Jack’s not dead yet, though he probably wishes he was by now.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Nice story for the grandchildren. When I was your age, I was swallowed by a giant penis!
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Mutilated and devoured by an embarrassingly shaped god. The universe hates him. But at least Tail’s dress seems to be in good shape, all considering.
He probably won’t be able to explain away the stains, though.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Huh. For some reason the image isn’t loading right now. I’ll check back later.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:22 PM
@anton: depends on whether or not his junk didn’t get mangled or anything. ooch!
@groundhog: he could be honest, but I doubt he’d be rewarded for it.
@cgd: yeah, it’s not showing up here either. it might have to do with the new archiving system I’m using. I’ll go look at the guts…
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 PM
@cgd: yeah, the page wasn’t properly archived. but now it is! all fixed.
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 PM
this is exactly why chivalry is DEAD
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Cool.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 PM
@fatlou: I always thought it had more to do with the fact that actual knights were filthy, vile, and cruel thugs historically. Oh wait…
@cgd:
March 24th, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Out of curiosity, Sam, why do you hate Jack so much?
March 24th, 2009 at 6:42 AM
@Anton
I’m gonna guess that Sam has a case of “anti-gary syndrome” where an author puts his main character through hell because
1. It’s fun
2. It’s a subtle middle finger to people who use their main character as a persona of themselves*cough*FredGallagher*cough*
March 24th, 2009 at 8:24 AM
I just realized something…. Shouldn’t zaj have a a nice new set of “Red Wings” from that huge gush of blood that Jack left behind when he was swallowed?
March 24th, 2009 at 11:53 AM
@anton+fatlou: I actually used to follow Megatokyo during its prime when Fred Gallagher worked with a writer with actual talent (name escapes me atm). When that guy split and Fred tragically took over the storyline, it became pretty clear Fred wished he was a girl in some Japanese romance RPG getting serviced by a passive harem. Oddly enough, that gets quite a few guys off, which probably explains why Megatokyo still has a large fanbase.
Not that there isn’t a harem element in ETD, but if you were to assign any sort of syndrome to me as an author, I’d probably categorize myself as having “tsunderitis” i.e. developing a tortured alter ego to be occasionally abused by women in the hopes that one eventually takes pity and rewards him (come to think of it, almost all functional relationships work on the premise that the woman has to be made happy at your own expense!). Experience-wise, imo, the most interesting women always provide the greatest challenges. Narratively, I’m taking it to the most logical extremes.
@jeffs: Hah! Duly noted, though an easy retcon would be that Dongzilla licked it off fairly quick before the triumphant roar on the first panel.
March 24th, 2009 at 3:38 PM
I’ll accept that line of thought. But think about it, if you were the god of Cock, would you really want to admit that some punk mortal kid just gave you your first set Red Wings. I think the other little gods at the Cosmic Sandbox would laugh at you and call you names!! After all we knew just how bad kids can be to each other.
March 26th, 2009 at 5:51 AM
I love the “oh shit” look on his face.
Good news, though, is that apparently it is possible to take out a god. This should earn him some major points with Heaven…
March 27th, 2009 at 9:14 AM
@jeffs: Your comment is actually much more prescient than you realize. Dun dun dun! (see below)
@mathguy: See, this is why I love you guys. Y’all is smart enough to know where I’m going and what’s about to happen with the Zaj becomes an important plot point next chapter with the new archvillains…
March 28th, 2009 at 12:49 PM
One other thing. I think that line should read, “The penis…really mightier than the sword.” It reads exactly the same, but with an extra pun. OK, maybe not what you were hoping for, but the more the better, right?
Oh, and thanks.