Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XLI: No Morals! No Quarter! All Brutal!

[BlackDragonKing]

I just got this mental image of the comic coming to an end, with a final splash panel that consists of this.

"lol I cant believe you all fell for it for so long! Did you REALLY think this was the real comic? Go to the link at www.mookiesrealwork.com and enjoy the actual comic folks."

Then we click on the link and see 10 years worth of amazing work, with drawings that actually improve over time, a consistent magic system and well built world, and arcs that actually make sense! Turns out he spent those 8 hours per strip writing out the troll comic AND the real one.

The strange part of it is, you can almost believe that's what he's building up to. I suppose the more plausible explanation is that he's just bored, bored, bored of his comic but it continues to make him money so he's putting on a brave face, not really aware that hiding his disinterest makes it look like this is what he's always wanted to do with it.

[Traab]

The strange part of it is, you can almost believe that's what he's building up to. I suppose the more plausible explanation is that he's just bored, bored, bored of his comic but it continues to make him money so he's putting on a brave face, not really aware that hiding his disinterest makes it look like this is what he's always wanted to do with it.

Be honest, how would you react if the crazy idea I posted really happened? I personally would likely laugh for 5 minutes straight, read through the new comic, and admit that mookie is the prank lord. I think a 10 year never ending troll would get a spot in the guinness book of world records.

[Bobikus]

I couldnt help but laugh when I read that. I dunno, give him some credit, maybe he meant it was an american company trying to create a cartoon along the anime style? I think we can all agree that normally there is a big difference between a cartoon and an anime, so maybe they wanted to try their hands at an anime style?

Yeah but it's just weird to call them that when anime styles were based on old western cartoons to begin with.

Personally I use "cartoon" or "animated movie/series" for both western/eastern stuff anyway.

[Nerd-o-rama]

The word for Japanese-influenced American or European cartoons, like Avatar the Last Airbender, is "animesque". Side note: anime started out as more or less a carbon copy of Disney (by Osamu Tezuka) and simply evolved in a totally direction, one that kept the simple figures and huge eyes.

The word for what Dominic Deegan is "the illustrator 'learned' to draw from watching Pokémon on Fox Kids"

[TheArsenal]

*wince*

Huh. I think you found some sort of code phrase. Turns out that is the exact sequence of letters required to give me a headache.

How about wanimation? Or wanimated?

Or Waluigi TIME! WAAAAAAAAAH!

I meant westerm made cartoon drawn in Eastern style.

But whatever. Point is that the comic is drawig a big shadow on mookie as a person.

[T-O-E]

Ok fine, there are examples of skilled writers who are capable of taking a silent character and running with it. Now explain to me how MOOKIE would be able to do a character arc for someone who cant speak? Maybe have Dom scry her life story then talking head us to death as he explains everything that made her who she is today? Have jayden turn to pantomime as we try to decipher what she is trying to say? Nah, this upcoming arc is going to be jayden heavy now that she is talking, and we will learn more about her, besides, "Had sex with a werewolf, cheated on a werewolf, can be mind controlled into losing her powers, looks sexy in blackguard style armor, and doesnt like to talk anymore."

If you can't do a character arc for a silent character, don't try.

Mookie could always add lots of thought bubbles. This kind of thing usually requires subtlety, character depth and adequate facial expressions but that's not going to happen.

If his characters are just stand ins, then what about greg, Dominic, Donovan?

Donovan is the only character who Mookie publicly recognises as a self-insert.

[TheArsenal]

Donovan is the only character who Mookie publicly recognises as a self-insert.

So he acts like a jackass during his wedding?

And we all know thats a lie. Everybody is a mookie stand in. Everybody. Even you and me.

[Mr. McGician]

Am I the only one who's getting "Dominic Deegan terrible" as the first suggestion when I type "Dominic Deegan" into google?

[Welf]

I get "Dominic Deegan Oracle for Hire". So maybe?

[Fawkes]

How about wanimation? Or wanimated?

No, those just register as typos.

Or Waluigi TIME! WAAAAAAAAAH!

