Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVII: God Has Nothing to do With This

[Palmer]

Indeed. And speaking of massive threads, it looks like we are nearing "that time" again. Anyone have a suggestion for the naming of the next thread?

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK!

Sigfried seems to like it.

[TheLaughingMan]

Oh no!! Siggy Greg Stunt some kid's hometown has been demolished!!!11 I did not see this coming, nor did I notice the similarities with this plot twist to Final Fantasy II Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy XDisney's Mulan Any Dragon Quest game Order of The Stick: Start of Darkness Lord of the Rings The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time half of all media ever made!!!11one

^Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: I'm Too Sexy For This Cave

[Domochevsky]

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK!

Sigfried seems to like it.

I second that.

[averagejoe]

Am I the only one in here who actually liked Battle for Barthis?

I think BfB's main fault is being so closely followed by the War in Hell, both in real life chronology and in-story chronology. It isn't that bad by itself, and has its good moments, but it's hard to forget that it's not part of the War in Hell and all that implies.

A question: If none of you like DD, why did you make three massive threads about it. I mean, I have my problems with it (characters suddenly switching moralities, Gregories existence, period.) but I still like it overall, you guys appear to outright hate it, so why read it?

I've contested for a long time that we all love the comic strip. We just also think it's poor quality.

Hey, that's 27 massive threads, mister.

26 massive threads and one really massive thread.

*nod nod*

On today's: What's the point of showing demon Karnak? Normally this sort of thing is supposed to show his emotional reactions to the memories. So, I guess he thinks the memories are silly, which is why he's making goofy faces?

At least it's characterization.

[Coidzor]

Also, kind of wondering why they'd burn down tents. They're tents. Not even particularly large tents, just your standard three sticks and a cover from the looks of it. It's either that or I'm vastly misinterpreting the source of those wiggly lines in the back.

Callanians: So evil they'll burn down tents.

[Thanqol]

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK!

Sigfried seems to like it.

Thirded, motion carries.


On the comic itself: Have we not seen enough of the Callanians killing orcs that one time?

[Lillith]

Thirded, motion carries.


On the comic itself: Have we not seen enough of the Callanians killing orcs that one time?

One can never have too many dead orcs.

[Rappy]

One can never have too many dead orcs.

It's true! I mean, any time Orc Death Land fills up, they turn into grass! It's a perpetual cycle!

Also, I will fourth "KARNAK!" as the next title, since I doubt we'll be out of hell before the next thread starts.

[spectralphoenix]

Battle for Barthis had some decent characterizations (I liked Siggy's bit in particular.) The main problem is that a lot of the plot points were just inane, particularly the semirandom "nobody can own more than one business" law.

[Oracle_Hunter]

Battle for Barthis had some decent characterizations (I liked Siggy's bit in particular.) The main problem is that a lot of the plot points were just inane, particularly the semirandom "nobody can own more than one business" law.

Serk's entire plan was moronic - particularly how it turned out he was behind everything evil that had happened to that point.

No, it's not really a spoiler; Mookie just decided to make Serk responsible without any foreshadowing or foresight. Amusingly, he does this same trick again in a subsequent Arc

[Fishy Fishy]

What's the point of showing flashbacks that Karnak only seems mildly annoyed by? Seriously, this is boring. This is too boring to even snark. So Karnak left the Tienchak and they all died while he was away, big deal, we knew that already.

[Trazoi]

My thoughts on today's comic are represented in what is probably my most shameless slay yet.

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I also agree with KARNAK! as the next thread title.

[Coidzor]

...I'm so confused right now by your slay, Trazoi.

What's so shameless about it other than the confusion and, erm... formatting.

[Glass Mouse]

It's one of the better arcs. Each of the individual elements is silly or stupid, but it involves a large number of the major cast in ways that advance their characters. If Dom and Luna's stupid substory was heavily toned back or dropped then it would be one of my top favourites.

This. I really liked the duel. Donovan and Quilt were awesome, and the Maestro was funny. The orcs were fine by then, and I liked Grench's introduction. Gregory was at his best. The concert was a nice pay-off.
I didn't care much for Serk Brakkis. Somehow, Dominic's revenge came off as cute (Melna thought so, too), though most of that part was just... kinda forced.
The ring? Meh, kinda stupid, but I guess a good Deus Ex Machina for making Barthis rich (which I can forgive, because it gave us Two Thief).

A question: If none of you like DD, why did you make three massive threads about it. I mean, I have my problems with it (characters suddenly switching moralities, Gregories existence, period.) but I still like it overall, you guys appear to outright hate it, so why read it?

