dirrh I'm dan 1/5/06

[Distracting]

Well I've always thought continuity humor has always been better than just the 'you got hit with a shovel' type humor. I mean, I loved the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series which also had jokes spread out through the series and clever at that.

Also, the Artist's Vision is comic 672 (don't ask. I was that bored).

[superluser]

No, we'll be seeing Dan as an onion.

How about Dan as Onion Kid?

I still wonder why Pyro's a banana.  Is it because Pyro flies like a banana?

An error!  My first encounter with an error.  You spelled Jyrras wrong Amber haha, first panel, first sentence I believe.  No biggy though.

Sigh.  You know, if it's not a funny or interesting error, maybe it would be better to take it to PMs, rather than posting to the entire board, and expecting to get your metric tonne of bay leaves as a reward.

this has been mentioned before.

[Aridas]

But.. but onion kids are useless

[Netami]

They are not! They're just... late bloomers. 

[Sirius Griffon]

Myself, I kind of like seeing these long storylines and where they will end up going. *smiles*

Wow, Dan as an onion? Oddly, I want to see someone as a hot pepper as something *laughs* But if there was to be another there, it would probably be as an apple or orange or something else pretty fruistbaskety common. Maybe. ><;;

[Valynth]

man, this thread has gone so healthy I could eat it.  Anyway, back to the topic.

What I would do in Dan's case is run, and keep running, maybe get a nice place in Mexico, or Cuba, much shorter lines to get into Cuba.

[Turnsky]

man, this thread has gone so healthy I could eat it.  Anyway, back to the topic.

What I would do in Dan's case is run, and keep running, maybe get a nice place in Mexico, or Cuba, much shorter lines to get into Cuba.

Running's always good, but given Dan's current company, that might be a somewhat futile task. 

[LionHeart]

I still wonder why Pyro's a banana.  Is it because Pyro flies like a banana?

No, fruit flies like a banana...

[Madmann135]

a bananna doesn't fly it slips.

now hot peppers fly... or make you fly.  If one eats enough hot peppers then beans well... the gass will be so vloitile and powerful that gravity will have a fight on it's hands the moment the pepers and beans combine.


serously.
That last pannel is just priceless.  The Abel's expression and the Dan's expression so well done.

[Valynth]

Running's always good, but given Dan's current company, thay might be a somewhat futile task. 

My point exactly, you see once they arrive in Cuba, they'll have to dispatch the corrupt government to get anywhere and-  Do'h, my angelic heritage just loves pop up at the darnest times.

[RJ]

My only source of fruit comes from whatever I put in my muffins.

Blueberry muffins, anyone? 


But on a more "serious" note concerning the Cartoonist Choice Awards- YAY DRAMA.

You'd think I'd get enough considering I hang out at /cgl/ so much...

[Netami]

What's the point of the choice awards, anyways? It seems almost drama-inducing by design.

The greatest rewards for web-comics, money and self-satisfaction, have nothing to do with this. This is strictly a jury of peers sort of thing...

[Magic]

Abel's face is priceless.

[Turnsky]

the WCCA's is a double edged sword, on one hand, it's a way of showing support for your favorite webcomics and their authors by voting for them, hopefully nominating them for all their hard work.

on the other it's a bit of an ego and drama trip for some who want to be nominated purely to fuel their bloated egos..

kinda like the oscars for webcomics, really, others who deserve at least an honorable mention don't get even that far, some who don't deserve it, get it regardless..

but i digress... back to comic related stuff..

i guess one doesn't need to be psychic when the person's actions can be predicted with a high degree of sarcasm.. heh..

Dan and Abel make the perfect 'odd couple' don't they? 

[Stygian]

Abel's face is priceless.

I thought his face was priceless anytime...?

[Tapewolf]

One has to wonder if Abel is doing it this way because he's got 350 years of experience in emotional manipulation and really knows what he's doing, or whether he's just being a jerk.
I'd like to think it's the former, since Abel seems to have been tasked with Dan's wellbeing and if he can get him to be more at ease with his 'cubi nature, he'll be more accepting of SAIA.

Either way, he's just made it a whole lot easier for Dan to say "but Jyrras said he prefers you..", just so he can wipe the goofy smile off Abel's face.