[Toast1862]

I'm thinking about bananafying more awful Greg strips, but to do all of them would be far too much work-- do you know how often Greg is awful?? Not to mention the fact that I don't think I made it through Snowsong back when I read for real, and I really don't want to read maltak or any of the stuff I missed.

I'm not very good at remembering specifics, so if anyone has any particular strips they want to see Greg permanently deleted in, I'll do it.

[Fawkes]

I'm thinking about bananafying more awful Greg strips, but to do all of them would be far too much work-- do you know how often Greg is awful?? Not to mention the fact that I don't think I made it through Snowsong back when I read for real, and I really don't want to read maltak or any of the stuff I missed.

I'm not very good at remembering specifics, so if anyone has any particular strips they want to see Greg permanently deleted in, I'll do it.

One word:

SuperBanana.

[TheArsenal]

Hey toast, Can you switch your avatars magazine to hunk rump? That would be perfect.

[Toast1862]

Done and done!

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[Coidzor]

So he acts like a jackass during his wedding?

He did post pictures and IIRC, video, for all to see and make their own decisions about.

So, only one way to find out the answer to your question. Are you brave enough to go down the RabbitMookie Hole?

I ain't. Don't even have the courage to watch that interview where he went on about sexy rapists.

[TheArsenal]

He did post pictures and IIRC, video, for all to see and make their own decisions about.

So, only one way to find out the answer to your question. Are you brave enough to go down the RabbitMookie Hole?

I ain't. Don't even have the courage to watch that interview where he went on about sexy rapists.

It was just a rhetorical question.

But his "Not so subtle opinion" was that old style weddings suck. It was reinforced in his thingy hes like "Oh uh..This is totaly not my opinion. Ive been to a few weddings like that and they have been fine"

And for Toast:

Doube awesome.

[engineer-errant]

He did post pictures and IIRC, video, for all to see and make their own decisions about.

So, only one way to find out the answer to your question. Are you brave enough to go down the RabbitMookie Hole?

I know I'm a bit frightened to go looking for them. I've only seen the one picture from the newspost, and Alyssa doesn't look too happy to me. I just hope it's just the makeup around her eyes throwing off my reading of her expression.

I don't think I can take it if she's expressing "buyer's remorse" through the whole wedding and reception while Mookie is being completely clueless.

[Johnny Blade]

I am somewhat curious, but not enough to slog through his unrelated bull**** Twitter posts or whatever it would take.

Done and done!

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Just by the way, I used to have a banana-styled superhero as my first avatar.


Identity crisis.

[Bobikus]

Just by the way, I used to have a banana-styled superhero as my first avatar.


Identity crisis.

This guy?

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[Thark]

So, curious as i am i went to look through Mookie's twitter in search of wedding pics to test my sanity. A quick scan yielded only one however.
http://twitpic.com/7ms0ta

Also, apparently his mom hand makes all those scarves he sells.

[Trazoi]

He did post pictures and IIRC, video, for all to see and make their own decisions about.

So, only one way to find out the answer to your question. Are you brave enough to go down the RabbitMookie Hole?

Yeah, that's crossing the line into creepy internet stalker territory. All we have to know is that Mookie won't stop putting his wedding into his comic, and that he thinks traditional weddings are okay if you're a boring square but are horrible for interesting people.

I don't think anyone should go all internet detective to keep tabs on how Mookie and Alyssa's married life is going.
Because it's not as if Mookie's life isn't transparently reflected in his webcomic anyway.

[Lord Seth]

I think we can all agree that normally there is a big difference between a cartoon and an anime,

Considering that "anime" is a specific kind of carton, that seems an odd thing to say. It's like saying "I think we can all agree that normally there is a big difference between a mammal and a cat."

I will say, however, that "western anime" is an oxymoron, because anime by definition is from Japan. Though I'm not sure there necessarily is a better term to describe a co-production...

[engineer-errant]

Yeah, that's crossing the line into creepy internet stalker territory. All we have to know is that Mookie won't stop putting his wedding into his comic, and that he thinks traditional weddings are okay if you're a boring square but are horrible for interesting people.

