I doubt the monster is really going to go down so easy, but that should buy some time by knocking it out stone cold. Which should grant an opportunity to find a way to knock its block off. However, the champions shouldn’t take its defeat for granite, otherwise they might find themselves in deep schist as the monster adds new victims to its slate.
Granite, I also hope Magda was so impressed by HAMMERHEAD’s toss that he boulder over. That would be gold.
Now, if the beast is able to eat the rock and become stronger still, THAT would be iron-y. These champions would have to pick themselves up and steel themselves for another round of combat right away, because the beast is literally just a stone’s throw away – else, there are few grounds on which I can foresee their survival. But there would be a silver lining to a ground-shaking outcome such as that: the beast doesn’t make a gory mess of its victims; so none of us will feel compelled to toss our cookies (neither yours nor mine).
true, but it does establish the fact that you can punch it (in some places/at some times, anyway) – matter isn’t instantly always “vaporized” on/slightly before contact.
So two endings I can envision for this scene:
1: Monster pops open, turns out to be composed of Byron & Co. Hijinks!
2: Sundar & Co. arrive.
Sundar: Hey. Uh, we were looking for this thing. Looks like you got this. You got this?
HAMMERHEAD: We got this.
Sundar: Right! Well. We’ll just, uh, head back then. World-ending demons, man. Who needs ’em, right?
Magda: Right. Just awful.
Diplomacy! And hijinks!
Well, they’ll stone you when you walk all alone
They’ll stone you when you are walking home
They’ll stone you and then say you are brave
They’ll stone you when you are set down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned!
Well, so much for that. Next!
Man that Jabberjaw is something else. All respect! He gets all respect!
Nyuck Nyuk Nyuk.
Next: Frigg arrives, bearing complaints of kill-stealing.
Really?
Let’s go check…
…but you go first.
Challenging a landshark at Tetris is a losing proposition.
Tetris? I was really going to go with Dr. Mario myself. I mean, that thing is obviously a virus. ;D
HAMMERHEAD is clearly the best at 3D Pong.
That’s the one where someone wants to play pong, and you throw eight tons of granite at them.
‘Scuse me for a minute – I seem to have a speck in my eye.”
Looks like Landsharks…
*puts on shades*
Rock.
That was certainly a crushing defeat.
Smashing!
HAMMERHEAD likes his drinks the same way he likes his enemies: On the rocks.
You got that a little backwards. This particular enemy has the rocks on him…
I doubt the monster is really going to go down so easy, but that should buy some time by knocking it out stone cold. Which should grant an opportunity to find a way to knock its block off. However, the champions shouldn’t take its defeat for granite, otherwise they might find themselves in deep schist as the monster adds new victims to its slate.
Gneiss. Real gneiss…
We shale see
Granite, I also hope Magda was so impressed by HAMMERHEAD’s toss that he boulder over. That would be gold.
Now, if the beast is able to eat the rock and become stronger still, THAT would be iron-y. These champions would have to pick themselves up and steel themselves for another round of combat right away, because the beast is literally just a stone’s throw away – else, there are few grounds on which I can foresee their survival. But there would be a silver lining to a ground-shaking outcome such as that: the beast doesn’t make a gory mess of its victims; so none of us will feel compelled to toss our cookies (neither yours nor mine).
It just goes to show that you need the right tool for the job. HAMMERhead nailed it.
Rock On
Whud will he think of next?
And this is how you play minecraft…
Next we will learn the benefits of redstone
It was making a tunnel by deleting the stone canyon on the way here. I don’t think that’ll hold it for long.
true, but it does establish the fact that you can punch it (in some places/at some times, anyway) – matter isn’t instantly always “vaporized” on/slightly before contact.
Somehow, the tentacle-monster in the second-last panel reminds me of Wil E. Coyote. All he needs now is a little umbrella.
Turns out you CAN eat the rocks.
If successful, this means they’re all set to make friends with a certain magic…knight…guy?
So two endings I can envision for this scene:
1: Monster pops open, turns out to be composed of Byron & Co. Hijinks!
2: Sundar & Co. arrive.
Sundar: Hey. Uh, we were looking for this thing. Looks like you got this. You got this?
HAMMERHEAD: We got this.
Sundar: Right! Well. We’ll just, uh, head back then. World-ending demons, man. Who needs ’em, right?
Magda: Right. Just awful.
Diplomacy! And hijinks!
In ending 2, we will see the line “some kind of magick… knight… guy?” for the third time.
well, now I see why hammerhead felt breaking those things into smaller chunks was a useless exercise at least
He’s not gonna be happy when he sees that BEAST is better at it than he is.
I just keep getting the Charlie Brown “you blockhead” line stuck in my head here.
Looks like somebody took a level of Hulking Hurler…
Well, there goes the next story arc, hope you brought a backup…
Aim for the eye of Gohma!
Dodongo, on the other hand, dislikes smoke.
Hammerhead hammers heads.
Touchdown!
Every problem can be solve with the appropriate sized rock.
The tired old way a GM can end a game session. “Rocks fall, everybody dies.”
Those kids have a new hero to look up to.I do!
Well, they’ll stone you when you walk all alone
They’ll stone you when you are walking home
They’ll stone you and then say you are brave
They’ll stone you when you are set down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned!
Something I noticed over the last couple of strips- the Blob’s eye isn’t pixilated. Weak spot?
This will like the Hulk, it will get stronger as you make it madder with each hit
WHUD you talkin’ bout, HAMMERHEAD?
I love how so much more on-the-ball HAMMERHEAD is than the other land sharks.
Crowning Moment of Awesome, right there.
And Stop! Hammer Time!
Another scary monster is coming. But this one is on your side, kids.
“Hey, Landsharks! That thing is made of meat!” >;)