… And the “Shrews” have it! This strip seems to have appeared in the few minutes since I first loaded the previous page tonight. Good morning, Ursula, and thanks again for the gift of these strips!
Now. Anyone want to explain that “Chtulu Ftagan” thing from the last page’s commentary yet? 🙂
‘Cthulhu Fthagn’ is part of an incantation from H.P.Lovecraft’s ‘Cthulhu Mythos’ books, which tend to be about hideously powerful ancient beings against which humans are but tasty meat snacks at best.
Most of the books are in public domain, so you should be able to view them online easily enough. ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ is the one that deals with Great Cthulhu, a gigantic monstrosity..
Actually, it’s the original “The Call of Cthulhu” that, of course, deals with Cthulhu. “At The Mountains of Madness” has nothing to do with Cthulhu, but it has everything to do with the Elder Things, alien beings that established civilization long before humankind, and their misbegotten creations, the horrifying Shoggoth.
Eh. Mountains of Madness deal with the Shoggoth! Not with Great Chtulhu!
Check the wiki for the good stories if you are planning to read Lovecraft. I can’t remember the name of the Ctulhu story, but I found the ending hilarious.
(Thanks for the webcomic 🙂 I’ve loved it this far!)
Actually, Kevinbunny, “At the Mountains of Madness” deals with the Elder Things and their city in Antarctica, and the history of how the shoggoths were created. The one with Cthulhu is “The Call of Cthulhu”, and the phrase “Cthulhu fthagn” is just two words of the phrase that means “in his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming”.
I know this because both of those stories are part of my bedtime mp3’s, as recorded by the HP Lovecraft Historical Society. 😀
Problem being going back to the mountain is not an option either.
So it is going into trouble head first or avoiding it and losing more time in the travel. That if the trouble is not be IN the village.
And I mean loosing time for Digger’s travel back home. Cause I *suspect* the story will not go boring nor uneventful even if they decided the best was to sit under a tree and wait 🙂
On losing time for Digger’s travel back home: As I recall it, the journey to the mountain and back alone, under ideal circumstances, was expected to take long enough for her to miss her potential guide home. On the other hand, the trouble could involve him, and/or the alternate route back could have saved some time….
Perhaps something caused the bandersnatch to become frumious, and it (they?) got loose and is (are?) running amok (because it can’t help itselves at that point).
Not all forums like trolls as sinsearly as this one.
@ TekServer; That seems very probable, and fun to watch.
And it would be in character of the bandersnatch, and thus in line with Ursula’s fabulous habit and skill to keep her characters so utterly in character. (Which is one of the plentiful reasons i I love her, them, her storytelling.)
@ Ursula; I’ve been lurking fore ages but must praise your work.
Your graphic style is one of a kind, and it’s littered whit treats – such as graffiti snails, small lizards, winged snails, mm., and it really contribute to tell the story, which is important to me in a comic, and you even alter your style to enhance a story arc as for example in Ed’s story.
Your characters are amazing, and chiseled in such scrutinizing detail – Herne at the track back leaving a space betwen the party and himself in utter buck manner, wombat sayings as obvious as if known for generations yet clearly distinguishable betwen Helix and Digger.
Your environments and concepts intriguing and wondrous – Shadow Child/Shadolescent/Shadult will never leave my heart, and the flying librarian mice will infest my mind.
I hope you live a long and rewarding creative life, and will stay thankfull of every bit you choose to share.
Not all forums like trolls as sinsearly as this one.
@ TekServer; That seems very probable, and fun to watch.
And it would be in character of the bandersnatch, and thus in line with Ursula’s fabulous habit and skill to keep her characters so utterly in character. (Which is one of the plentiful reasons i I love her, them, her storytelling.)
@ Ursula; I’ve been lurking fore ages but must praise your work.
Your graphic style is one of a kind, and it’s littered whit treats – such as graffiti snails, small lizards, winged snails, mm., and it really contribute to tell the story, which is important to me in a comic, and you even alter your style to enhance a story arc as for example in Ed’s story.
