Comments on: Angels: October 31 – November 5, 2005

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:33:46 +0000

Re: the last strip – [SPOILERS] wait, cherubim have eggs? I wouldn’t have thought angels would bother with that sort of thing. [/ SPOILERS]

By: Kitirena

Kitirena — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:52:54 +0000

In reply to Ed Gedeon (eddurd).

Well, I don’t think it would be that hard to write, actually… we just need someone to compose the music, since you could write the lyrics to the songs and we could probably get Shaenon and Channing to write everything else…

Hmm, wonder how much of a Kickstarter project we’d need…

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:54 +0000

(TUNE: "Nights In White Satin", The Moody Blues)

Guys in black 'copters,
Coming your way ...
If you buy an appliance,
They'll deliver next day!

But they won't honor
Their warranty ...
If it stops working,
And you call them, toll-free

    They won't answer ...
    They won't answer!
    The-ere's no answer!

By: David Harmon (mental_mouse)

David Harmon (mental_mouse) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:53 +0000

Given what they turn out to be... they lay eggs?

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:52 +0000

Saturday:

I'll be honest, today's punchline is pretty good.

It suddenly occurs to me how dreadfully ironic this whole arc is - fearful beings with dozens of eyeballs invading the home of a woman named Iris.

(Some time after my first reading this strip back in '05, I was introduced to Half-Life, and now, unfortunately, when I see "extradimensional entities", "lab", "black helicopter" and "microwave" together in one place, that's all I can think of. And the microwave was just a one-off gag that got elaborated on in a fangame.)

By: John Campbell (jcampbel)

John Campbell (jcampbel) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:51 +0000

No, no, Eric. It's too late for that. You wanted Dave's work mode off before he converted the microwave into a dimensional gateway. Now that he's gone and done it, you want his work mode on so that he's got a chance of fixing it.

By: Zan Lynx (zlynx)

Zan Lynx (zlynx) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:50 +0000

No, Dave isn't stupid. He's just desensitised.

He probably sees stranger things all the time at the lab. Probably being chased through his work area by Mell with a flamethrower.

By: JP Chabot (speedball)

JP Chabot (speedball) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:49 +0000

So is Dave's stupidity here symptomatic of his mental block regarding his own abilities? I mean, I know, in the Narbonicverse, people are stupid by default, even the smart ones, but this is something.

By: David Harmon (mental_mouse)

David Harmon (mental_mouse) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:48 +0000

I like the smoking bits in the background of panel 1...

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:16:47 +0000

(TUNE: Theme from "Robin Hood" TV show, Carl Sigman)
(also Monty Python's "Dennis Moore" sketch)

Allen wrench, allen wrench,
With their L-shaped necks!
Allen wrench, allen wrench,
With cross-section hex!

It's found all around
Each good workman's bench!
Allen wrench ... allen wrench ...
Allen wrench!