I don't think anyone should go all internet detective to keep tabs on how Mookie and Alyssa's married life is going.
Because it's not as if Mookie's life isn't transparently reflected in his webcomic anyway.

I would rather be completely ignorant about all details of his personal life. But then he had to go and post that photo in the comics news feed, and now my mind recalls Alyssa's expression every time I see the words "Mookie" and "wedding" in the same sentence.

[Toast1862]

Considering that "anime" is a specific kind of carton, that seems an odd thing to say. It's like saying "I think we can all agree that normally there is a big difference between a mammal and a cat."

I will say, however, that "western anime" is an oxymoron, because anime by definition is from Japan. Though I'm not sure there necessarily is a better term to describe a co-production...

Hmm... maybe technically, but honestly? Whenever someone says "cartoon", my mind immediately jumps to kids' shows that are loud and obnoxious and WACKY. I consider cartoons to be different than anime, which I associate more with clear plots than unabashed wackiness, both falling under animation instead... I mean, in an anime, most of the time there's continuity and character development and a real story, even if it is a show for kids. Cartoons seem to think continuity is the devil's plot device and avoid it like the plague, and is the main reason I never really liked Teen Titans. They also tend to be entirely focused around humor instead of having a story to tell. I can see how "anime" could be used to refer to things like Avatar as well as most japanese animation, while "cartoon" refers to most western animated shows and a few japanese ones. That categorization makes "wanime" less stupid, though it is still very stupid.

[Fawkes]

I would rather be completely ignorant about all details of his personal life. But then he had to go and post that photo in the comics news feed, and now my mind recalls Alyssa's expression every time I see the words "Mookie" and "wedding" in the same sentence.

"It was a Halloween wedding. I was a monster. She was a fairy princess. And yes, her bouquet was made of lollipops.

The lesson here?
I should not be allowed to make decisions."

[engineer-errant]

Moving on to off-topic weekend discussion, I've been completely geeking out over this hobby robot. It is one of my goals in life to build something as awesome as that by myself. It's taken the guy almost five years, and he has estimated that he's only 40% complete at this point. (Warning, the website is hard to navigate and a bit painful to read.)

So what has everybody else been enthusiastic about lately?

[Fawkes]

Moving on to off-topic weekend discussion, I've been completely geeking out over this hobby robot. It is one of my goals in life to build something as awesome as that by myself. It's taken the guy almost five years, and he has estimated that he's only 40% complete at this point. (Warning, the website is hard to navigate and a bit painful to read.)

No kidding. What is it, 1995?



MARTY! It's your website! Something's got to be done about your website!

[engineer-errant]

No kidding. What is it, 1995?



MARTY! It's your website! Something's got to be done about your website!

I know, have you come across one of the pages that uses the marque and blink tags yet?

[Frogwarrior]

Hmm... maybe technically, but honestly? Whenever someone says "cartoon", my mind immediately jumps to kids' shows that are loud and obnoxious and WACKY. I consider cartoons to be different than anime, which I associate more with clear plots than unabashed wackiness

Coming up next... Naruto! will the Dragon Ninja clan be able to stop Naruto and friends on their quest to buy, and subsequently eat, ramen? Find out on Episode 2059: Filler no Jutsu!



Also... I thought you guys were joking... "Sexy rapist" was actually a thing, that Mookie said, with words and everything? In public? In front of a recording device?

[Toast1862]

Coming up next... Naruto! will the Dragon Ninja clan be able to stop Naruto and friends on their quest to buy, and subsequently eat, ramen? Find out on Episode 2059: Filler no Jutsu!



Also... I thought you guys were joking... "Sexy rapist" was actually a thing, that Mookie said, with words and everything? In public? In front of a recording device?

I never watched Naruto so maybe I'm wrong, but I thought there were overarching stories and character development? Filler isn't the same as every episode being in its own contained bubble without any real progression. Filler is when the animation outpaces the original writing, and that's not why character A died and was sent to a wacky comical hell in episode 12 and then is perfectly normal in episode 13 with no explanation needed.

Also yeah. The sexy rapist quote is real.