A bit late on this one, but still. I read and snark DD because it's fun. Really, there isn't much else to it.
DD is this wonderful combination of naive, promising and incompetent. I don't hate DD - really, that'd be just stupid - but I find the comic's shortcomings both fun and interesting to study. The unfortunate implications, the plotholes, the character derailments, all that jazz. Who knows, if my eyes are opened enough, I might avoid making any glaring mistakes in my own comic.
Also, "No, Adrak! No, my brother!" Seriously? *snicker*

Callanians: So evil they'll burn down tents.

Hahaha! Dunno why, but this just made my morning. Thank you!

On today's comic: Is this recapping, or are we actually supposed to learn something new? I'm not... really sure myself.

[Castel]

I know the next thread's title has been pretty much decided, but I still want to nominate "Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: No, my brother!" or maybe "Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: MY BROTHER!". Just for the hell of it.

[Rustic Dude]

My thoughts on today's comic are represented in what is probably my most shameless slay yet.

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I also agree with KARNAK! as the next thread title.

SBaHJ + DD= Trazoi wins a cookie

I'd love to see a SBaHJifation of DD's "plot".

[SaintRidley]

Panel one shows that if you eat enough demon you'll get constipated.

[Thanqol]

One can never have too many dead orcs.

But they're not new dead orcs! They are the same dead orcs! The tragedy that was a bunch of orcs dying is so terrible in the Dominion that multiple characters have to flash back to the same event multiple times!

[Mauve Shirt]

Also, kind of wondering why they'd burn down tents. They're tents. Not even particularly large tents, just your standard three sticks and a cover from the looks of it. It's either that or I'm vastly misinterpreting the source of those wiggly lines in the back.

Maybe it was a distraction.

[Friv]

Alright, this is a minor complaint, but I want to get it out of my system.

WHY DOES HUMAN KARNAK HAVE HORNS!

I thought it was just bad art previously, but checking back, no, horns. Is there a reason that I've forgotten? Is it just absurdly stupid?

[Gez]

Karnak's horn are just part of his headgear.

[Humbug]

He duct taped horns onto his head. Why did he do that other than the obvious symbolism? I have no idea, since orcs don't have horns. Maybe they're supposed to be tusks... that's on his head.

Karnak was a slow kid, doncha know?

[Jahkaivah]

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: I'm Too Sexy For This Cave

This.

This is the title of the next thread.

All other answers are invalid.

[T-O-E]

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK!

"From Hell's art, I snark at thee..." maybe?

"Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK! From Hell's art, I snark at thee" is incidentally the maximum amount of characters for a thread title.

SYMBOLISM!

Also, kind of wondering why they'd burn down tents. They're tents. Not even particularly large tents, just your standard three sticks and a cover from the looks of it. It's either that or I'm vastly misinterpreting the source of those wiggly lines in the back.

Warlord Moustache set them on fire. At night. It was hilarious.

No-one was on guard. Because orcs are stupid. And Maltak's topology does not favour watchers.

[Glass Mouse]

Maybe it was a distraction.

Why would one need a distraction in Maltak?

[guttering flame]

To us they may look like worthless tents but to the Orcs they were their homes! Each tent was hand sewed from long-chewed fibers remains of the fearful leafy beasts of Maltak. An Orc's worth was measured by the size of his tent. The chiefs had luxurious three-Orc tent, the well-to-do had a one-Orc tent fit to contain a family and the poor and disenchanted had to do with their threadbare grass pillowcase, inherited from generation to generation time without end.

The Callanians, those monsters! have annihilated both past and future for the poor, helpless Tienchikas. Those Orcs could no longer hide in their tenthouses from enemy Orc invaders. Defenceless, they have become. And as memory fades into legend which ... they lost their place in history as their material possessions and memory-weeds were no longer there to anchor them to their forefathers' legacy.

[averagejoe]

My thoughts on today's comic are represented in what is probably my most shameless slay yet.

Dominic Deegan && SBaHJ = this monstrosity

Nice.

...I'm so confused right now by your slay, Trazoi.

What's so shameless about it other than the confusion and, erm... formatting.

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff.

"From Hell's art, I snark at thee..." maybe?

"Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XXVIII: KARNAK! From Hell's art, I snark at thee" is incidentally the maximum amount of characters for a thread title.

Classy. I like it. I loved Wrath of Kahn.

[Glass Mouse]

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff.

I still don't understand what's so shameless about it... However, I'm slightly amused by the fact that "tak" means "thank you" in Danish. This adds a both horrible and humorous interpretation to the second panel of the slay (but is probably only funny to me ).

[SaintRidley]

In Scots every word in Ilka Tuk Tak has a meaning.

Ilka means each or every,

Tuk means to gather

and Tak means thorn, nail or tack.

So, in a quite literal sense, it means "To gather every thorn."

Mystery solved.

[Fawkes]

Maybe it was a distraction.

the tent ruse was a.....

DISTACTION