OOTS #255 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up, with apologies to Chuck Jones.

[JeffreyToTheMax]

Another great one. Maybe it's the child in me, but anything that mentions "Acme" is good in my book. ;D

But who is Chuck Jones?

[DeathQuaker]

*lol* That is excellent. Was Elan and Nale's father named Wile E.?

Nice joke, while still outlining Nale's character flaws...

"Didn't that strike you as needlessly overcomplicated?"

[Xilehxt]

;D

Great comic. Love to see that plan actually in work

Elan would probably fall for it too..

[The Giant]

But who is Chuck Jones?

Don't ever say that to me again. >:(



(Just kidding. Chuck Jones was the animator of most (all?) of the Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner cartoons, as well as numerous other WB shorts and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.)

[Terrafire]

NO!! NOT THOG! DON'T HURT HIM, NALE!

:o

[Lightman]

Awesome! Brings me back to the good 'ol days when I watched cartoon network and nickelodian...yeah, 5 long minutes ;D

[Kadi]

Just when I think you've topped yourself Giant, you end up raising the bar even higher. That was priceless!

[Ashbless]

So, does Nale's business card have "GENIUS" written on it?

[Terrafire]

Possibly. 8)

[Xilehxt]

Hmmm, those this mean Thog's going to be sacrified in one way or the other? Nale intends to kill him. It'll be the same thing: to get an oposite of Roy, another stupid fighter has to take the spot and he won't be much different from Thog, except that Thog will be a thousand times more funny.

Thog like puppies. :D

[Zherog]

Very nice. :) I like me some Wile E. Coyote style planning. :D

[J0sh]

Awesome!

;D

I was sitting there readin' through the forums and thought.. "Hang on.. it's Friday".. and checked the comics.. and to my delight, there it was. Great work! Love Nate's plans as well -lol-

I'm lovin' thog's personality, by the way.

[Magus]

In one word:

BWAH!

In two words:

Bloody brilliant.

In three words...

You get the point. (Hey, that's four!)

The highlight was undoubtedly the blueprint at the end (although I thoroughly enjoyed the Pompey/Thog race 'discussion'). "With apologies to Chuck Jones" indeed- not! I think he'd appreciate your homage. Wile E. Coyote himself couldn't have come up with a better plan to get that stupid bird- I mean bard!

*thinks about what he just said*

Hey... nice one! ;D

[colonel_blood]

Just when I think you've topped yourself Giant...

I'm sure no one wants the giant to top himself. ;)

At least not until we've seen the new linear guild members.

On another matter Thog is beginning remind me of Mungo from Blazing Saddles.

"Mungo only pawn in game of life."

[Neal]

Heh. Roy wants to get rid of Elan, Nale wants to get rid of Thog. Cute! :)

[Ilover_Juventad]

Your cleverness strikes me again, Giant! I'd love to see Nale's plan work. So masterful a tactician, oh Nale! So priceless! *chokes with laughter*

[Caird_MacCondolach]

Thanks Rich! Brings back memories.

I'm just wondering how many of the younger members of GitP will get the reference. (Also..sorry..but seeing somebody reference Wile E. and Roadrunner in the same sentence with Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network made me shudder. Am I that old? Is that how our younger generation is getting such classical fare?)

The only thing that could have possibly made that better was having Thog on a rocket-powered unicycle. IMHO one of the most hilarious Roadrunner's EVAAH!

Caird

[Jefepato]

Well, I'm starting to really like Pompey.

I just shudder to think how he's going to fit into the revised plan, though.

[Ilover_Juventad]

Nah, should have changed the skates to "puppies".

[Flippy]

Another great comic Giant! Free Iron Rations! Brilliant!

Though i really want to know what the other LG members look like...

[Midnight Son]

It's been said before, but great homage to the classic there Giant.(But shouldn't this have been a saturday morning strip then?) ;)

[Wrecan]

Th-th-th-that's all, folks!

Great strip!

[Adolfo]

Write to Acme ;D

We got a coyote in the making here, lets hope the 3% he better than the real odds of the REAL coyote.

[OldFart]

That . . . was . . . funny. The best homage to the "Soo-per Genius" I've seen since Mallrats.

You know, December 9th has been one of my least favorite days of the year, ever since 1980 when I learned on the morning news that one of the greatest artists of our time had fallen victim to a random, meaningless act of violence.

Thanks, Giant, for making my day brighter.

[Flak_Razorwill]

-What are the other 4 kinds of killing? I'm chaotic good, and I've got like, 7 favorite kinds of killing. 6 of them involve theme music.

-How are they gonna make this plan work if the OotS is chained...hmm...Nale and Miko...OW STOPPIT! SORRY!

-Nale can't be THAT smart. He's launchin' himself from a fricking catapult. Chuck Jones indeed. (Gets popcorn)

-Thog on rocket skates makes me squeal with joy. In all likelihood, though, I hope he gets through unscathed.

-On that note, does Thog have a "Cornholio Mode?" With that much raw sugar, even Stephen Hawking would start giggling about TP.

-This plan'll work, it just needs some good sequencing and timing. Like Anvil first, Thog striking at 50 MPH, then Thog's body as a cushion for Nale's landing.

-Who's gonna get the anvil 50 or so feet up? Sabine's not THAT strong. (The wizard's telekinesis?)

-Ooh, it's snowing.

[Marller]

Oh yeah Pompey really fits in really nice. :)

And that plan, great complexity, and the last three members are not incorporated yet. The plan can only get better. ;D

[Sundog]

Well, you got me LMAO.

The final straw was the "Acceptable-Needs Work" notations... ;D

[Kaertos]

Please allow me to step in and say that I absolutely loved this strip. I usually don't post in the threads about the comics because, in genera, all I have to say is "Funny. I love OotS, looking forward to the next one" which seems, to me anyway, as just redundant.

But this required comment. This was brilliant, just brilliant. Nale as the perpetually snake-bit super genius is great, since, in a way, Elan is exactly the opposite in every way. Where Nale is smart and unlucky, Elan is , well, a little dim and lucky.

Besides, paying homage to the greatest short cartoon director in animation history always polishes my buttons.

[Arian]

I'm sure no one wants the giant to top himself. ;)

At least not until we've seen the new linear guild members.

And not then either!! :o :o :o