#504: "Why would it explode?" - Page 5

Psi_Zeta · 01-18-2005, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Squishy Cheeks

Dracula crossed the north sea to england so I don't think vampyres have a problem crossing moving water.

If you know your Vampire Mythos you would know that Dracula was in his coffin and surrounded by the dirt from his grave. It's the only way that Vampires can cross running water. So it is possible that Vilbert is in his coffin. But then again... maybe Brian just doesn't care about mythos...

Decoy · 01-18-2005, 02:21 PM

I never knew until this point that two pictures could be used again and again and still produce such humor.

Cool sound effect word styles as well.

kev51pike · 01-18-2005, 02:28 PM

Great comic. It is a wonder how he got those new spells, but people who ask questions are (probably) dead on the inside.

Red Apprentice · 01-18-2005, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarda

Black Mage versus Bikke (which I must learn the pronunciation of someday).

I used to think it was pronounced "Bee-kay," but I think in the Christmas/New Year's animation, they said "Bike" (like a bicycle).

I still like Bee-Kay better.

Am I the only one who's considered the possibility that the iceberg exploded because Bikke is correct and it really is Exploding Tuesday?

Loyal · 01-18-2005, 03:33 PM

I always pronounced "Bikke" as either "Bicky" or "Beak". Those seemed the most likely out of the English language's pronunciation rules.

Vivli · 01-18-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi_Zeta

If you know your Vampire Mythos you would know that Dracula was in his coffin and surrounded by the dirt from his grave. It's the only way that Vampires can cross running water. So it is possible that Vilbert is in his coffin. But then again... maybe Brian just doesn't care about mythos...

A problem with that is that Dracula emerged from his coffin to kill all on board. Vampire mythos seems a bit strange when it comes to running water, Dracula could only cross the Thames when it was at it's lowest point for example, so I have no idea how it works for the sea. Dracula needed the coffins and dirt to rest, as it's the only way he can sleep. Mind you, Dracula wasn't killed by sunlight either, which seems to be the given events for vampires in modern day myth.

That said, it's a comedy about incompitant heroes, not a gothic horror about vampires. I'm sure Brian uses whatever rules lend to the comedy. As he said earlier, they have whatever powers are needed for a joke. Dracula is just a book I've actually read so I thought I'd point that out (no matter how incorrect I may be).

And I also found this comic strangely amusing. I don't know if it was just mutiple iceberg's blowing up or Bikke's (I pronounce it Bike) to crash into them anyway. Either way, it was very funny.

henke37 · 01-18-2005, 03:56 PM

The name is imps. But as Dr F Impsownsit says:
-There is no thing called forest imps.

Warlock · 01-18-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi_Zeta

If you know your Vampire Mythos you would know that Dracula was in his coffin and surrounded by the dirt from his grave. It's the only way that Vampires can cross running water. So it is possible that Vilbert is in his coffin. But then again... maybe Brian just doesn't care about mythos...

Geez. There is no one list that says 'This is what a vampire is, and all the things he can or can't do. This list may never be changed ever in the history of the world'. Every game company, writer, and cartoonist has their own idea of what a vampire is, and what a vampire can and can't do. Marvel vampires are almost nothing like D&D ones, which I venture to say would be substantially different from White Wolf ones, which are different from the ones in different stories that have been written over the years. Vampires, like all other fantastic creatures, are dependant on the setting, the author's preconceptions, and the kinds of mind altering drugs the author has available. Which means they won't be the same everywhere. Obviously, Vilbert can cross water, and it pretty much looked like daylight when they were at his house, so I'd say that his weaknesses are whatever Brian wants them to be, and nothing more.

Evilhasreturned · 01-18-2005, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by henke37

The name is imps. But as Dr F Impsownsit says:
-There is no thing called forest imps.

Thats because there isnt honest

crabsoneyes · 01-18-2005, 07:36 PM

I pronounce it Bick... slient E and K and all.

And I found this hilarious as well. Random explosion = Muchos buenos

To quote Matt Stone (in an interview about Team America: World Police and Jerry Bruckheimer's influence on the film): "Jerry Bruckheimer would never blow up Lille or Dieppe. I mean, who want's to see Lille get blown up? Jerry Bruckheimer would have to go the whole way and blow up Paris".

Anyone else feel this comic has been in some way influenced by Messers Parker and Stone?

01-18-2005, 02:21 PM	#42
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01-18-2005, 02:28 PM	#43
kev51pike swordsman Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 56	Great comic. It is a wonder how he got those new spells, but people who ask questions are (probably) dead on the inside. __________________ :fighter: I like swords :bmage: stabs

01-18-2005, 03:56 PM	#47
henke37 Programer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 64	The name is imps. But as Dr F Impsownsit says: -There is no thing called forest imps.

01-18-2005, 07:36 PM	#50
crabsoneyes Fresh Meat Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a cardboard box... in London Posts: 91	I pronounce it Bick... slient E and K and all. And I found this hilarious as well. Random explosion = Muchos buenos To quote Matt Stone (in an interview about Team America: World Police and Jerry Bruckheimer's influence on the film): "Jerry Bruckheimer would never blow up Lille or Dieppe. I mean, who want's to see Lille get blown up? Jerry Bruckheimer would have to go the whole way and blow up Paris". Anyone else feel this comic has been in some way influenced by Messers Parker and Stone? __________________ :fighter: You try balancing on the end of a fence post to wield it like a club. That's a damn physical challenge. :fighter: I just need two cows to be impaled and set on fire... -------- Now for the non-8BT sig! You all smell of old milk.