05/13/2013
Posted on 2013-05-13 by Aaron

28 thoughts on “05/13/2013”

  1. David Nuttall

    Wisdom from the mouths of babes (or at least elementary school children). The kids convinced the robot into thinking they had learned the lesson; now they just have to convince these two of the same lesson.

    1. andrewc

      I doubt it will be that easy. But hopefully they will at least find out why the 2 sides are fighting. Wouldn’t surprise me if the root cause is something trivial, though.

      1. adsfadsfasdf

        they crack eggs at the wrong end

        1. Prairie Son

          Nice Gulliver reference.

      2. Frith Ra

        Far too often wars are fought because someone wants real estate. Often it’s real estate that belongs to a third party. I’m getting the feeling that’s whats happening here.

        A wise man once said (& I paraphrase): They fight for a plot of land which is to be their grave, or an ideal which is peace.

        1. Flushmaster

          Or, to quote Metallica from a song referencing Hemingway, “They fight for the right, yet the loser stays.”

          To quote Hemingway directly, “Ask not for whom the bell tolls. The bell tolls for thee.”

    2. leor613

      SPOILER: the name of the MacGuffin the two sides are fighting over will be revealed in Wednesday’s page of the comic.

  2. David Nuttall

    Now what did she do with the indestructible flag pole? Oh, there it is, wrapped around a bozo.

    1. A-nony-mouse

      It looks like 84 used some random debris, not the flag pole.

    2. leor613

      @David: take a closer look: she used pipes and metal sheeting to wrap up the Emerald One warrior, not the flag-pole.

  3. NiOg

    Fortunately, Argosians don’t seem too bright, at least when questioned by schoolchildren.

  4. scifi joe

    This war may have been going on for a LOT longer than we thought.

  5. Clell65619

    God, but I love Julie. “Don’t make me thump you too.” Brilliant.

    And Rockslide’s Bash-o-meter! The beauty of this comic is the little throw away lines like that.

    1. leor613

      My favorite parts in the old “Union of Justice” comic books include whenever Rockslide bellows “It’s bashin’ time!” at the top of his lungs! Actually almost all the humor in the “UoJ” books came from Rockslide and Positron playing off each other, with Rockslide cracking jokes and Positron playing the straight man. Ironically, Positron was only pretending to not understand the jokes, as shown by the thought balloons, showing he actually comprehends humor on a deeper level than any human mind can!

      1. Partigal

        Their were UoJ comics?!? Where can I get them?!?!?

        1. leor613

          Parallel Earth designate Epsilon-326-Daled. 🙂

        2. Partigal

          Why you little…

          On the bright side, Parallel universes 101. By thinking that, it now exists.

    2. khamya9

      The Bash-o-meter is a great line. Makes a lot of sense when you consider super powers.

  6. leor613

    SPOILER

    As usual, you guys are missing an important clue: the Argosian soldier isn’t aware of the succession crisis. He’s been here a loooooong time.

    1. Artificer-Urza

      I was just about to wonder how long they had been there and how long Argosians live.

      1. Tgape

        Without food, even. At least, not unless somebody’s been walking out here, feeding them, removing their pants, letting them relieve themselves, then wiping and restoring pants, if not dignity.

        It feels unlikely. That said, whomever they’re up against has robots, so I suppose it could be possible.

  7. DruidDriver

    Love the urgency inherent in taking the time to state as per language prop ok that your asking urgently. Oh and by the way she’s gauging how much strength to apply to your cranium to bruise your brain with out mashing it.
    I was about t suggest a long time but also thought it could be that time passes differently. Since he doesn’t appear aged or despairing about the passage of time.

    1. leor613

      DruidDriver: Try reading the Emerald One soldier’s speech as if it were being delivered by a Dalek. It will make much more sense that way. 🙂

  8. Prairie Son

    Gah. It’s spelled D E C E I T !!!

    1. leor613

      That seems like a typo, but the Emerald Ones’ language defies normal spelling conventions. The Argosians don’t get to use that excuse though, since they have universal translator chips embedded in their skulls. 🙂

  9. aqua

    so they cant enter, and i guess they cant leave either

  10. Anonymous

    I wonder what abnormal pronunciation ‘deciet’ represents…

  11. Marie

    Threatening children with a life sentence? The greenies seem marginally less obnoxious.

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