A-G repeated in cycles. IV-Ivory on the other hand I can see. Also, his name was a ref. to an IV of Saline in a hospital. IV stands for IntroVenius, or Into Viens. I may not know rock, but I do know medicine.

Yes I know I and V is four and stands for IntroVenius of which saline is a common choice. It's a joke on IV vs. I.V.

Eye Vee was just a phonetic spelling of I and V. IV can stand for 4 or it can be I.V. pronounced eye vee and refers to a saline IntroVenius

My keyboard certainly has an I and a V otherwise how would I be able to type I and V?

I don't think all the jokes are meant to be understood by everybody in this comic, it's almost like all the jokes are "in-jokes".

I also don't think it's a coincidence that the knights weapons are axes, an ax is slang for musicians referring to your musical instrument, more often than not a guitar, which is of course the main instrument in rock.