Your characters are amazing, and chiseled in such scrutinizing detail – Herne at the track back leaving a space betwen the party and himself in utter buck manner, wombat sayings as obvious as if known for generations yet clearly distinguishable betwen Helix and Digger.
Your environments and concepts intriguing and wondrous – Shadow Child/Shadolescent/Shadult will never leave my heart, and the flying librarian mice will infest my mind.
I hope you live a long and rewarding creative life, and i will stay thankfull of every bit you choose to share.
Ah ha! Not a slug at all! Never would have guessed it. 🙂
I <3 Surka. Hope we get to see the trolls again too!
… And the “Shrews” have it! This strip seems to have appeared in the few minutes since I first loaded the previous page tonight. Good morning, Ursula, and thanks again for the gift of these strips!
Now. Anyone want to explain that “Chtulu Ftagan” thing from the last page’s commentary yet? 🙂
Surka! Yay! Warrior shrew!
Hmm… And if *Surka* thinks it’s a ‘mess of trouble’…
‘Cthulhu Fthagn’ is part of an incantation from H.P.Lovecraft’s ‘Cthulhu Mythos’ books, which tend to be about hideously powerful ancient beings against which humans are but tasty meat snacks at best.
Most of the books are in public domain, so you should be able to view them online easily enough. ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ is the one that deals with Great Cthulhu, a gigantic monstrosity..
You know.. here’s the short (and cute) version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHJUrcVdJk
Eeeeee! Surka!
Last time: The Foreshadowing of the Shrew
This time: The Foreshadowing of Trouble!
Next time: … Trouble???
Actually, it’s the original “The Call of Cthulhu” that, of course, deals with Cthulhu. “At The Mountains of Madness” has nothing to do with Cthulhu, but it has everything to do with the Elder Things, alien beings that established civilization long before humankind, and their misbegotten creations, the horrifying Shoggoth.
You can find these and more here:
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html
Just be warned: Lovecraft could spin a good tale, but he had some strange views on race that sometimes crept into his writing.
On topic: Surka’s back! ^_^
*facefaults*
I completely forgot about her! Well done, Ursula!
Shrew!
Did the trolls really say that, or is she paraphrasing “Grawk”?
I did NOT see that coming! Well DONE!!! Now that I’ve said that…
SURKA!!! I LOOOOOOOVE YOUUUU!!!!!!!!!
HAH! Called it! 🙂 But whether it was the shrew of the slug, trouble was not far behind.
Eh. Mountains of Madness deal with the Shoggoth! Not with Great Chtulhu!
Check the wiki for the good stories if you are planning to read Lovecraft. I can’t remember the name of the Ctulhu story, but I found the ending hilarious.
(Thanks for the webcomic 🙂 I’ve loved it this far!)
Actually, Kevinbunny, “At the Mountains of Madness” deals with the Elder Things and their city in Antarctica, and the history of how the shoggoths were created. The one with Cthulhu is “The Call of Cthulhu”, and the phrase “Cthulhu fthagn” is just two words of the phrase that means “in his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming”.
I know this because both of those stories are part of my bedtime mp3’s, as recorded by the HP Lovecraft Historical Society. 😀
See here for more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos
Actually, I think “trouble is not far behind” is kind of a constant in this story.
So do we get to see trolls again? I loves the trolls. 🙂
I second the loving of the trolls and heartily wish to see them again.
Does anyone else see Digger getting plucked up a pair of giant white fingers in the first panel?
How did the trolls know where they were headed?
Drat, I predicted Oracular Slugs, not Warrior shrews. Off by thiiiiiiis much.
I third wanting the trolls again. They are the cutest trolls ever drawn. Ever.
Am I the only one who “hears” Surka with a cockney accent?
SURKA!!! *squee*
I’ve been meaning to buy the book, Nurk, but I forget. Thanks for the reminder, Surka.
