OOTS #560 - The Discussion Thread

[Azzurus]

LOST reference FTW!!

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

An Odyssey reference? AWESOME!

[Trizap]

I think Therkla dodging the Detect Evil was Rich saying "sorry, not revealing THAT!" so it would keep us guessing Therkla's alignment, and the last panel heh, I knew that guy was familiar, Odyssey and an X-men reference rolled into one, genius!

[Bitzeralisis]

I bet Therkla's going to alignment-morph into a neutral, if not good, character.

[Qwernt]

The last panel may make this my new all time favorite OOTS. Excellent! excellent!!!

[brilliantlight]

Actually I see Therkla heading for a big fall. With Elan defending her she probably figures she has a good chance with him. God help Haley when those two meet!

[DSCrankshaw]

I did like the highlighting of Elan as being still not evil... guess that clears up any doubt as to whether his alignment is shifting or not.

I think he was actually demonstrating that Banjo was not evil. I haven't seen anyone arguing that Elan was evil, but I have seen an argument that Banjo is.

[brilliantlight]

I think Therkla dodging the Detect Evil was Rich saying "sorry, not revealing THAT!" so it would keep us guessing Therkla's alignment, and the last panel heh, I knew that guy was familiar, Odyssey and an X-men reference rolled into one, genius!

More likely Rich saying "She is evil so don't argue about it!". She wouldn't have dodged the detect evil if she weren't evil.

[SteveDJ]

Wow! There's a lot in this strip that I don't get...

The symbol on the door, the sign on the wall in frame 4, and just who/what is that supposed to be in the final frame?

I must be getting too old for this...

[Blanth]

Last panel joke made me feel violated...

... in a mutant kind of way. :-)

[Enlong]

Hey, how come Cyclops is wearing an X belt and not an S belt?

[Deepkicker]

So this is what it feels like when Oots and Lost come together? It's more magical than I could have ever imagined.
"I keep having flashbacks to earlier strips." Nice one, Giant!

[The Gremlin]

Actually I see Therkla heading for a big fall. With Elan defending her she probably figures she has a good chance with him. God help Haley when those two meet!

I agree.

Except I think that Therkla's alignment is in the 'Northeast' (or NE). She's going to turn on them, especially when she learns about Haley.

[Wonton]

ROFL
The LOST reference made me happy out of my mind.
Especially how I JUST finished watching the season finale 7 minutes ago.

[HOLEkevin]

For more Lost in your fantasy webcomics, click here.

Funny, funny strip. I love the whiplash ninja-superhero-pirate robot monkey back and forthing! That was awesome! I just about busted out at the ninja flying in the window of stately Therkla mansion… that was wicked hi-larious with a side of awesome sauce.

[Beelzebub1111]

I am vengance
I am the night
I am BATMAN!
BATMAN!
BATMAN!

There is a song the good folks sing
(song the good folks sing)
BATMAN!
About a hero on the wing
(hero on the wing)
BATMAN!

I am gotham's darkest night
The villian's darkest fright
Turn on the signal LIGHT!
FOR BATMAN!

Batman...


*********

(Spoken)
Good work caped crusader. Once again you've saved our city from those vile miscreants

There was no problem, commissioner. For as we all no criminals are
(singing)
A superstitious cowardly lot
They plan and plot
but they always get caught.
The evil schemes all come to naught
A SUPERSTISTIOUS COWARDLY LOT!

[Count D20]

I Think if he ever needs to delay the storyline, rich should try a form of oots that works off of mutants and masterminds or something the way regular oots does d&d.

[the_tick_rules]

Colossus, of Rhodes, you get it? Man that's a complex pun. Wonder how many don't get it.

[RDS]

Panel 11: Odysseus, the bow-wielding hero of Homer's Odyssey, encounters a cyclops shepherd on his way back to Ithaca. Here, that cyclops is instead played by superhero Cyclops (a.k.a. Scott Summers), leader of the X-men.

Title: One of Cyclops' X-Men teammate is Colossus, making the title a reference to the Colossus of Rhodes.

I must read too many comics because I took the last panel as a reference to the early 90s Cyclops adventure where he washed up a shore on an island after taking some time off from the X-Men after Storm beat him for leadership. I'll admit that was my first thought and the Odysseus reference went right over my head till I starting wondering about the sheep.

[Red XIV]

More likely Rich saying "She is evil so don't argue about it!". She wouldn't have dodged the detect evil if she weren't evil.

Do all characters necessarily know what their true alignment is? Especially given that alignment can change? The MitD no doubt thinks it's of Evil alignment, for example, but is it really?

Therkla most like is still Evil right now, but I could see her shifting toward Neutral in future strips.

[Shatteredtower]

Best Batman origin joke since Bat-Hulk. Interesting reversal as well, since purple and green are colours typically associated with the Joker. (And some versions of Lex Luthor, but that's another matter.)

And that last panel sure was odd t'see. Poor Scott: almost Polyphemus, but not quite. Maybe by the time he gets to Phoenix. But never mind that: does anyone else wonder if we're witness to the debut of a Wolverine in sheep's clothing?

[Lunarhalo]

Does that make Storm, Aeolus then?

[Wadoka]

Best Batman origin joke since Bat-Hulk.

Do you mean this one? :D

http://www.drunkduck.com/Troop_37/index.php?p=404571

[Shatteredtower]

Do you mean this one? :D

http://www.drunkduck.com/Troop_37/index.php?p=404571

Nah, though I enjoyed that argument. Thanks for sharing the strip.

No, the one I was thinking about was from an episode of Twisted Mego ToyFare Theatre, in which a group of Marvel super-heroes discuss their secret origins with each other. Hulk's revelation of his alter-ego always gets a few chuckles out of me, especially the facial reactions of the others at the table, revealed after he says, "You keep Bat-Hulk's secret, okay?"

[Haruspex]

Elan is still not evil, and still not getting it. Oh well, we'll see how this goes.

[EvilJames]

Wow. That was some hardcore nerdery right there. I approve.
Love the Odyessy reference/Xmen pun.

[Arkenputtyknife]

(It's Cyclopes)

Λαστ τιμε Ι ψηεψκεδ, ςε ςερεν'τ ςριτινγ ιν Γρεεκ.

[slb]

... But now I wonder if marvel will hassle Rich about the Cyclops cameo.

I know that in the U.S. the Intellectual Propery and copyrights laws are stupidly enforced, but there's still a fair use principle that would provide Rich an immunity against Marvel's lawyers.

[factotum]

Do all characters necessarily know what their true alignment is?

In OotS, yes. There are too many instances where characters refer to their own or others' alignments for them NOT to know. (See Roy referring to his father as "Lawful", Xykon referring to himself as Evil, Redcloak saying that goblins are "usually Evil", Haley saying of herself that she's "Chaotic Good! Ish!", etc).

For that matter, the mere existence of Detect Evil means there is a rigidly-defined alignment structure along the Good/Evil axis, even if no other proof were offered...

[youareworthless]

You know your jokes are lame when someone has to explain ALL of them. I like that you included a wikipedia link for BATMAN, though. No one has ever heard of him. He gets no mainstream recognition.

This is the worst OotS strip EVER. Don't listen to the other people in this thread.