I think at some level it might be a cultural issue… I mean both the tendency to pun but also the way particular words are pronounced.
To me, “axe” and “ask” are completely differently pronounced and don’t sound sufficiently similar for it to work as a pun on any level.
… BUT then that was only ever a side-serving of wrongness on top of substituting “axe” for “ask” being really REALLY overused. Like cropping up every few pages for the entirety of the comic type overused.
And maybe I’m just being overly picky here… but when the whole community dedicates itself so determinedly to punning like this, shouldn’t it try to hold itself to higher standards than repeating the same old poor puns over and over again?
Yes, I’m dragging this out deliberately. Nothing quite like a wall of text to complain about a 3-letter cliché…
… Ah well, the only worse pun I can think of right now is that whole “taken for granite” thing. It took me literally years to figure out what the hell that was supposed to mean. Like was there some sort of cultural significance to taking home granite that I was missing? … No… it just turns out that the way Americans say “granite” and “granted” is vaguely similar, but they’re completely different in Britain, so I never made the connection. Kinda like that time we had an argument on some forums back around 2003 because Americans couldn’t accept that “fork” and “walk” rhyme…
Crazy stuff.
tl;dr version: Your axe puns should be better axecuted.
Uh… holy shit. Yeah, I don’t think this will be the bubble heaven you guys were hoping to see. Also: note that the left side of his head now has plague bits, when it didn’t before he took an ax to his arm. Hardly a long-term solution, indeed.
Go back to the prior page. The plague bits are already there. They’re not visible in the first panels though because of Perspective (and maybe stylistic reasons?).
Uh, Gravedust already addressed the fact that this is actually Byron’s bubble HELL. If this were Byron’s bubble heaven, he wouldn’t be infected with the berserker virus at all. Or alone.
It’s not Byron’s bubble hell because Byron imagines he deserves torment; it’s Byron’s bubble hell because Byron is 100% convinced that the berserker virus is a permanent part of him.
I don’t think he does know he’s dead. He talks about being happy being alone because he can no longer hurt others. That seems to imply that he thinks he can still interact with the others.
The hovertext changed from “Can a life be measured by…” in the previous three comics to “Can one measure a life by…” in today’s. I’m not sure what it says about me that I noticed this.
Maybe I’ll drop back in tomorrow if there is an update then… see if I can show up in time to position myself in the midst of the conversation…
BUT it doesn’t really seem worth it at present, to be quite honest. The comments seem unusually drab lately. And moreover I frequently find myself with far less to say than I did with the earlier strips.
… OTHER than noting that I hope the Cat takes over playing Scipio… which isn’t particularly relevant to the current situation.
And Tombdirt is sure to fix Byron in the end, but I expect it will be a rather long and complicated process. I don’t expect it to be done in one chapter… but it will probably be sorted the next time I engage in an archive binge here (which I do with slightly higher frequency than most other webcomics).
Byron’s definitely having some axestential problems. Possibly an end life crisis.
Bit of a hatchet-job solution though.
You don’t become an adventurer if you can’t hack it.
Could anyone really make it in the business of adventuring if they were lacking the chops for it?
You guys are really axing for it
Chop chop, let’s get this moving along Gravedust.
Byron is such a cut-up with his edgy humor.
How many years am I going to have to deal with these puns? Cut it out :/
I’d hate to drive a wedge between us, but you clearly can’t handle this…
You wood use that pun.
Come on people, these sorts of remarks just won’t cut it.
I for one enjoy this little slice of humor.
Now, now! Let’s not fight! Otherwise I’ll make that obligatory joke about burying the hatchet and oops I just did.
And biggmac for the epic fail.
Yep. Most comment section fails for 3 years in a row now.
**WINNING**
I think at some level it might be a cultural issue… I mean both the tendency to pun but also the way particular words are pronounced.
To me, “axe” and “ask” are completely differently pronounced and don’t sound sufficiently similar for it to work as a pun on any level.
… BUT then that was only ever a side-serving of wrongness on top of substituting “axe” for “ask” being really REALLY overused. Like cropping up every few pages for the entirety of the comic type overused.
And maybe I’m just being overly picky here… but when the whole community dedicates itself so determinedly to punning like this, shouldn’t it try to hold itself to higher standards than repeating the same old poor puns over and over again?
Yes, I’m dragging this out deliberately. Nothing quite like a wall of text to complain about a 3-letter cliché…
… Ah well, the only worse pun I can think of right now is that whole “taken for granite” thing. It took me literally years to figure out what the hell that was supposed to mean. Like was there some sort of cultural significance to taking home granite that I was missing? … No… it just turns out that the way Americans say “granite” and “granted” is vaguely similar, but they’re completely different in Britain, so I never made the connection. Kinda like that time we had an argument on some forums back around 2003 because Americans couldn’t accept that “fork” and “walk” rhyme…
Crazy stuff.
tl;dr version: Your axe puns should be better axecuted.
Uh… holy shit. Yeah, I don’t think this will be the bubble heaven you guys were hoping to see. Also: note that the left side of his head now has plague bits, when it didn’t before he took an ax to his arm. Hardly a long-term solution, indeed.
Go back to the prior page. The plague bits are already there. They’re not visible in the first panels though because of Perspective (and maybe stylistic reasons?).
Uh, Gravedust already addressed the fact that this is actually Byron’s bubble HELL. If this were Byron’s bubble heaven, he wouldn’t be infected with the berserker virus at all. Or alone.
It’s not Byron’s bubble hell because Byron imagines he deserves torment; it’s Byron’s bubble hell because Byron is 100% convinced that the berserker virus is a permanent part of him.
So is Wolverine Hair just a general berserker trait?
If it is, then sign me up! I’ve always admired that hair-style!
Can one measure a chapter by how many consecutive metaphorical alt-texts it contains?
Measure twice, cut once.
I never, EVER, thought Byron would be the person to be shlikking in front of Gravedust.
To be fair, he only shlikks after he whaks it.
“Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, and Charo, twice.”
“That’s ‘Foreign flicks‘, Mr Connery.”
“Not a fan of the ladies, are you, Trebek?”
Ahh, the good ol’ disarming strike.
Poor Byron…
Sooooooo, how does he put on pants? You know, since all the corruption stuff is in the way.
one leg at a time
Endure, in enduring grow strong.
Yknow, he might want to take up the teachings of zerthimon
Does he not even realize he’s dead?
He seems to be well aware.
I don’t think he does know he’s dead. He talks about being happy being alone because he can no longer hurt others. That seems to imply that he thinks he can still interact with the others.
Cut my plague bits into pieces
This is my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Don’t give a fuck if I cut my arm, bleeding
Why does corrupted part looks suspiciously like troll, like Penk? Because of their hair?
The hovertext changed from “Can a life be measured by…” in the previous three comics to “Can one measure a life by…” in today’s. I’m not sure what it says about me that I noticed this.
This is a lot like me discussing eyebrow plucking to my husband. His look was equally horrified.
Byron is certainly honoring his last name here.
Oh well. End of the path again.
Maybe I’ll drop back in tomorrow if there is an update then… see if I can show up in time to position myself in the midst of the conversation…
BUT it doesn’t really seem worth it at present, to be quite honest. The comments seem unusually drab lately. And moreover I frequently find myself with far less to say than I did with the earlier strips.
… OTHER than noting that I hope the Cat takes over playing Scipio… which isn’t particularly relevant to the current situation.
And Tombdirt is sure to fix Byron in the end, but I expect it will be a rather long and complicated process. I don’t expect it to be done in one chapter… but it will probably be sorted the next time I engage in an archive binge here (which I do with slightly higher frequency than most other webcomics).