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The wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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stole the Amulet of"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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@ "Ha! So long, sucker! Hey...'tis not on my level teleport list! Curses!"
                    
                    
                    
                    
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@ "Sorry, pal...say, you've never ascended?"
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@ "Even worse than my record! What if we hacked you an ascension together?"
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@ "Yep. But you must come with me through the portals. Not that easy, unless..."
                    
                    
                    
                    
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@ "Unless what?"
@ "I think I have an idea."
What do you want to 
use? l - a leashThey had splendid heads, fine shoulders, strong legs, and
straight tails. The spots on their bodies were jet-black and
mostly the size of a two-shilling piece; they had smaller
spots on their heads, legs, and tails. Their noses and eye-
rims were black. Missis had a most winning expression.
Pongo, though a dog born to command, had a twinkle in his
eye. They walked side by side with great dignity, only
putting the Dearlys on the leash to lead them over crossings.
        [ The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith ]

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@ "Pox on thee, wretched cretin!"
@ "Oh, come on..."


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Grognor August 2, 2007 00:32
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Blarg! This is one of the many dumb strips that have no point to them!

I can feel my humor node diffusing from reading this strip! I thought we wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting
the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a
were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province,
"notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase."
The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins,
halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the
said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to
take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other
penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may
judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following
year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who
ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little
children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears,
had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French
pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from
eating infants on a fast day.
        [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ]

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past this!
Dol August 2, 2007 00:45
First comment: 27 March, 2007 24 comments written
(BTW, it's a storyline. Does that count as a point? Or an excuse?)
G August 2, 2007 01:58
First comment: 5 October, 2005 82 comments written
Enough of a point for me to give it a good and wait for the punch line.
Mordae August 2, 2007 02:30
First comment: 11 May, 2007 116 comments written
I don't put a lot of stock in critics who've never taken a turn in the art they review...

'Tis a decent story thus far, but the inconsistent use of olde English paineth mineMade by Dwarfs. The Rule here is that the Mine is either long
deserted or at most is inhabited by a few survivors who will
make confused claims to have been driven out/decimated by humans/
other Dwarfs/Minions of the Dark Lord. Inhabited or not, this
Mine will be very complex, with many levels of galleries,
beautifully carved and engineered. What was being mined here
is not always evident, but at least some of the time it will
appear to have been Jewels, since it is customary to find
unwanted emeralds, etc., still embedded in the rock of the
walls. Metal will also be present, but only when made up into
armor and weapons (_wondrous_).
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

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ears.
Beolach August 2, 2007 03:20
First comment: 28 December, 2004 4 comments written
I'm pretty sure I know where this is heading, and I'm rating it Excellent.
Antheridium August 2, 2007 03:49
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
They're not on the Plane of WaterDay after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.
        [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor
         Coleridge ]

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, are they?
Dav August 2, 2007 04:57
First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written
Antheridium: Looks like Earth to me. Rated Good.
Antheridium August 2, 2007 06:17
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
That's what I was thinking... The WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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could teleport as far as WaterDay after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.
        [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor
         Coleridge ]

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, though. That would have to be more convenient.
Antheridium August 2, 2007 07:21
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
I keep forgetting that asterisks equate to bold on here.
Ib August 2, 2007 09:14
First comment: 31 July, 2007 12 comments written
Just the mental picture of The WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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on a leashThey had splendid heads, fine shoulders, strong legs, and
straight tails. The spots on their bodies were jet-black and
mostly the size of a two-shilling piece; they had smaller
spots on their heads, legs, and tails. Their noses and eye-
rims were black. Missis had a most winning expression.
Pongo, though a dog born to command, had a twinkle in his
eye. They walked side by side with great dignity, only
putting the Dearlys on the leash to lead them over crossings.
        [ The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith ]

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is enough for an excellent in my books.
Grognor August 2, 2007 19:42
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
LeashThey had splendid heads, fine shoulders, strong legs, and
straight tails. The spots on their bodies were jet-black and
mostly the size of a two-shilling piece; they had smaller
spots on their heads, legs, and tails. Their noses and eye-
rims were black. Missis had a most winning expression.
Pongo, though a dog born to command, had a twinkle in his
eye. They walked side by side with great dignity, only
putting the Dearlys on the leash to lead them over crossings.
        [ The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith ]

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your nemesis! @@
Consort with a succubusThe incubus and succubus are male and female versions of the
same demon, one who lies with a human for its own purposes,
usually to the detriment of the mortals who are unwise in
their dealings with them.

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! @&
Fight demons! @&
Control obediant familiars! @d

Those mental images good enough?

I'm sorry, but did any of you laugh after reading this comic? If you did, then it deserves its good rating, but otherwise, it doesn't. Just because it's part of a storyline doesn't mean it's automatically good. That would make the Matrix sequels worth watching, wouldn't it?

Or maybe my sense of humor is slightly different than yours. Nah...
Feory August 2, 2007 20:26
First comment: 15 August, 2006 63 comments written
I generally don't laugh after any of the comics, but that doesn't mean I think all of them are bad.
videocrazy August 2, 2007 22:43
First comment: 25 March, 2007 10 comments written
I like where this is going
Antheridium August 3, 2007 04:10
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
Agreed with Feory. It takes a truly exceptional comic to make me laugh out loud. Most of them only elicit a sardonic grin.
hf August 5, 2007 18:00
First comment: 4 November, 2005 4 comments written
WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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teleporting to WaterDay after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.
        [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor
         Coleridge ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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: not with the Amulet"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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, surely.
Fathead August 5, 2007 19:16
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Bleh.
1338h4x August 19, 2007 05:42
First comment: 19 September, 2006 102 comments written
Tip: If you want to do a storyline, make sure each individual strip ends with a punchline of some sort. It's better than nothing. There's no limit to how many panels you can use, so just keep going to what would've been the next day's strip.
Xero Storm March 28, 2008 00:52
First comment: 24 February, 2008 32 comments written
So Rodney wearing a leashThey had splendid heads, fine shoulders, strong legs, and
straight tails. The spots on their bodies were jet-black and
mostly the size of a two-shilling piece; they had smaller
spots on their heads, legs, and tails. Their noses and eye-
rims were black. Missis had a most winning expression.
Pongo, though a dog born to command, had a twinkle in his
eye. They walked side by side with great dignity, only
putting the Dearlys on the leash to lead them over crossings.
        [ The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith ]

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isn't enough of a punchline for you people? 'Cause it worked for me!
Dani June 20, 2008 15:22
First comment: 7 June, 2008 39 comments written
Doesn't he play in wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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mode anyway? He should be able to teleport to Astral.
Toby Bartels February 5, 2009 03:27
First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written
But ... the last panel is funny! How is that not a punchline?

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