Sudden thought.. Fa'Lina's just visited Pyroduck to straighten things out.  What if she turns up in Lost Lake to talk to Abel?  Dan would go nuts and it would be a good time for Nitemyst etc to return (except she'd probably kill them all before they knew what was happening).

[Turnsky]

Abel seems to have been tasked with Dan's wellbeing and if he can get him to be more at ease with his 'cubi nature, he'll be more accepting of SAIA.

just because Abel's been charged with Dan's wellbeing and "basic training" wouldn't mean that abel isn't allowed to mess with Dan's head once in a while. =]

[ShiningShadow]

As funny as the comic is, I think that Abel is focusing a bit too much on the small picture. Kinda hoping that they won't just leave it at that and go moping again...

I like the pic its so  funny. I got the reference *man I'm so old*. Anywho Abel goofy look is so priceless I love it made me crack up when I imitate Abel in that goofy voice. My speculation senses are tingling and I have a feeling this is calm before the storm in the arc. There will be a major battle or a beginning of one I just can't wait when this will finally happens.

[Tapewolf]

Just because Abel's been charged with Dan's wellbeing and "basic training" wouldn't mean that abel isn't allowed to mess with Dan's head once in a while. =]

There's another aspect which I only hinted at.
We don't really know what drives Abel, or what Fa'Lina said when he left the Academy, but he sure didn't like leaving.
It might be that he's mature enough to realise that it's better he leaves eventually even though he couldn't quite bring himself to make the step, but there's also the possibility that he's hoping to return there after his mission is complete.*
If that is the case, messing with Dan's head would likely prolong his stay in the outside world which he would prefer to avoid.  There's also the possibility that he might push Dan too far and cause him to flip out.  If he had some kind of major paranoia attack and fled (a'la The President's Analyst) Fa'lina would go apes__ when Dan doesn't turn up for his monthly visit and it won't take long for Fa'Lina to pin Abel for it.

*Whether Fa'Lina would allow it, we don't know.  Whether Abel knows Fa'Lina wouldn't allow it we don't know either, but she's got him by the short-and-curlies somehow and he'd probably consider a post within SAIA would as a good reward.

[Turnsky]

Just because Abel's been charged with Dan's wellbeing and "basic training" wouldn't mean that abel isn't allowed to mess with Dan's head once in a while. =]

There's another aspect which I only hinted at.
We don't really know what drives Abel, or what Fa'Lina said when he left the Academy, but he sure didn't like leaving.
It might be that he's mature enough to realise that it's better he leaves eventually even though he couldn't quite bring himself to make the step, but there's also the possibility that he's hoping to return there after his mission is complete.*
If that is the case, messing with Dan's head would likely prolong his stay in the outside world which he would prefer to avoid.  There's also the possibility that he might push Dan too far and cause him to flip out.. if he had some kind of paranoia attack Fa'lina would go apes__ when Dan doesn't turn up for his monthly visit and it won't take long for Fa'Lina to pin Abel for it.

*Whether Fa'Lina would allow it, we don't know.  Whether Abel knows Fa'Lina wouldn't allow it we don't know either, but she's got him by the short-and-curlies somehow and he'd probably consider a post within SAIA would as a good reward.

hrm, fairly true.. there is the spin that Abel's trying to help Dan to make peace with his Cubi nature in his own way

[Sid]

Sudden thought.. Fa'Lina's just visited Pyroduck to straighten things out.  What if she turns up in Lost Lake to talk to Abel?  Dan would go nuts and it would be a good time for Nitemyst etc to return (except she'd probably kill them all before they knew what was happening).

That would be kinda priceless... Pyro, Abel and Fa'Lina (Dan dashed off to pout about something) in Lost Lake, the door is kicked open, and the adventurers scream "DEATH TO THE CREATURES!"...

[Brunhidden]

i can clearly see that abel is trying to goad dan untill he reaches some kind of revelation, feels so bad about himself he admits his mistakes and tries to change, throws a childlike tantrum, or is angry enough to release abel from his bonds so he can return to the academy.

but somehow i secretly hope that instead dan just goes over the edge and spends a week or two wearing gothy clothes and cowering in his corner of angst known as 'dans room, keep out! no girls allowed! (unless theyre hot)'

How about we spend the money on a giant billboard that says "no fat chicks"?