Doesn’t that seems to be the case no matter -which- way they travel?
SHREW WARS!
Better listen to her, Digger. When a professional troll tells you there’s trouble, you know she bloody well means it.
Problem being going back to the mountain is not an option either.
So it is going into trouble head first or avoiding it and losing more time in the travel. That if the trouble is not be IN the village.
And I mean loosing time for Digger’s travel back home. Cause I *suspect* the story will not go boring nor uneventful even if they decided the best was to sit under a tree and wait 🙂
Anybody else catch the huge “teeth” effect getting ready to bite in the first panel?
Ah, dammit, I was thinking slug. But YAY, it’s SURKA!!! We love the warrior shrew!
YAY, SURKA!
*cough*
Thank heaven for Warrior Shrews…….
At least Digger can get some practical, non-cryptic info here….. 7@=e
Oh-ho Trouble? did something happened while our wombat heroine was away?
Ah-hahahahaa! Beautiful!
I got to this page and suddenly realised I’d caught up to the current comic. Now I have to wait for the next one.
Hey, whatever happened to Capt. Whozamiface? The one who had it out for “Honored Digger?”
On losing time for Digger’s travel back home: As I recall it, the journey to the mountain and back alone, under ideal circumstances, was expected to take long enough for her to miss her potential guide home. On the other hand, the trouble could involve him, and/or the alternate route back could have saved some time….
Perhaps something caused the bandersnatch to become frumious, and it (they?) got loose and is (are?) running amok (because it can’t help itselves at that point).
😉
Not all forums like trolls as sinsearly as this one.
@ TekServer; That seems very probable, and fun to watch.
And it would be in character of the bandersnatch, and thus in line with Ursula’s fabulous habit and skill to keep her characters so utterly in character. (Which is one of the plentiful reasons i I love her, them, her storytelling.)
@ Ursula; I’ve been lurking fore ages but must praise your work.
Your graphic style is one of a kind, and it’s littered whit treats – such as graffiti snails, small lizards, winged snails, mm., and it really contribute to tell the story, which is important to me in a comic, and you even alter your style to enhance a story arc as for example in Ed’s story.
Your characters are amazing, and chiseled in such scrutinizing detail – Herne at the track back leaving a space betwen the party and himself in utter buck manner, wombat sayings as obvious as if known for generations yet clearly distinguishable betwen Helix and Digger.
Your environments and concepts intriguing and wondrous – Shadow Child/Shadolescent/Shadult will never leave my heart, and the flying librarian mice will infest my mind.
I hope you live a long and rewarding creative life, and will stay thankfull of every bit you choose to share.
Not all forums like trolls as sinsearly as this one.
@ TekServer; That seems very probable, and fun to watch.
And it would be in character of the bandersnatch, and thus in line with Ursula’s fabulous habit and skill to keep her characters so utterly in character. (Which is one of the plentiful reasons i I love her, them, her storytelling.)
@ Ursula; I’ve been lurking fore ages but must praise your work.
Your graphic style is one of a kind, and it’s littered whit treats – such as graffiti snails, small lizards, winged snails, mm., and it really contribute to tell the story, which is important to me in a comic, and you even alter your style to enhance a story arc as for example in Ed’s story.
Your characters are amazing, and chiseled in such scrutinizing detail – Herne at the track back leaving a space betwen the party and himself in utter buck manner, wombat sayings as obvious as if known for generations yet clearly distinguishable betwen Helix and Digger.
Your environments and concepts intriguing and wondrous – Shadow Child/Shadolescent/Shadult will never leave my heart, and the flying librarian mice will infest my mind.
I hope you live a long and rewarding creative life, and i will stay thankfull of every bit you choose to share.
@ nzPhreadde No, no did did not hear Surka with a cockney accent, but now you’ve said that i will never be able NOT to ever again.
Unless…. unless i always hear her with the cockney accent but never realized until you brought it up…