Comments on: Battle for the Lost Diamond Mines of Brazil: May 16-21, 2005

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:40 +0000

Mell previously wrestled alligators in this exciting off-panel adventure: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/series.php?view=archive&chapter=47003

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:39 +0000

Saturday:

I have a confession to make: I get a little thrill out of seeing cartoon people fall through trapdoors, and am a little bit disappointed at how the author's finger was just a second too late in clicking the shutter when photographing panel 3.

Meanwhile in panel 2, Artie proceeds to blow his cover even faster than what it would normally take. But then, there are some offenses to social decorum he just cannot let slide.

I'm slightly agog at the idea that wrestling reptiles twice her size is something that Mell has done more than once (and I wouldn't put it past her to not be sarcastic about it), if only because it suggests so many offscreen exploits and japes that we haven't been privy to.

By: Norman Thallheimer (normanrt)

Norman Thallheimer (normanrt) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:38 +0000

Methinks Dr. Narbon needs to put more work into her deathtraps. Neither Artie nor Mel seem to have been impaled; or if they are, neither seems to be bothered by it ^_^

By: Paul Anderson (pmanderson)

Paul Anderson (pmanderson) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:37 +0000

Whaddyah mean, nah? After a meeting like that, complete with racist epithets, what other ending could there be? (OK, yes, I know what’s coming in the strip; but just think what a troika they would make in the sequel…)

By: John Campbell (jcampbel)

John Campbell (jcampbel) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:36 +0000

Hey, we found out just Monday that Mell will have been going to destroy the universe for Artie. How is that not romantic?

By: Andrew Cole (andy4hire)

Andrew Cole (andy4hire) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:35 +0000

(OK, upon looking it up, I found that “Armload of Cobras” was Nate Cull’s filk, and “Go to Your Corner” was Ed’s. Good work, guys–I still sing both of those.)

By: Andrew Cole (andy4hire)

Andrew Cole (andy4hire) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:34 +0000

@Ed: Even for you, that’s an exceptionally great filk. Usually I just read ’em, smile, and forget ’em, but every so often there’s one that I’m still singing days, weeks, months later. “You’re So My Wallet” joins “Armload of Cobras” and “Go to Your Corner” in that small, special category. Well done, sir, well done.

By: John Ames (commodorejohn)

John Ames (commodorejohn) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:33 +0000

Artie's last line here is just gold.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:32 +0000

(TUNE: "You Are My Sunshine", Oliver Hood)

CHORUS:
You're so my wallet!
My future wallet!
I'm gonna stuff you
With all my cash!
I'll stand astride you
As I de-hide you!
Future wallet, now Melody smash!

I really wanna
Fight this iguana!
He threatened Artie;
I knew he would!
But not for long, for
That beast-man Mongor
Will be turned into fine leather goods!
(repeat CHORUS)

A monster hell-beast
Against a Mell-beast!
A part of me thinks
It's only fair!
He should be smitten
For what he's written
On his blog, about Medicare!
(repeat CHORUS)

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:02:31 +0000

Friday:

Fourth-wall dialogue: 64. I dunno, a small part of me think that only Dave and Helen, our mutual protagonists, should be able to do this, to momentarily act as apologetic hosts to the comic's nonsense.