[Tapewolf]

i can clearly see that abel is trying to goad dan until he reaches some kind of revelation, feels so bad about himself he admits his mistakes and tries to change, throws a childlike tantrum, or is angry enough to release abel from his bonds so he can return to the academy.

Abel oversteps the mark:



**EDIT**
(I did this at 1:1 since it was only supposed to be a quick job, hence the JPEG reduction is more noticeable since I usually work at 2x and scale it down.  I still ended up spending ages on it though.. replacing the office with Lost Lake was the main culprit.)

[Sid]

Abel oversteps the mark:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/wheresdan.png

"All the cool kids were doing it!"
(The clean-up softness looks awesome on Fa'Lina, less so on Abel somehow...)

i can clearly see that abel is trying to goad dan untill he reaches some kind of revelation, feels so bad about himself he admits his mistakes and tries to change, throws a childlike tantrum, or is angry enough to release abel from his bonds so he can return to the academy.

The latter may be hard since this isn't really Abel's call... besides, Abel seems to be protective enough to stay out of his own will by now...

[Alondro]

*Charles hmphs*  Dan has every right to blame cubi for everything.  They've been involved in every evil scheme that's gone on!  Why, even now his own mother is planning on exterminating an entire species!  Cubi are ebil to the infinite!  I've never trusted Cubi, and I never will... I can never forgive them for the death of... well, me.

*Charline smirks*  Oh come now.  I always get you a new body, my favorite little dissection specimen.   

*Charles whimpers*  Cubi are ebil... 

[Aridas]

speaking of which, i'm sure this will get out eventually, and if it goes off without a hitch, Jyrras will be apologizing to Alexsi... for something she won't even know she said.

[superluser]

One has to wonder if Abel is doing it this way because he's got 350 years of experience in emotional manipulation and really knows what he's doing, or whether he's just being a jerk.

Of course, it doesn't seem like Abel has a very active social life, and the last time that he dealt with people who didn't have telepathic powers was 375 years ago. (i.e. ``I just don't understand why you feel that way.'' [temporarily lets down mind shield] ``OK.  Now I do.'')

He may have few tools to successfully manipulate someone who can't read his mind.

(except she'd probably kill them all before they knew what was happening).

This is why that won't happen.  The only way that I could see that working is if Fa'Lina just trundles the adventurers off without harming them at all.  With muffins.  And no, not blueberry muffins of death.

It might be that he's mature enough to realise that it's better he leaves eventually even though he couldn't quite bring himself to make the step, but there's also the possibility that he's hoping to return there after his mission is complete.

Fa'Lina's motives are unclear, but if she wanted him out in the real world, she would not have done it this way.  Dan's likely to keep this up for a decade or several.  He's rather stubborn, and his SAIA visits are only once a year (not once a month).

This isn't a journeyman system--the great teachers of `cubi seem to all be at SAIA.  So if Abel is gone from SAIA tutoring Dan, he's wasting his time not preparing for a teaching gig at SAIA and not putting his skills into practice in the real world.

[Alan Garou]

This comic has led me to several revelations:
1. Abel does a great Pinky impression
2. Dan has severe insecurity issues
3. Insults actually can stall moodiness
4. Jyrras is best off choosing Lorenda

If I think of anything else, I'll add it in another post.

[AmigaDragon]

There's also the possibility that he might push Dan too far and cause him to flip out.  If he had some kind of major paranoia attack and fled (a'la The President's Analyst) Fa'lina would go apes__ when Dan doesn't turn up for his monthly visit and it won't take long for Fa'Lina to pin Abel for it.

That was one month a year.

[Tapewolf]

There's also the possibility that he might push Dan too far and cause him to flip out.  If he had some kind of major paranoia attack and fled (a'la The President's Analyst) Fa'lina would go apes__ when Dan doesn't turn up for his monthly visit and it won't take long for Fa'Lina to pin Abel for it.

That was one month a year.

Damn.  That kind of scrubs that one, since it's probably going to be the anniversary of his abduction and anything Abel does to Dan now he'll have a year to get over.