I now present to you...
THE SILLIAD!
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The Silliad tries its best to update on a 1/week schedule.
The entire comic is based on Lattimore's translation of Homer's Illiad. Whenever someone talks in a really fancy way, it's probably a direct quote from the aforementioned book. At present, the only direct quote is Homer's speech from comic one. Thank you.
Comics
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Comic 1 Boxers or Briefs?
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Comic 2 I Guess They Call it Tipsy for a Reason
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Comic 3 ... Or Pants, For That Matter
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Comic 4 Good Thing He Doesn't Have Glossophobia
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Comic 5 < Insert Obligatory Portal Reference Here >
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Comic 6 Winedrops keep falling on my head...
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Comic 7 What? It Was A Good Segue!
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Comic 8 And Now, For Something Completely Different - A Man With A Photograph
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Comic 9 NASDAQ Symbol :: LATE
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Comic 10 Ooh, Burn!
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Comic 11 There's Waldo!
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Comic 12 … Why Are They Writing in English?
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Comic 13 And the Argument Begins…
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Comic 14 Keep Your Eye On The Screaming Warrior
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Comic 15 Questionable Morals
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Comic 16 Missing Information
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Fan Art (!!!)
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Originally Posted by Ichneumon
Menestheus, king of Athens Random Greek Person
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Also: Fan arts teim time!
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Originally Posted by Hoplite
I could not stop myself from creating fan art with my first try on using inkscape. Here is king Idomeneus!
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Originally Posted by Beholder1995
Would you count this as fanart, despite the fact that it's a charicature of my comic's characters? This thread seems to be a repository for all things ancient-themed.
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Originally Posted by Gourtox
Here is a quickly drawn posidan. enjoy.
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That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Last edited by Uncle Festy : 09-11-2008 at 08:26 PM.
I now present to you...
THE SILLIAD!
<Insert awesome and witty introduction here>
Ah!hahahhaI'm reading that right now for Classics, not that translation, but the notes and quotes have my half-asleep Thank you for doing this, For those who don't already know, This is gonna be Hilarious
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"and now for something totaly different"
"go grace!"
The comic will follow the general plot of The Iliad, but I will be taking huge amounts of artistic license for humor's sake. This will be a decent place to start, but don't take anything I say for granted. For instance, the first eight panels are word for word from the Iliad (Lattimore translation) but the last panel has no actual ties to what happens. Sorry. I'll try and keep people aware of when I'm diverging from reality (read: the iliad) and what parts of the plot I skip.
Oh, and thanks, Wolfman!
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Quote Of The Week Whenever I Feel Like Updating It (last updated 1/17/12)
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Last edited by Uncle Festy : 02-03-2008 at 02:27 PM.
Ah! Good to know that my evaluation of Achilleus wasn't totally wrong.
Actually, the first couple comics (7, to be exact) are the acting out of events that only happen in narration. The realtime events of the Iliad don't start until the meeting of all the Achaians, and that won't happen until #8. But I'm getting ahead of myself - I'll explain how the comic fits in with the actual book as we go.
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Quote Of The Week Whenever I Feel Like Updating It (last updated 1/17/12)
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Quote Of The Week Whenever I Feel Like Updating It (last updated 1/17/12)
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Last edited by Uncle Festy : 02-04-2008 at 02:53 PM.
Avvies by Z-Axis, now bearer of 3 divine rank.
So you may have heard of Lord Herman. Well, he's pretty awesome.
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Through hostilties, Leader of AMEN
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Thank you all for your encouraging comments!
Achilleus' liver also made me laugh.
And yes, in the Lattimore translation it is spelled Achilleus. I believe that Achilles is a Romanization of the name... or something similar.
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That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Gwyn: You know, I'm not totally sure. I think Achilleus was closer to how it was pronounced in Greek... but whatever.
Rubakhin: Mostly 'cus it's the version I have on hand.
BobTheFerret:
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That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Well, the Lattimore is a bit more readable than most translations and keeps some of the poetry better. That's just my opinion though and may have no bearing on the actual reason. For all I know Uncle Festy could be Reed College Student who had that translation mailed to him after acceptance...
Oh, and AWESOME. I am very much looking forward to the rest of this comic.
Well, the Lattimore is a bit more readable than most translations and keeps some of the poetry better.
Well, that's part of the reason, I'm sure, but it wasn't my decision. It was given to me, and that's probably why it was chosen.
Therefore, I'm using the Lattimore because it's the one I have on hand. I'm lazy, so sue me.
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For all I know Uncle Festy could be Reed College Student who had that translation mailed to him after acceptance...
*takes in deep breath* Ahhh... no. Let's just leave it at that.
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Oh, and AWESOME. I am very much looking forward to the rest of this comic.
Thankee!
A new comic is coming once I add a few speech bubbles and correct a pose or two.
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
A new comic is coming once I add a few speech bubbles and correct a pose or two.
... which apparently took longer then I expected. The comic will be up as soon as I can send the latest comic off to my editor.
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
He told me to say:
"look in my sig"
He's in one of the quotes, and is a friend of mine who checks my comics before they go up.
Speaking of which...
Comic 3 ... Or Pants, For That Matter
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
Quote Of The Week Whenever I Feel Like Updating It (last updated 1/17/12)
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
It's official. No one ever reads the top - right of the comic anymore.
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Quote Of The Week Whenever I Feel Like Updating It (last updated 1/17/12)
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Originally Posted by Phase
That guy was badass! He was like, "Oh! Oh, you're gonna try to Chuck Norris me, I'll just Chuck Norris you!" Unfortunately, I am the best Chuck Norris since Chuck Norris.
Which is saying something, considering that Chuck Norris... was Chuck Norris.
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I'm reading that right now for Classics, not that translation, but the notes and quotes have my half-asleep
Thank you for doing this, For those who don't already know, This is gonna be Hilarious
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