OOTS #750 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Arakune]

Silly Elan and it's selective ignorance.

[Dresil]

Interesting message you did.

[DragonOfUndeath]

skeletons in the ball pit

[Eldrys]

Looks like everyone is getting along with their new deserty buddies!

[Jarian]

Am I the only one creeped out by the skeletons in the bawl crawl?

Edit: Ninja!

[Assassin89]

I think Durkon's accent has affected his spell casting. I also found the Mr. Scruffy and Blackwing antics funny.

[HalfTangible]

Sometimes the combination of happy go lucky fun and utter depravity in the same scene in this comic scares me. Not because of the depravity, but rather the fact i still go 'aw that's sweet'

For example: Skeletons in the ball pit.

What scares me more is that i have a theory as to how that happened and good god it's creepy. Unoriginal but creepy (the method, not the skeletons.)

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Well, I think we can safely say Malack isn't a vampire, if he and Durkon are chit-chatting out on the roof when the sun's high in the sky.

[Hzurr]

hmm...odd layout. It took me a bit to figure it out, but I like it. I also should really look at getting a widescreen monitor.

[Raging Gene Ray]

So was Durkon SPELL-checking the scroll he found in Malack's library, or is he subtly gleaning new spells or state secrets?

Also, Elan's naivete is not charming...a grown man acting like an eight years old boy, ambivalent about the monuments about his father's slaughtering whoever that statue guy is...it's not innocence, it's just straight ignorant, yo.

Also, Haley freeing the slaves and V helping makes me love those characters more...and the Scruffy and Blackwing show is a neverending cavalcade of zany antics. They need to have their own spin-off comic! Mr. Scrufy would chase Blackwing...and then Blackwing would chase him back! That alone should be good enough for 150 strips.

[Katana_Geldar]

I was going to say how much I like ball pits...then saw the skeletons.

[Dr.Epic]

I love the ball pit and statue. But what's with the longer page format?

[Ormur]

What spell is Durkon so fixed on?

[Darkfyre99]

Ahh... obliviousness is truly bliss. And Elan is blessed with an abundance of it.

I'm glad to see the freed slaves actually took the freedom they'd been given, unlike some people predicted. ^_^

[Morithias]

I love the size of it. Finally a webcomic I can use as a background for my desktop without stretching it, or leaving pieces of black!

[Dr.Epic]

I was going to say how much I like ball pits...then saw the skeletons.

What are you kidding? The skeletons were the best part!

[Katana_Geldar]

What spell is Durkon so fixed on?

Maybe something to do with Girard?

[CoffeeIncluded]

Eee! And right before I go to sleep too!

Poor oblivious Elan. Notice that the dinosaurs are chained down?

[DSCrankshaw]

That was huge.

I liked it.

[Blaznak]

For some reason at the end of the strip I started channelling Spongebob.
"Oh its the best day evvvvver...."

[ref]

whoa, different format here. Takes some time to get everything in.

[Mellisan]

Maybe something to do with Girard?

I was thinking maybe the mass death ward spell he mentioned researching back in 672 (panels 4&5). Just a guess though. There might be something more recent I've forgotten.

[Blaznak]

Also, Elan's naivete is not charming...a grown man acting like an eight years old boy, ambivalent about the monuments about his father's slaughtering whoever that statue guy is...it's not innocence, it's just straight ignorant, yo.

Is that a Troll over there? (grin) Nah, I don't think so. I think the story (and Elan's behavior towards Pops) justifies what we are seeing. Intriguing point, but I'll put in my "no" vote.

[Ranzunar]

I was almost expecting Elan to say "Yabba Dabba Doo!" when he was sliding down that dinosaur's tail. Great comic as usual. Got to admit, dinosaurs, ice cream, ballons, and ball pits would make for a pretty awesome day no matter what your age or maturity level.

Edit: Just noticed that one of the skeletons is a kobold. Great touch with the detail and weird left to right reading trajectory. Keep redifining narrative production in sequential art Giant.

[Dr.Epic]

I love the size of it. Finally a webcomic I can use as a background for my desktop without stretching it, or leaving pieces of black!

I don't know. I hate it when you hate to scroll horizontally when reading a webcomic. It can really make it hard to read the thing.

[Thor Person Guy]

I love the ball pit and statue. But what's with the longer page format?

It's for when the comic gets put into a book. The left half is going to go on one page, and the right half is going on the other. If we're lucky, it should look the same in print as it does now.

[Fargazer]

What are you kidding? The skeletons were the best part!

I'll agree with that one. Best part of the comic.

[teratorn]

Haley, Haley, this is not Azure city.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Pretty, pretty comic.

Clever how it was separated even if I had to go over it twice to catch on.

I wanna turn on the dino-slide...